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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
09.07.2010
Contact:
Lindsay Puthoff
Buckaroo Marketing | New Media
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Buckaroo Takes a Walk Down Memory Lane
[INDIANAPOLIS, IN - September 7, 2010] - Walk for the memories. Walk for your first birthday party, first date, first love, first child, wedding day and more. Walk for every memory you don’t want you or a loved one to lose. Walk for the memories.
On October 17, 2010 Buckaroo Marketing | New Media will join more than 200,000 participants nationwide in the Indianapolis Memory Walk to end Alzheimer’s Disease.
Alzheimer’s Association of Greater Indiana Memory Walk
Where: Michael Carroll Stadium at IUPUI, Downtown Indianapolis, 1001 W. New York St., Indianapolis, IN
When: Sunday, October 17, 2010. Registration at 12:30 pm. Walk begins at 1:30 pm
Length: 1 Mile & 5K Routes available along the canal
Contact: Call Cathy Boyer at 800.272.3900 or visit www.alz.org/indiana.
Approximately 120,000 Hoosiers and 5.3 million Americans nationwide are stricken with Alzheimer’s Disease, making it the 7th leading cause of death in America.
In 2009, the walk raised $1.2 million. This year’s walk strives to boost funding to $1.3 million toward the cause. The Memory Walk is the nation's largest Alzheimer’s awareness event. Since 1989, it has raised more than $300 million for the cause. The Greater Indiana Chapter will host 12 walks in 2010 while walks are held in nearly 600 locations nationwide.
“Having a family member with the disease, I have witnessed its’ devastating effects firsthand,” Deborah Daily said, CEO of Buckaroo. “I walk for the memories of my father-in-law.”
The walk includes: a scenic stroll along the canal; wheelchair/stroller accessibility; entertainment; refreshments; activities for kids and kids-at-heart; remembrance areas; and displays from sponsors and community organizations.
There are no registration fees but, participants are encouraged to raise money. Those who raise $100 or more will receive a free 2010 Memory Walk T-shirt.
Can’t make it to the event? You can still do your part through corporate sponsorship and donations such as “Forget-Me-Not” paper flowers. Take them to work, a place of worship, or even the local drugstore, and ask that individuals fill out a paper flower to make a donation and remember an individual touched by Alzheimer’s Disease.
About the Alzheimer’s Association
The Alzheimer's Association is the leading, global voluntary health organization in Alzheimer care and support, and the largest private, nonprofit funder of Alzheimer research. Their vision is a world without Alzheimer’s, and since founding in 1980, they have moved toward this goal by advancing research and providing support, information and education to those affected by Alzheimer’s and related dementias.
The Association reaches millions of people affected by Alzheimer’s across the globe through more than 75 local chapters. The Greater Indiana Chapter is located at 50 East 91st Street, Suite 100, Indianapolis, IN 46240. For more information and to join the walk call 317.575.9620 or visit http://www.alz.org/indiana.
About Buckaroo Marketing | New Media
Buckaroo Marketing | New Media is a full service marketing company specializing in helping growing organizations achieve their marketing communications and revenue goals. Buckaroo uses a proprietary process to learn the relevant facts about you, your audience, your goals, and your strengths and weaknesses. From there, we can provide a number of options that will meet your needs, allowing you to determine how you want to move forward.
Founded in 1999, Buckaroo provides comprehensive marketing, advertising, website, email marketing and custom database-related services to companies that desire planned, strategic growth, helping clients to be visible. get noticed™! Buckaroo’s services have facilitated growth for clients within both the profit and nonprofit sectors.
Buckaroo is located at 7987 Wolford Court, Suite 200 in Fishers, IN and can be reached by telephone at 317.845.0830, by email at info@gobuckaroo.com or via the Internet at www.gobuckaroo.com.
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