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December 2011  

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Shop for the Cause
Holiday Gift-Giving with the Alzheimer's Association   
Silpada Party 
Thursday, December 8, 4-6 p.m. 
You're invited to attend a Silpada Party tomorrow at the new Alzheimer's Association Minneapolis office! Spend your happy hour browsing beautiful jewelry. 20% of the total retail sales from this jewelry event will be donated to the Association.

Event flyer (PDF) >>

If you can't attend, shop online!
Browse the Silpada jewelry >> 

Shop for the Cause
The Alzheimer's Association Shop for the Cause is a great shopping destination this season, featuring holiday cards and gifts ideas that represent and support the Alzheimer's Association, including winter-themed artwork created by individuals with Alzheimer's disease.

 

Gift Baskets

Gift baskets are a stress-free shopping option! With the purchase of each gift basket through Great Moods, you are not only providing a holiday gift to a friend, family member or business associate, but you're supporting the Association at the same time. The Alzheimer's Association receives 35% and you get to take care of your holiday gift giving with unique basket themes including Coffee Break, Sports Spectacular, Holiday Friends and Winter Warmth

 

Browse the gift baskets >> 

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Summit

Alzheimer's Association Young Champions Kickoff Party

Wednesday, December 14

6-8:30 p.m.

Summit Brewery, St. Paul, MN 55102 

 

Join us to learn more about the Alzheimer's Association's NEW Young Champions group. This casual evening will include Young Champions information, networking, food and Summit beer! This is a great opportunity to get involved and connect with those who want to help in the fight to end Alzheimer's.

 

Free beer will be provided by Summit Brewery and free sandwiches will be provided by Turkey to Go. Please extend this invitation to your friends, family and coworkers!

 

RSVP now >> 

Learn more about Alzheimer's Association Young Champions >>  

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Get the Facts
What can you do you about Alzheimer's disease? Get educated! Join us for our free education series, Get the Facts. This series is for people with early dementia and care partners of those with dementia. Get the Facts is now in several communities in Minnesota; see below for the one closest to you. 

   

December 8 | 7-8:30 p.m.
Christ Presbyterian Church
6901 Normandale Road, Edina, MN 55435
Living Safely, Living Well
Presented by Courage Center and Alzheimer's Association staff 

 

December 9 | 2-4 p.m.

Summit Center

518 South 5th Street, Mankato, MN 56001

Living Well with Alzheimer's 

Presented by Gerise Thompson, Alzheimer's Association 

 

December 15 | 3-5 p.m.

Sunrise Cottages | Administration Building 

4220 55th Street NW | Rochester, MN 55901
Living Well with Alzheimer's
Presented by Gerise Thompson, Alzheimer's Association

For more information or to RSVP for the Edina location, please call the Alzheimer's Association at 952.830.0512. No RSVP is required for the Mankato or Rochester locations. 

 

Get the Facts comes to St. Paul & St. Cloud in 2012! 
The Get the Facts education series for people with early dementia and their care partners will begin January 26, 2012, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in St. Cloud and February 28, 2012, at Mount Zion Temple in St. Paul.

 

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New Year's Duluth Open House

Thursday, January 5, 2012, 3-4:30 p.m.

Marshall Professional Building

1301 Rice Lake Road, Duluth, MN 55811 (Next to Marshall School)

 

You're invited to come see our new northern Minnesota offices and hear about the re-design of the region's services, the new "Meetup" program, and the Reason to Hope luncheon scheduled for April 11, 2012. Appetizers and refreshments will be served.

 

RSVP by January 3 to wendy.ruhnke@alz.org

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Discover Your Story at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts  

Free Tours for Visitors with Memory Loss and Their Friends

Friday, December 9 and Saturday, December 10

2400 Third Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404  

  

Discover Your Story tours are designed for small groups of visitors with memory loss, Alzheimer's disease, and related dementias, and their friends or care partners. Held in the museum's galleries, tours encourage participants to discover themselves and one another through conversations about artworks and their life stories. Assisted listening devices and wheelchairs are available for tour participants.

  

How to Participate:

  • For a group of three or more individuals with memory loss, call 612.870.3140 to schedule a tour during museum hours.
  • For an individual with memory loss and a friend, public tours are offered twice a month. To pre-register for a public tour at 10:30 a.m. on the dates listed below, please call the Tour Office: 612.870.3140.
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Space Alien

Alzheimer's Association Space Aliens Bar & Grill Benefit 
Monday, December 19

Space Aliens Grill & Bar

Fargo & Bismarck, ND

 

If you're in the Bismarck or Fargo, ND area, make meal plans at Space Aliens Grill and Bar, where 20% of your total purchase will be donated to the Alzheimer's Association on Monday, December 19 only.

 

Remember to present your coupon during normal business hours.

Download and print your coupon (PDF) >>

 

Participating locations:

1304 E Century Avenue

Bismarck, ND 58503
701.223.6220
 

1840 45th Street SW

Fargo, ND 58103 

701.281.2033  

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We've Moved!

Update your address book -- the Minnesota-North Dakota main office is now located at:

7900 West 78th Street Suite 100, Minneapolis, MN 55439
952.830.0512 p
952.830.0513 f

More information coming soon about our open house, February 9, 2012. 
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