As Rides4ALZ 2025 approaches this summer, we want to share some thoughts from past participants about the reasons we ride. Some people take part in this event in honor of their loved ones who live with Alzheimer’s disease or other types of dementia, and others ride in honor of loved ones they’ve lost to the disease. Regardless, they all come together for this ride and the money raised goes to helping people and families affected by memory loss throughout San Diego County.
Rider Reflections
“We all love to ride so we can get together and we can support a cause. Even if maybe it’s not for us, it could be for one of our brothers or sisters in the motorcycle community.”
“Alzheimer’s has affected so many people in San Diego and beyond. We’re here to give awareness and celebrate the riders who helped out the Alzheimer’s San Diego cause.”
“My mother-in-law… was a bubbly, vivacious, very active woman. When she was 49 she started showing signs of Alzheimer’s. She passed away at 60, she had the early onset Alzheimer’s. She was a wonderful woman, I miss her very, very much and this is why I do this, this is why I ride.”
“My dad and oldest brother have Alzheimer’s, so it’s very personal it’s a devastating disease. Not only for the people, but for the family. It’s very personal to me and I outreach my friends through my Facebook page, through our group, our chapter’s Facebook page. Just talking to people in general… it’s personal, you want to get involved and either donating money or the awareness or being part of [Rides4ALZ].”
“Today is for hope for humanity, friends, family… people in general… Alzheimer’s is a horrible disease.”
“I lost my stepdad to Alzheimer’s years ago and it was a very difficult time. He was more than a stepfather he was like my dad, walked me down the aisle when I got married and was always there for me. Treated me as nice, if not better than his own children and it was a very difficult time. He turned into a completely different person and at the time we didn’t have any tools to learn how to communicate properly or to deal with my own feelings of him not knowing who I was, and so that’s why I’m involved. That’s why I did the ride… I’ll do it again from here on out.”
Register yourself and/or your team for Rides4ALZ 2025 now! If you’re not a rider, you may also join us at the Rides after party at AleSmith Brewing Company. Can’t wait to see you on June 28th, 2025!
RECOMMENDED: HOW TO: Register for Rides4ALZ
Updated on May 29th, 2025
