Cathy Tierney – National Volunteer Week 2021 Spotlight

April 19, 2021.Reading time 5 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 […]

Tedrick Kelly – National Volunteer Week 2021 Spotlight

April 19, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

Maggie LeGrand – National Volunteer Week 2021 Spotlight

April 19, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

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.

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 […]

Racing Family Leads the Pack in the Pursuit to End Alzheimer’s Disease

April 5, 2021.Reading time 11 minutes.

The Ryan Blaney Family Foundation To Be Honored at 2021 Charlotte Memory Gala There was no burnout to celebrate when the then 24-year-old driver Ryan Blaney scored his first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Pocono Raceway in June 2017. Instead, he elected to perform a slow roll down the front stretch, as a hat […]

The Longest Ride Taking Place Across N.C. in 2021

March 10, 2021.Reading time 7 minutes.

Henry Edmonds, a former board member of the Alzheimer’s Association – Eastern North Carolina Chapter, remembers his father-in-law. “He was a very outgoing person,” Henry says. “He was very active in the church, acting as a member of the deacon board and singing in the choir.” A now-retired pastor, Henry, has been cycling with his […]

Local Volunteer Goes Live to End Alzheimer’s

March 1, 2021.Reading time 7 minutes.

Connecting on a personal level during this pandemic is often challenging. Wireless internet connections make for choppy videos and phone calls lack the visual often associated with comfort. When remembering her grandmother Kathryn, however, Richfield, N.C. resident Jenn LaVance’s voice rings true with a clear smile. Her joy is palpable. “She was an amazing, strong […]

All Paws in to ENDALZ

February 16, 2021.Reading time 8 minutes.

“Dad loved fishing,” shares Brenda Childs of Durham, NC. “He was one of nine children, so we had a large extended family. When we were younger, many of us would go to Myrtle Beach pier fishing together each October.” In addition to fishing, Brenda’s father, Jack Hodges, enjoyed spending the days working in his garden and […]