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Barbecues, baseball games, trips to the beach or pool – we all want to make the most of summer’s end. And the Alzheimer’s Association^® needs your help to make the most of a special $250,000 matching gift opportunity that ends Sept. 21 — Alzheimer’s Action Day and the last day of summer.

The Peyton Family Foundation has pledged $250,000 to the Alzheimer’s Association if we are able to raise that same amount by Sept. 21.

Thanks to the Foundation’s generosity, your gift can go twice as far. Your donation of $50 can become $100 and $100 can become $200. In fact, any amount you give by Sept. 21 can further our mission and double the impact we make together in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease.

We need your help to make the most of this $250,000 challenge. Please give today.

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Together, the Alzheimer’s Association and dedicated individuals like you led the way to an historic victory for the Alzheimer’s community: the first ever National Alzheimer’s Plan. This comprehensive national plan outlines the important goal to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer’s disease by 2025.

Even as we celebrate this achievement, we know our work isn’t done.

The simple truth is that the National Alzheimer’s Plan needs Congress to allocate sufficient, dedicated funding to be effective. In a recent setback, both House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees have put forth bills that fail to include additional resources for Alzheimer’s disease.

We are disappointed that Congress has not taken this opportunity to support the implementation of the National Alzheimer’s Plan with additional funding. However, the federal funding process is a year-long effort. It is not a sprint, it is a marathon.

We have important opportunities over the next several months to advocate for $100 million in additional resources for Alzheimer’s disease research, education, care and support activities.

We’ve come too far to let this plan sit on a shelf. We need your help now.

• Contact your members of Congress and urge them to make Alzheimer’s a national priority!
• Find a Town Hall event near you and get involved. Come engage elected officials and public health leaders on the importance of implementing the National Alzheimer’s Plan, increasing resources for Alzheimer’s research and programs, and furthering your state’s efforts to address this disease.

Speak up and make it impossible for our leaders to ignore this disease.

Percussionist drums up support for people with Alzheimer’s

http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-08-09/news/33104723_1_ipods-dave-roth-music

A professional percussionist has started a drive to collect iPods to be donated to the Alzheimer’s Association New York Chapter. He was inspired by his parents, both of whom have Alzheimer’s disease, but in particular his mother, who has lost most of her ability to communicate verbally but still responds to music.
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Navigate your future with new online resource

https://www.alzheimersnavigator.org/?WT.mc_id=enews2012_08_15

For people with Alzheimer’s and their families, there are many questions to answer when planning for the future. Alzheimer’s Navigator™, our new, free online resource, can help guide you as you map out your plan.
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Preliminary study shows chocolate’s antioxidants may boost brain function

http://consumer.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=667630

A cocoa drink rich in the same antioxidants found in chocolate may help improve brain function in people with mild memory problems, according to a new study. The antioxidants, called flavanols, are found in tea, grapes, red wine, apples and especially in cocoa plants; their effect on brain function may be due to their ability to protect brain cells and to improve brain metabolism and blood flow, researchers said. However, the small study, conducted over eight weeks, needs replication in larger, more diverse groups over longer periods of time, and experts do not recommended increasing intake of chocolate or other foods with flavanols to decrease the risk of Alzheimer’s.
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