The End of Alzheimer's Disease Starts Here
Join the Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer's™ and unite in a movement to reclaim the future for 210,000 Illinois residents with Alzheimer's disease. Since 1989, we've mobilized millions of Americans in the Alzheimer's Association Memory Walk®; now, we ask you to register for Walk to End Alzheimer's, the nation's largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer care, support and research. Together, we can end Alzheimer's disease the nation's sixth-leading cause of death.
In 2011 in the Greater Illinois Chapter, more than 12,000 participants and 1,500 teams raised nearly $1.8 million in the fight against Alzheimer's disease. Please join us.
Choose a Walk Near You
Walk to End Alzheimer’s is a community event that joins friends, family and co-workers as they walk to end Alzheimer’s. Participants typically register in teams of 10-12 and fundraise using tools supported by the Alzheimer’s Association.
Choose from a walk below to register or to support a walker.
| Location |
Date |
Contact |
|
Bloomington/Normal |
September 29, 2012 |
Rachel.McCameron@alz.org |
|
Champaign/Urbana |
September 8, 2012 |
Rachel.McCameron@alz.org |
|
Chicago |
September 9, 2012 |
Nick.Magnone@alz.org |
| Crawford County |
September 29, 2012 |
Jill.Schoenborn@alz.org |
| Decatur |
October 6, 2012 |
Rachel.McCameron@alz.org |
| Dekalb |
September 23, 2012 |
Kelly.Schultz1@alz.org |
|
Joliet |
October 6, 2012 |
Beth.Alderson@alz.org |
|
Kankakee |
September 29, 2012 |
Beth.Alderson@alz.org |
|
Lake County |
October 13, 2012 |
Kara.Dahl@alz.org |
|
McHenry County |
September 30, 2012 |
Kelly.Schultz1@alz.org |
|
Naperville |
September 23, 2012 |
Beth.Alderson@alz.org |
| North Shore |
September 29, 2012 |
Kara.Dahl@alz.org |
| Northwest Suburban |
September 16, 2012 |
Kara.Dahl@alz.org |
|
Rockford |
September 22, 2012 |
Kelly.Schultz1@alz.org |
|
Southeastern Illinois |
October 13, 2012 |
Jill.Schoenborn@alz.org |
|
Southern Illinois |
October 6, 2012 |
Jill.Schoenborn@alz.org |
|
Springfield |
September 22, 2012 |
Rachel.McCameron@alz.org | |
Volunteer
Are you interested in volunteering at a Walk to End Alzheimer’s event? Click here to fill out our volunteer application and select Walk to End Alzheimer’s as your area of interest.
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Tell Us Why You Walk
We want to hear your story. We know our participants often have very personal and significant reasons for participating in Walk to End Alzheimer's. These stories can be very inspiring to other participants as they fundraise and can also help us to recruit more participants. Please take a moment to share your story and you can take one more step to end Alzheimer's.
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