Tedrick Kelly – National Volunteer Week 2021 Spotlight

April 19, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

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 2021, we’ll be spotlighting a different volunteer from our Chapter each day. Today […]

Maggie LeGrand – National Volunteer Week 2021 Spotlight

April 19, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

Local Companies and Community Leaders Invited to Learn More About Walk to End Alzheimer’s – Triangle

April 19, 2021.Reading time 3 minutes.

Engaging our entire community is the key to our success with Walk to End Alzheimer’s. We need corporate and community leaders like YOU to be a part of it! We invite you to join us for a special virtual event, Companies that Care – Moving the ALZ Mission Forward, and our 2021 community kickoff supporting the Walk to End Alzheimer’s- […]

Champions, You Got This in the Bag

April 19, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

When you participate in Walk to End Alzheimer’s®, the funds you raise fuel the mission of the Alzheimer’s Association® and help advance critical care, support and research. The Walk to End Alzheimer’s Champions Club recognizes and rewards participants who reach special fundraising milestones for their individual fundraising efforts. $500+ – Champions Club $1,000+ – Grand […]

Suraj Upadhya – National Volunteer Week 2021 Spotlight

April 18, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

Parnika Patnaik – National Volunteer Week 2021 Spotlight

April 18, 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

National Volunteer Week 2021 — A Thanks from NC Leadership

April 16, 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

Dear North Carolina Alzheimer’s Association Volunteers, Thank you!! The past year has presented all of us with many hurdles and the need for adaptation, and YOU, our volunteers, have risen to the challenge! While we are grateful for all you do each and every day, we wanted to pause for a moment during National Volunteer […]

Online Gamers Find Unique Ways to Fight Alzheimer’s

April 12, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

While some of us may not know how to turn on a gaming console let alone consider ourselves to be streamers or gamers, we probably all know someone who lives for it! Maybe it’s your grandchild or best friend or co-worker. Invite them to show off their skills and help us #ENDALZ. We’re calling all […]

Journalism, BBQ and P-3 Orions Led Me to the Alzheimer’s Association

April 12, 2021.Reading time 10 minutes.

I’ll never forget the day in Fall 2013, sitting in the parking lot of a BBQ restaurant next to the ‘World’s Largest Honky Tonk’ in Fort Worth, Texas. I was an anxious-to-graduate senior journalism student at Texas Christian University, fresh off a Summer internship at Dallas TV news station WFAA. Like many universities, TCU hosts […]

Forum Seeks Input on Unique Needs of Rural North Carolina Communities

April 5, 2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

The Alzheimer’s Association in North Carolina, in partnership with The North Carolina Rural Health Leadership Alliance (NCRHLA), will be hosting a virtual Alzheimer’s Community Forum, Challenges and Opportunities: Alzheimer’s & Dementia in Rural NC, in April to hear from local area residents of rural communities statewide. The forum is a gathering for people who have […]