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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(New Sewickley Township, PA) The Alzheimer’s Association is encouraging residents of both Beaver County and Butler County to walk in the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s – Beaver/Butler at Green Valley Park in New Sewickley Township on Saturday, October 11th. 11 a.m. that day is when the opening ceremony for this event begins for a walk to support the cause of stopping Alzheimer’s disease, which is a leading cause of death in the United States. The Promise Garden ceremony, where participants will carry various colors of flowers with each representing their personal connection to Alzheimer’s disease, will also be held during this event. You can register and receive the latest updates on this event by going online to visitalz.org/gpawalk. In Pennsylvania, over 282,000 people are living with Alzheimer’s disease and over 465,000 caregivers are providing help to them with that disease and other dementias. Over seven million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease and almost twelve million caregivers are providing help to them.