#IGWalkforAlz Team Minds in Motion
Jennifer Barta, the Alzheimer Society of York Region’s (AS York) Active Living Coordinator, is creating a sense of community.
Creating community: #IGWalkforAlz Team Minds in Motion
Jennifer Barta, the Alzheimer Society of York Region’s (AS York) Active Living Coordinator, is creating a sense of community.
Barta facilitates the online and in-person Minds in Motion program for people living with the early stage of dementia and their care partners. Participants meet weekly for cognitive activities and gentle activities and is one of the few programs where care partners and people living with dementia can do things together. But Barta is also creating community through the upcoming IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer’s. Team Minds in Motion, which as surpassed its $3,000 fundraising goal, includes participants from the Minds in Motion community as well as family, friends and neighbours.
“Dementia is the fastest growing healthcare issue of our time and more and more people in our community are impacted,” Barta said. “Participating in the walk is so important as it creates a beautiful sense of community, offers support while increasing awareness and funds to meet the increasing demand for (AS York) services.” All money raised in York Region stays in York Region to provide programs and services to the more than 17,000 people living with this fatal disease and their care partners. Barta created a team this year to honour her grandmother who lived with #alzheimersdisease and “to enhance a sense of community/connection in York Region.”
For the second year in a row, she will also be leading the warm-up before the May 25 walk at Lake Wilcox Park in Richmond Hill. “I am so excited to get the participates hyped up and moving before the walk.” Her team, she said, are excited to meet each other in person and enjoy the event and activities planned for the morning.
With her team’s fundraising goal already met, she shares her secret: “My secret to fundraising is sharing my passion and enthusiasm about such a great cause with everyone I meet.”
Donate to Team Minds in Motion at bit.ly/MindsinMotion24
There is still time to join the #IGWalkforAlz. Learn more: bit.ly/IGWalkYR2024