November 2009:
Take Part in National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month
This November, remember National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month, first proclaimed by President Ronald Reagan back in 1983. Since then, the Alzheimer's Association has used the event to raise awareness of Alzheimer's disease, the experiences of people with the disease and their families, and the importance of finding treatments, preventions and a cure. Also designated as National Family Caregivers Month, this November is an important time for each of us to reach out and support those who provide care – or to acknowledge our own role as a caregiver.
Please consider promoting, participating in (or tuning in) to the many special events and awareness opportunities the Alzheimer’s Association has planned, as we continue to push to make the disease a national priority. Thank you for your continued support.
All Month
Arby’s Coupon Books on Sale! Just in time for holiday gift giving, Arby’s restaurants throughout East TN are selling a bundle of savings in support of Alzheimer’s! Coupon books again on sale through December.
Donate $1 … Save $20! It makes sense to give!
Spread the Word! Click HERE to view/download flyer!
Remember at Rita’s!
Who says cool treats are just for the summer?
This November visit Rita’s on Market Square, order the Blueberry Italian Ice, and Rita’s will donate 25% of your purchase to the Alzheimer’s Association!
Click HERE to download coupon for Rita's!
See below for details about the November 19th Celebrity Scoop Event!
Located on Market Square, 865-673-4888, http://www.ritasknoxville.com/
*Don’t forget, research shows blueberries are good for the brain!
Knox County Public Library Partnership:
The Knox County Library is posting information, including lists of books highlighting Alzheimer’s, in library branches and on their website: http://www.knoxlib.org/
Plus – on Thursday, November 12 @ 6:30 p.m. the Bearden branch is hosting a FREE SafeReturn Sign UP and special event with the author of "Alzheimer’s Dementia & Memory Loss: Straight Talk for Families and Caregivers." See below for details.
Day-By-Day
Wednesday, November 4th
Early Risers! Wake up with WBIR’s Russell Biven and Abby Ham as they interview a local family caregiver about what it’s like to care for her husband who has Alzheimer’s. Plus, she’ll talk about the book she’s reading, Alzheimer’s Dementia & Memory Loss: Straight Talk for Families & Caregiviers – and what she hopes to learn from its author at the upcoming “Caring & Coping” Caregiver Training workshops. Tune into WBIR TV around 6 a.m.
Cumberland Plateau Support Group Facilitator Meeting
Meet at the Alzheimer’s Association’s Regional Office in Cookeville, 9 – 11:30 a.m. (135 B Pigeon Road, Cookeville, TN 38506 Phone: 931.526.8010)
Thursday, November 5th
Caregiver Training in Anderson County
The “Caring and Coping” seminar will be at the First Baptist Church of Oak Ridge (1101 Oak Ridge Turnpike Oak Ridge, TN 37830). Featured speakers will help participants gain practical tips for caring for individuals with dementia and Alzheimer’s, as well as ways to maintain a healthy spiritual life. Please go to www.alz.org/tn to register or call 865.544.6288. *Bonus: Those interested in enrolling for FREE in the SafeReturn Program need to bring a list of medications and a recent photograph of themselves and or their loved ones.
Friday, November 6th
Knox County Outreach Advisory Council Meeting
Members of the Alzheimer’s Association’s Knox County Outreach Advisory Council will meet to discuss ways to raise Alzheimer’s awareness in the African-American Community.
Noon @ the Alzheimer’s Association Office 2270 Sutherland Ave., Suite 202
Thursday, Nov. 12th
Caregiver Training in Sevier County & FREE SafeReturn Sign UP
The “Caring and Coping” seminar will be at First Baptist Church of Sevierville (317 Parkway Sevierville, TN 37862). Featured speakers will help participants gain practical tips for caring for individuals with dementia and Alzheimer’s, as well as ways to maintain a healthy spiritual life. Please CLICK HERE to register or call 865.544.6288.
*Bonus: Those interested in enrolling for FREE in the SafeReturn Program need to bring a list of medications and a recent photograph of themselves and or their loved ones.
Thursday, Nov. 12th
Evening with Author on Alzheimer’s & FREE SafeReturn Sign Up at Knox County’s Bearden/West Knoxville Library Branch
Spread the Word: View/Download Flyer Here!
The author and speaker who is best known for her work on the Help ME Cope & Survive! book series will spend an hour at talking about her book, Alzheimer’s Dementia & Memory Loss: Straight Talk for Families and Caregivers. Monica Vest Wheeler is also the key note speaker for this Fall’s “Caring & Coping” Caregiver Training Workshops.
