Take a little time to help
Before I took over as webmaster for our newspaper group, I used to work as the editor of the lifestyles section for one of the papers. In that position, one of my duties was publicizing charitable events in our community. Each year, one of my favorite projects was the Alzheimer's Memory Walk.
The organizer of our local event was a woman who's father had been a banker. She told how he had always been the rock of the family - a strong and solid provider, with a gentle, loving touch. She told of the pain at watching Alzheimer's taking away his once-brilliant mind, slowly watching the essence of who he was slip away over the course of a few years until he was gone.
The Alzheimer's Association's Memory Walk is the nation's largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer's care, support and research. It provides an opportunity for volunteers of all ages, from all walks of life, to participate in the fight against this disease that relentlessly steals away not only the future of its victims - like so many other diseases - but also the past.
Memory Walks are held in more than 600 communities across the United States. It's typically only 2-3 miles long held on a weekend morning in the fall. Even if your own life hasn't been touched by Alzheimer's, isn't it worth taking a little bit of your time to become a champion in the fight?
The organizer of our local event was a woman who's father had been a banker. She told how he had always been the rock of the family - a strong and solid provider, with a gentle, loving touch. She told of the pain at watching Alzheimer's taking away his once-brilliant mind, slowly watching the essence of who he was slip away over the course of a few years until he was gone.
The Alzheimer's Association's Memory Walk is the nation's largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer's care, support and research. It provides an opportunity for volunteers of all ages, from all walks of life, to participate in the fight against this disease that relentlessly steals away not only the future of its victims - like so many other diseases - but also the past.
Memory Walks are held in more than 600 communities across the United States. It's typically only 2-3 miles long held on a weekend morning in the fall. Even if your own life hasn't been touched by Alzheimer's, isn't it worth taking a little bit of your time to become a champion in the fight?
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