Memory Walk raised $123,321 for Central New York Alzheimer's Association

The event attracted 987 walkers.

Peter Chen / The Post-StandardThe Memory Walk sponsored by the Central New York chapter of the Alzheimer's Association attracted 987 walkers this morning. They assembled in Long Branch Park in Geddes.

By Lyndra Vassar

Geddes, NY -- The Memory Walk sponsored by the Central New York chapter of the Alzheimer's Association drew 987 walkers this morning.

The three-mile walk at Longbranch Park in Geddes raised $123,321.

David Lysack of Syraucse, whose father-in-law has Alzheimer's, was impressed by the turnout.

"You see that you are not alone in this thing," he said.

Peter Chen / The Post-StandardBecky Knapp (left), of Syracuse and her friend, Anne Mills, of Rochester, were among those taking part in today's Memory Walk. Knapp's grandmother and Mills' mother suffer from the disease.