Watertown Resident to Bike 62 Miles for Alzheimer's Research

WATERTOWN, MA - A Watertown local will bike 62 miles next month to raise money for Alzheimer's research.

Doug Orifice will participate in the Ride to End Alzheimer's, which he first joined in 2013 after losing his grandfather to the disease.

"After giving the eulogy at my Grandfather’s funeral I made the decision to fight back against this disease," Orifice said in a press release. "Because I've seen the seriousness of this disease firsthand, I would like to do my part in making a difference."

Started by the Noonan family 20 years ago under the name Memory Ride, the Ride to End Alzheimer's offers participants a 2-mile, 30-mile, 62-mile or 100-mile route along southern New Hampshire and northeastern Massachusetts. In two decades the event has raised close to $4 million for Alzheimer's research.

"The Alzheimer’s Association is committed to accelerating the progress of treatment, prevention and ultimately a cure for Alzheimer’s disease," Jim Wessler, president and CEO of the Alzheimer’s Association, Massachusetts/New Hampshire Chapter, said in the release. "The Ride to End Alzheimer’s is crucial in helping us fund Alzheimer’s and dementia researchers. It also provides critical support and education to people living with Alzheimer’s and their families throughout Massachusetts and New Hampshire."

The Ride will be held Saturday, June 11; it begins and ends at the Seacoast Science Center in Rye, NH.

Click here for more information about the event, including links to register and donate.

Photo courtesy of the Alzheimer's Association