Earlier this month the Harrah’s Foundation donated $1 million to the Alzheimer’s Association.

Harrah’s Foundation was the primary sponsor of World Alzheimer’s Day (Sept. 21), offering a $1 million matching grant to assist in raising awareness and funds to fight Alzheimer’s disease. The Association’s World Alzheimer’s Day efforts raised $1.8 million, with the Harrah’s Foundation’s generous donation bringing the total to $2.8 million. (ref)

There’s a great article ‘Holiday Gifts That Help Fight Alzheimer’s Disease’ over at Yahoo! Finance that looks at how you can buy gifts and also donate money to the Alzheimer’s Association at the same time.
For example, buying someone a SanDisk Flash Memory Card or Cruzer Mirco 2 GB USB Flash Drive will guarantee a $1 donation to the Alzheimer’s Association. It might not seem like much but every dollar counts…
Check out the article for other great gift suggestions that will also allow you to donate to the cause.

Want to raise money for Alzheimer’s ?
Keen to get your workplace and colleagues involved?
Want to keep fit at the same time ?
Then check out the Alzheimer’s Associations Memory Walks. Here’s a Corporate Recruitment video to show your boss and co-workers…

 Do you use flyers for advertising Alzheimer’s events?  Or if you’re an author, do you ever promote your book about Alzheimer’s with flyers?
I’d never realized how much more there is to using flyers than simply handing them out, either through the mail, at your place of business or to friends and family. Check out Yvonne Russell’s guest post, How to Get the Most Out of Your Advertising Flyers, at Home Biz Notes.  Here she offers many tips for utilizing and tracking the effectiveness of different types and colors of flyers.   
Yvonne is writing here about using flyers for your business.  However, …read more

The Coffee Break is a major fundraising event by the Canadian Alzheimer Society. Throughout Canada, people gather to raise funds for local Alzheimer’s programs by hosting Coffee Breaks where participants make a donation in exchange for a cup of coffee.
Last year’s Coffee Break, launched on World Alzheimer’s Day (September 21, 2006) raised $1,132,400 which has been used to provide critical programs and services for those suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.
This year’s Coffee Break will be held tomorrow all around Canada.

Make plans to recognize, in some way, National Alzhemer’s Day, this coming Friday, September 21.  Many people are helping to raise Alzheimer’s awareness and funds for research.
Check out these sources for more information:
* ActionAlz.org
*Alzheimer’s Daily News
*Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walks

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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 is selling for $38.95 Canadian and can be purchased here.

Climber Alan Arnette has a new project – to climb Mt Everest one more time. This will be his third attempt to reach the summit. But this time, the summit is not his only goal. He also aims to raise $100,000 for Alzheimer’s research.
Why?
Because like so many other people around the world, Alan has a personal connection with Alzheimer’s disease – his 81 year old mother has it.
Alan writes on his site ‘I am finalising the details of how to raise the money and to make sure it is spent in the most efficient, effective, and honest manner …read more

  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 the person (usually someone with Alzheimer’s) who inspired it.  These are very touching and bring back memories of my mom who loved quilts and encouraged me in my quiltmaking.