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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).

New Hartford’s Uno’s Chicago Grill location will host two Dough Raisers for Memory Walk ‘09. Our always industrious Memory Walk teams are taking advantage of this unique program, which donates 20 percent of the bill to our cause!

The Sito’s Angels team will play host to the first event on August 16. On September 1, Team Al & Betty will be the benefiting team.

In order to participate, click the link for the date which you can attend. This will load a printable ticket, which must be presented at the time of payment. At the end of the night, the bills are totaled and the teams will receive their portion of the proceeds. It’s as simple as click, print and eat!

Ticket for the August 16 Dough Raiser

Ticket for the September 1 Dough Raiser

Directions and hours for the New Hartford Uno’s Chicago Grill

This year’s edition of the Sito’s Angels Memorial Golf Tournament dodged the raindrops and the sandtraps on Sunday in support of the Mohawk Valley Memory Walk. They are still counting the money but the tournament organizers say that this year was a terrific success.

The annual golf tournament held by the Darling and Despins families memorializes family matriarch Katie Deep, or Sito as her grandchildren called her. Katie was an avid golfer and the family puts on the tournament to keep her spirit alive and support their Memory Walk team — Sito’s Angels.

Check out the photo gallery from Sunday’s event below!

Sito’s Angels Memorial Golf Tournament

Last evening’s Memory Walk kickoff party in the Mohawk Valley was not just a success. It was the starting point for a three-month march towards our 2009 Memory Walk on September 12.  More than 75 people came to our party, which was presented and hosted by Clare Bridge of Clinton, a Brookdale Senior Living property. Clare Bridge staff and Chapter volunteers grilled hot dogs and hamburgers, while musicians and magicians entertained the crowd. At the end of the night, Chapter staff raffled off Alzheimer’s Association sweatshirts and fleece jackets, a Panera gift card, a certificate for boat docking and a Blackberry Curve, which was donated by AT&T Wireless. Mary Donovan of Clinton won the Blackberry (her picture is in the photo gallery below).

There’s plenty of time between now and September 12 to make an impact in the lives of people with Alzheimer’s disease. If you missed out on the kickoff party, don’t worry! All of the information which was circulated is located on our Memory Walk website.

Special thank yous go out to our Memory Walk committee for their assistance with the event, Clare Bridge of Clinton for hosting and providing the food and AT&T Wireless for their Blackberry donation and providing an Internet connection for our staff.

Mohawk Valley MW Kickoff

Memory Walk is the Alzheimer’s Association’s national event aimed at uniting communities in the fight against Alzheimer’s. Each year, thousands of people around the United States raise millions of dollars and walk in support of the Alzheimer’s Association’s mission.

In advance of this fall’s walks in Central New York, the Chapter will hold kickoff parties to ring in the season. Kickoff parties are fun and educational, welcoming walkers to learn more about Memory Walk and the Alzheimer’s Association’s work and showing walkers how to make the most of their efforts, either as a team or individual walkers. Alzheimer’s Association staff and volunteers are on hand to answer questions and help participants reach their goals.

The first kickoff event took place on June 13 in Watertown. Upcoming events include:

Mohawk Valley: June 24, 5-7 p.m. at Brookdale Clare Bridge of Clinton.
Greater Syracuse: July 15, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the Chapter’s office in Syracuse.
St. Lawrence: July 15, 4-6 p.m. in Canton Park.

Register for Memory Walk or download our online tools at alzcny.org/mw.

More pictures from A Night to Remember are online. We are working to build our online library of photos to share with you. These new images are part of our gallery.

A Night to Remember–Mohawk Valley

Staff and volunteers from the Alzheimer’s Association, Central New York Chapter did exactly that on Saturday, registering walkers at Friendly’s Restaurant in New Hartford in conjunction with the restaurant’s Free Ice Cream Day. Hundreds showed for their free sample and had the chance to learn about Memory Walk.

The Mohawk Valley Memory Walk is September 12 at Masonic Care Community. A team kickoff open house takes place from 5-7 p.m. on June 24 at Brookdale ClareBridge of Clinton.

Click here to see more photos from the event.

The Central New York Chapter has made a few changes to its list of support groups. Among them are:

• The creation of a group in Newport, N.Y. at Kuyahoora Community Outreach
• The cancellation of the Utica-area group at The Pines
• New meeting times for the groups in Cortland and Fayetteville

Visit our website for a complete list of support groups.

Our friends at Applejack Farm Tack and Supply in Dolgeville are holding a “Horse Trail Ride for Charity” on May 16 at the D.A. Field, Lottville Road in Dolgeville. The ride starts at 10 a.m. with a pig roast, chicken BBQ and “Chinese auction” to follow. Paula and Tom Jackson and Shawnee Frisch are organizing the event and splitting the proceeds between the Alzheimer’s Association, Central New York Chapter and Zellweger syndrome research.

Tickets are $12.50 for adults, $8 for children age 5-10 and free for kids under 5. Purchase tickets by calling Applejack Farm Tack and Supply at 315-429-8508.

The trail ride is a third-party event to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association. If you would like to coordinate an event to benefit the Chapter, contact Grant Fletcher, the chapter’s fundraising event planner, by phone or e-mail.

It was truly A Night to Remember!

More than 120 women from the Mohawk Valley attended our inaugural event at the Hotel Utica on April 3. With more than 30 vendors in attendance, from massage therapists to clothing shops to sellers of natural products, our guests received a look at the best the Mohawk Valley has to offer. And we haven’t even talked about the food! Our guests were tempted by pasta, Utica greens, Greek delicacies and desserts from the top restaurants and bakeries in the area.

A Night to Remember was presented by the Hotel Utica and sponsored by Brookdale Senior Living, Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, Joseph Sylvester and Lite 98.7 FM.

Photos of the event inside (more)…