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RAISING FUNDS FOR ALZHEIMER’S JOIN THE CAUSE | BY BARBARA BIRENBAUM
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he largest fundraiser for Alzheimer’s San Diego, a local nonprofit organization, will be held this month. Walk4ALZ 2021 is Saturday, October 16. It is completely free to register and is a family-friendly and dog-friendly event with a beautiful 2.75 mile route around Balboa Park. It is the only walk where every dollar stays in San Diego County to support people
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living with dementia, their caregivers, and research to find a cure.” L’CHAIM spoke with two passionate walk team leaders who enthusiastically shared the stories of their engagement with Alzheimer’s San Diego and the folks for whom they walk. Herb Liberman has been an active member of the organization since he moved to San Diego four years ago. His parents
had been living in Florida where his father was the primary caregiver for his mother. Connecting across the country with calls several times a week and periodic visits, Herb recognized the strain this responsibility was taking on his father, primarily exhaustion and depression and that’s when he became involved in the Northern California Alzheimer’s Association. He needed and then
