Picture a world without Alzheimer’s

July 11, 2022.Reading time 4 minutes.

The dates are set for the 2022 Walk to End Alzheimer’s events across North Carolina this fall! The Alzheimer’s Association invites you to picture a world without Alzheimer’s by registering today and kickstarting your Walk efforts! All registered walkers who raise or self-donate $25+ will earn a free Walk to End Alzheimer’s magnetic photo frame. […]

Mt. Airy Veteran’s Family Rallies the Troops

July 11, 2022.Reading time 12 minutes.

“I’m proud to be the daughter of a dad who in spite of what he had to face in the military — fighting the fires with the jets [during the Korean War] — he’s a hero to me,” proclaims Tammy Wiles of King, North Carolina. James Henry Creasy, aka Papa Creasy, is now 90 years […]

Walk Volunteer Parties Kick Off Across North Carolina

February 22, 2022.Reading time 5 minutes.

Interested in volunteer opportunities to help support the mission of your Alzheimer’s Association here in North Carolina? Consider joining a 2022 Walk to End Alzheimer’s® Planning Committee! Do you have a knack for marketing? Connecting with businesses? Rallying others in your community for the cause? Use your passion to advance mission of the Association. Regardless of your […]

Walk Plans Already Up and Running

February 1, 2022.Reading time 6 minutes.

On behalf of all those we serve, we can’t thank you enough, North Carolina, for your support of Walk to End Alzheimer’s in 2021. Together, we raised over $2.4 million for Alzheimer’s research care and support. The most ever collectively raised across the state! Now with 2021 successfully in the books, we are wasting no […]

Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Charlotte Ranked Among Top 30 Walks Nationwide

January 31, 2022.Reading time 4 minutes.

The Alzheimer’s Association announced that its 2021 Walk to End Alzheimer’s® – Charlotte has been ranked No. 12 in the nation out of the Alzheimer’s Association’s 2021 Top 30 Walks. The Charlotte Walk earned a spot among this ranking for the first time in 2016 and has gotten increasingly more successful since then, including moving […]

Thank You Eastern North Carolina Chapter Walk Sponsors

December 13, 2021.Reading time 3 minutes.

Many thanks for the generous support from our local sponsors of the 2021 Walk To End Alzheimer’s® events! Local sponsors of Walk to End Alzheimer’s have a unique opportunity to impact the success of our event while displaying commitment to the local community. We are grateful for all returning and new sponsors, whose support allows […]

Thank You Western Carolina Chapter Walk Sponsors

December 13, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

Keeping Faith and Fun Through Alzheimer’s Journey

November 1, 2021.Reading time 9 minutes.

“When you are a person of faith, you know and believe that God walks with us,” says Mike Queen of Wilmington, North Carolina. “God is with us in the celebration of life and the heartache of life…our faith didn’t change because of this diagnosis, and it won’t change as we go through it.” Mike Queen’s […]

Father’s Work Ethic Lays the Foundation for Son’s Community Engagement

October 25, 2021.Reading time 11 minutes.

John Wesley Singleton, Sr. worked very hard most of his life. “As long as I can remember he always had two jobs,” adds John Singleton, Jr. of Kernersville, N.C. “He worked for a lock and key company in Philadelphia which is where we are from, and all four of my siblings were born. Like a […]

How to be a Kid at Heart — From a Grandfather to His Granddaughter

October 18, 2021.Reading time 11 minutes.

Jennifer O’Keefe begins remembering her grandfather John fondly as “the best person in the entire world.” Growing up, her parents would work through the summer, so Jennifer was dropped off at her grandparents house every morning to spend the day. “He was just a big kid,” Jennifer laughs remembering those vibrant, loud, and musical summers, […]