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 Watch ABC's "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" during World Alzheimer's Month
September is World Alzheimer's Month, and the Alzheimer's Association is honoring the everyday heroes who make a difference in the fight against Alzheimer's disease. These are the brave individuals who fight back by raising awareness and funds for Alzheimer's care, support and research.
Some heroes, like Amanda Weiss, have a deeply personal commitment to ending Alzheimer's. Amanda, pictured here with Newt Gingrich, lost her Grandpa Wayne to Alzheimer's in 2005 after a ten-year battle with the disease. Today, Amanda is an Alzheimer's hero who walks in memory of her grandfather, saying, " I volunteer because I can and I want to make a difference...I want to find a cure!" Read Amanda's story.
Who's your Alzheimer's hero? Tell us now at alz.org/WAM. Other heroes seize the spotlight and use their celebrity to make a difference. From Sept. 19-23, some of our celebrity heroes will be competing on behalf of the Association in ABC's "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire." Tune in to see Vivica Fox, Ashley Hebert, Carson Kressley, Anthony Anderson and Susie Essman answer challenging questions for the cause.
You can be a hero, too! Get involved through World Alzheimer's Month:
- Wear purple on Sept. 21, Alzheimer's Action Day. Encourage your friends and family to join you.
- Turn Facebook purple by posting an "END ALZ" icon as your profile picture. Get the icon now.
- Purchase one of our limited-edition purple products. Sales of this stylish Threadless t-shirt and Bare Escentuals eyeshadow benefit the cause. Start shopping.
Thank you for your efforts during World Alzheimer's Month. Together, we can take steps to end this global epidemic. |
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 National Alzheimer's Project Act Advisory Council selects Alzheimer's Association representation
As part of the National Alzheimer's Project Act (NAPA), which was signed into law in January by President Obama, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced the members of the Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care and Services. Ronald Petersen, PhD, MD, a top researcher from Minnesota, was appointed chair of the Advisory Council. Harry Johns, president and CEO of the Alzheimer's Association, was also selected to serve on the Advisory Council.
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 Tennessee basketball coach diagnosed with younger-onset Alzheimer's
Months of erratic behavior had left legendary University of Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt asking herself, "What's wrong with me?" The answer to her question was a diagnosis of younger-onset Alzheimer's. Summitt is determined to keep coaching for as long as she can.
Read the article.
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 Golf tournaments benefit the Alzheimer's Association
On Friday, August 24, 2011, both Allianz Life and Univita held their annual golf tournaments to benefit the Alzheimer's Association Minnesota-North Dakota Chapter. Allianz Life hosted its annual Driving to Donate Charity Golf Tournament at Bunker Hills Golf Course in Coon Rapids, Minn. and raised more than $136,000, more than double last year's total of $60,000. Univita hosted their fourth annual Golf Scramble for Alzheimer's Disease at Braemar Golf Course in Edina, Minn. The tournament raised over $36,000, an increase of over $10,000 from the year prior.
Are you interested in participating in a golf tournament to support the Alzheimer's Association? The Brouillette Group will host an Alzheimer's Golf Classic on Monday, September 26. This tournament is open to all golf enthusiasts and will benefit the Alzheimer's Association. Celebrity Chair Doug Woog will kick off the tournament with a 1 p.m. shotgun start at the Southview Country Club in West St. Paul. For more information, including sponsorship, please contact Chad Fuenffinger at the Brouillette Group at 763.746.2734 or chadf@BGinsure.com.
Learn more about the success of the Allianz Life and Univita golf tournaments.
Learn more about the Brouillette Group's Alzheimer's Golf Classic. |
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 New researcher award goes to Mayo scientist
We would like to congratulate Prashanthi Vemuri, PhD, on receiving an Alzheimer's Association New Investigator Research Grant. Alzheimer's Association research grants advance our understanding of Alzheimer's disease, help identify new treatment strategies, provide information to improve care for people with dementia and further knowledge of brain health and disease prevention. Dr. Vemuri, who is a researcher at the Mayo Clinic, was awarded $100,000 over two years for her study, Functional Reorganization of the Brain: Response to Alzheimer's Pathology.
Watch Dr. Vemuri speak about her work. |
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