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2008 Alzheimer's Association Memory Walk at Kensington Park Retirement Community on Saturday, June 7, 2008 10:30 AM

Montgomery County Families are encouraged to WALK TO END ALZHEIMER’S!

KENSINGTON, MD – The Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk to be held at Kensington Park Retirement Community on Saturday, June 7, 2008. Kickoff begins at 10:30 AM. All proceeds from the Kensington Park Memory Walk will benefit the Alzheimer's Association to support Alzheimer’s research, support services, education and advocacy.

Alzheimer’s disease affects more than 5 million Americans of every race, gender and culture, and costs our nation more than $100 billion a year. Unless we find a way to change the course of the disease, as many as 16 million Americans could have the disease by 2050. Alzheimer’s disease currently impacts the lives of almost 500,000 people in the D.C. Metro area.

“Kensington Park Retirement Community is proud to host the second annual Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk at Kensington Park in support and honor of our residents who suffer from Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia,” says Randy East, Director of Sales and Marketing at Kensington Park Retirement Community. “We have joined the Alzheimer’s Association in their mission to find a cure for Alzheimer’s, and to increase the quality of life for those who are suffering from this horrible disease.”

Register today at www.alz.kintera.org/kpwalk. Join the walk millions will never forget! Check-in for the Kensington Park Memory Walk will begin promptly at 10:30am. Kensington Park Retirement Community is located at 3620 Littledale Road, Kensington, Maryland 20895.

About the Alzheimer’s Association: The Alzheimer's Association, the world leader in Alzheimer’s research and support, is the first and largest voluntary health organization dedicated to finding prevention methods, treatments and an eventual cure for Alzheimer’s. For more than 25 years, the donor-supported, not-for-profit Alzheimer’s Association has provided reliable information and care consultation; created supportive services for families; increased funding for dementia research; and influenced public policy changes.