JOIN THE CAUSE AND WALK WITH US TO HELP END ALZHEIMERS!

Hey! My fiancee Annie and I have decided to register for the Walk to End Alzheimers, and we'd like to invite you to join us for this most noble of causes. If you'd like to join our team, then that's AWESOME! Go to the website and register. If you can't make it, but you'd still like to show your support, then follow the link provided and make a monetary donation toward our team goal of $500. Thank you for your support and generosity! -Frank & Annie

MAKE A DONATION:

http://act.alz.org/site/TR/Walk/PA-DelawareValley?px=8362717&pg=personal&fr_id=3642

EVENT INFO.
2013 Walk to End Alzheimer's - Atlantic City, NJ (5K)
Date: Oct. 20, 2013 | 9:30 am
Location: Kennedy Plaza and Boardwalk Hall
2301 Boardwalk
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
Map
Coordinator: Jaclyn Adkins
Phone: 800.272.3900
Email: Jaclyn.Adkins@alz.org

FURTHER INFO.
Atlantic City Walk to End Alzheimer's:
Registration - Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. If you registered online or offline ahead of time we will have all your information. If not, feel free to print out and complete this REGISTRATION FORM. Don't have a printer? That's okay, we will have blank copies for you at Registration.
Program - Why come early for registration? Because this a great time to visit all our sponsors, grab a bite to eat, pick up your t-shirt, and listen to the great program & live music we have planned for you!
Promise Garden Ceremony - This is a beautiful and inspiring ceremony that occurs immediately before the Walk begins. If you have never been there for the ceremony before it’s a must! See the impact of Alzheimer’s among everyone at the Walk and how it has touched the lives of so many. Don’t forget to pick up a flower after registration so you can take part in the ceremony. You don’t need to memorize the colors as there will be volunteers to guide you, but each color represents a different journey of Alzheimer’s disease.
Blue- I am diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or a form of dementia
Purple- I have lost someone to Alzheimer’s
Yellow- I am a caregiver for someone with Alzheimer’s
Orange- I am an advocate against Alzheimer’s and support the cause
WALK!! - The moment you’ve all been waiting for… the Walk! Take off with your fellow Alzheimer’s Association supporters along the Walk Route. Not up for the walk? That’s okay… stay back and enjoy the music, the sights, and cheer on the crowd!
Doggies are welcome! Please bring your four-legged friend along for the day.
Walk Route - We are currently updating our Walk Route for 2013, stay tuned!


In-Kind Needs
The goal of the Walk to End Alzheimer’s is to maximize funding that supports vital research, and local programs and services. In order to do so we underwrite Walk expenses through both cash and in-kind donations. Year after year many donations are made to each Walk that help ensure our expenditures are kept at a minimum. Please contact Keely Boyle at 800-272-3900 or keely.boyle@alz.org if you are interested in supporting the Walk to End Alzheimer's with an in-kind donation. Thank you for your support!

We're walking to help reclaim the future for millions. By participating in the Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer's, we're committed to raising awareness and funds for Alzheimer research, care and support.

Why?

Currently, more than 5 million Americans have Alzheimer's and that number is expected to grow to as many as 16 million by 2050. Our future is at risk unless we can find a way to change the course of this disease.

We need YOU! 
We're need your support to do my part! Please make a donation to help the Alzheimer's Association advance research into prevention, treatments and a cure for Alzheimer's. For the millions already affected by the disease, the Association offers care, education, support and resources in communities nationwide.

Thank you for joining our movement!

The end of Alzheimer's disease starts here.

HAPPY BROTHER'S WEEK, BRO!

 Being that this week is "Brother's Week", I just wanted to say that I'm extremely thankful for my brother, Matthew Keith Williams, and acknowledge him as the best brother in the world!

 Recently, I had knee surgery. Since then, I have been struggling to do the most basic of tasks, including walking around the house. I am still recovering and not back to full strength by any means. In any case, I arrived home yesterday from a professional development workshop, and what do ya know, he's outside my house cutting my lawn! My grass was knee high, and my brother was on a safari to get the job done! Last night, he made dinner and invited me to join him and his wife for grilled burgers, hot dogs, and chicken. How awesome is this guy?!

