Thank you for your support this year
The end of the year is often a hectic time—there are get-togethers to plan, meals to prepare, purchases to make. But it is also the time of year to reflect and recognize on all the past year has meant. And this past year has meant a lot to us in the Greater Illinois Chapter and throughout the Alzheimer’s community as we witness the generosity of all those who have contributed to our mission.
Your support is not only valued, it is vital to the work we do every day for individuals and families impacted by dementia. In the United States, someone develops this incurable disease every 68 seconds, adding to the more than 5 million Americans—and 210,000 Illinoisans—living with Alzheimer’s disease.
As CEO and President of the Alzheimer’s Association, Greater Illinois Chapter, I know all too well the frustrations and hardships faced by those whose lives have been affected by Alzheimer’s. But I also know the hope that so many have for more effective treatments, a better quality of life and, one day, a cure for this devastating illness.
Your support continually enables us to provide compelling community-based education programs, provide care consultation and bring greater awareness to this critical issue. It allows us to facilitate support groups for both people with the disease and their caregivers as well as fund innovative research.
And for that, I cannot thank you enough.
To learn more about the work of the Greater Illinois Chapter, please take a look at our most recent Impact Report.
Wishing you a very happy New Year.
Erna
Erna E. Colborn, President and CEO
Alzheimer’s Association, Greater Illinois Chapter
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