Are you involved in raising Alzheimer’s awareness?  There are a number of quilting related projects, as well as many others, that have been raising funds and awareness to combat this disease.  
Many people are focusing on National Alzhemer’s Day, this coming Friday, September 21, to do something special.  You may find events taking place in your community, such as Memory Walks.  Even just becoming more knowledgeable about this disease will increase your awareness.
Check out these sources for more information:
* ActionAlz.org
*Alzheimer’s Daily News
*Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walks

To develop more awareness of Alzheimer’s and spread knowledge about this disease, quilters in Blount County, Tennessee are designing a memory quilt which will hand in the Blount county Museum.  The Blount County Outreach Council, under the direction of Trula Jones, whose mother has Alzheimer’s, developed a plan to increase community awareness and help fight this disease.
The colors in this Alzheimer’s awareness quilt – black, green, gold and red – are associated with African-American tradition.
For more information about this memory quilt, visit The Daily Times ( www.thedailytimes.com ).  Click on “health times” and scroll down to the story for 8/26. Also you …read more