Lucky Bob’s Legacy of Love: “People Are Everything”
This blog has been updated for 2022 and was originally published on November 16, 2021 on our nationwide blog and can be found here. Bob MacDonnell bought land in Napa Valley in 1978, with...
Category: Walk to End Alzheimer’s
Walk Committee member engages young adults in the fight to end Alzheimer’s
Keely White, whose grandmother, Roberta, had Alzheimer’s, has been participating in Walk to End Alzheimer’s® for five years. Within the last year Keely moved to San Francisco and is now a part of the...
Redding’s team Good Ol Phyl brings family together to Walk
Loni Reginato remembers her mother, Phyllis, as someone who was always ready for fun and adventure. After Phyllis was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and Walk to End Alzheimer’s® came to Redding, the family formed team...
Santa Cruz woman leads team “It’s A Zoo”
Candy Berlin lost her mother to Alzheimer’s disease in 2007 and has been participating in Walk to End Alzheimer’s® ever since. Leading team “It’s A Zoo,” she’s back this year with unique fundraising events....
Team Chula Licha walks in Napa Valley to honor Mom
Sandra Fuentes-Onoo lost her mother, Maria, to younger-onset Alzheimer’s in June. She and her family are participating in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s® – Napa Valley in honor of her mother. Sandra recently talked...
Walking to raise awareness in Merced
Having personally witnessed how hard it can be to get a diagnosis for a loved one with Alzheimer’s or other dementia, Hortencia Silva of Mariposa has made it her mission to raise awareness and...
Nevada County woman walks for Dad
Walk to End Alzheimer’s® – Yuba City participant Sonja Normann lives near the Scotts Flat Lake area, outside of Nevada City. Sonia is currently the top fundraiser for the Walk in Yuba City, having...
Oakdale woman leads team “Walking for Irish Sisters”
In a two-year period, Crystal Tredway of Oakdale lost her parents, an aunt and an uncle to Alzheimer’s disease. As an intern with the Alzheimer’s Association last year, she had an opportunity to work...