*PLUS, protect your loved one by signing up for the SafeReturn program for FREE! The Alzheimer’s Association will waive the $55 fee for seniors as well as the $25 fee for caregivers for this service and the necessary bracelet. With SafeReturn, caregivers call a hotline, and law enforcement is notified as well as others in the community that a person wearing a SafeReturn bracelet is missing. *Those interested in participating need to bring a list of medications and a recent photograph of themselves and or their loved ones.
6:30 p.m. @ Knox County’s Bearden/West Knoxville Library, 100 Golf Club Road, Knoxville, TN 37919 (located at the western end of Bearden Hill at the intersection of Papermill Rd. and Kingston Pike) 865.588.8813.
Friday, Nov. 13th
Caregiver Training on the Cumberland Plateau
The “Caring and Coping” seminar will be at the First United Methodist Church in Crossville (100 Braun St. Crossville, TN 38555). Featured speakers will help participants gain practical tips for caring for individuals with dementia and Alzheimer’s, as well as ways to maintain a healthy spiritual life. Please go to www.alz.org/tn to register or call 865.544.6288.
Sunday, Nov. 15th
Alzheimer’s Awareness Sunday
Clergy at area churches will share about the disease with their congregations during their morning sermons. The Alzheimer's Association's Knox County Outreach Council is encouraging African-American Churches to place a special emphasis on the higher risk their congregation members face. Learn why and spread the sord!
View/Download Flyer HERE!
Monday, Nov. 16th
Dine Out & Donate!
Please join us from 3 - 10 p.m. at Moe’s Southwest Grill on the Cumberland Strip. The restaurant will give a percent of their profit to Sigma Kappa Sorority which is fundraising for the Alzheimer’s Association.
Wednesday, Nov. 18th
Free Safe Return Sign Up on the Cumberland Plateau
We will waive the $55 fee for seniors as well as the $25 fee for caregivers for this service and the necessary bracelet.
Visit the Putnam County Library, 50 E Broad St., Cookeville, TN, 9 a.m -Noon
Thursday, Nov. 19th
Celebrity Scoop!
Stop by Rita’s Knoxville on Market Square to pick a flavor and a celebrity to scoop your custard! Rita’s is donating 30% of their sales during this 2-hour event! And they’re donating 25% of Blueberry Italian Ice sales all November!
Located on Market Square, 865-673-4888, http://www.ritasknoxville.com/ Time TBA
“The Alzheimer’s Project” HBO Documentary Screening:
View and discuss a portion of this pioneering documentary series focusing on the groundbreaking discoveries made by the country’s leading scientists as well as the effects of this debilitating disease both on those with Alzheimer’s and on their families. While there is no cure, HBO, the National Institutes on Aging of the National Institutes of Health and the Alzheimer’s Association came together to show there is now genuine reason to be optimistic about the future.
Join us at the Blount County Library from 6 - 8 p.m.
Monday, Nov 23rd
Free Safe Return Sign-up in Knox County
We will waive the $55 fee for seniors as well as the $25 fee for caregivers for this service and the necessary bracelet. With SafeReturn, caregivers call a hotline, and law enforcement is notified as well as others in the community that a person wearing a SafeReturn bracelet is missing.
Visit Trinity Hills from 10 a.m. – Noon (4611 Asheville Hwy, Knoxville, TN 37914)
Tuesday, Nov 24th
Free Safe Return Sign-up in Maryville
We will waive the $55 fee for seniors as well as the $25 fee for caregivers for this service and the necessary bracelet. With SafeReturn, caregivers call a hotline, and law enforcement is notified as well as others in the community that a person wearing a SafeReturn bracelet is missing.
Visit Sterling House of Maryville 3 - 6 p.m. (511 Pearson Springs Rd., Maryville)
Spread the Word! Please view, download and print the flyer HERE.
Howard Circle of Friends Thanksgiving Celebration
Participants in the Howard Circle of Friends Adult Day Services Program will make a special craft in honor of National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month then share a Thankgsiving meal with their family members and other special guests.
Noon @ Mount Calvary Baptist Church, 1807 Dandridge Ave., Knoxville, TN 37915
“The Alzheimer’s Project” HBO Documentary Screening on the Cumberland Plateau
View and discuss this multi-part, Emmy-nominated documentary series presented by HBO, the National Institutes on Aging of the National Institutes of Health and the Alzheimer’s Association. Explore different facets of Alzheimer’s, from the families affected to the tremendous progress being made in the scientific community to develop drugs that will treat or even prevent the disease.
Join us at Bethesda Healthcare on Nov. 24 at 6 p.m.
