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Villages of Five Points residents support Alzheimer’s research
Walkers begin a 2-mile trek around the Villages of Five Points trail Sept. 26 as they walk to raise money for Alzheimer’s research.
October 6, 2020
Two teams of walkers based at the Villages of Five Points in Lewes participated Sept. 26 in a Walk to End Alzheimer’s around the community’s 2-mile trail. The A Team, in memory of Jerry Panico, was coordinated by Dina Viscount, who said with the help of her late father, John Panico, she has raised $100,000 since 2010. Team Mamamia’s Smile, in memory of Mary Fusca, is coordinated by Chris Shelton. “Mother was always vibrant and happy. She always had a smile. This terrible, terrible disease devastated the entire family,” Shelton said. Her mother passed away in 2015.
Event coordinator Hilda Adams has an armful of purple balloons to hand out to participants taking part in a Sept. 26 Walk to End Alzheimer’s at the Villages of Five Points.
Chris Shelton, of Team Mamamia’s Smile, shows a photograph of her mother, Mary Fusca, who passed away from the disease in 2015.
Masked walkers are fighting for the first survivor of Alzheimer’s disease, which affects 5 million Americans.
Family and friends making up Team Mamamia’s Smile prepare to walk in memory of Mary Fusca.
The A Team from the Villages of Five Points walks in memory of Jerry Panico.
