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The Alzheimer's Association Memory Walk® is our national signature event and brings together family, friends, caregivers and concerned community members — who all want to make a difference. Since 1989, Memory Walk has raised more than $200 million to help those battling Alzheimer's disease.
2008 Walk Dates
Planning is well underway to build on the success of 2007. You can start your preparations TODAY by registering online for the walk you plan on taking part in:
| Mohawk Valley | September 13, 2008: Masonic Care Community, Bleecker Street in Utica Register at 8:30 a.m. Walk at 9:30 a.m. |
Click Here or type mwmv.kintera.org |
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St. Lawrence County |
September 14. 2008: Partridge Run Golf and Country Club, Sullivan Road in Canton Register at 11 a.m. Walk at 1 p.m. |
Click Here or type mwstl.kintera.org |
| Jefferson-Lewis Presented by Mercy of Northern New York and Samaritan Keep Home |
September 20, 2008: Watertown Municipal Fairgrounds in Watertown Register at 8:30 a.m. Walk at 9:15 a.m. |
Click here or type mwjl.kintera.org |
| Southern Tier Presented by United Methodist Homes |
September 21, 2008: Otsiningo Park in Binghamton Register at Noon Walk at 1 p.m. |
Click here or type mwst.kintera.org |
| Greater Syracuse Presented by Comfort Keepers |
September 27, 2008: Inner Harbor of Syracuse Register at 8:30 a.m. Walk at 9:30 a.m. |
Click here or type mwsyr.kintera.org |
Jefferson-Lewis Quilt Raffle
Diane Charlebois has generously donated the king-sized quilt picured below for raffle to support the Jeff-Lewis Memory Walk. The quilt, dedicated in loving memory of her father Prosper Charlebois, will be awarded to a lucky ticket holder on September 20, 2008. Tickets are available for $1 each or six for $5 from our Northern Regional Office. If you are interested in purchasing tickets, contact Tricia at 315-782-8755 (Watertown) or 315-621-4025 (Potsdam).
St. Lawrence County Quilt Raffle
Not to be out done, the St. Lawrence Memory Walk has a quilt of its own to raffle. Judy Rawson and Kyle Hannon assembled a queen-size quilt with a rail fence pattern. Tickets are available through our Northern Regional Office by calling 315-782-8755 (Watertown) or 315-621-4025 (Potsdam). Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5. The drawing takes place at the Memory Walk on September 14, 2008, with all proceeds benefiting the event.
Walker Tools
Printed materials are a phone call, e-mail or click away. Contact our Memory Walk team at 800-272-3900, send us an e-mail or download and print your own materials. Among the tools we have available are:
- Team Captain Kit [.ZIP file: a compressed folder that can be opened in Windows or on a Macintosh] with all the tools you need to be successful this year. Or, download individual pieces of the kit: team captain guide [PDF], team recruitment forms [PDF], bank day flier [PDF], team tracking form [PDF], Wrap Around Event flier [PDF], Who Do You Know flier [PDF] and team t-shirt flier [PDF].
- How to use Kintera instruction sheets [PDF]
- Printable posters for the Mohawk Valley, St. Lawrence, Jefferson-Lewis, Southern Tier and Greater Syracuse walks.
- Memory Walk registration and contribution forms
- Memory Walk brochure
Downloadable files marked [PDF] can be opened with Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you don't have Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can download it and install it on your computer for free.
Sponsorship Information
Sponsorships for Memory Walk provide a range of corporate benefits from signage on the event course to logos on t-shirts to local naming rights. Learn more about how your company can become a sponsor for the Mohawk Valley, St. Lawrence County, Jefferson-Lewis, Southern Tier or Greater Syracuse Memory Walks [PDF].
