New Board Elected for FY’16
On June 27, a new board was elected to lead the charge into FY’16. Three new members were added, and current board member Karen Stevenson was elected president. We asked Karen to share her...
Tagged: Alzhiemer’s
Think it over…. (Sept. 2015)
Four members of our team are just back from our annual Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Washington, D.C. We brought together more than 4,500 scientists from around the world to share the challenges, promise...
Advocacy Matters
The National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease, which was mandated by the 2011 National Alzheimer’s Project Act, has a primary goal to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer’s by 2025. Leading scientists have said we...
San Francisco Walkers Share Why They Walk to End Alzheimer’s
Such beautiful sentiments – thanks to all of the San Francisco walkers who shared their stories with us through Facebook. We hope the movement to #ENDALZ continues to grow and that we truly make...
On a Personal Note”¦Why I Walk (Steve Barbieri)
My name is Steven A. Barbieri. I will be 55 years old in November of this year, and I have dementia. I was diagnosed about three years ago, on Oct 18, 2012. That phone...
Mikey Hoag: Calling on a Community to Raise Funds
Nothing made Michaela (Mikey) Hoag of Atherton, California, feel more powerless than when her father, living more than 2,000 miles away on the East Coast, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Unable to help with...
Dagmar Dolby: Amplifying her voice as an Alzheimer’s Advocate
Dagmar Dolby and her husband, Ray, sound pioneer and founder of Dolby Laboratories, led a charmed life. But it was one they eventually found disrupted and forever changed by Alzheimer’s disease. It began when...
