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Sigma Kappa at Clemson University top fundraising team for Walk to End Alzheimer's in Anderson

The sorority said it has raised roughly $47,000, so far

Sigma Kappa at Clemson University top fundraising team for Walk to End Alzheimer's in Anderson

The sorority said it has raised roughly $47,000, so far

THEIR MISSION TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE JUST ITS WORLD. ALZHEIMER’S IS RAISING AWARENESS. OUR GUYS ARE REALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT FUNDRAISING, BUT ALONG WITH FUNDRAISING, ALSO RAISING AWARENESS AND GET PEOPLE TO NOTICE ARE NOT ALZHEIMER’S DAY. IT’S A GOOD CAUSE. MEMBERS OF SIGMA KAPPA AT CLEMSON ARE RAISING AWARENESS ALL THE TIME ABOUT A CAUSE CLOSE TO HOME. FOR SOME, WE DON’T WANT ANYONE ELSE TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH SOMETHING LIKE THIS BECAUSE IT’S SUCH AN AWFUL THING TO HAVE TO WATCH SOMEONE YOU’RE SO CLOSE WITH AND THAT YOU’VE GROWN WITH YOUR ENTIRE LIFE JUST. LOSE ALL MEMORY. SUMMER’S DAY GILLIAN FOR SHELLY IS GRANDMOTHER WAS DIAGNOSED WITH ALZHEIMER’S SEVEN YEARS AGO BEFORE COMING CLEMSON. I LEFT AND WHEN I WENT BACK FOR BREAK, I WENT TO GO VISIT HER AND SHE HAD NO IDEA WHO I WAS SHE THOUGHT I WAS A STRANGER. A MEMORY FOR SHELLY AND OTHER MEMBERS OF HER SORORITY SPENT THE DAY ASKING TO WRITE DOWN A MEMORY BIG OR SMALL, THAT THEY DON’T WANT FORGET. ON A BRIGHTLY COLORED STICKY NOTE WHILE IN COLLEGE, WERE AT CLEMSON ESPECIALLY. WE’RE SO LUCKY TO BE HERE AND WE’RE MAKING MEMORIES THAT ARE GOING TO PEOPLE. YOU MAKE THE BEST MEMORIES OF YOUR LIFE IN COLLEGE. SO WE’RE TRYING TO RECONNECT THAT TO THE CLEMSON POPULATION THAT EVEN IF YOU GET ALZHEIMER’S IN THE FUTURE LIKE IT IMPACTS YOU TODAY. THE SORORITY WORKS YEAR ROUND TO RAISE AWARENESS AND MONEY ALZHEIMER’S RESEARCH FACT. IT IS THE TOP FUNDRAISING TEAM IN THE STATE AHEAD OF THE ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION WALK TO END ALZHEIMER’S IN ANDERSON IT’S ENCOURAGING TO ME TO SEE THEIR HEART, FOR THIS CAUSE, BOTH IN THE FUNDS THAT THEY RAISE AND VOLUNTEERS, VOLUNTEERISM. SO FAR, THE SORORITY SAYS THEY’VE RAISED ROUGHLY $47,000 AND IS HOPING TO REACH 70,000 IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. IT JUST FEELS AMAZING TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT A CAUSE LIKE THIS THAT IS WORLD AND THERE’S NO CURE IT. BUT WE’RE HOPING THAT BEING LEADING CAUSE WE CAN HELP EVENTUALLY GET THERE DOING THEIR PART TO RAISE AWARENESS AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN CLEMSON REDDICK WYFF NEWS 4 CLASS AND THERE SEVERAL WALKS TO END ALZHEIMER’S COMING IN OUR AREA. ANDERSON’S WALK IS SATURDAY GREENVILLE’S IS OCTOBER 1ST ASHEVILLE’
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Sigma Kappa at Clemson University top fundraising team for Walk to End Alzheimer's in Anderson

The sorority said it has raised roughly $47,000, so far

Sigma Kappa at Clemson University is the top fundraising team for the Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer's in Anderson, according to the Alzheimer's Association South Carolina Chapter. Beth Sulkowski, vice president of communications for the Alzheimer's Association South Carolina Chapter, said the Sigma Kappa team at Clemson University is also the top fundraising team in the state."It's encouraging to me to see their heart for this cause both in the funds that they raise and their volunteerism," Sulkowski said. Josie Ray, vice president of philanthropic service for Sigma Kappa at Clemson University, said they've raised roughly $47,000, so far. Their goal is $70,000. “It just feels amazing to be able to support a cause like this that is worldwide and there’s no cure for it but we’re hoping that by leading the cause, we can help eventually get there,” said Jillian Visceglia, panhellenic delegate on the Sigma Kappa executive council. On Wednesday, sorority members raised awareness on campus for World Alzheimer's Day. "We've set up a tabling event where we ask people to write down a memory they never want to forget and then stick it to our letters as sort of a visual representation of the little things in life that are taken away once someone gets Alzheimer's disease," Ray said.The Walk to End Alzheimer's in Anderson is Sept. 24 at AnMed Health North Campus. The opening ceremony starts at 9:45 a.m. The walk in Greenville is slated for Oct. 1 at Fluor Field at the West End. The walk in Spartanburg will be Oct. 22 at Barnet Park. To register or donate to the Walk to End Alzheimer's in Anderson, visit their website. You can also donate to the Sigma Kappa team through this link. As of Wednesday evening, the teams fundraising page said nearly $50,000 has been raised.

Sigma Kappa at Clemson University is the top fundraising team for the Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer's in Anderson, according to the Alzheimer's Association South Carolina Chapter.

Beth Sulkowski, vice president of communications for the Alzheimer's Association South Carolina Chapter, said the Sigma Kappa team at Clemson University is also the top fundraising team in the state.

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"It's encouraging to me to see their heart for this cause both in the funds that they raise and their volunteerism," Sulkowski said.

Josie Ray, vice president of philanthropic service for Sigma Kappa at Clemson University, said they've raised roughly $47,000, so far. Their goal is $70,000.

“It just feels amazing to be able to support a cause like this that is worldwide and there’s no cure for it but we’re hoping that by leading the cause, we can help eventually get there,” said Jillian Visceglia, panhellenic delegate on the Sigma Kappa executive council.

On Wednesday, sorority members raised awareness on campus for World Alzheimer's Day.

"We've set up a tabling event where we ask people to write down a memory they never want to forget and then stick it to our letters as sort of a visual representation of the little things in life that are taken away once someone gets Alzheimer's disease," Ray said.

The Walk to End Alzheimer's in Anderson is Sept. 24 at AnMed Health North Campus. The opening ceremony starts at 9:45 a.m. The walk in Greenville is slated for Oct. 1 at Fluor Field at the West End. The walk in Spartanburg will be Oct. 22 at Barnet Park.

To register or donate to the Walk to End Alzheimer's in Anderson, visit their website. You can also donate to the Sigma Kappa team through this link. As of Wednesday evening, the teams fundraising page said nearly $50,000 has been raised.