GLEN JOSEPHSON is participating in the 2017 Boston Marathon as part of the RUN to End Alzheimer’s team for the Alzheimer’s Association®, MA/NH Chapter.
Published in the March 28, 2017 edition.
WAKEFIELD — Glen Josephson of Wakefield is participating in the 2017 Boston Marathon as part of the RUN to End Alzheimer’s team for the Alzheimer’s Association®, MA/NH Chapter. Josephson will join other team members as they run 26.2 miles to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s on April 17.
Josephson returns for his third year as a charity runner for the Alzheimer’s Association. He joined the team in honor of his father who battled the disease for over eight years.
“I am also running for my family and friends who continue on as caregivers of a loved one coping with this disease,” said Josephson.
So far this year Josephson has raised over $2,000 to support Alzheimer’s care, support and research.
As part of the John Hancock Charity Program, the RUN to End Alzheimer’s team will hit the roads from Hopkinton to Boston with the 30,000 registered runners. In 2016, the Boston Marathon RUN to End Alzheimer’s team raised over $520,000 for the Alzheimer’s Association.
“The race is on to find treatment and a cure for the five million Americans living with Alzheimer’s,” said Jim Wessler, President and CEO of the Alzheimer’s Association, MA/NH Chapter. “We thank Glen and the RUN to End Alzheimer’s team for their inspiring dedication. Thanks to their tremendous fundraising and awareness efforts, we can continue to provide support to those impacted by the disease while funding critical Alzheimer’s research.”
About the Alzheimer’s Association:
The Alzheimer’s Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s research, care and support. Its mission is to eliminate Alzheimer’s disease through the advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and support for all affected; and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health. Our vision is a world without Alzheimer’s. Visit alz.org/manh or call 1-800-272-3900.
