The Memory Walks are almost HERE! There is still time to get involved and still time to donate. The animated icons to the right will get you started. Join the fun! Do something good! Help end Alzheimer's!


Alpena Walk - Saturday, September 19th, 10:00am at Bay View Park

Traverse City Walk - Saturday, September 26th, 9:30am at F&M Park

Gaylord Walk, Swim, Skate - Saturday, November 7th, 8:30am at Otsego Sportsplex

Alpena Memory Walk Team Captain Kick Off

Calling all team captains for the Alpena Walk!
Our Team Captain Kickoff Pizza Party will be:

Monday, Aug 31st, from 5:00pm - 6:30pm
(or whenever you can make it)
at VFW Post 2496 on Connon St. in Alpena

Come and see your fellow team captains, meet the staff, enjoy pizza and salad, and we'll review the Walk to date and details. Bring a couple of teammates, family or friends. Please RSVP the office at 989.356.4087 so we have an accurate count. See you then!

Golf Benefit

Saturday, August 1
4 person golf scramble
River's Edge Golf Course
Werth Road, Alpena

9:00am registration
10:00am shotgun start

continental breakfast
lunch following play
lots of prizes

100% of the proceeds will benefit the Alzheimer's Association in Northern Michigan. Hosted by Memory Walk's Stevens Team, George Stevens, Jr. - captain.

Cost, including lunch, 18 holes and a cart, is $75/per person and $300/per team. Accepting up to 28 teams. Contact the office for more information at 989.356.4087.

Time for TEAMS!

It's time to get our Memory Walk teams up and running!
(Sorry... I mean 'walking')

Our Memory Walk dates for Northern Michigan are:
Alpena - September 19th
Traverse City - September 26th
Gaylord - November 7th
(and YES! - Gaylord is an indoor event!)

But the Memory Walks aren't for a couple of months. Why are we organizing now?

Great question!

We want to organize now and get the 'work' of the walk out of the way so we can enjoy the day when it arrives. However you raise your Memory Walk team goals is up to you, by planning early, you have time to hold a garage sale, bake sale, BBQ party, card party, or some other event. You may not want to have an event at all, but you still need some time to contact people and businesses to sponsor your team.

Remember, you do not have to physically be at Memory Walk to participate! You can have a virtual team with members from around the world using the walk web pages (links above - click on the walk names). This is a fun way to involve families who are spread out over the globe.

Whatever you do this year to help with Memory Walk is greatly appreciated by the people and families living with Alzheimer's Disease in Northern Michigan. The funds raised through Memory Walk support programs, counseling and materials they rely on for assistance in managing their ever changing walk with Alzheimer's. Thank you!

We have a wonderful quilt to raffle this summer! The White Pines Quilt Guild from Harrisville, MI, has donated this quilt to the Alzheimer's Association to help us raise money for our Memory Walk. The gals meet once at month at Hollyhocks Quilt Shop in Harrisville. Hats off to the gals in the guild!

The quilt is simply lovely. It is queen bed size with 12 different snowman squares and beautiful machine quilting through all the layers. What a perfect quilt for Northeast Michigan! In the photo is Jan Mooradian (wife of author Tom Mooradian) from the White Pines Quilt Guild. Jan has spearheaded this whole project.

Tickets are available at the Alpena Office, 526 W Chisholm St, or from the White Pines Quilt Guild members. Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5. Drawing will be held at the Alpena Memory Walk on September 19th, at the Band Shell in Bay View Park around 11:00am. You need not be present to win!

For more information, you can contact: Pegg Thomas in the Alpena Office.

Memory Walk 2009 is getting under way!

Our Alpena Walk has it's website up and running! You can visit us here. Whether you can come and join us in person or if you want to create a 'virtual' Memory Walk team... we'd love to have you! You can sign up on-line or contact our Alpena office at 989.356.4087.

The Traverse City walk site will be up soon!