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)

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Christmas Present for Alzheimer’s Association.

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.

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Buy Holiday Gifts and Donate to Alzheimer’s Association at same time.

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…

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Alzheimer’s Fundraising: The Memory Walks.

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, when promoting Alzheimer’s awareness events, programs at a nursing home, talks at a hospital support group, you’re trying to reach an audience.  Some of the tracking and analyzing suggestions Yvonne offers are effective here, too.

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Using Flyers to Promote Alzheimer’s Events

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.

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Fundraising for Alzheimer’s: The Coffee Break.

Check out these sources for more information:

* ActionAlz.org

*Alzheimer’s Daily News

*Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walks

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Plan for National Alzheimer’s Day, Sept. 21

Lynn’s homepage

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Fundraising: Putting a face on Alzheimer’s.

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.

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Forget-Me-Not coin in recognition of Alzheimer’s Disease.

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 possible. My goal is to identify a promising research project or Doctor and target the funding in a specific and measurable manner…’

You can read all about this new project at The Road back to Mt Everest and Memories are Everything.

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Veteran Mt Everest climber raising money for Alzheimer’s Disease.

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.

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Have you checked out the Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative lately?