The sixth annual Alzheimer’s Family Support Walk is coming up Saturday, Feb.24, and it is easy to enter, online or at the event. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. at the Villages Polo Fields. Opening ceremonies begin at 9 a.m.
Walkers can register in advance on line at www.alzheimersfamily.org, or the morning of the event. Children five and under are free, Juniors age six through 12 can enter for $10, and the entry fee for adults in $20.
Planned as a low-impact fun walk, this popular event has become the largest annual fund-raiser for the non-profit Alzheimer’s Family Organization, which serves caregivers for individuals living with Alzheimer’s and dementia in eight west-central Florida counties, including Marion, Lake, and Sumter counties.
For more information about the walk, call 352-616-0170.