Alzheimer's Services of Cape Cod Announces the October 19th Miles of Memories Walk

One important walk for Alzheimer's in three Cape and two island locations

Alzheimer?s Services of Cape Cod & the Islands (ASCCI) presents the Miles of Memories Walk for Alzheimer's.  This year's walk is scheduled for Sunday, October 19th, rain or shine.  There are three walk locations on the Cape: the Canal, Orleans and Harwich. A second islands walk will take place on October 5th with locations on the Vineyard and Nantucket.

Pre-registration is requested.  Participants have the option of registering via phone (508-775-5656), fax (508-790-9333), email or online.  When registering, choose your location and whether you want to walk without a team, start a team or join a team.

Location information

October 19th, 2008

• 16th Annual Cape Cod Canal, 4-mile walk beginning at the Buzzards Bay Recreation Center
  Registration begins at 11am and the walk begins at 12pm
• 4th Annual Orleans, 4-mile walk beginning at Eldredge Park, Route 28
  Registration begins at 11am and the walk begins at 12pm
• 2nd Annual Harwich, 3-mile walk begins and ends at the Gazebo in Brooks Park, Oak Street
  Registration begins at 8:30am and the walk begins at 9:30am

October 5th, 2008

• 8th Annual Nantucket, 2.2-mile walk begins at the Cranberry Bog parking lot off Polpis Road
  Registration begins at 11am and the walk begins at 12pm
• 8th Annual Martha's Vineyard, 2.5-mile walk begins at Little Bridge in Oak Bluffs
  Registration begins at 11am and the walk begins at 12pm

Once you register to participate, you'll have several different resources available to you to aid in your fundraising efforts.  See the site here for more information. The Miles of Memories Walk is ASCCI's biggest fundraiser of the year.

From their website:

Funds raised through the "Miles of Memories" walk are critical to serving the oldest population in New England ? residents of Cape Cod, Martha?s Vineyard, and Nantucket. 100% of the funds raised stay here ? we are a local, independent non-profit organization serving Cape Cod & the Islands.

Our unique demographics make our services invaluable ? despite the significantly smaller population in our region, we have more families and individuals dealing with dementia than in the Boston area. By 2020 the Cape and Islands region will have more residents with dementia than Boston and Worcester combined.

Help us reach our goal of $150,000! $14,671 raised so far, $135,329 to go!  (as of 8/27/08)

To learn more about this important non-profit organization call 508-775-5656 or visit the website here.