ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION
RHODE ISLAND CHAPTER
CELEBRATES 20 YEARS

MARK YOUR CALENDAR RIGHT NOW!

The Annual Meeting of the Rhode Island Chapter will commemorate the twentieth year of our State Alzheimer’s Association.  The event will be June 25th, at the Warwick Country Club, at 5:30pm. A twenty dollar donation, to mark the anniversary, will be used for our Early Stage Live and Learn program.

Incorporated in March, 1989, the Chapter operated as an all-volunteer group for over a year. Then the Board began to hire staff so it could grow the organization. An Administrative Assistant, then an Executive Director, followed by a Program Coordinator, and a Development Director started to increase the services the Chapter could offer.

Support and education for families has always been the priority of the Rhode Island Chapter. Our training programs for long term care professionals help accomplish this priority, because comfort and peace of mind can come when families know their loved one is with knowledgeable/compassionate health care personnel. Advocacy at both Federal and State levels has made us partners with all other long term care advocates. In order to provide all these services, fundraising has become an integral part of making our Mission possible. You have participated in the growth of the Rhode Island Alzheimer’s Association. Perhaps you join us for a Memory Walk in the Fall or an Auction in early Spring. Maybe you have used our resources, called our Helpline, or participated in an education program. Early stage activities have enriched some of your lives, and our lives at the Chapter have been enriched by the ways you have volunteered and contributed to our development.

Our celebration will recognize Boards/volunteers/staff, our partners in the long term care field, Department of Elderly Affairs, the sponsors/donors that help fund our services, government agencies that assist us, and the family caregivers who have inspired us all.

We can all reminisce about the achievements of the Rhode Island Chapter through our Timeline on display. We will also see some progress that has been made in the public awareness of Alzheimer’s, as well as the research efforts that are trying to discover better treatments for the disease.

Join us on June 25th at Warwick Country Club. Let’s celebrate twenty years of support for Alzheimer’s families. If you cannot join us, please consider a donation to the chapter to commemorate our twenty years of service. You can mail a donation to the Alzheimer’s Association Rhode Island Chapter, 245 Waterman Street, Suite 306, Providence, RI 02906 or by credit card over the phone or on-line www.alz.org/ri.