Kessler Estates' community bingo night was the first large fundraiser they've organized to support the Alzheimer's Association.
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - A local senior living facility raised money to fight a disease that impacts many of their residents.
More than 50 people registered to play, and local businesses chipped in to donate prizes.
Kessler Estates' community bingo night was the first large fundraiser they've organized to support the Alzheimer's Association. Proceeds from ticket and raffle sales will be donated to Lima's annual Walk to End Alzheimer's. More than 50 people registered to play, and local businesses chipped in to donate prizes. The cause hits very close to home for staff, who see the effects of the disease every day.
Lima's Walk to End Alzheimer's will be held at 10 a.m. on September 21st.
"We have a dementia/memory care unit, and we have a lot of patients that suffer from Alzheimer's. It is very serious. You just have to take time and patience with them because everything that they're thinking in their mind and that they're saying, or the way that they're acting is exactly how they feel. So we just have to accommodate that in the best way that we can," said Amy Howard, the community resource director at Kessler Estates.
Lima's Walk to End Alzheimer's will be held at 10 a.m. on September 21st.
