November is National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month

Our vision is a world without Alzheimer's

In November 1982, President Ronald Reagan signed a proclamation designating the first National Alzheimer's Awareness Week. That historic event marked the beginning of a movement in greater awareness and understanding of Alzheimer's disease. Over the years, that one week has become an entire month and awareness has grown on a global scale.

Click here for the Awareness Month Calendar and see what is happening in your community!

We hope you will join with us in November by sponsoring an event to highlight Alzheimer’s disease. At the Alzheimer’s Association we are able to support you in a number of ways:

Post community programs on our Awareness Month Events Calendar – the only time all year!
Provide a limited number of materials to you free of charge including posters, brochures and flyers
Provide the opportunity to purchase items that show support for Alzheimer’s Awareness (Click here to shop for items that show your support!)

You may want to host an educational lecture or a health information night for the community, show a video about Alzheimer’s disease followed by a discussion, or display artwork created by people with Alzheimer’s disease. Note: the Alzheimer's Association does not support the use of Memory screening events in the community. Screening Events will not be posted on the Events Calendar.

Let us know how we can help you plan for your Awareness Month event by filling out the form below. We look forward to hearing about your activities!

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As you prepare for your event, you may want to check the materials and information you already have about the Alzheimer’s Association. Some recent changes to the Association’s offerings:

Do the brochures you have correctly list our chapter (including both MA and NH) and contact information?
New brochures cover topics such as Diagnosis, Younger Onset Alzheimer’s and Late Stage Care.
In the past year our Safe Return wandering program has paired with Medic Alert. We now have new literature and applications.
The new Late Stage Caregiver Guides are here! Family caregivers (sorry, currently these aren’t available to professionals) can call our Helpline to receive one free of charge: 800.272.3900.

There are two ways to contact us. Either print out the Awareness Event Form and fax or mail to us, or submit the Electronic Event form.

Any questions, please call Allison, Wednesday – Friday at 617-868-6718

Click here to download a printable version of the Awareness Month Event Form

Electronic Awareness Month Event Form

Contact Person:
Organization:
Address:
City, State and Zip Code:	,
Daytime Phone # (with area code):
E-mail Address:
Fax # (with area code):

Would you like to be added to the Alzheimer’s Association Mailing List?

Yes No

Complete the following information according to your needs. Forms may take up to 10 days to process. All free materials will be mailed to you one week prior to your event.

I would like free materials mailed to my organization for Awareness Month

Yes No

I would like some materials in Spanish

Yes No

Please check off what type of materials you would like:
Alzheimer’s Association Poster
Brochures (selected by Association Staff)
Flyers about upcoming Education Programs in your area

I would like to post my event on the Awareness Month Events Calendar

Yes No

Please include ALL requested information.
Information must be complete!

Date of Program Event start time Event end time

Title of Program

Intended audience:
Professionals
Family Caregivers/Community Members
People with Dememtia

Event Location:

Event Address:

Event City/Town: Event Zip:

Fee (if any):

Approximately how many people do you expect at this event:

Presenting Organization(s):

Program/Event Description up to 100 words:

For Event Information, Contact:

Contact Phone Number: Contact Email:

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Watertown, MA 02472 Phone 617.868.6718

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