//Pandemic prompts changes to 2020 Walk to End Alzheimer's

Pandemic prompts changes to 2020 Walk to End Alzheimer's

Walk to End Alzheimer’s will look different in 2020

Participants will walk in their own neighborhoods

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TILL THE AMBULANCE GETS THERE. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN PURPLE ARE GOING TO STROLL THE STREETS OF GREENVILLE COUNTY ON SATURDAY RAISING AWARENESS FOR ALZHEIMER’S AND OTHER FORMS OF DEMENTIA. THE 2020 WALK TO END ALZHEIMER’S WILL LOOK A LOT DIFFERENT THAN IN YEARS PAST. NO BIG GATHERING, OF COURSE, SO TEAMS ARE MEETING UP IN NEIGHBORHOODS AROUND TOWN WALKING IN MUCH SMALLER GROUPS THIS YEAR FUNDRAISING FOR THE ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION HAS TAKEN A HIT. NORMALLY OUR WALK WEEKEND IS THE WEEKEND THAT WE COULD EXPECT THE BIG SURGE IN DONATIONS AND IT JUST REMAINS TO BE SEEN IF THAT’S ACTUALLY GOING TO HAPPEN THIS YEAR. SO WE CERTAINLY WELCOME EVERYONE TO PLEASE. COME OUT AND WALK WITH US THIS WEEKEND. AFTER WALKING EVERYONE IS INVITED TO A DRIVE-THROUGH THE PROMISE GARDEN OUTSIDE THE GREENVILLE CONVENTION CENTER. THAT’S 10:00 UNTIL 3:00 EACH FLOWER PLANTED REPRESENTING. SOMEONE SUFFERING FROM ALZHEIMER’S A LIFE LOST OR A CAREGIVER TO A PATIENT SIG

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Walk to End Alzheimer’s will look different in 2020

Participants will walk in their own neighborhoods

Teams will walk in neighborhoods in small groups rather than gathering together for one big walk in downtown Greenville.

Teams will walk in neighborhoods in small groups rather than gathering together for one big walk in downtown Greenville.

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