Stock photo courtesy of the Alzheimer Society of B.C. / Facebook

By Liam Verster

New Walk Chair Needed

Alzheimer’s Society seeking volunteers to help organize Vernon event

Nov 6, 2024 | 2:05 PM

The Alzheimer Society of B.C. will be hosting its annual walk fundraisers again next spring, and is seeking volunteers to help organize the event in Vernon.

The IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer’s in Vernon is planned for May 25, 2025, and the society is in need of a new Walk Chair to oversee organizing the event, working alongside staff and volunteers, and engage with the community to promote the event.

The previous local Walk Chair was Andrea Campbell, one of the Alzheimer Society of B.C.’s Support and Education Coordinators, who organized the local event for the past six years.

The Society stated Campbell’s involvement allowed for unique and vibrant events that recognize the honourees to be held in Vernon.

“Our committee likes to create themes that celebrate the people we’re honouring,” Campbell said.

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“This year, the honouree was a teacher who has always loved bright colours. Participants dressed in tie-dye, we blew bubbles and made all our decorations colourful. It was so much fun!”

The Walk for Alzheimer’s is the Society’s largest fundraiser of the year, and raises money to support programs, services and research, while also sending a message of inclusion and hope to the roughly 85,000 British Columbians living with Alzheimer’s and dementia and the people that support them.

Anyone interested in taking on the role of Walk Chair can contact the Alzheimer Society of B.C.’s Nick Dunn at 604-742-4908, or at ndunn@alzheimerbc.org.