It’s hard to walk right past a kid.
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That was what Susan Draddy of Hinsdale discovered when she involved several friends, neighbors and family members in the 11th annual Forget Me Not Days® fundraiser in May. Established by the national life and health insurer Bankers Life and Casualty Company, the event brings volunteers, equipped with canisters for donations, to streets and storefronts as a way to raise awareness of and funds for Alzheimer’s disease.
“Adults can walk past other adults (without donating) but with a kid…,” said Draddy, whose deceased father had Alzheimer’s. Her mother is currently living with dementia in an assisted living facility. “One woman said to me that it’s so nice to see kids out raising awareness of Alzheimer’s since it’s thought of as an older person’s disease. The kids really enjoyed the experience. It was a lot of fun.“
The 47 volunteers Draddy helped to organize brought in an impressive $3,300 to benefit Alzheimer’s programs, care and research.
The fundraiser, which took place in locations throughout the Greater Illinois Chapter’s service area, totaled more than $50,000 ($48,250).
We are so grateful to all those who volunteered and donated during the Forget Me Not Days campaign. Thank you for making this event such a great success!