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Forum Group thanks Udaipurites for making Purple Run such a grand event

Forum Purple Run is India’s first-ever run organized by Forum group with a motive of creating awareness about Alzheimer’s disease. This run is held to create a sense of consciousness, sympathy, and poise towards this disease. The main aim behind the run is to raise create awareness about Alzheimer’s disease so that people can identify the disease at the correct time and procure the necessary treatment.

This year, Forum Purple Run was organized on 15 September’19 across 8 Malls situated in 6 Major Cities. Below mentioned is the list of the malls, which organized Forum Purple Run:

  • Forum Mall Koramangala, Bangalore
  • Forum Neighbourhood Mall, Bangalore
  • Forum Shantiniketan, Bengaluru
  • Forum Vijaya Mall, Chennai
  • Forum Fiza Mall, Mangalore
  • Forum Sujana Mall, Hyderabad
  • Forum Centre City, Mysore
  • Forum Celebration Mall, Udaipur

Unprecedented enthusiasm was seen among the Udaipurites towards this run. Around 1300 people participated including people aged 6 to 70. Each one of them participated with great enthusiasm. The run commenced at 6:00 am from flag off, which started from the Celebration Mall and finished again at the Celebration Mall via RK Circle, Shobhagpura Circle, 100 Feet Road.

Winners:

  • In 10 km:

Under Men’s category – First position was bagged by Rajendra Vyas, second by Pannalal Kharadi, and third by Rambharosh.

Under Women’s category – First positioned was bagged by Sunita Jat, second by Ritu Kumari Sharma, and third by Bishnu Kumari.

  • In 5 km:

Under Men’s category – First position was bagged by Praveen Kumar, second by Gopal Lal Kumawat, and third by Gulshan Meena.

Under Women’s category – First position was bagged by Kiran Janwa, second by Lalita Vyas, and third by Dimple Lohar. The winners were awarded medals.

Special Guest of Honour for the event DP Dadhich, Circle Inspector, Sukher and Chief Guest Ankit Singh Ji, Commissioner Municipal Corporation congratulated the winners. The winners were awarded medals and trophies. In addition, the winners and runner-ups received gift vouchers worth Rs.1.20 lakh.

It is noteworthy that the Forum Purple Run event has simultaneously held such a great initiative across 8 malls situated in 6 different cities of the country.

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Join FORUM PURPLE RUN 2019: India’s first-ever run for Alzheimer’s awareness

Alzheimer’s, a progressive and irreversible neurological disorder which impairs basic neurological functioning is one of the leading cause of death for people aged 55 and over. Alone in India, more than 4 million people suffer from this disease.

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It degenerates and sometimes even leads to the death of the brain cells. In this disease, there is a continuous decline in thinking capacity, behavioral and social skills.
Symptoms:

  • Memory loss is a key symptom of Alzheimer’s disease. The person suffering from this disease suffers from occasional memory lapses.
  • There’s a steep decline in a person’s thinking and reasoning capacity.
  • The ability to make judgments and decisions declines.
  • Planning and performing familiar and daily routine tasks become a struggle.
  • There are major changes in personality and behavior of the person suffering from Alzheimer’s.

Cure and ways of treatment for Alzheimer’s disease:

  • Creating a safe and supportive environment can make life much easier for a person suffering from Alzheimer’s.
  • Special care given by the caretakers can also turn out beneficial while the treatment is going on.
  • Medicines prescribed by expert doctors
  • Physical and cardiovascular exercises act as an important part of a treatment plan. Activities such as a daily walk, jogging and running might turn out helpful.

Forum Purple Run:

It is India’s first-ever run for creating awareness about Alzheimer’s disease. This run is organized by Forum Group to create awareness, sensitivity, and dignity towards this disease. The main motto behind this run is to raise awareness about Alzheimer’s so that people can recognize the disease at the right time and procure the necessary treatment.

 

The Grandeur of the Forum Purple Run:

8 Malls, 6 Cities, 1 Run

The event will be held across 8 Malls in 6 Major Cities of India:

  • Forum Mall Koramangala, Bangalore
  • Forum Neighbourhood Mall, Bangalore
  • Forum Shantiniketan, Bengaluru
  • Forum Vijaya Mall, Chennai
  • Forum Fiza Mall, Mangalore
  • Forum Sujana Mall, Hyderabad
  • Forum Centre City, Mysore
  • Forum Celebration Mall, Udaipur

This event will witness over 20,000 people running across all the 8 Forum Malls in 6 major cities at the same time for one single cause: To raise awareness for Alzheimer’s.

How to Register:

You can register online at http://go.eventshigh.com/pw03f

Offline registration: Information desk, Ground floor, Forum Celebration Mall

 Details for the event:

  • Run Categories: 5 Km and 10 Km
  • Registration fee:
5 Km Registration Fee 10 Km Registration Fee
Without Timing Chip With Timing Chip With Timing Chip
₹ 150 ₹ 300 ₹ 450
  • Prizes:
S. no. Prizes 5 km (Male / Female) 10km (Male / Female)
1 1st Prize Rs.15,000 worth Gift Vouchers Rs.15,000 worth Gift Vouchers
2 2nd Prize Rs.10,000 worth Gift Vouchers Rs.10,000 worth Gift Vouchers
3 3rd Prize Rs.5,000 worth Gift Vouchers Rs.5,000worth Gift Vouchers

Have a look at some of the glimpses of Forum Purple Run’18 :


 Come join us in our mission to create a world without Alzheimer’s.

Run to Remember, Run to END Alzheimer’s