Plan for your future and help us fight Alzheimer’s

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Consider leaving a legacy of support by making a planned gift to the Alzheimer’s Association. Planned gifts allow you to combine your charitable giving goals with your estate and financial planning goals. Your gift will provide lasting benefits through our Alzheimer’s research program and community care and support programs.
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Planned gifts for all income levels

We offer planned giving arrangements that are feasible for donors of all income levels. Gifts vary from a simple will bequest to arrangements that help you maintain financial independence through favorable income and tax-saving benefits.

Opportunities include gifts from a will bequest, living trust, charitable gift annuity, charitable life income trust, retirement plan, life insurance and real estate. We encourage you to contact our Planned Gifts staff to discuss your options.

Bequests through wills and trusts

Have you remembered the Alzheimer’s Association in your will or trust?

Here is sample bequest language you can take to your attorney: “I give to the Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Association, Inc. (the Alzheimer’s Association), whose national office address is at 225 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60601-7633, _______ (insert either dollar amount or a percentage).” Tax ID 13-3039601.

How your gift will be used

You can be assured that your gift will help increase Alzheimer’s Association resources to move us toward our vision of a world without Alzheimer’s. The Alzheimer’s Association national organization exceeds the minimum standards of 65 percent program expense set by the Better Business Bureau’s Wise Giving Alliance.

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The Founders Society

The Founders Society is an honorary society created by the Alzheimer’s Association to recognize and thank those who make a bequest or lifetime gift. As a Founders Society member, you are entitled to these special benefits:

• News about advances in Alzheimer’s research, prevention, caregiving and advocacy efforts to make the Alzheimer’s crisis a national priority 
• Notices of Association events and meetings 
• Timely updates on how substantial estate planning and tax changes may affect you
• The opportunity to take an active role in awareness and advocacy campaigns
• Receive Aspire Magazine

By informing us of your planned gift, you will automatically be enrolled in this honorary society. Contact a member of our planned gifts staff.

If you have already included us in your estate plan, we can immediately enroll you as our newest Founders Society member. Simply contact us at plannedgiving@alz.org or call our Planned Gifts staff at 1.866.233.5148.

Resources

For additional information about the Alzheimer’s Association, please go to About Us.

Questions? Contact plannedgiving@alz.org or toll-free at 1.866.233.5148.

The information provided on planned gifts is for educational purposes only. For legal or tax advice, the Alzheimer’s Association recommends contacting your legal or tax advisor.

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Help Seth Rogen raise $50,000 for the Alzheimer’s Association

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Mozilla Firefox and Crowdrise are hosting a fundraising competition, and Alzheimer’s Champion Seth Rogen is raising money for Hilarity for Charity, his fund supporting the Alzheimer’s Association. Whoever raises the most money through Jan. 10 gets an extra $50,000 for their charity.
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Initiative brings together Alzheimer’s Association and Down syndrome organizations

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The Alzheimer’s Association, the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome and the Global Down Syndrome Foundation recently launched a new research initiative to better understand the development of Alzheimer’s disease in individuals with Down syndrome and translate the research into improved treatments for people at risk to develop Alzheimer’s.

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The Alzheimer’s Association, the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome and the Global Down Syndrome Foundation recently launched a new research initiative to better understand the development of Alzheimer’s disease in individuals with Down syndrome and translate the research into improved treatments for people at risk to develop Alzheimer’s.
The organizations are making a total of $1.2 million available for new research projects.
“Through this new initiative, we hope to better understand the mechanisms that lead to Alzheimer’s in people with Down syndrome in order to get us a big step closer to new treatments,” said William Thies, Ph.D., Alzheimer’s Association chief medical and scientific officer. “The eventual goal is to advance the charge toward better Alzheimer’s therapies for people with Down syndrome and for people without it.”
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, Down syndrome occurs in 1 out of 691 infants in the United States and is caused by inheritance of three copies of chromosome 21. In addition to early physical and intellectual challenges, individuals with Down syndrome are at a high risk for developing the symptoms characteristic of Alzheimer’s. People with Down syndrome develop the two hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease – amyloid plaques and tau tangles – in their 30s and 40s. Due to improved clinical care, people with Down syndrome are now regularly living into their sixth decade of life, causing many to develop Alzheimer’s.
The high incidence of the symptoms characteristic of Alzheimer’s in people with Down syndrome is thought to be due to the extra copy of chromosome 21.
The Alzheimer’s Association and the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome have identified several potential themes on which researchers may submit projects, including:

