Walk to End Alzheimer’s – Chicago is right around the corner.
And without participants like you, it will be difficult to continue to invest in enhanced care and support, accelerated research and advocacy efforts. Please sign up to Walk with us again on Sunday, September 9 at Montrose Harbor.
We hope you haven’t signed up because you’re concerned about fundraising—we promise there’s nothing to fear! Once you register, you will have an online fundraising coach who will provide helpful tips on the best way to utilize our tools. You’ll have access to an innovative application to fundraise with Facebook, a personal website to solicit online contributions and a mobile application to fundraise with your Smartphone.
If you can’t make it to Walk this year, we hope you’ll sign up as a virtual walker and be there in spirit. You can join a team or fundraise on your own! Sign up today.
We are so thankful for your participation in the past and the contribution you made to our fundraising efforts. Please step up again this year and join us in the fight against Alzheimer’s!
We hope to see you at Walk to End Alzheimer’s!

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If you want to make a difference in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease, there couldn’t be a better time than now.

To recognize September as World Alzheimer’s Month, the Peyton Family Foundation has pledged to donate $250,000 to the Alzheimer’s Association if we raise the same amount by Sept. 21, Alzheimer’s Action Day.

You have been a generous friend to us in the past. Can we count on you again in September? Your gift today can go twice as far to help those facing Alzheimer’s disease. Please take advantage of this limited-time offer.

A matching gift challenge is the ideal opportunity to show your support — it means that your gift can go even further toward realizing our shared vision of a world without Alzheimer’s. Please give as generously as you can.

Our 2012 World Alzheimer’s Month Challenge is
sponsored by:

Peyton Family Foundation
The Peyton Family Foundation supports the Alzheimer’s Association and our commitment to outstanding programs and services. They have dedicated their gift of $250,000 to Alzheimer’s Navigator™, a free online tool that creates customized action plans to help guide individuals with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers.

Alzheimer’s Association to be part of Subaru “Share the Love” event

Thanks to your votes, the Alzheimer’s Association is part of the Subaru “Share the Love” event. For every new Subaru vehicle sold or leased from Nov. 21, 2012, to Jan. 2, 2013, Subaru will donate $250 to the owner’s choice from the five selected charities.
Learn more about “Share the Love” >>

Go Purple with a Purpose in September

Get ready for World Alzheimer’s Month in September by ordering “The End of Alzheimer’s Starts with Me” stickers today. Take action in your neighborhood or workplace and encourage friends, family and co-workers to make a donation to the Alzheimer’s Association in exchange for a sticker. By wearing their “The End of Alzheimer’s Starts with Me” sticker, they’ll raise awareness and show their commitment in the fight against this disease.
Learn more about Go Purple with a Purpose >>

Experimental Alzheimer’s drug shows potential despite failure in trials

An experimental Alzheimer’s drug called solanezumab did not show benefits in two recent Phase 3 clinical trials, but the treatment did show some potential to help, researchers said. The drug failed in individual studies of about 1,000 participants each, but researchers saw a slowing of cognitive decline when they combined the data from the two trials. They also saw a statistically significant benefit when they examined only patients with mild cases of Alzheimer’s.
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