On a crisp autumn morning, thousands of walkers converged in Reid Park for the annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s fundraiser, supporting the mission of the Alzheimer’s Association. The event, held Saturday, Oct. 25 in midtown, aimed to rally members of the community around the goal of ending Alzheimer’s and other dementias.
“Because you walk we are closer than ever to a world without Alzheimer’s and other dementia” said Pat Parris, KGUN9 anchor and host of Walk to End Alzheimer’s. “We’re working to bring treatments home to Tucson and Southern Arizona — because we walk!”
U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani, whose congressional district includes parts of southern Arizona and who sits on the Appropriations Committee, attended the walk to lend his support. “My role as a legislator and an appropriator is to make sure we have the proper funding to keep the research and make sure that we beat this disease,” Ciscomani said…