SUNRISE OF SANDY’S CAR SHOW AND CARNIVAL CHARITY FOR THE ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION

Sandy, Utah. – Sunrise Assisted living of Sandy is hosting its second annual Classic Car Show and Carnival Charity for the Alzheimer’s Association on June7th from 5:00 to 8:00pm. This fundraiser will benefit the Alzheimer's Association’s walk to end Alzheimer’s in September and continue to support our local chapter. Sandy City Mayor Tom Dolan is supporting this event and will be presenting the Outstanding Citizen Award to two Sunrise of Sandy residents.

“We would like this event to support the community to increase awareness regarding citizen education, services and resources in senior care.” said Wade Vest, Executive Director of Sunrise Assisted Living of Sandy.

We will have a collection of classic cars, face painting, a petting zoo, cotton candy, balloon sculpture, a photo opportunity, and a silent auction at this event. The Alzheimer’s Association will bring brain fitness games and resources. Sunrise is excited to educate and highlight such an important community issue in a fun way. 

Don Hooper, Development Director for the Alzheimer's Association said, Alzheimer's Disease is increasing at an alarming rate, it has been projected that by 2025, 50% of all seniors in Utah will have Alzheimer's disease. Let's do all we can to stop this disease by raising the needed funds for support, care and research!”.               

2014 Alzheimer’s disease Facts and Figures from the Alzheimer Association:

• One in three seniors dies with Alzheimer’s or another dementia.
• Our-of-pocket expenses for long-distance caregivers are nearly twice as much as local caregivers.
• In 2012 12.4 Million Caregivers provided an estimated 17.5 billion hours of unpaid care, valued at more than $216 billion.
• Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth-leading cause of death.

Local companies are supporting this event by sponsoring cars, and donating gift baskets, and prizes. The public is invited to drop off new items/baskets for the silent auction to support this worthy cause.

Sunrise Senior Living, a McLean, Va.-based company, employs approximately 31,600 people. As of September 30, 2012, Sunrise operated 303 communities located in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, with a unit capacity of approximately 29,400 units. Sunrise offers a full range of personalized senior living services, including independent living, assisted living, care for individuals with Alzheimer's and other forms of memory loss, as well as nursing and rehabilitative services. Sunrise's senior living services are delivered by staff trained to encourage the independence, preserve the dignity, enable freedom of choice and protect the privacy of residents. To learn more about Sunrise, please visit http://www.sunrisesandy.com