Aegis to host fundraising event

On July 10, Aegis of Redmond and the Aegis Living Corporation are teaming up to host a special fundraising event to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association.

On July 10, Aegis of Redmond and the Aegis Living Corporation are teaming up to host a special fundraising event to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association.

A free car wash will have Aegis Living staff members washing vehicles while barbecued hot dogs and sodas are served. A minimum $10 donation to the Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk is suggested. Raffle tickets will also be sold, for prizes including a cruise and a trip to Hawaii, awarded by the Alzheimer’s Association.

The car wash and barbecue fundraiser will take place from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday, July 10 at Aegis Living Corporate Office, 17602 NE Union Hill Road; (425) 861-9993 or (425) 883-4000.

Entrance into Aegis Living from Eastbound 520, or heading east from downtown Redmond, is on the southwest side of the building on Avondale Road Northeast.

Entrance into Aegis Living from Union Hill Road is on the south side of the building, just east of the 520/Avondale Road/Union Hill Road intersection.

People, signs and balloons will highlight each entrance.

Every 72 seconds someone in America develops Alzheimer’s Disease, according to U.S. data. Aegis Living cares for more than 2,200 residents and over 700 of its residents, as well as their family and friends, live with this disease.