8:30am Promise Garden Ceremony
9:00am the Walk
Promise Garden Flowers will be distributed at the walk
Zoo admission will be covered by the Alzheimer's Association.
We walk to bring awarenessand raise funds for a different future. We walk for families facing thisdisease today, for more time and successful treatments, most importantly acure. We’re closer than ever to stopping Alzheimer’s, but to get there, we needyou to join us.
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A few facts…
• 1 in 3 seniors dies with Alzheimer's or another dementia
• More than 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's
• It kills more than breast cancer & prostate cancer combined
• Between 2000 and 2019, deaths from heart disease have decreased 7.3% while deaths from Alzheimer's disease have increased 145%.
• Alzheimer's and dementia deaths have increased 16% during the COVID-19 pandemic
• In 2021, Alzheimer's and other dementias will cost the nation $355 Billion. By 2050, these costs could rise to more than $1.1 Trillion
• Over 11 million Americans provide unpaid care for people with Alzheimer's or other dementias. These caregivers provided an estimated 15.3 billion hours valued at nearly $257 billion.
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