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December 2011

• September 30, 2011: Alzheimer's Walk sets out Saturday morning (Times Record article).
• September 26, 2011: Check out our Maine chapter FB page for lots of fabulous photos being posted as they come in from this past Saturday's Walk to End Alzheimer's(TM) sites across Maine!  "Like" us while you're there, and stay tuned for pics from this coming weekend's Walks on Saturday, Oct 1! FMI: www.alz.org/walk or call 800-272-3900. Thank you to our volunteers, participants and sponsors!
• September 21, 2011: Not a Still Life: Watercolors by Donna Beveridge: Check out Donna's new beautiful website! Her upcoming art show display can be enjoyed Sept. 26-Nov. 11 at the Dana Center, Maine Medical Center, with a reception Oct. 7 from 4:30-7 p.m. at which she will be speaking at 6 p.m.
• September 21, 2011: Take action today in honor of Alzheimer's Action Day! There are many activities and actions -- some big, and some small -- taking place across our state, country and globe today and throughout September, World Alzheimer's Month. Here are a few happenings you'll want to know about, as well as actions Maine people can take close to home! 
• Septebmer 19, 2011: WABI-TV5 Senior Watch: Kristie Miner from the Bangor Walk to End Alzheimer's talks about the walk.The event is scheduled for October 1st. For more information go to: http://www.alz.org/
• September 19, 2011: Bangor Walk to End Alzheimer's (WVOM Senior Talk Podcast).
• September 19, 2011: Benefit event announcement - Italian Night to benefit Alzheimer's Association Maine Chapter, Wed. Sept. 21, 5-6:30 pm. Bay Square at Yarmouth, 27 Forest Falls Drive, Yarmouth. Eat in or take out. Thanks to all!
• September 14, 2011: Senior Spotlight: Walk to End Alzheimer's (WABI-TV5 coverage). Kristie Miner from Westgate Manor stopped by the WABI studio to discuss early signs of Alzheimer's Disease, and to invite you to join in with the Walk to End Alzheimer's.
• September 13, 2011: Area Alzheimer's walk set for Sept. 24 (Morning Sentinel article). For event details, registration, walk times, distance and other information, visit www.alz.org/walk or call 800-272-3900.
• September 13, 2011: Families urge action as U.S. drafts Alzheimer's plan (Portland Press Herald article | AP wire). Dementia is poised to be the defining disease of aging baby boomers, and to be costly for everyone.
• September 10, 2011: Walks to End Alzheimer's planned for Sept., Oct. (Sun Journal article). The Alzheimer’s Association’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s is a united movement to reclaim the future for millions. The Walk to End Alzheimer’s will take place at 13 locations across Maine to raise awareness and funds to fight Alzheimer’s disease.
• September 8, 2011: Help us turn Facebook purple on September 21, Alzheimer's Action Day! Change your profile pic to our END ALZ graphic and ask your friends to do the same. Together, we can help put an end to the sixth leading cause of death. Learn more about World Alzheimer's Month. And "like" our Maine chapter on Facebook.
• September 8, 2011: Thanks to all of you who braved the approaching tropical storm last weekend to attend Maine's NAPA Public Input Session! (see our Facebook posts). Your comments, and those of other concerned citizens and stakeholders who gathered at over 100 events across the U.S. in August, will prove critical to the development of our country's first National Alzheimer's Plan. We'll also carry your recommendations with us to the table of state initiatives we are engaged in to move Maine forward on behalf of all those living with Alzheimer's or related dementias and their families.
• September 7, 2011: The end of Alzheimer's starts with ME and you! This September, the Alzheimer's Association is observing inaugural World Alzheimer's Month. Maine people are invited to join us and become one of our everyday heroes in the fight against Alzheimer's disease by participating in any of actions described here close to home.
• September 6, 2011: September is World Alzheimer's Month! (Youtube video clip). More than 35 million people are living with dementia worldwide. It's going to take all of us to end this disease, but together, we can move toward a world without Alzheimer's. Raise awareness. Walk. Donate. Advocate. Go purple on Sept. 21! 
• September 5, 2001: Alzheimer' a new window for one family (Bangor Daily News article).

August 2011

• August 17, 2011: Come help shape the implementation of the National Alzheimer's Project Act (NAPA), which seeks to create an aggressive, coordinated national strategy to confront the rapidly escalating Alzheimer's crisis. Maine NAPA Public Input Session, Saturday, August 27, 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m., Holiday Inn by the Bay, 88 Spring Street, Portland. 
• August 17, 2011: 2011 Walk to End Alzheimer's(TM) (Youtube video clip).  Together we can reclaim the future. There are 13 walks within Maine. Walk as an individual or register a team. Invite your family. Invite your friends. It’s that simple.
• August 15, 2011: Dementia care's hard lessons (Morning Sentinel article).  Maine Savvy Caregiver program critical knowledge about brain diseases for at-home caregivers.
• August 4, 2011: Preparing for Alzheimer's (Bridgton News article). By State Sen. Bill Diamond of Windham. Add your voice to ours -- become an advocate today!
• August 1, 2011: You're invited! A call to action to inform the National Alzheimer's Plan: Read about three opportunities to participate right here in Maine. It's your turn to speak up about the everyday challenges and hardships of Alzheimer's this national strategy must address - and the opportunities it must seize. How do we see NAPA changing, improving, and providing help to millions across the country? You tell the decision makers from Washington D.C. what you think.

July 2011

• July 29, 2011: Calling all tweeters... Follow us on Twitter!
• July 27, 2011: Stay in touch: "Like us" on our new Maine chapter Facebook page!
• July 26, 2011: Alzheimer's Association, Maine Chapter Expands to Meet Growing Need: The Maine Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association is pleased to announce new hires that occurred in July at its Scarborough headquarters, as well as a recent promotion.

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