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Our big day in Utica did not go unnoticed. Take a look at the report on WKTV and the article in the Observer-Dispatch!

Walkers in St. Lawrence County turned out in full force today, raising $31,800. This total bests last year’s tally by more than $4,000. There were more than 175 participants at today’s event in Canton.

Award winners included:

Top fundraising youth: Jonathan Hamilton of Bates Eight Plus, $1,825.

Top fundraising adult: Dale Grant of United Journeys, $2,100.
Top fundraising adult, runner up: Christy Browne, $1,500.

Top fundraising team, friends and family division: Bates Eight Plus,$5,000. Team captain Malcolm “Mac” Bates is pictured with (from left to right) Jennifer Grant, St. Lawrence Memory Walk committee chair; Tricia Bannister, Northern Regional Director for the Alzheimer’s Associatio, Central New York Chapter; and Cathy James, Central New York Chapter CEO.

Top fundraising team, healthcare division: United Journeys, $2,644.

Top fundraising team, corporate division: Community Bank, $1,186.

More than 340 people turned out to the Masonic Care Community today for Memory Walk 2009, raising $42,800 for the Alzheimer’s Association. Not only did we beat the rain, but we topped last year’s total in the Mohawk Valley by more than $10,000! We hope you followed us on Twitter for updates live from Utica. We’ll continue that at each walk this fall!

Pictured at right is the embodiment of Memory Walk. Team Jessie, led by Letha Palcynski, is represented by SIX generations of family members. Among the many feel good moments at today’s Mohawk Valley walk was meeting the team’s namesake, who is Letha’s sister. Jessie, who has Alzheimer’s, walked with her family today.

Award winners were:

Top Youth Fundraiser: Ashley Taylor, Sito’s Angels, $1,000.

Top Adult Fundraiser: Letha Palcynski, Team Jessie, $5,358.
Top Adult Fundraiser, runner-up: Brian Despins, Sito’s Angels, $4,240.

Top Fundraising Team — Family and Friends: Sito’s Angels, $10,212.
Top Fundraising Team — Healthcare-Related: Brookdale Clare Bridge of Clinton, $1,748.
Top Fundraising Team — Corporate: ACS, $2,222.

We will post additional pictures soon and have updates tomorrow from the St. Lawrence Memory Walk in Canton!

We’re about 42 hours away from the kickoff of our first Memory Walk and the excitement is running through the Chapter office. Boxes are packed, prizes have been delivered and the last details are being checked. Stay tuned to this website and our Twitter feed for regular updates from the walk site. We’ll unveil the final total on the blog and Twitter and keep you posted on the details of the day.

And, there’s still time to get involved in any of our Memory Walks. Head to Memory Walk Central and find the walk nearest you!

The Pirates of the Susquehanna’s Island Beach Party on August 15 brought together the Alzheimer’s Association, Central New York Chapter with the Southern Tier chapter of the the official Jimmy Buffet fan club. The event raised $600 to support the Pirates’ Memory Walk team.

At right, Jane Hudreck, the Alzheimer’s Association, Central New York Chapter’s Southern Tier Regional Director accepts a check for the proceeds of the party from Don Winfield, the Pirates’ vice president of community service.

There’s plenty of time to register for the Southern Tier Memory Walk on September 20. Visit our Memory Walk online headquaters to learn more!

We’ve been thanking our friends in the community for helping us distribute our Memory Walk stickers. Look for them up North at: Bolton’s Pharmacy (Watertown), Dano’s Pizzeria (Felt Mills), Kimrose Medicine Shoppe (Ogdensburg), O’Brien’s Restaurant (Clayton), Sergie’s (Canton) and Valley Peetza (Brownville and Clayton).

More locations to look for Memory Walk stickers, this time in the Southern Tier:

Bud’s Place and Fritzy’s in Apalachin, Joe’s Brick Oven Pizzeria in Endicott, Mario’s in Owego, MichaelAngelo’s in Binghamton, the four Nirchi’s locations in Binghamton and Endicott, Papa John’s stores in Binghamton and Owego and the Dugout Sports Bar and Pizzeria. In addition, RealtyUSA and Levene, Gouldin and Thompson are distributing the stickers with their billing and correspondence.

A colossal thank you to our volunteers who took time out of their busy schedules last Thursday to join our Mohawk Valley Memory Walk call-a-thon. For three hours last Thursday, chapter staff and volunteers called friends, colleagues and people who have contacted the chapter for assistance and asked them to join Memory Walk. The end result was 12 new teams for the walk, which takes place on September 12 at the Masonic Care Community.

Thank yous go to Greg Jones, Carrie Moulton, Paulette Nickerson and Dan Percy, who burned the phone lines that morning. Thank yous also go to gold sponsor Northland Communications in Utica for hosting us.

Saturday’s Island Beach Party at Johnson City’s Blind Tiger Pub was a smash. Thanks to the Pirates of the Susquehanna, the Southern Tier chapter of Parrotheads in Paradise, for putting the party on. The Parrotheads are the official national fan club of Jimmy Buffet and a national team sponsor for Memory Walk (Buffet’s father died in 2003 from Alzheimer’s).

The party featured a Jimmy Buffet tribute band, raffles and prizes and a Memory Walk enrollment area. Check out our pictures from the party by clicking the link below.

Parrothead Party-Binghamton

It seems unfair to bring up the subject of pizza during the middle of the day, but we want to thank some people for helping out with Memory Walk.

A couple of weeks ago, we told you to be on the lookout for a special Memory Walk sticker on your pizza boxes. The following pizza shops and restaurants in the Mohawk Valley and Syracuse areas will be distributing our stickers in the coming weeks with their orders…

In the Mohawk Valley: Alberto’s (Utica), Antonella’s (North Utica), Arcuri’s (New Hartford), Capri (Oriskany), Defazio’s (New Hartford), Grande’s (Clinton), ItalianChef (New Hartford), Italian Deli Plus (Marcy), Java Chalet (New Hartford), Mojo’s (Clinton), O’Scugnizzo’s (Washington Mills) and Tony’s (Utica).

In Syracuse: Alessandro’s Pizza (Syracuse), Bianchi’s Pizza Pad (Solvay), Cam’s Pizzeria (Camillus), Checker’s Pizza (Syracuse, D’Agostino’s (Liverpool), DiBello’s Pizza (Syracuse), Dough Boy’s (Baldwinsville), Mark’s Pizzeria (Syracuse and Skaneateles), New York Roast (Syracuse), Pappa Chubb’s (Camillus) and Valentine’s (Skaneateles).