Team Page ForTeam Tom Brown

We ride for Tom Brown and his family.
Tom is a legend in Maryland athletics. He played outfield and first base for the Washington Senators in 1963 and was part of the Packers' unprecedented three consecutive NFL championship teams under Vince Lombardi, which concluded with victories in the first two Super Bowls. He was Bo Jackson long before Bo Jackson.

However, the most important thing Coach Lombardi might have taught him was about how to spend his life after pro football: "Find something you like, Lombardi told him, "and to make a contribution." 

For Tom, that meant running his Rookie League, where for forty years thousands of kids from Maryland's Eastern Shore could play baseball, basketball, and flag football in a positive, no-pressure environment. It was a place, one Rookie Leaguer explained, where you learned "how to be a good sport, how to cheer people on and not be mean to other people."

We are going the distance for Tom, his family, and the more than 7 million people living with dementia today.

Dementia, which includes Alzheimer’s disease and other related disorders, is a chronic condition affecting memory, thinking, and social abilities severely enough to impair daily life. Not only does dementia take an emotional toll, caring for a person living with dementia is more expensive and time-consuming for families than other conditions common at older ages.

Right now, there is no shortage of ideas in dementia research — only dollars. But together, we can help change that. 90 percent of the funds raised from this event will go toward the Association’s efforts to discover methods of treatment and prevention for Alzheimer's and other dementias. 

Dementia touches all of us, and it will take all of us to end it. Please join our team or donate today.