Triple Your Impact This Holiday Season
Triple Your Impact This Holiday Season
Celebrate the holidays with a year-end gift that can go 3x as far to help provide care and support to the millions affected by Alzheimer's disease, and to advance critical research. But please hurry — this 3x Match Challenge ends soon.
Donate NowAlzheimer's Association invites Walworth County area residents to join 2025 Walk to End Alzheimer's, Sept. 20
The day’s program will be emceed by Aaron Sims, play‑by‑play announcer for the Milwaukee Admirals and a member of the Sportscasters Against Alzheimer’s initiative, who will guide participants through the festivities and announcements. The Wally & Barbara Phillips Award, recognizing inspiring contributions in the fight against Alzheimer’s, will be presented during the Opening Ceremony. Following the Walk, participants can look forward to hot dogs courtesy of the Lake Geneva Jaycees, along with other post‑walk festivities.
Families and supporters will also enjoy a variety of fun post‑walk happenings, including a guitar raffle (winner announced after the Walk), a Champions Club raffle, and a community after‑party at Magpie’s beginning at 12 p.m. with a lavender lemonade drink special and festivities lasting well into the afternoon.
“This Walk is a celebration of hope, love, and community,” said Anne Kessing, Manager, Walk to End Alzheimer’s. “From the dedicated volunteers to the families and teams who show up year after year, we are reminded how powerful this movement is. Every person here is helping bring us closer to the day we end Alzheimer’s, and today’s energy shows that our community is truly united in this fight.”
The walk features the inspiring Promise Garden Ceremony, where participants carry colorful flowers, each representing a personal connection to the disease.
More than 7 million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer’s, one of the nation’s leading causes of death. Over 11 million family members and friends provide unpaid care for those affected. In Wisconsin, more than 110,000 people are living with Alzheimer’s, and tens of thousands of caregivers are supporting them every day. In Walworth County alone, over 2,633 residents age 65 and older are living with dementia.
Exciting progress in both treatments and early detection has brought new hope to millions of families. Breakthroughs in medical science, fueled by decades of research, advocacy, and community support, are helping people receive answers sooner and benefit from new ways to slow the progression of the disease. These advances strengthen our determination to keep moving forward toward a world without dementia.
This year, the Alzheimer’s Association proudly welcomes Bill Schroeder, former Milwaukee Brewers player and longtime television color commentator, as the Honorary Statewide Chair for all 2025 Walk to End Alzheimer’s events in Wisconsin.
To register and receive the latest updates on this year’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s, visit: act.alz.org/walworth. Pre-registration is encouraged. For questions, please contact Anne Kessing, Manager, Walk to Alzheimer’s at 414.775.7604.
Sponsors
The Alzheimer’s Association Wisconsin Chapter extends its gratitude to the many volunteers and sponsors who make the Walk to End Alzheimer’s possible. This year’s event is proudly supported by National Presenting Sponsor Edward Jones. The Association also thanks its statewide media partner, Hearst, for helping to share the message and inspire communities to join the fight against Alzheimer’s.
Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s®
The Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s is the world’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and research. Since 1989, the Alzheimer’s Association mobilized millions of Americans in the Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk®; now the Alzheimer’s Association is continuing to lead the way with Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Together, we can end Alzheimer’s.
Alzheimer's Association®
The Alzheimer’s Association is a worldwide voluntary health organization dedicated to Alzheimer’s care, support and research. Its mission is to lead the way to end Alzheimer's and all other dementia — by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support. Visit alz.org or call 800.272.3900.
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