Category: Volunteering

Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's Disease, children, Dementia, education, family, love, Uncategorized, Volunteering, Washington State

The value of shared experience: Janelle Simpliciano

When Janelle Simpliciano was a Sigma Kappa sorority member at UC Berkeley in the early 1990’s, she learned about dementia and joined thousands of Sigma Kappas nationwide in fundraising for the Alzheimer’s Association. A few years after college, Janelle and her husband, Stan, moved their young family to Seattle and have been here since. “After college, dementia and Alzheimer’s were not a part of my … Continue reading The value of shared experience: Janelle Simpliciano

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Opening the Closed Door: Brian Cook, Volunteer

  In late 2015, Brian Cook’s father-in-law Gary was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s. In 2016, the diagnosis progressed to include posterior cortical atrophy (PCA), an atypical diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease where a person will begin to lose their sight along with their memory. Though he has been showing signs of the disease for over four years, it took a while to get a correct diagnosis … Continue reading Opening the Closed Door: Brian Cook, Volunteer

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Alzheimer's Association, Dementia, education, outreach, Seattle, Spokane, Uncategorized, Volunteering, Washington, Washington State

Meet our education and outreach staff

Our education and outreach staff work across Washington and Northern Idaho. They are often the people you will see in the community: giving presentations, holding workshops, and creating and maintaining relationships in the community. Learn more about them below with some Q&A’s!   Joan Acres- Richland office, covering central and southeast WA, Chelan and Douglas counties  What is your role at the Alzheimer’s Association? South … Continue reading Meet our education and outreach staff

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Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, family, Fundraising, Idaho, love, Memory Loss, Research, Seattle, Volunteering, Walk to End Alzheimer's, Washington, Washington State

Celebrating a successful Walk season

Our 16 Walk to End Alzheimer’s events for 2018 are now complete. It’s been a record-breaking year with many things to celebrate — and we’re not done yet! Six of our Walks have exceeded their fundraising goals and many are on track to meet their goals by the end of the year. Help the Walk in your community reach its goal by making a Walk … Continue reading Celebrating a successful Walk season

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Aging, Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's Disease, caregiving, children, Dementia, Fundraising, Health, kids, love, Memory Loss, Research, retirement, Seattle, Uncategorized, Volunteering, Walk to End Alzheimer's, Washington, Washington State, Younger Onset Alzheimer's Disease

Sara

Mark Holtzen is a Seattle author whose mother-in-law, Sara, lives with Alzheimer’s disease. When the day came that Sara was moving into an assisted living facility, Mark’s wife, Carolyn, and her siblings were coordinating the move. While Carolyn and her siblings were packing up Sara’s belongings, Mark and Sara spent the day together in Seattle. Mark noticed how Sara was handling the weight of the … Continue reading Sara

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Aging, Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's Disease, card games, caregiving, children, Dementia, doctor, family, Fundraising, Health, Idaho, love, Memory Loss, Uncategorized, Volunteering, Walk to End Alzheimer's, Washington, Washington State, Younger Onset Alzheimer's Disease

Beth Lewis – Why I Walk

Agnes Lesofski always put her family first. After her husband of 21 years passed away, the now-single mother of seven enrolled in night classes while working as a homemaker to support the five children who were still living at home. One of those children was Beth Lewis, now living in Spokane Valley, who greatly values the sacrifices her mother made. “She was my mother and … Continue reading Beth Lewis – Why I Walk

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Kathy Katz – Why I Walk

Kathy Katz and Tim Oshie have known each other for 29 years. Kathy met Tim through her late husband. “We actually met at my wedding,“ Kathy says. “Tim and my husband were really good friends in high school. Back in the day, Tim was a disc jockey and he deejayed our wedding for us. That was the first time that I met him.” Kathy and … Continue reading Kathy Katz – Why I Walk

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Aging, Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's Disease, caregiving, children, Dementia, doctor, education, family, Health, kids, love, Memory Loss, Olympia, Research, science, Seattle, Texas, Uncategorized, Volunteering, Walk to End Alzheimer's, Washington, Washington State, Younger Onset Alzheimer's Disease

Valerie Halvorson: Why I Walk

Alzheimer’s disease impacts others besides those who’ve been diagnosed. Valerie Halvorson can attest to that. Valerie’s father was living in Pampa, Texas when he was diagnosed. At the time, Valerie was a teacher in Olympia. “I was 2,000 miles away,” Valerie says. “And though they would visit often, it was hard for me to tell really what was going on, and my mom didn’t want … Continue reading Valerie Halvorson: Why I Walk

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Join the 2018 Walk to End Alzheimer’s

This fall, join the fight for Alzheimer’s first survivor. Register today for the 2018 Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Continue reading Join the 2018 Walk to End Alzheimer’s

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Join us for a Walk Kickoff Event

We can end Alzheimer’s. TOGETHER. Join us at a Walk Kickoff event in July to learn more about Walk to End Alzheimer’s, the mission of the Alzheimer’s Association and how you can advance the cause by starting a Walk team. This is a free event with no financial solicitation during the event. The “ask” will be that attendees consider starting a Walk to End Alzheimer’s team. The purpose of … Continue reading Join us for a Walk Kickoff Event

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