WHAT:
More than 1,200 participants will join Cherokee Nation officials and other community leaders to support a cure for Alzheimer’s
WHEN:
Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024
9 a.m. ceremony precedes walk
WHERE:
Dream Keepers Park
1875 S. Boulder Ave.
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74119
WHO:
Cherokee Nation and Cherokee Nation Businesses leadership
Alzheimer's Association Oklahoma Chapter leadership
Local, state and community leaders
TULSA, Okla. — Representatives of Cherokee Nation and its businesses will join community members in a Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Saturday, raising funds and awareness to find a cure for the disease.
More than 67,000 Oklahomans are living with Alzheimer's disease and more than 135,000 friends and family members provide unpaid care for their loved ones each year, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. More than 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s, while more than 11.5 million people provide unpaid care.
The Alzheimer’s Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer's care, support and research. Through its vision of a world without Alzheimer’s, the nonprofit organization aims to eliminate the disease through the advancement of research, to provide and enhance care and support for all affected, and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health. For more information on the walk, visit alz.org/oklahoma.