It’s that time of year again… On Saturday, September 11, the Greater Kentucky & Southern Indiana Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association will have its annual Memory Walk on Waterfront park in Louisville. This is the first and largest walk of the eleven walks put on by the chapter each year. The Memory Walk is the Chapter's signature fundraiser. Contact: Ashley Schaffner 502-625-1636 (office) 502-649-6565 (mobile) Alzheimer’s Association’s to Hold 2010 Memory Walk® in Louisville The 2010 Memory Walk will be held in Louisville on Saturday, September 11. This annual event helps raise awareness and funds to fight Alzheimer’s disease in Kentucky, and is organized by the Greater Kentucky and Southern Indiana Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. The Louisville walk is one of nearly a dozen being organized in the Chapter’s service area this year. Held annually in hundreds of communities across the country, Memory Walks call volunteers of all ages to become Champions in the fight against Alzheimer’s. Champions include those living with the disease, families, caregivers, and corporate and community leaders who gather together a team to join in the walk and raise funds for Alzheimer’s research. Americans who have participated in Memory Walks have raised more than $265 million to date. Register to be a team captain: to start a team or make a donation, contact Alyson Tudor at 502-451-4266 or alyson.tudor@alz.org, or go to http://www.kintera.org/FAF/home/default.asp?ievent=342395 WHAT: 2010 Memory Walk Fundraising event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and research programs September 11 Tribute WHO: Teri Shirk, President and CEO, Greater Kentucky and Southern Indiana chapter WHEN: Saturday, September 11, 2009 Registration time: 8:30 a.m. WHERE: Waterfront Park (Great Lawn) Louisville, Kentucky 40202