Tommy Macon – National Volunteer Week 2020 Spotlight

April 17, 2020.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 2020, we’ll be spotlighting a different volunteer from our Chapter each day. Today […]

Mary Lindsay West – National Volunteer Week 2020 Spotlight

April 17, 2020.Reading time 4 minutes.

Sandra Lindenmuth – National Volunteer Week 2020 Spotlight

April 17, 2020.Reading time 4 minutes.

Susan Spivock Smith – National Volunteer Week 2020 Spotlight

April 17, 2020.Reading time 4 minutes.

Marge Swierz – National Volunteer Week 2020 Spotlight

April 17, 2020.Reading time 7 minutes.

Devon Newton – National Volunteer Week 2020 Spotlight

April 17, 2020.Reading time 6 minutes.

Kim Carpenter – National Volunteer Week 2020 Spotlight

April 17, 2020.Reading time 3 minutes.

National Volunteer Week 2020 — A Thanks from NC Leadership

April 16, 2020.Reading time 4 minutes.

Dear Association Volunteers in NC, On behalf of all we serve, thank you for all you do for us as a volunteer. We are grateful for you all year, but wanted to pause during Volunteer Appreciation Week to express special appreciation. This year in particular, your true spirit and resilience in light of the COVID-19 […]

Mike Helps Male Caregivers Understand Alzheimer’s

April 6, 2020.Reading time 7 minutes.

22 years ago, while living in St. Louis, Mike Caldwell, a resident of the Triangle area in North Carolina, walked into the Alzheimer’s Association’s offices seeking help to navigate his mother’s diagnosis. “I walked in and this was before computers were a big deal,” Mike says. “We weren’t sharing a lot of resources online like […]

Tom Takes a Swing at Alzheimer’s and Educates His Community

March 23, 2020.Reading time 6 minutes.

When North Carolina resident, Tom Adams was growing up in Illinois, he remembers watching baseball games with his mom, Phyllis, and his brothers. “Mom was a huge Chicago White Sox fan,” Tom says. “She grew up in Chicago, and was a White Sox fan when she was a kid.” While the White Sox were her […]