The Longest Day is the day with the most light — the summer solstice. But you don’t have to wait until June to honor your loved one. Events honoring The Longest Day happen throughout the year, fueling our mission-related initiatives of care, support and research.
Let's light a path to a future without Alzheimer’s and all other dementia.
With the hustle and bustle of the season, we’d like to take some time on December 21 — the winter solstice — to shine our lights together during a virtual Winter Solstice Ceremony. This will be a special time to honor caregivers, those living with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, and those we’ve lost to the disease.
If you’d like to honor your loved one(s) in our ceremony, please submit your tribute here by December 16th so that we can include their name(s).
We’ll email you the link to access the on-demand ceremony so you may watch it with your family and friends using your own candle or light of hope.
Our lights are a reminder that working together, we can light a path to a future without Alzheimer’s. All those impacted by dementia are welcome.
Past participants in The Longest Day were sent two complimentary luminaries by mail, but event participation not required to join in this special ceremony.
Would you like to hold a luminary fundraiser and ceremony of your own this December? Email tldsc@alz.org to request special kit with luminaries, ceremony script or recording, and fun holiday themed coloring pages.
Together, we will diminish the darkness and illuminate a path towards a world without Alzheimer’s and all dementia.
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Take our Solstice Challenge!
Register for The Longest Day now and raise $200 by December 21 to earn this festive, light-up tumbler!
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With your support, the strength of our light will outshine the darkness of Alzheimer’s.
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Calling young professionals in the greater Charleston area!
We are currently seeking passionate and outgoing 20- to 40-year-olds to volunteer with our NEW Young Professional Board to help grow The Longest Day across the Lowcountry. To get started, fill out our interest form and we'll be in touch!
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Help us fight the darkness of Alzheimer’s through an activity of your choice.
The Longest Day is a unique, open-ended event provides a platform for Alzheimer's Association supporters to raise funds and awareness through any activity. It's an amazing way to channel creativity, hobby enthusiasm and social activities for an important cause.
Maybe you could host a BBQ on the solstice and invite your friends to make a donation. Or you could plan a fishing tournament or kareoke night. Some participants like to set an endurance goal of miles to walk, bike or swim. Others like to bake family recipes and sell delicious items for donations.
Whatever activity you have in mind, it's easy to get started.
- Register your activity at alz.org/tld. There are lots of activity ideas to choose from!
- Customize your webpage with a personal photo or story.
- Consider making a self-donation toward your fundraising efforts to demonstrate your own support.
- Get social and launch a Facebook fundraiser. This is one of the most effective ways that you can raise funds! For step-by-step instructions to setup your Facebook fundraiser, click here to watch a short video or check out this how-to document. For best results, post updates and photos regularly and publicly thank your donors by tagging them in posts.
- Send a fundraising email to your contacts using the pre-made templates in your Participant Center.
Want to chat about your idea? Email us at tldsc@alz.org. We'd love to help you get started!
Together, our creativity and passion will raise vital funds and awareness for the care, support and research efforts of the Alzheimer’s Association®.
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Learn more about The Longest Day online or by joining our local Facebook Group for this event.