Walk To End Alzheimer’s Celebrates 25 Years

Photos by Simply Maura and Debbe Sauerhoff

The Alzheimer’s Association, Connecticut Chapter  invites the Fairfield County community to participate in the 25th Annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s®. The event will be held from 9am until 1pm on Sunday, September 28 at Calf Pasture Beach in Norwalk and will feature live music, children’s activities, a Zumba warm-up prior to the three-mile scenic walk and a meaningful tribute ceremony. Participants of all ages and abilities are invited to register for free online or via phone 860-828-2828 and help reclaim the future for millions.

This year, Walk to End Alzheimer’s® celebrates its twenty-fifth anniversary. The event, which was originally launched in 1989 as Memory Walk®, is now held annually in more than 600 communities nationwide. In 2013, more than 42,000 teams participated in nearly 650 Walks across the country, raising more than $55 million.

Alzheimer's Association annual walk

Alzheimer's Association annual walk

Top Row: Dennis Garan (Trumbull), Amy Silva-Magalhaes (Oxford), Diane Mastrone (Bridgeport), Charlie Lillicraf (Easton), Maxwell Snyder (New Canaan), Len Schwartz (Stamford), Adonis Filpo (Stamford)

Middle Row: Lexi Rodriguez (Milford), Leslie Hinshaw (Wilton), Kelley Green (Stratford), Heidi Lohrfrink (Pound Ridge, NY), Tania Paparazzo (Stamford)

Bottom Row: Bonnie Leavy-Mello (Wilton), Mike Davis (2014 walk co-chair- Norwalk), Giovanna LoSardo (2014 walk co-chair- Norwalk), Mary Underwood (Chesire), Christy Perone (Wilton)

Absent: Courtney George (Sandy Hook); Elizabeth O’Dwyer (Stamford); Lindsay Johnson (Old Greenwich); Ray Boller (Stamford); Lorin Richardson (Norwalk); Chris Urpin (Milford); Elza Augustin (Fairfield); Val Bel (Norwalk); Dick Fisher (Stamford); Claire Rowella (Ridgefield); Scott Russell (Ridgefield); Lidia Ayala (Milford); Chadd Sullo (Orange); Sue Martins (Westport)

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