Memory Walk 2014
View(s):The 5 km walk in support of the Lanka Alzheimer’s Foundation takes place on September 27. Every year, supporters of the Foundation come together to help create awareness and inform the community that help is available for these families. The Help-line of the Foundation can be reached on tel: 2667080 from Monday through Friday 9 am – 5 p.m.
The Lanka Alzheimer’s Foundation currently provides Day Care on Monday and Wednesday and plans to have a third day soon – Friday! Families can seek respite on these days when volunteers of the Foundation provide love, care and support to those diagnosed with Dementia.
The fun walk will start and finish at the Angsana Garden, Cinnamon Grand, the Foundation’s host sponsor of this annual event for over a decade. Together with Cinnamon Grand are Pet Packaging handing out bottled water for everyone participating in the walk, Elephant House with their hot dogs, drinks and ice cream, Nestle coming in with their health drinks, mobile music provided by Damith Ellaperuma, helium balloons adding colour to the procession courtesy Roshantha, a luxury air-conditioned bus for the elders who would like to join the walk and cannot and the Traffic Police who will escort the procession.
To beat the heat, participants are requested to be at the Cinnamon Grand by 8:15 a.m. for an energising breakfast prior to walking. The route begins at the hotel, along Galle Road turning into Dharmapala Mawatha and onto Duplication Road, all the way to the Bambalapitiya junction. From there, the return journey is along the Galle Road all the way back to the hotel where cold towels and more refreshments await!