Richmond

Richmond
Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013

2013 Richmond Walk at BCIT Aerospace Technology Campus
Pictures courtesy of Lianne Cohen Photography


**new Walk**
BCIT Aerospace Technology Campus
3800 Cessna Drive, Richmond
Free parking during event!

This Walk was a short, interactive walk

Everyone who registered and attended the Richmond Walk got a chance to win 2 roundtrip tickets anywhere WestJet flies!

Walk: 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Registration: 9 a.m.

For more information, call:
604-270-7700 ext: 241

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Each of the Walks was dedicated to an Honoree – a person who has been impacted by Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia.

This Investors Group Walk for Memories was dedicated to Michael Tham.

Michael Tham was born on Aug. 26, 1934 in Singapore, where he lived for 49 years. While living in Singapore he met his wife Susan and they had two boys, Patrick and Andrew. Michael has worked as a lifeguard, a medical supplies salesman, an airline manager, a travel agent and a realtor. He was a Queen’s Scout which is the highest possible honour for a scout in the Commonwealth. In his spare time, Michael liked to stay active by regularly playing golf and badminton. In 1983 the Tham family decided to move to Canada, and relocated to Richmond, B.C. where he and his wife still live.

In 2010, Michael was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. His son Patrick explains, “It can be very easy to give up, but he has stayed active and engaged.” Michael feels that it is important to be as involved as you can in order to stay healthy and connected, and has therefore been willing to accept services, such as the local Kinsmen Adult Care Centre and Minds in Motion™.

The Tham family reached out to the Alzheimer Society of B.C. just as the services were being expanded in Richmond. They were one of the first families in the region to participate in both First Link® and Minds in Motion™.

Thanks for Walking Richmond - for Michael Tham and the more than 70,000 individuals and families in B.C. who are living with dementia.

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Want to Start a Walk in your community?

Contact Angie Kok
Provincial Coordinator
Phone: 604-742-4908
Toll-free: 1-800-667-3742
E-mail: akok@alzheimerbc.org
 
 

Thank You to our 2013 Sponsors

The Alzheimer Society of B.C. thanks our sponsors for their generous support. This is not an endorsement.