2007 Memory Walk Sets Record
Large crowds and even bigger fundraising totals were the story of the 2007 Memory Walk season. More than 3,500 walkers took part in the five Memory Walks, which raised a record $320,000 for the Alzheimer’s Association of Greater Cincinnati.
Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Walk
An estimated 2,800 walkers enjoyed summer-like weather and a walk through downtown Cincinnati during the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Memory Walk at Sawyer Point on Saturday, Oct. 6. FOX 19 News Anchor Jack Atherton and the B105.1 FM morning team of Amanda Orlando and Bill Whyte served as emcees.
The event raised $208,000 for the Greater Cincinnati Chapter.
Top Individual Fundraisers:
1st - Helen Blankenship
2nd - Ben Koenig
3rd – Jill Casagrande
4th – Amy Kahn
Top Fundraising Teams:
Corporate Team: Rotex
Friends & Family Team: 1st - The Meyer’s Marchers; 2nd – The Buzzards
Health Care Team: Premier Health Care Management
School & Community Teams: 1st - Ryle High School; 2nd - A.C.T.S.; 3rd – Colerain Student Senate
Thank you to our Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky Walk sponsors!
Adams, Brown and Highland Counties Walk
Nearly 100 enthusiastic participants made the Adams, Brown and Highland County Memory Walk one to remember. The walk at Adams Lake State Park on Aug. 18 raised over $12,000 in support of local programs and services provided by the Greater Cincinnati Chapter.
Top Individual Fundraisers:
1st – Darrell Grooms
2nd – Debbie Koehler
3rd – Brenda Page
4th – Ted Johnson
Top Fundraising Team:
Adams County Manor
Thank you to our Adams-Brown-Highland Walk sponsors!
Bracken County, Ky. Walk
An estimated 250 walkers enjoyed sunny weather and a scenic walk along the Ohio River at the Bracken County Memory Walk on Sunday, Sept. 30. The event in Augusta, Ky., raised $18,000 in support of the Greater Cincinnati Chapter and its services in Northern Kentucky.
Top Individual Fundraisers:
1st – James Parnell
2nd – Clark and Janet Hennessey
3rd – Kenneth Thomas
4th – Agnes Moore
Top Fundraising Team:
Papaw’s Pedal Pushers
Thank you to our Bracken County Walk sponsors!
Butler & Warren Counties Walk
An estimated 450 walkers joined the B105.1FM morning team of Bill Whyte and Amanda Orlando at the Butler & Warren Counties Memory Walk at Wetherington Golf & Country Club in Westchester on Saturday, Sept. 8. Sue and Mark Dickey served as honorary chairs for the event, which raised a record $62,400 for the Greater Cincinnati Chapter.
Top Individual Fundraisers:
1st – Jennifer Dickey
2nd – Pamela Winkler Cox
3rd – Linda Prather
4th – Beth Lanham
Top Fundraising Teams:
Corporate Team: Belcan Corporation
Friends & Family Team: Les & Caroline
Health Care Team: Tri-County Extended Care, Fairfield Pavilion & Garden Manor Retirement Village
School & Community Team: First Baptist Church of Fairfield
Thank you to our Butler-Warren Counties Walk sponsors!
Portsmouth Walk
Nearly 150 walkers enjoyed a scenic Ohio River walk at the Portsmouth Memory Walk on Saturday, Sept.15. With Honorary Chair Todd Book leading the event, the Walk raised nearly $18,000 – almost double its fundraising goal.
Top Individual Fundraisers:
1st - Alma Tatman
2nd – Rachel Coleman
3rd – Jamie Williams
4th - Mannetta Howard
Top Fundraising Team:
The Alma Tatman Team
Thank you to our Portsmouth Walk sponsors!
