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The Bristol Press – Central Connecticut Walk to End Alzheimer’s happening at Rockwell Park in Bristol
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BRISTOL â Returning to Bristol Oct. 2, the Connecticut Chapter of the Alzheimerâs Affiliation is headed to Rockwell Park to participate in its annual Central Connecticut Stroll to Finish Alzheimerâs.
âThis Stroll to Finish Alzheimerâs season will likely be our greatest and finest but. That is an occasion the place households coping with this horrible illness see that they don’t seem to be alone, and may entry assets and assist,â stated Government Director of the Alzheimerâs Affiliation Connecticut Chapter Ginny Hanbridge. âCash raised on the Walks permits us to serve extra households on this state in addition to advance essential analysis in the direction of new remedies and methods to forestall this illness.â
Set to emcee the occasion, NBC 30âs Heidi Voight will participate as a method of honoring two grandmothers who died with dementia.
In line with affiliation members, the Stroll to Finish Alzheimerâs is likely one of the worldâs largest efforts devoted to elevating funds within the curiosity of researching the situation in addition to offering assist and look after households and people scuffling with it. Throughout greater than 600 cities within the nation, the stroll is acknowledged. Slated for the day of the occasion, these participating within the stroll will honor and keep in mind these affected by dementia and Alzheimerâs with the Promise Backyard ceremony. The expertise seeks to function a signatory set of actions unifying these combating the illness.
A well being group of volunteers throughout the planet, the Alzheimerâs Affiliation helps a swath of analysis, assist and care within the struggle in opposition to the situation. By pushing for expanded analysis, the affiliation hopes to extend danger discount efforts and detect the diseaseâs development earlier.
For extra data, go to the associationâs web site or name 800-272-3900. These wishing to register for the Rockwell Park Stroll ought to go to the Central Connecticut portion of the web site. Six walks are slated to be held throughout the state this autumn.
Hassan Diarra, Solomon “Solo” Ball, Jayden Ross and Jaylin Stewart will appear at the East Hartford Dunkin’ Donuts at 364 Silver Lane, East Hartford, at 7:30 a.m.
There, they will be meeting and greeting fans and serving iced coffee on National Iced Coffee Day.
The Husky quartet, all members of the 2024 national championship team (with Diarra also on the 2023 title squad) will be joined by a CCMC patient ambassador.
All four of the players are expected to play huge roles in UConn’s quest to win a third title in a row, a quest that received a major boost when beloved head coach Dan Hurley spurned a job offer to coach the Los Angeles Lakers last week to stay at UConn.
According to Dunkin’, the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation’s mission is to provide the
“simple joys of childhood to kids battling hunger or illness” and has granted more than $50 million since its inception in 2006.
“Thanks to support from guests nationwide, Dunkin’ Iced Coffee Day collectively raised $3.5 million to support kids in children’s hospitals throughout the country,” wrote Dunkin’ in a statement.
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