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Page 8 - shelby shopper & info - 704/484-1047 www.shelbyinfo.com Thursday, October 1-October 7, 2020 ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION WALK TO END ALZHEIMER'S FOR GASTON, CLEVELAND AND LINCOLN COUNTIES RAISES $50,000 Home Instead Senior Care Named Top Fundraising Team GASTONIA, N.C. – September 22, 2020 – Hundreds of area residents participated in this year's Walk to End Alzheimer's – Gaston/ Cleveland/Lincoln. Due to the COVID-19 pan- demic, instead of a large group gathering, partici- pants walked as individ- uals and small groups on sidewalks, tracks and trails across Gaston, Cleveland, and Lincoln counties on Septem- ber 12, raising more than $50,000 to support the care, support and research programs of the Alzheimer's Association. Donations are still being accepted through Dec. 31 at act. alz.org/GastonClevelandLincoln. "Many thanks to our Walk participants, vol- unteers, sponsors, and the communities of Gaston, Cleveland, and Lincoln counties for their hard work and efforts in making this year's event a success in spite of the obsta- cles this year has brought to our community," said Katherine Lambert, CEO of the Alzhei- mer's Association, Western Carolina Chapter. "We appreciate everyone creatively taking their own steps against Alzheimer's disease and to raise critical funds for Alzheimer's re- search and local support services." Home Instead Senior Care was the top fundraising team at this year's Walk to End Alzheimer's, raising more than $10,000. The Home Instead Senior Care team is led by owners, Roy and Dona Goforth and involves their staff, clients, and families. The compa- ny has been involved for many years as a team, sponsor, and as part of the Walk Plan- ning Committee. The other top fundraising teams include: Stanley Total Living Center ($3,951) and Kings Mountain Memory Walk- ers ($3,600). "Congratulations to the top teams for their stellar fundraising efforts," added Lambert. "Together, we are showing the 180,000 North Carolina residents living with Alzheimer's and their families that we care and we will never give up in the fi ght to end this disease." For this year's Walk time-honored compo- nents of the Walk to End Alzheimer's were replicated. On Walk day, an online Opening Ceremony, hosted by Ann Wyatt Little, anchor with Fox 46 Charlotte, featured a presentation of Promise Flowers to honor the personal rea- sons participants join together to fi ght Alzhei- mer's and all other dementia. Next, everyone walked in their own neighborhoods with their family and friends. Finally, the Alzheimer's Association created the iconic Promise Gar- den in a "view only" format that participants drove by on Walk day in Gastonia, Lincolnton, and Shelby to honor all those impacted by Alz- heimer's. More than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease – the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States. Additionally, more than 16 million family members and friends provide care to people living with Alzheimer's and other de- mentias. In North Carolina alone, there are more 180,000 people living with the disease and 479,000 caregivers. Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alz- heimer's® The Alzheimer's Association hosts 19 walks across North Carolina. The Alzheimer's Asso- ciation Walk to End Alzheimer's is the world's largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer's care, support and research. Since 1989, the Alzheimer's Association® mobilized millions of Americans in the Alzhei- mer's Association Memory Walk®; now the Alzheimer's Association is continuing to lead the way with Walk to End Alzheimer's. Togeth- er, we can end Alzheimer's. About the Alzheimer's Association® The Alzheimer's Association is a worldwide voluntary health organization dedicated to Alzheimer's care, support and research. Its mission is to lead the way to end Alzheimer's and all other dementia — by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support. Visit alz.org or call 800.272.3900. About the Alzheimer's Association - West- ern Carolina Chapter: The Western Carolina Chapter provides pa- tient and family services, information and re- ferral, education, and advocacy in 49 central and western North Carolina counties. 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