News and Notes
October, 2008
Charles
Fazzino Commemorates the Alzheimer's Association's
20th Anniversary Memory Walk Poster
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Commemorative Memory Walk Scarf by Echo Design
Will Use Fazzino's Artwork
Memory
Walk is the Nation's Largest Event to Raise Awareness
& Funds for Alzheimer Care, Support, and Research
Charles Fazzino has been commissioned to create the official
poster to
commemorate the 20th Annual Memory Walk sponsored by the
Alzheimer's
Association, New York Chapter. The official artwork will also be reproduced
on a scarf created be Echo Design commemorating the milestone event.
Become a Walker - Earn Fazzino Posters and Scarves!
You can earn the Fazzino posters and scarves by becoming
a
walker in the October 26th event. The two-mile walk is expected to raise
$1.25 million and will take place on Sunday, October 26th in
Manhattan's Riverside Park. Nationwide, there are more than 5.2 million
Americans with Alzheimer's disease - 500,000 under the age of 60. By teaming
up
with the Alzheimer's Associatin, people of all ages can walk witha purpose
-
to help make this a world without Alzheimer's disease.
To register, start a team, or donate, visit
www.alznyc.org/memorywalk
or call the Memory Walk Hotline at 646-744-2997.
Purchase
the Fazzino Poster to Benefit
the Alzheimer's Association!
Email us at dddgallery@aol.com
If you can't walk but would still like to purchase the poster
to benefit the Alzheimer's Association.
Lou-Ellen Barkan, President & CEO of the Alzheimer's Association,
New
York City Chapter said, "We are so pleased to have world renowned
Charles Fazzino as the official artist for our 20th annual Memory Walk.
We are confident that the sale of his beautifully designed posters and
scarves will not only help us raise funds, but will also serve as a
powerful reminder to New Yorkers that we must work together to sustain
the comunity as the epidemic of Alzheimer's grows."
"I am honored to have been asked by ALZNYC to commemorate
this
event. Alzheimer's has affected so many people that I know, including
my own family," said Charles Fazzino. "It's an insidious disease
that we all
need to work on treating and eradicating. I created the design for
the poster in the round because I see this event as a truly never-ending
walk of compassion and partnership....it will only end when we find a cure."
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