2016 – Year In Review – Alzheimer’s
Looking back on 2016 is truly remarkable. So many new and extraordinary things have happened in Illinois to move us closer to achieving our vision of a world without Alzheimer’s and enhancing care and support for all those affected.
Looking back on 2016 is truly remarkable. So many new and extraordinary things have happened in Illinois to move us closer to achieving our vision of a world without Alzheimer’s and enhancing care and support for all those affected. Here are a few highlights:
- Serving more people by using technology in new ways, including webinars, Alzheimer’s and dementia resource videos, Facebook Live streams and educational programs by phone
- Exceeding our 2016 Walk to End Alzheimer’s fundraising goal of $3,396,500
- Junior Board’s Paint the Night Purple hosted a record 750 attendees and raised more than $95,000
- Leading the nation for the sixth year in a row for TrialMatch enrollments
- Continued leadership by the Illinois staff and volunteers on national advisory boards and groups
- The Tenth Anniversary of Memory Rock Chicago raised more than $80,000
- 2,737 respondents to our annual Alzheimer’s disease Illinois state survey
- New and updated features added to our chapter’s online resource center, as well as a user-friendly new layout for several of our website pages
- Illinois becoming the first in the nation to achieve 1,500 reservations for the Alzheimer’s Association specialty license plates, putting them into the design and production process at the Secretary of State’s office.
- Record numbers of team recruitment for the Central Illinois Walks
- Record numbers of Illinois advocates and participation for both Lobby Day and the DC forum
- Successful conferences for professionals and families in both Peoria and Chicago
- The Longest Day increasing its total participation by 178%, and becoming second in the nation in terms of total fundraising
- Three Alzheimer’s researchers received grant fundraising totaling nearly $400,000
- 34 Chicago buildings turned purple in recognition of Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month in June
- Creating the first ever giant Alzheimer’s Association human logo in downtown Chicago with Sigma Kappa Sorority
- CIC and GIC receiving the Outstanding Achievement in Accelerating Research Award
- 2,604 volunteered working 29,980 hours at a value of $508,424
- 5,411 Support group attendees
- 9,985 callers to our Helpline
- 1,814,721 visits to our website
- 527,414 service contacts
The list is never ending! Of course, all of this is due to an energetic, creative and passionate staff, a dedicated and strategic Board of Directors, volunteers who provide tremendous energy for all our efforts, and our Alzheimer’s Champions, who share our passion for eliminating Alzheimer’s while striving to help those who are living with it today. From everyone here at the Alzheimer’s Association, thank you!