The morning begins with the poignant Promise Garden ceremony — where walkers will carry flowers of various colors that represent their personal connection to the disease.
WHAT: On Walk day, participants honor those affected by Alzheimer’s and other dementia like Carolyn Davis, living with Alzheimer’s, and Kendrick Doidge, whose father-in-law has Alzheimer’s.
WHEN: Sunday, Dec 7, 2025
Event begins at 2 PM, Ceremony at 3 PM, Walk to immediately follow
WHERE: Community Maritime Park, 301 West Main Street, Pensacola
NEWS: The 2025 Walk to End Alzheimer’s Pensacola Bay Area offers a great opportunity to report various Alzheimer’s-related storylines and the disease’s impact on residents, including:
Carolyn Davis, who is living with Alzheimer’s
Kendrick Doidge, whose father-in-law has Alzheimer’s and Grandma passed from Alzheimer’s
In Florida, over 580,000 people are living with the disease, supported by more than 870,000 unpaid caregivers. In Escambia County, an estimated 6,500 residents over age 65 — or 11.6 percent of the population — are living with Alzheimer’s.
Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s®
The Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s is the world’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and research. Since 1989, the Alzheimer’s Association mobilized millions of Americans in the Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk®; now the Alzheimer’s Association is continuing to lead the way with Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Together, we can end Alzheimer’s.
Alzheimer’s Association®
The Alzheimer’s Association is a worldwide voluntary health organization dedicated to Alzheimer’s care, support and research. Its mission is to lead the way to end Alzheimer’s and all other dementia — by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support. Visit alz.org or call 800.272.3900.
For more information, visit alz.org/PensacolaWalk.
