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Two teens, Erin Mross and Claire Makinen, used turning 16 as a means of raising money for the local Alzheimer’s Association. Both girls have grandmothers suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease. Keen to do something to help, they organized a combined slumber party to celebrate their birthdays and asked all their guests to bring a donation rather […]
A star-studded charity even in support of a cure of Alzheimer’s Disease hits Broadway in April. “Voices Remember” will be an evening of musical cabaret featuring…
“…some of the nation’s top voice-over actors from Joan Baker’s book Secrets of Voice-Over Success: Don LaFontaine (that movie trailer guy!) Valerie Smaldone ( Voice: Broadway on Broadway, NY Emmy’s) […]
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In Cross-country quilting for a cure, by Cassandra A. Fortin at BaltimoreSun.com, we learn about the quilts Mary Matton and other guild members are making for Alzheimer’s awareness and research funding.
Some of the 300 members of the Annapolis Quilt Guild are participating in the program through an initiative called the $1,000 Promise. The members have pledged to […]
Earlier this month the Harrah’s Foundation donated $1 million to the Alzheimer’s Association.
Harrah’s Foundation was the primary sponsor of World Alzheimer’s Day (Sept. 21), offering a $1 million matching grant to assist in raising awareness and funds to fight Alzheimer’s disease. The Association’s World Alzheimer’s Day efforts raised $1.8 million, with the Harrah’s Foundation’s generous […]
An article in the LATimes, by Al Martinez, Realistic and sad, a man faces the darkness of Alzheimer’s, relates the story of Buddy Epstein, who, at 58, has been diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s. He has given up practicing law, after 32 years, and copes with the increasing loss of memory.
“My future is dwindling away,” he […]
There’s a great article ‘Holiday Gifts That Help Fight Alzheimer’s Disease’ over at Yahoo! Finance that looks at how you can buy gifts and also donate money to the Alzheimer’s Association at the same time.
For example, buying someone a SanDisk Flash Memory Card or Cruzer Mirco 2 GB USB Flash Drive will guarantee a $1 […]
Want to raise money for Alzheimer’s ?
Keen to get your workplace and colleagues involved?
Want to keep fit at the same time ?
Then check out the Alzheimer’s Associations Memory Walks. Here’s a Corporate Recruitment video to show your boss and co-workers…
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Do you use flyers for advertising Alzheimer’s events? Or if you’re an author, do you ever promote your book about Alzheimer’s with flyers?
I’d never realized how much more there is to using flyers than simply handing them out, either through the mail, at your place of business or to friends and family. Check out Yvonne […]
The Coffee Break is a major fundraising event by the Canadian Alzheimer Society. Throughout Canada, people gather to raise funds for local Alzheimer’s programs by hosting Coffee Breaks where participants make a donation in exchange for a cup of coffee.
Last year’s Coffee Break, launched on World Alzheimer’s Day (September 21, 2006) raised $1,132,400 which has […]
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Encouraging Alzheimer's caregivers from someone who's been there.
Written by Mary Emma Allen [email], and Liz Lewis, RN for b5media.
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