Jack Settles Deerfly Stomp 2025

🏃‍♂️ Event Overview

Help STOMP out Alzheimer's and participate in the stoopidest & funnerest run you'll ever do!!

• Distance: 5kish run through Deerfly infested woods of Grand Mere State Park.
• Patch: Catch deer flies with a Tred- Not Deerfly Patch & raise $$$ to help fight Alzheimer's disease.

🏆 Competition Details

Catch deer flies with a Tred- Not Deerfly Patch & raise $$$ to help fight Alzheimer's disease. Although we hope your time flies with us (see what I did there?), this is not a timed event. The winner will be determined by who "caught" the most number of deer flies. Yes, we will actually count the deer flies.

• Rules: There are no set in stone rules except you must have deer flies to be in the running to win (see what I did there again?).
• Prizes: Prizes to top 3 collectors!

🎉 History & Impact

FYI This is year 16 of the Jack Settles Deerfly Stomp!!! (Plus a few years of informal stomping...) Over the past 16 years we have caught approximately 3100 deerflies (plus at least 1 horsefly...grrrr) AND donated over $12,000 to the Alzheimer's Association!

💡 Alzheimer's Facts

• Prevalence: 6.9 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's. That number is expected to grow to 13 million by 2050.
• Costs: Health and long-term care costs for people living with dementia are projected to reach $360 billion in 2024 and nearly $1 trillion in 2050.
• Statistics: About 1 in 9 people (10.9%) age 65 and older has Alzheimer's dementia.
• Mortality: 1 IN 3 Seniors dies with Alzheimer's or another dementia. It kills more than breast cancer and prostate cancer combined.

🔗 More Information

For additional information, visit Alzheimer's Association.

📅 Event Details

Date: July 12, 2025

Location: North Lake Park, Stevensville, MI

Registration Link: Join Here!