Get on the line: Volunteer for an Alzheimer’s Association phone bank

We are seeking volunteers to visit our Chicago office, 8430 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., and call Illinois residents who have expressed an interest in our Alzheimer’s Awareness license plate campaign. In 2013, the Association successfully lobbied for legislation to create the license plates, which not only raise awareness but critical funds. Before the Secretary of State will begin production, the Association must gather 1,500 reservations.

We are seeking volunteers to visit our Chicago office, 8430 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., and call Illinois residents who have expressed an interest in our Alzheimer’s Awareness license plate campaign. In 2013, the Association successfully lobbied for legislation to create the license plates, which not only raise awareness but critical funds. Before the Secretary of State will begin production, the Association must gather 1,500 reservations. These phone banks will be an opportunity to obtain the remainder of the reservations needed.
The phone banks will run from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on the following dates:
• Tuesday, February 18, 2014
• Tuesday, March 4, 2014
• Thursday, March 20, 2014
Alzheimer’s Association staff will provide detailed directions to all participants. Be a part of change! Contact Louie Iovane, liovane@alz.org, to learn more.

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Help Coach Turgeon win money to benefit Alzheimer’s

We need you to help University of Maryland Coach Mark Turgeon make it to round three of the Infiniti Coaches’ Charity Challenge, which features the nation’s top men’s basketball coaches counting on fans to vote for their favorite charities. Turgeon has designated the Alzheimer’s Association as his charity of choice for the challenge — vote every day through Sunday to help win an additional $16,000 for the Association. (Voting ends at 11:59 a.m. ET on Feb. 16.)

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Greater Illinois Chapter introduces interactive digital magazine

The Alzheimer’s Association, Greater Illinois Chapter is excited to launch the newest iteration of its quarterly magazine. Impact is now available as an interactive digital publication. Loaded with videos, photo slideshows, links and more, the piece is a close look at everything the organization is doing to serve individuals and families affected by Alzheimer’s disease and advance its mission.

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Alzheimer’s Association and Parkinson’s groups team up for research

The Alzheimer’s Association, the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research and the W. Garfield Weston Foundation of Canada announced that they will offer joint research grants to study the similarities and differences between these degenerative diseases, which together affect 6 million Americans. The hope is that by collaborating on research, scientists will gain insights that will lead to early diagnostics and better, more targeted treatments for both diseases.

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Innovative techniques drive researcher’s work – Alzheimer’s Association

“We are on the cusp of a breakthrough in terms of early detection, and that will take us to the next level in many ways.”
That is the confident assertion of Andrew Teich, M.D., Ph.D., two-time recipient of an Alzheimer’s Association New Investigator Research Grant, and assistant professor of Pathology and Cell Biology at Columbia University.
Dr. Teich is working on innovative techniques to examine how Alzheimer’s disrupts communications between neurons, which we know to be the physical basis for dementia. His work may lead to early detection as well as more effective treatments, and as someone interested in Alzheimer’s research, I wanted to share this exciting update with you.

“I am examining possible targets for therapeutic intervention that may lie outside of what is currently known about Alzheimer’s disease,” Dr. Teich says. Identifying such a target is the starting point for future therapies.
This is a critical time to invest in the fight against Alzheimer’s, according to Dr. Teich, who says that those who donate to the Alzheimer’s Association have the potential to “have a massive impact on society.”
Currently, at least 44 million people worldwide are living with dementia and there are no survivors. Fortunately, recent progress and current investigations hold great promise, thanks to the support of loyal friends like you.
We hope you will give generously today to help the Alzheimer’s Association continue to provide vital services and programs for families living with Alzheimer’s and dementia, and further critical research.

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