FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
Thursday, September 4, 2003
The Honorable Robert J. Gaffney & The Honorable
Thomas R. Suozzi Co-Chair Long Island Alzheimer's Memory Walk 2003
Ronkonkoma, NY -- The Alzheimer’s Association
Long Island is pleased to announce that The Honorable Robert J.
Gaffney, Suffolk County Executive and The Honorable Thomas R Suozzi,
Nassau County Executive will co-chair this year’s Memory Walk
event.
Memory Walk is the nation’s number one fund-raiser
to help those battling Alzheimer's. Since its inception in 1989,
Memory Walk has raised more than $120 million to enhance the quality
of life for individuals, families, and caregivers touched by Alzheimer's.
Each year, thousands of people lace up their walking
shoes and participate in Memory Walks in over 400 communities from
coast to coast. Every dollar raised in our community stays in our
community to fund essential care and support services.
The Alzheimer’s Association Long Island Board
of Directors is honored to have Messrs. Gaffney & Suozzi participate
in this year’s event and are most grateful for their continued
support.
By the middle of this century, it is estimated that
16 million of today’s baby boomers will have Alzheimer’s
disease. The annual cost of Alzheimer’s disease will soar to
at least $375 billion. Alzheimer’s disease does not happen
overnight, it begins to attack the brain of its potential victims
10 to 20 years before the first symptoms appear. To protect today’s
baby boomers from the ravage of Alzheimer’s we have to find
ways to stop this disease process now, while there is still time
to prevent the damage.
Please join us on October 4th, 2003 at Eisenhower
Park, Field 6-6A starting at 8:30 a.m. The day will be filled with
fun, excitement and memories, but most of all it will bring Long
Islanders together to help the Long Island Alzheimer's Community
"Take Steps to end Alzheimer’s."
For more information about Memory Walk 2003, or the
programs and services offered by the Alzheimer’s Association
Long Island, please contact Mary Ann Ragona, Executive Director/CEO
at (516) 935-1033 or (631) 580-5100 or visit our website at www.alzheimersli.org.
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