We are endlessly grateful to our volunteers for giving their time to better the lives of those impacted by Alzheimer’s and other dementias. Our volunteers are truly the heart of the Alzheimer’s Association here in North Carolina.
In honor of National Volunteer Week 2025, we’ll be spotlighting a different volunteer from our Western Carolina Chapter each day. Today we are featuring …
Katherine Slate
Carthage, NC (Moore County)
What brought you to volunteer with the Alzheimer’s Association?
I am a member of Alpha Delta Kappa, an organization for female educators, and one of our altruistic projects is to support the Alzheimer’s Association through The Longest Day campaign as a National Team. For the past four years, I have been serving on the ADK committee for this fundraiser. Through this role, I was asked to join The Longest Day committee for North Carolina. The cause is very personal to me because my grandmother, aunt and great aunt had Alzheimer’s.
What volunteer role(s) do you have with the Association?
I serve on The Longest Day committee and help communicate, educate and support all of those who are interested in doing something to support the mission of the Alzheimer’s Association.
The Longest Day® is the day with the most light – the summer solstice. Help outshine the darkness of Alzheimer’s through a fundraising activity of their choice on any day that works for them. The Longest Day Committee to helps recruit participants, provide coaching on fundraising and event planning, and spread the word about this exciting campaign.
What piece of your role do you feel makes the biggest impact?
Acting as the liaison between organizations and connecting teams with people and resources to strengthen efforts is where I feel I make the greatest impact.
If someone were considering volunteering with the Association, what would you say to them?
Volunteering with the Alzheimer’s Association is an opportunity to support life-changing work, contribute to eradicating this disease, and provide help to those who need it most. It’s a chance to create a brighter future for countless lives.
THANK YOU, KATHERINE!
Volunteers truly help move our mission forward. Interested in becoming a volunteer with the Alzheimer’s Association in NC?
Visit alz.org/volunteer or call 800-272-3900.
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