$1 Memory Walk Challenge

Hello out there :)

We are down to a week until the Memory Walk to raise funds for the Alzheimer’s Association. This is their biggest fundraiser of the year!

I am challenging all my family/friends to try to sponsor me/donate $1 this last week to see how much we can get together in time to donate to the walk on Saturday. To date you have helped me raise $171 - with your help on this challenge there is no telling how much we can have by the end of the week by just donating $1! Let’s see what we can do to make a difference this week ;) I will also post this on my online community pages to get the help from my many friends on those too ;) If everyone participates I think we could easily raise $4-500!!!!

You can donate through my personal web page at the following link:

http://memorywalk09.kintera.org/huntsville/inhonorofbettythomley

Or, I have a team page – which you can use to make your donation or even sign up to fundraise/walk with us. It isn’t too late to join us ;) Here is that link:

http://memorywalk09.kintera.org/huntsville/teamrememberwhen

If you’d like to give me cash or a check to turn in, then just let me know. They have designated Thursday the 24th as bank day for us to stop by the office and get the rest of our money turned in to them, but we will be able to turn money in the morning of the walk on the 26th too.

I also still have some bracelets and maybe a few pins left – the bracelets are $1 and the pins are $5. They are both cute!

I have a few extra yard signs if anyone is interested in placing one in their yard to help spread the word – I just need to collect them back up and turn them in after the walk (they are re-using them next year).

Feel free to forward along to others you think may be interested in helping out too!

For those who don’t know, this cause is very close to my heart – my Granny Betty is in the final stage of Alzheimer’s Disease. I am 3 hours away and can’t contribute to her daily care, so this gives me a way to “do” something to try to help. Please remember her, my parents and her caregivers as they provide 24/7 care for her. This is a most terrible illness!!! I didn’t really understand how terrible it was until my granny got it – it is so hard to see her have to go through all of this. She is certainly not easy to care for either. It is hard on everyone involved.

Thanks for your help!!!
Sandy