• Can Down syndrome animal models provide new insights into the initiation and development of
  Alzheimer’s?
• Are therapies given before the emergence of dementia symptoms capable of slowing or blocking
  the development of Alzheimer’s in cellular and animal models of Down syndrome?
• Could early, non-drug interventions not only reduce the early physical and intellectual challenges
  caused by Down syndrome, but also slow and/or reduce the onset of Alzheimer’s disease?
• Can Alzheimer’s biomarkers be used in people with Down syndrome to identify the earliest     
  onset of Alzheimer’s disease-related changes?
• Can cognitive tests be developed to measure Alzheimer’s-related memory impairment and early
  dementia in people with Down syndrome?
This innovative funding initiative grew out of a groundbreaking September 2012 workshop cosponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association, the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome and the Global Down Syndrome Foundation.

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Get ‘connected’ with newsletter for those with early-stage memory loss

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The Alzheimer’s Association® Greater Illinois Chapter is pleased to resume “Connections,” a quarterly newsletter for those with memory loss. Within the newsletter, readers will find articles about financial planning, ways to access support, people profiles and other useful information for those affected by Alzheimer’s disease.
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By submitting this form to the Alzheimer’s Association, Greater Illinois Chapter, you will receive our quarterly newsletter, Connections, for those with early stage memory loss. In our newsletter, you will find information and announcements about early stage Alzheimer’s disease, social activities and our work toward a world without Alzheimer’s disease. The Alzheimer’s Association, Greater Illinois Chapter does not rent or exchange our mailing list with any other parties. We also promptly honor all requests to be removed from our mailing lists.

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Can’t get to a program? Let us come to you with audio conferences

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The Alzheimer’s Association® Greater Illinois Chapter offers audio conferences designed for those who aren’t able to attend a program outside the home or office. Once registered, callers will receive a toll-free telephone number with instructions.
Past listeners have told us how much they enjoy the convenience of the format and that programs we’ve offered have really helped to lift caregivers’ spirits.

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The Alzheimer’s Association® Greater Illinois Chapter offers audio conferences designed for those who aren’t able to attend a program outside the home or office. Once registered, callers will receive a toll-free telephone number with instructions.
Past listeners have told us how much they enjoy the convenience of the format and that programs we’ve offered have really helped to lift caregivers’ spirits.
All conferences take place from noon to 1 p.m. on the first Wednesday of the month.
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Memory Loss, Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease: The Basics
Lauren Levin, BA, Manager, Education and Outreach
Alzheimer’s Association, Greater Illinois Chapter
Attendees will learn the differences between normal, age-related memory changes and more serious memory problems that should be evaluated by a medical professional. Topics that will be covered include common causes of memory loss, risk factors and the importance of an accurate diagnosis.
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Current Trends in Research
Greg Kyrouac, MSEd, Director Education and Outreach
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Center for Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Disorders
During this conference, attendees will learn about trends in research as well as the history of the Alzheimer’s disease program in Illinois. The conference will also cover clinical trials happening locally.
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Strategies to Promote Successful Activities
Chris Garnaat, BA, Manager,
Education and Corporate Outreach
Alzheimer’s Association, Greater Illinois Chapter
People need a sense of purpose in their lives and this need does not diminish when one receives a diagnosis of dementia. Family members will be introduced to creative, meaningful ways to keep their loved ones engaged. This conference will highlight ways to modify activities that accommodate changing abilities and encourage interaction.

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