While 50 teams have already registered for the October 4 Walk to End Alzheimer’s event in Columbia, organizers hope many others sign up.
The Greater Missouri Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association hopes to have 800 people for the walk at Mizzou’s Stankowski field. Greater Missouri Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association senior fundraising manager Laurie Williams tells 939 the Eagle that the walk is also a celebration of the work that’s been done throughout the year:
“It’s full of excitement and happiness and hope, but it’s also a healing journey for a lot of people. To be able to surround yourself with a community that is supportive of you and also folks that are going through what you might be going through as well,” Williams says.
This fall’s walk takes place on Saturday October 4 from 11 am to 2 pm at Stankowski field. The association is working towards methods of prevention and ultimately a cure. Fundraising efforts continue ahead of the walk. Ms. Williams tells 939 the Eagle that a golf tournament is planned for Friday September 19 in Columbia, while others are contributing large and small amounts. She emphasizes every dollar is appreciated:
“We have Logboat here in town. They do a golf tournament for us every year, which is huge. They raise over $5,000 every year. (Mizzou sorority) Sigma Kappa, they raise over $75,000 for us every single year. And those are those the big boys but it’s quantity and we need all sorts of teams of all sizes,” she says.
The walk raises awareness and much-needed money for Alzheimer’s care, support and research. This fall’s walk takes place on Saturday October 4 from 11 am to 2 pm at Mizzou’s Stankowski field. You can find a link to donate and register for the walk here.