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I want to share a unique way that you can support the Alzheimer’s Association^®.

Leave a lasting legacy in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease and meet your own financial goals at the same time. A charitable gift annuity will not only provide you and one other person with income for life – it will also allow you to continue the fight against Alzheimer’s for future generations.

With a gift annuity, your payment is fixed at the very beginning. This means that your income does not fluctuate with investment returns. You have the confidence of knowing that your income will never change.

Consider a charitable gift annuity if you want:

• Fixed lifetime payments that are usually largely tax-free or taxed at lower rates than other income.
• Income, gift, and estate tax savings, as well as favorable treatment of capital gains.
• The satisfaction of knowing that your investment can be used to advance important Alzheimer’s research, care and support programs.

When you create a charitable gift annuity, you will not only receive a stable source of income, you’ll also make an incredible difference in our work to strengthen Alzheimer’s research, support services and advocacy efforts. With your help, we can keep building the fight against Alzheimer’s in the years to come.

http://www.alzheimers-illinois.org/enewsletter/october2012/spaces.asp

The fact that Matthew Smith’s cross-country project The Spaces Between Your Fingers comes to a close on Election Day, Nov. 6, is no coincidence.
“I like the idea of making this project a campaign,” said Smith of Philadelphia. “While the candidates are going overhead in their jets, I’m crisscrossing the country in my junky car.”
But it’s not funds or votes Smith is seeking. He is asking for something far simpler. He is asking for you to tell him a memory.

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Remember When Motorcycle Ride has best year yet

http://www.alzheimers-illinois.org/enewsletter/october2012/ride.asp

It’s a record to be envied.
For the last three years, Mike Fowler has watched as his Remember When Motorcycle Ride has grown from raising $9,000 to $16,403 last year to a whopping $21,746 that was collected to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association,® Greater Illinois Chapter August 18. This year marked the fifth for the motorcycle ride in Bloomington, Ill. – the third Fowler has managed solo – and in that time, the former City of Bloomington Water Department worker has learned a great deal of what makes for a successful benefit.

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Alzheimer’s Association seeking volunteers for community outreach

http://www.alzheimers-illinois.org/enewsletter/october2012/aacr.asp

If there’s one thing that has surprised Patrick Kennedy since taking on the role of an Alzheimer’s Association® Community Representative (AACR), it’s just how much misinformation he hears about the disease while out in the community.
“What I’m finding is so many rumors,” said the Freeport resident, who got involved with the Association after his mother, Patricia Jamieson, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. “The cause of Alzheimer’s disease has been the biggest thing – that it’s caused by what you eat or drink or because you’re by power lines. I’m here with the education to say ‘No, that’s not accurate.’ I can turn some of that misinformation around and put some facts on the table.”

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Performers take the stage for 6th annual Memory Rock

It’s time to rock out with Liquidated Damages! The electric group, which plays classic songs from Jimi Hendrix, Steely Dan, The Rolling Stones and others, will perform at Memory Rock, which will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, October 18 at Joe’s Sports Bar, 940 W. Weed St., Chicago. The event, now in its sixth year, raises money for the Alzheimer’s Association,® Greater Illinois Chapter.Tickets are $40 in advance or $50 at the door.

Purchase your tickets today >>