Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Charlotte Ranked Among Top 30 Walks Nationwide

January 31, 2022.Reading time 4 minutes.

The Alzheimer’s Association announced that its 2021 Walk to End Alzheimer’s® – Charlotte has been ranked No. 12 in the nation out of the Alzheimer’s Association’s 2021 Top 30 Walks. The Charlotte Walk earned a spot among this ranking for the first time in 2016 and has gotten increasingly more successful since then, including moving […]

2022 Charlotte Memory Gala – Save the Date

January 3, 2022.Reading time 3 minutes.

Influential community and business leaders will gather on the front lawn of The Mint Museum Randolph on Saturday, May 21 for our 2022 Charlotte Memory Gala that celebrates the lives of loved ones impacted by dementia as well as raises funds to underwrite the Alzheimer’s Association support, education, advocacy and research initiatives. Join us for an […]

High School student fights for generations to come

September 20, 2021.Reading time 9 minutes.

Historically, Alzheimer’s disease has been viewed as an ‘elder issue’. A worry that only occupies the minds of older adults. Something for you to worry about much later in life. To some, that might still be true. But this disease has been concerning those much younger recently as well. Of course everyone has a different […]

2021 Memory Gala Silent Auction now live

May 10, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

The Alzheimer’s Association will host its annual Memory Gala Friday, May 21. The event is a memorable night in the fight against a disease that erases such moments. Proceeds provide opportunities critical to fighting Alzheimer’s disease by raising funds for research and local support services. The virtually delivered and professionally produced program will include powerful […]

Memory Gala Silent Auction Sneak Peek

May 3, 2021.Reading time 3 minutes.

Two Walk to End Alzheimer’s Events in N.C. Ranked Among Top 30 Walks Nationwide

February 1, 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

The Alzheimer’s Association has announced that two walks in North Carolina have ranked among the top 30 walk events nationwide. The 2020 Walk to End Alzheimer’s® – Charlotte has been ranked No. 17 and the 2020 Walk to End Alzheimer’s® – Triangle (Raleigh-Durham) has been ranked No. 29. Despite the fundraising hurdles that befell most nonprofits this […]

One Woman’s Journey Becomes a Call to Her Own Community

August 31, 2020.Reading time 8 minutes.

‘Clarity – Capacity – Cure’ – is the motto that Charlotte resident Joyce Gottlieb has relied upon since her mother Bessie Ledbetter was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. “Mom’s behavior became out of character for her about ten years ago,” shares Joyce. “This disease can really sneak up on the individual living with it as well as […]