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Sarah Millwood from Summerbank Road's Alzheimers Society fund raising Sky Dive - Can you help
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MyTunstall has offered help local girl Sarah Millwood, from Summerbank Road, to promote her sky dive this month, in her attempt to raise awareness of the Alzheimers Society and also raise money for the cause.
Sarah a care assistant hopes her 10,000ft charity skydive over Shropshire will raise awareness and money for research into dementia.
The 22-year-old, of Summerbank Road, Tunstall, wants to support the charity because she has worked with people with the disease and experienced it in her family.
Sarah, a student at Keele University who works at Lawton Rise care home in Goldenhill, said: "I am hoping to raise at least £500 to help make people more aware of the illness and to help research a cure for it."
The skydive is this month (will get the exact date soon). To help Sarah with donations or sponsorship, email saz_babe@hotmail.co.uk or send her a PM via her My Tunstall profile page.
What is Alzheimer's disease?
Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia, affecting around 417,000 people in the UK. The term 'dementia' is used to describe the symptoms that occur when the brain is affected by specific diseases and conditions.
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Sarah has now completed her
Sarah has now completed her skydive for a dementia charity has more than doubled her fund-raising target.
Sarah Millward, from Summerbank Road, set her self a target of £500 (which she wanted to beat) for the Alzheimer's Society by jumping out of a plane at 10,000ft.
But her efforts raised £1,200, which has now been handed over to the good cause.
The 23-year-old, who is a student at Keele University and works at Lawton Rise care home in Goldenhill, said: "I'm really pleased with how much I raised and would like to thank the companies who helped me with sponsorship."