COUNCIL BLUFFS, October 9, 2025 – On Saturday, Oct. 4, over 400 Council Bluffs residents participated in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s at Iowa Western Community College. Walkers helped raise over $12,000 so far to fund the care, support and research programs of the Alzheimer’s Association. Fundraising continues through the end of the year, so there is still time to donate at alz.org/walk.  This year’s Top Team is Team EJ (Edward Jones) REG290, led by Top Walker Ross Jensen, and they raised over $4,700. Jensen walks in memory of his mother and aunt who passed from the disease.

The other top teams and walkers are:

·       Team Jessie’s Team Scuba Steve, led by Team Captain Jessica Duncan, raised over $2,300 in memory of Duncan’s father who passed from dementia.

·       Team Moore for the Cure, led by Top Walker Rev. Richard Moore, raised over $2,100 in memory of family and friends affected by the disease.

·       Team Primrose Kenealy, led by Team Captain Stephanie Kenealy, raised over $2,000.

All top teams and walkers can be found at alz.org/walk.

Over 7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease – a leading cause of death in the United States. Additionally, nearly 12 million family members and friends provide care to people living with Alzheimer’s and other dementias. In Iowa, there are more than 62,000 people living with the disease and 80,000 caregivers.

The Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s is the world’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and research.  Since 1989, the Alzheimer’s Association mobilized millions of Americans in the Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk^®; now the Alzheimer’s Association is continuing to lead the way with Walk to End Alzheimer’s