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About Memory WalkMemory Walk is the Alzheimer's Association's signature event to raise funds for programs, services and support for the people with Alzheimer's disease, their families and caregivers. Since 1989, Memory Walk participants raised more than $235 million from friends, family, business associates and others who sponsor them to complete the Memory Walk course. Pledges and other sponsorships have helped make Memory Walk the largest national fundraising event for Alzheimer's disease. Why is Memory Walk important?Treatments and cures come from research. Research requires funding. Today, 5.4 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's. The number of people with Alzheimer's will explode to as many as 16 million by 2050, as Baby Boomers enter the age of greatest risk. Researchers are working on treatments that could delay the progression of Alzheimer's disease; many scientists believe a cure is possible with our lifetime given the adequate resources. Memory Walk at a glanceMemory Walks feature:
About the Alzheimer's AssociationAt the Alzheimer's Association, 78 cents of every dollar spent goes directly to supporting our efforts to fund ground-breaking research, provide support for those living with Alzheimer's and their families & caregivers, educate our community and advocate on behalf of those affected by Alzheimer's. ResearchThe Alzheimer's Association is the largest private, nonprofit funder of Alzheimer research. Since awarding our first grants in 1982, the Association has committed over $220 million to more than 1,600 best-of-field grant proposals. Our grants program has launched the careers of some of the most stellar scientists in the field, responsible for major discoveries in our understanding of the disease. The learn more about the Alzheimer's Association and the research we are funding, click here.
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