This past June, dancers from the Arthur Murray dance studio in Folsom came together to honor loved ones through dance. Performed at a local theater dancers performed as solo acts, duets or in groups...
Clayton Grames, an employee at Intuitive in Sunnyvale, is a part of the philanthropy committee at his company’s foundation. Together with more than 100 coworkers worldwide, they turned their personal health and wellness into...
News and notes / Walk to End Alzheimer's
by Alzheimer's Association · Published July 30, 2023 · Last modified April 11, 2024
By Kerry Larkey, MSN, RN Of the more than 300,000 participants worldwide, each person joins Walk to End Alzheimer’s® for their own reason. While some walk to raise awareness about the disease, others walk...
By Sloane Ruuska, BSN, RN Have you ever seen a fleet of Corvettes cruising together in the East Bay? If so, you may have witnessed Larry’s fundraiser for The Longest Day®. This April, Larry...
Jeanne Reuter and her daughter Sheila Reuter were surprised when their husband/father, Dick, started showing signs of cognitive decline. However, because of his diagnosis, this mother daughter duo found themselves raising more than $40...
by Jennifer Tinkelenberg · Published April 17, 2023 · Last modified April 19, 2023
For volunteer week we are highlighting one of our Walk to End Alzheimer’s® Committee Members. Mark Goldhawk has been giving back to various organizations his whole life. Last year, he started donating his time...
News and notes / Walk to End Alzheimer's
by Jennifer Tinkelenberg · Published December 9, 2022 · Last modified January 26, 2024
This blog was originally written in December 2022 and has been updated to reflect recent changes. We asked Walk participants to share with us why they raise funds for the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to...
News and notes / Walk to End Alzheimer's
by Jennifer Tinkelenberg · Published November 14, 2022 · Last modified November 18, 2022
When Lynn McKenna’s father started experiencing memory loss in the 1960s, Lynn and her mother found themselves alone, without access to help or resources. More than 50 years later, Lynn joined the Walk Committee...
