Businessman walks the walk
The company recently partnered with the Alzheimer’s Association and will participate in Sunday’s Memory Walk in Los Angeles to help raise money for Alzheimer’s research. In addition to walking the walk, Myers said he plans to set up a booth at the event to offer discounts and free scanning of up to 20 photos for participants.
“We realize there’s an urgency to make sure [Alzheimer’s patients] photos are preserved,” he said.
Myers said he became familiar with the degenerative disease through one of his clients diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. His partner also was affected, as Dazé’s grandparents had Alzheimer’s.
“It’s important to do everything we can so these lives and memories aren’t lost or forgotten,” Myers said.
Alzheimer’s is a disease that attacks the brain and is the most common form of dementia. “Alzheimer’s is not a normal form of aging, it’s a progressive and fatal disease,” according to the Alzheimer’s Association’s website.
The Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk is one of two annual fundraising efforts for the organization. Since 1989, walks in various cities across the country have raised more than $200 million for research into Alzheimer’s, according to the website. Registration for the walk begins at 7 a.m. Saturday at the water court at California Plaza, 251 S. Olive St. in Los Angeles.
For more information, visit the website at www.alz.org.