Benefits of charitable gift annuities
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Earlier, we asked for your help in honoring November as National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month/National Family Caregiver’s Month by donating to the Alzheimer’s Association®. As the month draws to a close, we are reaching out one more time. We set an ambitious goal of raising $2,500 every day in October, and we need your help to make it a reality!
Give today and honor the millions of lives touched by Alzheimer’s!
When you make your gift, we’ll send you our inspiring wristband, inscribed with #ENDALZ.
It shows that you care. It shows that you’re committed. It shows that you want to make life better for the more than 5 million Americans who have Alzheimer’s, and for the 15 million people who are caring for them.
We need your help today. Please give as generously as you can.
Share our new Alzheimer’s Navigator™
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Balance between work and family is a necessity, and for a caregiver of someone with Alzheimer’s, it’s especially important. For employees who have expressed challenges caring for a parent with Alzheimer’s, the Alzheimer’s Association Alzheimer’s Navigator can serve as a guide to create a care plan. Navigator asks those facing the disease to answer a series of questions and responds with a customized plan and resources to help with any challenge. Please take a moment and share Alzheimer’s Navigator using this article.
Please plan ahead to promote these initiatives:
November – Recognize National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month and National Family Caregiver Month
During November, National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month and National Family Caregiver Month, the Alzheimer’s Association focuses on spreading awareness about Alzheimer’s disease and dementia while offering support to the more than 15 million individuals who act as caregivers. The Association has several new tools to assist caregivers, including Alzheimer’s Navigator™, the Dementia and Driving Resource Center, and ALZ Connected™, offered free of charge through our website. View a full list of these tools at our online Care Center.
Often, an Alzheimer’s caregiver can feel overwhelmed and may not have the ability to recognize that they need help. To assist your employees who may be in this situation, please share this article, which includes helpful resources for caregivers. We also have an infographic that you can distribute which includes quick tips and suggestions for all caregivers.
December – Watch for signs of Alzheimer’s during the holidays
December is a busy month, filled with holidays and parties where people reunite with relatives whom they haven’t seen in months. The passage of time often makes it easier to notice changes in family and friends that might otherwise go unchecked. Please share the 10 warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease, so your employees can recognize these signs in themselves and others. Anyone who exhibits these signs should see their physician.
Sincerely,
Angela Geiger
Chief Strategy Officer
Alzheimer’s Association
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Girardi manages Yankees in playoffs with a heavy heart
New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi has a difficult job, especially when having to juggle a lineup of slumping hitters this postseason. The recent loss of his father to Alzheimer’s disease makes his job even more challenging.
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A warm puppy brings happiness, possible health benefits
Older loved ones may feel isolated when living alone at home or in a nursing home or assisted living facility. Research has shown that the interaction and companionship of a pet can lower stress levels, heart rates and blood pressure and increase levels of the feel-good hormone serotonin.
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