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For the sake of all our husbands, wives, sisters, brothers, friends and neighbors who struggle with Alzheimer’s every day……….from the bottom of our hearts we ask for your support and your donations to the Alzheimer’s Association.
We are a group of strong willed, adventurous, and altruistic individuals called “the Regulars”. We have officially begun to mount what may very well become the grandest, most physically demanding, and exciting campaign to get the word out, and promote the need for two cures. Our plan is for "the Regulars" to climb 10 mountains in 10 years and by virtue of our efforts, we will raise awareness about Alzheimer's disease & Parkinson's disease and hope to raise the funds needed to research for their cures.
In 2006 we began our epic in France on the highest peak in continental Europe Mont Blanc. Collectively our route around the globe from Mont Blanc to Everest 2015 will be named "A Trail called Hope". Our expeditions will be in honor of the millions of families who have been directly impacted by these diseases, the caregivers who provide services to those affected, and those who diligently battle to find a cure. A victory in reaching these summits is symbolic of overcoming the many challenging milestones in medical research and funding needed to find the cause and a cure for Parkinson's disease & Alzheimer's disease.
2006: Mont Blanc (France,15,771ft)
2007: Cotopaxi / Chimborazo (Ecuador, 20,561ft)
2008: Mount Hood / Shasta (Oregon, 14,162ft)
2009: Aconcagua (Argentina, 22,841ft)
2010: Kilimanjaro (Tanzania, 19,340ft)
2011: McKinley (Alaska, 20,320ft)
2012: Mount Elbrus (Russia, 18,481ft)
2013: Cho Oyu (Nepal / Tibet, 26,906ft)
2014: Vinson Massif (Antarctica, 16,066ft)
2015: Mount Everest (Nepal / Tibet, 29,035ft)
According to the Alzheimer's Association, "an estimated 4.5 million Americans have Alzheimer's disease." Unless a cure is found, "by 2050 the number of individuals with Alzheimer's could range from 11.3 million to 16 million." None of these figures account for people affected in other countries. There is no cure.
Today more than six million people worldwide are living with Parkinson's disease, and 40% of those people are under the age of sixty. Over the course of this year 60,000 new cases will be diagnosed. There is also no cure for Parkinson’s.
The "10 Mountains - 10 Years" (a quest for the cure) project is unique in a number of ways:
• The first time a team has endeavored to support two major high profile organizations like the Alzheimer's Association & Michael J. Fox Foundations - "Team Fox".
• The 10 Mountains - 10 Years (a quest for the cure) project will be the first climbing / awareness / fund raising to span a decade, climb 44-1/2 miles into the sky, endeavor to reach 10 mountain summits in 7 countries, on 6 continents. All in an effort to help conquer 2 diseases.
• The most unique aspect of this plan is that it is a "yearly" opportunity for people, media, corporations, scientists, and governments to revisit the topic of each disease. This project is a look back into the past year to assess the strides made by all of the above. It is also a look ahead to goals being set in research for each coming year.
• Ultimately, the "Trail called Hope" is a story of how a small group of regular people can decide that they can make a difference - great or small - then follow through with their personal promise to make it happen.
In September 2006 a film production company from California will begin filming a documentary which will follow “the Regulars”, and document achievements made in research and care. Essentially it will become a decade long portrait of the universal efforts made in the battle against Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease.
We invite you to follow us, watch us, support the cause, and join us over the course of the next decade.
There is strength in numbers. Together "Regular" people can make a difference.
Sincerely,
Vincent Roland Simone
"the Regulars"
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