Local Man Joins Alzheimer’s Boston Marathon Team

From the Alzheimer's Association: Ken Read-Brown of Hingham 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. Read-Brown will join other team members as they run 26.2 miles to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s on April 17.

Ken joined the team to honor the memory of his mother Helen who passed away after her battle with Alzheimer's in 2012. “I’ve run the Boston Marathon in her memory for the Alzheimer’s Association every year since then. And I run it to honor the many others I’ve known who have had Alzheimer’s,” Read-Brown added. He has raised over $5,000 in donations for the RUN to End Alzheimer’s team for 2017.

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 Ken 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. Our 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 800.272.3900.

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