Interested in volunteer opportunities to help support the mission of your Alzheimer’s Association here in North Carolina? Consider joining a 2024 Walk to End Alzheimer’s® Committee! Do you have a knack for marketing? Connecting with businesses? Rallying others in your community for the cause? Use your passion to advance mission of the Association. Regardless of your schedule […]
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The Alzheimer’s Association announced that the Western Carolina Chapter has been ranked No. 8 in the nation out of the Alzheimer’s Association’s 2023 Top Fundraising Chapters for The Longest Day. The Western Carolina Chapter earned a spot among this ranking for the first time in 2022, moving up one spot from last year in this […]
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Only two months into 2024 and advocates across North Carolina have been hard at work on state and federal levels to bolster policy priorities and access for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias from a public health perspective. Here’s an overview of the Alzheimer’s Association’s recent and current public policy efforts impacting our state. State Advocacy North […]
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“She was very stoic in nature and quiet which is very unlike me,” chuckles June Ward about her mother Pauline. “Mom would much rather help her dad in the garden than spend time with her mom learning how to sew. She was very much a tomboy.” Pauline Plemmons Fowler was born in 1923, the daughter […]
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Spring is coming and things are starting to blossom for The Longest Day. We want you to have all of the tips, tools and resources you need to be successful, so we’re packing up some ALZ swag, resources for The Longest Day, and hitting the road for five stops across North Carolina in the coming weeks. The […]
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The Alzheimer’s Association announced that its 2023 Walk to End Alzheimer’s® – Charlotte has been ranked No. 18 in the nation out of the Alzheimer’s Association’s 2023 Top 30 Walks. The Charlotte Walk earned a spot among this ranking for the first time in 2016 becoming increasingly more successful since then. Participants in the 2023 […]
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Getting an early start on Walk to End Alzheimer’s means wearing your heart on your sleeve — and asking those you love to advance the research, care and support efforts of the Alzheimer’s Association with their donations. So this February, we want to show you some love. Everyone who is registered for a Walk to […]
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The Alzheimer’s Association, Western Carolina Chapter and the Moore County Senior Enrichment Center are hosting a multi-part education series focused on healthy aging in February and March. For centuries, we’ve known that the health of the brain and the body are connected. But now, science is able to provide insights into how to make lifestyle […]
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The Alzheimer’s Association – Eastern North Carolina Chapter, Cape Fear Council of Governments Area Agency on Aging and LifeCare Memory Partners have announced a new collaborative program called the Caregiver Academy. This new resource will deliver immense value to caregivers of people living with Alzheimer’s disease and forms of dementia through evidence-based education and peer-to-peer […]
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The Alzheimer’s Association – Western Carolina Chapter, in partnership with the Hamlet Senior Center, is launching the Wonderful Wednesday Lecture Series, a multi-part education series throughout the year focused on Alzheimer’s, other forms of dementia and caregiving. Currently, there are more than 369,000 caregivers in North Carolina providing care to more than 180,000 living with […]
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