Alzheimer’s events this month

The Alzheimer’s Association’s Memory Walk 2007 is set for Saturday at Boardman Township Park and for Sept. 29 at Perkins Park in Warren.

Registration for both begins at 8 p.m. the day of the event, with the walk to commence at 9. To start a team or make a donation, contact the Alzheimer’s Association at 1-(800)-272-3900 or visit www.alz.org/akroncantonyoungstown.

The Memory Walk, nationally presented by Genworth Financial, is the nation’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer care, support and research. In 2007 it is estimated that there are more than five million people in the United States living with the disease.