 Of course, these things don't make him the best brother in the world. They are simply acts of kindness. However, his heart of gold and innate ability to always be there for me does make him THE BEST! Cheers to my brother and best friend! Love ya bro!

CHRISTMAS IN JULY!

THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS THAT SUPPORTED OUR KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN AND HELPED US RAISE $50,000 TO COMPLETE OUR MERRY MOVIE, I Am Santa Claus! www.iamsantaclausmovie.com

I AM SANTA CLAUS!

SEASONS GREETINGS! If you have ever wanted to be a backer of a successful Kickstarter campaign, then here is your opportunity! Donate $25 to our merry movie, I Am Santa Claus! www.iamsantaclausmovie.com

ANNIE, WILL YOU MARRY ME?

 True love is not dying for someone... It's living for them. I found true love. Annie 

Raczko is the love of my life. She's a special girl, so I decided to make her "golden 

birthday" very special by giving her the most special gift a man can give a woman: 

forever.


 Most people don't know what a "golden birthday" is, and I sure as hell didn't. Mine 

would have been when I turned 5. A birthday on which the day matches the age 

that you are turning amounts to nothing more than any other birthday to most 

people. Then again, Annie Raczko is not most people. Annie is special. She turned 

27 on June 27, 2013, so we took the bus in to New York City for a special day of 

birthday fun. We went to Azalea's Restaurant, a fancy restaurant in Manhattan. 

Following that, we walked around and took some beautiful pics of the city; places 

at which we had visited and made memories. Then, we went down to the Empire 

State Building. She didn't know what she was in for and the gift awaiting her. In 

almost 2 years of dating, our parents had never met. However, today was not any 

other day. Today was a special day. Once I told my parents and her parents, 

nothing was going to keep them from being apart of this moment. Our parents 

were waiting patiently on the 86th floor of the Empire State Building, along with 

my brother (Matt) and sister-in-law (Maureen), to greet us upon arrival. We took 

the elevator up and then bravely decided to walk the remaining 6 floors between 

80-86. We arrived on the 86th floor and quickly texted the rents to let them know 

that the time had arrived. We walked out the doors to the outside deck of the 

observatory. Man, it was a sight to be seen! The city skyline was beautiful from the 

top of the Empire State Building. As we came down the ramp, she was baffled and 

speechless (she's never speechless) to see our two families standing there, waiting 

for us, as per the norm. We walked over to them, said hellos, and she was 

showered with happy birthdays. Little did she know, she was in for a bigger 

surprise, because the best part was yet to come. I gave her a birthday card, which I 

had concealed from her all day. She opened it promptly and began to read it. As 

she did, I got the ring out of my camera bag. It looked as though I was just getting 

my camera out to capture some great moments of our families meeting for the 

first time. I like to take pictures! However, this time, others could take pictures, 

because I had a greater task. I only needed to capture this moment in my mind for 

it to last forever. She finished reading the card, which read, "YOU ROCK MY 

WORLD! HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I LOVE YOU! ANNIE, WILL YOU MARRY ME? LOVE, 

FRANK". Her eyes teared up and then fell upon me as I rested down upon one knee 

with a shiny ring exposed in a little black box. Her smile could light the darkest 

night. I proposed. She said, "YES!" Now, we are engaged! The rest is history, and 

the best is yet to come!


 I'd like to send out a special thank you to our parents and siblings for helping to 

make it a super special night, and for supporting our NJ road trip relationship 

every mile-marker of the way! True love united a girl from North Jersey and a boy 

from South Jersey, and we are so thankful to Dylan and Lisa Warner for inviting us 

to share in their wedding day, because otherwise we would have never found each 

other. We met and had our first dance at a wedding... How cool is that?!

 Annie Raczko, you are the love of my life. You are my one true love. From here to 

eternity, we will walk hand in hand, as one. Two people living with one purpose. 

Two hearts beating with one love. You light up my life and I will follow you into the 

dark.


I LOVE YOU, ANNIE RACZKO! A & F! ♥

THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS!

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTlrSYbCbHE&list=PLE5F94C56759B515D&index=1

CARPE DIEM!

 

 

"For yesterday is but a dream

And tomorrow is only a vision;

And today well-lived, makes

Yesterday a dream of happiness

And every tomorrow a vision of hope.

Look well therefore to this day!"

 

-Kalidasa