Hundreds of supporters, including teen volunteers, gathered Sunday morning inside the Town Center at Boca Raton mall before it opened for the 20th annual fundraising walk for the Louis and Anne Green Memory & Wellness adult day care center.
Anne Green attended as one of the event’s VIPs. Terry Fedele, a longtime board chair of the Caring Hearts Auxiliary, read a city proclamation naming Nov. 8 Louis and Anne Green Memory & Wellness Day.
The center, on Florida Atlantic University’s Boca Raton campus and part of the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, serves about 5,000 patients and visitors a year. Center director Dr. Alice Brumley said care for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease now goes beyond medical treatment. She said social connection is essential for brain health and that social isolation is a risk factor.
Money raised by the walk goes to scholarships that help families access care, Brumley said.
Participants wore event T-shirts and black top hats under the theme “Hats Off to 20 Years.” College of Nursing dean Cameron Duncan and Kristina Gregg, newly named AVP and executive director of The Good Health Network at the Health Care District of Palm Beach County, were among those taking part. Frank Feiler said last year’s walk honored his late wife, Debi Feiler, who chaired the walk in 2022.
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