Alzheimer’s Notes

July 9th, 2007

Forget-Me-Not coin in recognition of Alzheimer’s Disease.

The Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) is selling a 2007 50-cent Sterling Silver Golden Forget-Me-Not collector coin in recognition of those touched with Alzheimer’s Disease.

Working in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Society of Canada, the RCM will donate $1 from every coin sold to the Alzheimer’s Society of Canada to help support the Society’s Research Program.
The coin […]

By Liz Lewis -- 3 comments

May 2nd, 2007

Have you checked out the Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative lately?

  Ami Simms has organized the Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative to raise awareness of this disease and  fund research.  Periodically there’s an auction of the quilts submitted.  The current auction goes until May 10.
My daughter browsed the site tonight.  We saw some really fabulous quilt art displayed.  Also, the quiltmakers included a short write-up about the quilt and […]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 0 comments

April 21st, 2007

National magazines running ads for Alzheimer’s disease awareness

Look out for the Alzheimer’s Associations provocative ads in leading national magazines such as Time, Ebony, Prevention, and O and online sites such as CNN, MSNBC, and AOL. Part of the recently launched Champions Campaign, these ads depict images representing the struggle that people with Alzheimer’s and their families and caregivers experience as the disease […]

By Liz Lewis -- 1 comment

April 11th, 2007

What’s NASCAR have to do with Alzheimer’s Disease ?

This from NASCAR.com - ‘NASCAR driver Michael Waltrip has partnered with The Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research Foundation to launch the “Waltrip Challenge“, a nationwide fundraising competition for Alzheimer’s disease research.’
The Waltrip Challenge offers fans the opportunity to raise awareness of Alzheimer’s disease and also raise money for Alzheimer’s research.
Fans can register for the challenge […]

By Liz Lewis -- 3 comments