JAMESBURG – Following a fundraising campaign that included a walk through Thompson Park in Jamesburg, Chelsea Senior Living raised more than $32,000 for Alzheimer’s New Jersey.
All 13 of Chelsea’s New Jersey senior living communities held fundraising activities during September and October toward a goal of raising $1,000 each. Those efforts, plus other donations, and a match from Chelsea corporate, brought the total to at least $32,000 – while more donations are still being counted, according to a statement prepared by Chelsea Senior Living.
For the first time, Chelsea Senior Living sponsored its own Alzheimer’s walk, dubbed the “Lace Race,” on Oct. 23. Joanne Prospero, executive director of The Chelsea at Manalapan, spoke tearfully about her mother whom she cared for as the director of the dementia area of another Chelsea community.
“I could see my mother’s decline every day,” she told the approximately 100 participants during opening ceremonies, according to the statement.
“Today I walk in memory of my grandmother Charlotte and all the residents who I have cared for over the years who have enriched my life so much with laughter and joyous memories,” said Raquel Miller, director of the dementia area of the Chelsea at Toms River.
