September is
What will you do
to raise awareness and support?
Join us for the Kick-Off!
We'll start the month in style at Colonie Center on Tuesday, September 4 for our Kick-Off Celebration, with special guest, WNYT NewsChannel13's Benita Zahn and the inaugural public performance of The Joytones, our chorus for individuals with early- to mid-stage memory loss and their singing care partners. Participate in a mini-WALK to END Alzheimer's around the Mall. Buy a bracelet from Boscov's to support the cause. Bring your change and drop it off at our table near the fountain, because all change donated to the fountain during the month of September is being donated to the Alzheimer's Association of NENY.
Looking for more ways to mark this special month?
How about a nice WALK?
Go PURPLE!
Wear purple on Sept. 21, Alzheimer's Action Day. Turn Facebook and Twitter purple by changing your profile picture to our END ALZ icon & telling your friends to do the same.
Get INSPIRED!
Whether it's by sharing a diagnosis - or taking action to honor a family member - read how brave individuals are facing Alzheimer's head on.
SHARE your story.
Whether you are a caregiver, family member, person with the disease or friend - tell us how you are living with and taking action to end Alzheimer's.
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In Other News . . .
The SAVVY Caregiver Series is now scheduled in Johnstown beginning September 12. The program will be held every Wednesday through October 10 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the Nathan Littauer HealthLink Office at the YMCA, 213 Harrison Street in Johnstown. For more information about The Savvy Caregiver, visit our webpage. To register, email us at infoneny@alz.org or call 518.867.4999 x209.
 Living with Alzheimer's for Caregivers: Early Stage will begin on September 13 at 3:30 p.m. at the Albany Guardian Society at 14 Corporate Woods Boulevard in Albany. This outstanding three-part multi-session educational series helps provide answers to the many questions that arise at each stage of disease progressions. Hear from those directly affected and learn what you need to know, what you need to plan and what you can do at each point along the way. For more information call Gretchen at 518.867.4999 x208 or visit the webpage. To register, email infoneny@alz.org.
Best Fitness and the Alzheimer's Association team up for Zumba to End Alzheimer's on Saturday, September 15 at 9 am. For a $10 donation you can participate in the Zumba event and receive a free 14-day Best Fitness Guest Pass. For more information or to sign up, call or visit one of these Best Fitness locations: Crosstown Plaza at 2330 Watt Street in Schenectady (518.374,1234); Westgate Plaza at 911 Central Avenue in Albany (518.435.2378). |
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JOIN THE MOVEMENT. LEAD THE WAY.
Alzheimer's disease is the largest underfunded public health threat facing our nation today and it is growing at an epidemic rate. Today, more than half of all Americans know someone with Alzheimer's.
That should make it easy for each of us to make a HUGE impact by starting a team for the Capital Region Walk to End Alzheimer's on Saturday, October 20. Now is the time to recruit your team members and get them started on their fundraising. Sign up as a team captain and ask friends, family and coworkers to join you. Every team receives coaching and tools from the Alzheimer's Association to help meet fundraising and recruitment goals.
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Alzheimer's Association Northeastern New York Chapter provides education, support programs, care consultations and referrals for people with the disease and their caregivers in a 17-county region encompassing New York's Capital-Saratoga area and spanning from Columbia and Greene counties to Canada and from Fulton and Montgomery counties to Vermont. The chapter also works with the national association to raise funds to support these programs and research into treatment, prevention and a cure. Our helpline is available round the clock at 1-800-272-3900. Find us on the Web at www.alz.org/northeasternny.
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