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2016 Alzheimer's Foundation of America Golf Classic
Fresh Meadow Country Club,
Lake Success,
New York - September 19, 2016
Online registration has ended. If you’d like to golf, sponsor or donate, please call Josie Di Chiara at 866-232-8484, ext 112.
AFA is Coming to Washington D.C. on September 29th
Washington D.C. - Free Educational Conference
For Family & Professional Caregivers, Individuals
with Dementia & the Community At Large
REGISTER TODAY!
Join us at our upcoming Concepts in Care Educational Conferences…
Long Island, NY
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West Palm Beach, FL
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In this new public service announcement, Kim Campbell, wife of music legend Glen Campbell, talks about her husband’s progression through the moderate stage of Alzheimer’s, what symptoms to look for, and where to turn for help.
The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America is pleased to announce the winners of its 2016 AFA Teens for Alzheimer’s Awareness college scholarship competition. Congratulations!
Click here to view the winners!
The New York Islanders presented
AFA with a check for $10,000...
What a great way to end the week! The New York Islanders presented AFA with a check for $10,000 for monies raised through sales of its AL patch, which commemorated their longtime coach Al Arbour, who battled Alzheimer's disease.
Pictured, Left to Right : Doug Weight, Islanders' assistant coach and assistant general manager; Chuck Fuschillo, AFA's president and CEO; Gerald Angowitz, AFA's board secretary; Bert E. Brodsky, AFA's board chairman; Jack Capuano, Islanders head coach; and Barry Berg, AFA's board treasurer.
Thank you, New York Islanders, your fans, and all who supported this effort!
2015 AFA Teens for Alzheimer’s Awareness video competition winner!
Congratulations to Vanessa Parslow, 18, of Raleigh, NC, winner of the 2015 AFA Teens for Alzheimer’s Awareness video competition.
It's Time We Start
Taking Care Of Our Minds...
A Caregiver’s Story:
Uncle Sam
AFA Awards $12,500 to Project Lifesaver
The Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA) today announced that it has awarded a $12,500 grant to Project Lifesaver International to enable the organization to purchase 50 transmitter kits to assist in the location of adults with Alzheimer's disease
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Alzheimer's Disease Research
AFA’s President & CEO Chuck Fuschillo at the University of Pennsylvania with Dr. Jason Karlawish and AFA’s Founding Chairman of the Board, Bert Brodsky. We presented a $10,000 check from the Alzheimer's Foundation of America to support and expand scientific research in Alzheimer's disease by supporting the Study of Knowledge Reactions to Amyloid Testing to understand amyloid imaging status.