Fight Back During Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month
Fight Back During Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month
We’re looking forward to Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month — a time to raise awareness and promote brain health. Your gift to our 2X Countdown Match, up to $50,000, can go twice as far to fuel research and help provide care and support.
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Alzheimer’s doesn’t just affect women - it disproportionately impacts them. As those most likely to be diagnosed and most often stepping in as caregivers, women are at the center of this crisis.
But we are also at the center of the solution.
Illinois Women Conquer ALZ (IWCA) was founded in 2017 to harness the power, passion and influence of women - to show up for one another, to lead, to give and to drive meaningful change in the fight against Alzheimer’s.
This is more than a community. It’s a movement. And wherever you are in your journey, there is a place for you here.
Find out how we A.C.T.
Join the IWCA Community
Attend events. Build connections. Step into leadership. Give back.
Wherever you begin, you’re helping us move the mission forward.
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Upcoming Events
Sip & Paint
Sunday, May 31, 2026 | 2:00 - 4:30 PM | Bottle & Bottega La Grange
Join IL Women Conquer ALZ for an afternoon of creativity, connection, wine and light bites at our Sip & Paint fundraiser/social! No painting experience needed. Bottle & Bottega will guide you step-by-step as you create your own 11x14 canvas masterpiece to take home.
All are welcome and proceeds benefit the Alzheimer’s Association Illinois Chapter.
Purchase tickets here.