Almost 200 motorcyclists took to the roads across North County, Saturday, helping raise more than $100,000 for people living with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia in San Diego County.
The 10th annual Rides4ALZ rolled out of Escondido this weekend to benefit Alzheimer’s San Diego, a local nonprofit that keeps every donated dollar in the county. The organization provides dementia education, support groups, memory health screenings, social activities and other resources for caregivers.
“There are about 100,000 people in San Diego County that we know are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and dementia and we suspect the number is much larger because we know getting the diagnosis is very difficult,” said Eugenia Welch, president and CEO of Alzheimer’s San Diego…