Jack Settles Deerfly Stomp 2026

Help STOMP out Alzheimers and participate in the stoopidest & funnerest run youll ever do!! 5kish run through Deerfly infested woods of Grand Mere State Park. Catch deer flies with a Tred- Not Deerfly Patch & raise $$$ to help fight Alzheimers disease. Catch deer flies with a Tred- Not Deerfly Patch (on your hat... BRING A HAT!!! ) & raise $$$ to help fight Alzheimers disease. Although we hope your time flies with us (see what I did there?), this is not a timed event . The winner is the STOMPER who catches the most number of deer flies . Yes, we will actually count the deer flies. Rules? Theres not a lot of rules...the Dee Berry rule (you cant steal somebody elses patch) is the only real rule. Prizes to top 3 STOMPERS! FYI This is year 17 of the Jack Settles Deerfly Stomp!!! (Plus a few years of informal stomping...) Over the past 16 years we have caught approximately 3500 deerflies (plus at least 1 horsefly...grrrr) AND donated over $14,000 to the Alzheimers Association! Alzheimers Facts : 6.9 million Americans are living with Alzheimers. That number is expected to grow to 13 million by 2050. 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. About 1 in 9 people (10.9%) age 65 and older has Alzheimer’s dementia. 1 IN 3 Seniors dies with Alzheimers or another dementia. It kills more than breast cancer and prostate cancer combined. The lifetime risk for Alzheimers at age 45 is 1 in 5 for women and 1 in 10 for men. Alzheimers disease was the fifth-leading cause of death among people age 65 and older in 2021. More info at https://www.alz.org/