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Alzheimer's Awareness Night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse

Posted at 7:02 PM, Mar 03, 2019
and last updated 2019-03-03 19:02:14-05

INDIANAPOLIS — An Alzheimer's Awareness Night will be held at Banker's Life Fieldhouse hosted by Bankers Life on Tuesday, March 5.

The first 5,000 fans in attendance at the Indiana Pacers vs. Chicago Bulls game will receive a packet of Forget-Me-Not flower seeds to plant in honor of the more than 5 million people with Alzheimer’s disease. More than 110,000 Hoosiers are affected by Alzheimer’s.

Attendees of the games can buy purple cotton candy and Bankers Life will donate $1, for every sale, to the Alzheimer's Association Greater Indiana Chapter.

Volunteer's of the Indiana Chapter will also have a table in the main concourse, where fans can learn more about the disease and local support services.

Bankers Life is a national life and health insurance brand of CNO Financial Group. Since 2003 Bankers Life has helped raise more than $5 million for Alzheimer's care, education and research programs.

The basketball game start at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5.