Team members are invited to meet at the UT Health San Antonio sponsorship table before the ceremony begins at 8:30am.

The sponsorship table will be near the start line along with all the other sponsors. The Alzheimer’s Association will have plenty of signage and volunteers to direct you to the area. The sponsorship area is small so please do not worry, you will be able to find our table!

If you arrive after 8:30am, meet team members at the start line.

Absolutely!

Available volunteer opportunities include:

Set-up Volunteer: For this volunteer opportunity, you must also be able to be at the walk no later than 6:30am on October 21, 2023 to set-up our table. After set-up is complete you can volunteer for another volunteer opportunity. You will need to be on stand-by at 9:00am to help break down the table.

Meet and Greet Volunteer: Walkers are very interested to learn more about what programs are available to patients and their families and the latest and greatest in dementia research. Meet and Greet Volunteers are needed on stand-by to answer questions and distribute relevant patient care materials about programs and services available at the Biggs Institute from 7:00-8:30am. After 8:30am, you may join the team to walk.

Swag Item Volunteer: We have a few fun Biggs Institute/UT Health San Antonio items to give away to walk day participants. For this volunteer opportunity, you will need to be available from 7:00-8:30am to distribute items, direct walkers to a meet and greet volunteer if they have questions, condense boxes and throw away boxes as they empty. After 8:30am, you may join the team to walk.

If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Amy at saklada@uthscsa.edu with the opportunity you would like to volunteer for and your t-shirt size.

Yes! Family and friends are welcome to join the UT Health San Antonio team. Please have them register for the team through the Alzheimer’s Association-Walk to End Alzheimer’s web page.

Family shirts will be distributed based on availability as we get closer to the walk day. Shirts are only available in adult sizes. Request your shirt and your family shirts on the above form.

Well-behaved dogs are welcome, but must be on a leash at all times.

Strollers are allowed.

The Alzheimer’s Association does not allow skateboards, bicycles, inline skates and wheelie footwear.

The walk is a rain or shine event. However, the walk may be cancelled in cases of severe weather.

In cases of severe weather, the Alzheimer’s Association will place notice of cancellations on their event website.

The walk route is an all ages, all abilities event. The route is 2 miles.

On walk day, you will receive a wristband from the Alzheimer’s Association registration/check-in table. Each registered walker with a wristband will receive a Promise Garden flower. The below colors are available for you to choose based on your connection to the disease.

Blue represents someone with Alzheimer’s or dementia
Purple is for someone who has lost a loved one to the disease.
Yellow represents someone who is currently supporting or caring for someone with Alzheimer’s.
Orange is for everyone who supports the cause and vision of a world without Alzheimer’s.

Every registered participant will receive an Alzheimer’s Association t-shirt after achieving the fundraising minimum of $100. (This is a shirt directly from the Alzheimer’s Association.)

Unless otherwise communicated by the Alzheimer’s Association, t-shirts will be available for pick up on walk day.

For additional questions about Alzheimer’s Association t-shirts, please contact their coordinator: Trevor Baer, 210-822-6449, trbaer@alz.org.

You are welcome to share your marketing materials at our sponsorship table, if you are also available to have a representative available to volunteer from 6:30-9am to inform walk attendees of your program/services. Representatives must be available at 6:30am to complete vendor set-up.

If you are interested in participating, please contact Amy at saklada@uthscsa.edu