Support for families facing Alzheimer’s and Down syndrome
Marianne Iversen is a social worker with a passion for people with intellectual disabilities. In the past few years, she...
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A difficult journey motivates this Merced volunteer
Hortencia Silva of Merced is an Alzheimer’s advocate and a community educator. Just over a month ago, she lost her...
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Santa Rosa pre-teen is a top Walk fundraiser
Katelynn Anderson of Santa Rosa has been going to Walk to End Alzheimer’s every year since she was born. She...
Solano County Walker shares tips on caregiving and giving back
Gwen Franklin of Hercules was very close to her grandmother, Wyolene. When Wyolene developed dementia, Gwen cared for her. For...
Edward Jones Region 67 shows their community that they care
The Alzheimer’s Association® is fortunate to have support from many companies across the country. The largest is our strategic alliance...
Knocking her fundraising out of the park
Since they both loved the San Francisco Giants, Carole knew that a baseball-themed fundraiser would be a good way to...
UCSF researcher studies how life experiences impact brain health
Finding his pathLike many young people growing up in Peru, Serggio Lanata, MD, MS was encouraged to decide on a...
Chico super volunteer does it all
What started off as a one-time volunteer opportunity, helping at an Alzheimer’s Association education conference, has become a passion project...
Encouraging coworkers to support the Alzheimer’s Association
Claudia Knowlton-Chike supports the Alzheimer’s Association in honor of her father, Dick, who died from Alzheimer’s in 2019. She has...
20 years of Walk and still having fun
In 1999, Stephanie Hanna lost her grandmother, Gui, to Alzheimer’s. That was the first year she turned her sadness and...
The easy way to raise money in minutes
Sirleen Ghileri of Aptos has figured out the trick to raising money for Walk to End Alzheimer’s quickly and effortlessly....
