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CANADIAN INDUSTRY ONLINE - JANUARY 2012
• In 2001 Manulife Financial became the title
sponsor of the Manulife Walk for Memories
• Sponsorship for the Walk comes from
Manulife Financial’s Canadian Division in
Waterloo, with Judy Blasutti managing the
partnership with the Alzheimer Society of
Toronto
• Kathy Lockwood, Senior Vice President,
Human Resources Manulife Financial is an
Alzheimer Society of Toronto Board member
• Of the over 270 Walk volunteers at the 2011
Walk, over 50 were Manulife employees
• Team Manulife, comprised of 62 walkers,
raised $35,755 at the 2011 Walk
• The 2012 Manulife Walk for Memories is
the Alzheimer Society of Toronto’s 22nd annual
Walk
• This year’s goal is to raise $600,000
so the Society can continue to provide
counselling, education and information to
individuals and families in Toronto living with
Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. The
funds raised will also help to provide more
education sessions to raise public awareness
of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias,
continuation of dementia care training courses
for frontline healthcare workers, as well as fund
research to find the cause and cure.
• It is a 45-minute indoor walk through the
underground PATH system in downtown Toronto,
beginning and ending at Brookfield Place
• The unique event attracts over 1,200
spouses, children, grandchildren, caregivers,
friends, and co-workers who walk to honour and
remember those living with Alzheimer’s disease
and other dementias
• This an incredibly collaborative partnership
of time, human resources and funding
• Additional information, including photos,
can be found on the Walk website that can be
accessed from
Quick points: Manulife supports Alzheimer Society
of Toronto’s Walk for Memories
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