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Each year, a new team participates in the Ascent for Alzheimer’s fundraising event, a hike on Mt. Kilimanjaro that symbolically represents the mountainous struggle that people living with Alzheimer’s disease, their caregivers and family face every single day.
This year, on Oct. 2, 2011, demonstrating that support for the fight against Alzheimer’s disease transcends borders 18 Ascent alumni and 10 supporters, not including volunteers and staff, hiked the Grouse Grind at the same time this year’s 2011 Ascent team was on Mt. Kilimanjaro. The Society raised over $8,000 at the event.
Not only did the local weather co-operate that day, the Society surpassed the goal of 25 participants, and additional people registered on the spot. Feedback was extremely positive all around! There is already interest in possibly making this an annual event.
Left to right: Allan O’ Meara, Alana O’Connell, Laurie McAvoy - 2010 Ascent for Alzheimer’s Team
For more information, visit the Ascent for Alzheimer’s section of our website or contact Angie Kok, Provincial Events Coordinator at akok@alzheimerbc.org.
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