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Today’s hero: Kristen Remington

0 comments By News and notes, Profiles Tagged with , , , , , , , , , , September 21st, 2011 @ 3:43 pm

Kristen Remington Emcees Walk to End Alzheimer's in Reno 9/24

Leave a comment below to let us know about the everyday heroes in your life! In honor of Alzheimer’s Action Day on September 21, we are highlighting 21 Everyday Heroes. Today, meet Kristen Remington, our 13th everyday hero. Kristen is a reporter with KTVN, Reno’s CBS affiliate and will be emceeing the Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Reno for the second year in a row! Kristen helped us raise awareness of the Association in a great in-depth story about a 23 year old Reno woman who is a primary caregiver for her dad, who at 51 has younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease. See the story here: Someone to Know: Elizabeth Cruz and read more about Kristen here: Kristen Remington Bio. Learn more about how you can raise awareness of Alzheimer’s disease at www.alz.org/wam.

Today’s hero: Roger Strom

0 comments By News and notes, Profiles Tagged with , , , , , , , , , , , , September 19th, 2011 @ 1:30 pm

The Strom family: Jane and Roger along with sons Erik, Zack and AJ

Leave a comment below to let us know about the everyday heroes in your life! In honor of Alzheimer’s Action Day on September 21, we are highlighting 21 Everyday Heroes. Today, meet Roger Strom, our 12th everyday hero. As of today, Roger is the top fundraiser for Walk to End Alzheimer’s in San Jose, with $11,000 raised to date! Roger’s wife has younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease and he and has family have made fundraising a family affair, with son Erik raising funds with his fraternity for the San Francisco Walk. Read more about Roger and his family in this Los Altos Town Crier article: When memory slips away, caregivers are challenged or donate to Roger here: Donation page of Roger Strom. Learn more about how you can raise awareness of Alzheimer’s disease at www.alz.org/wam.

Today’s hero: Annemiek Storm

1 comment By News and notes, Profiles Tagged with , , , , , , , , , , , September 16th, 2011 @ 9:51 am

Leave a comment below to let us know about the everyday heroes in your life! In honor of Alzheimer’s Action Day on September 21, we are highlighting 21 Everyday Heroes. Today, meet Annemiek Storm, our 11th everyday hero. As of today, Annemiek is the top fundraiser for Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Sacramento. She’s already raised more than $10,000 and hoping to get to her goal of $13,000 by the event on October 1 at the State Capitol. As a long term care insurance agent, Annemiek sees families who are coping with Alzheimer’s every day. She knows that nearly 50 percent of long term care insurance claims are dementia related (and most of those Alzheimer’s) and they are also on average the longest lasting claims. Visit Annemiek’s donation page here: Donation Page of Annemiek Storm and learn more about how you can raise awareness of Alzheimer’s disease at www.alz.org/wam.

Today’s hero: Dr. Lea Grinberg

0 comments By News and notes, Profiles Tagged with , , , , , , , , , , September 15th, 2011 @ 12:06 pm

Leave a comment below to let us know about the everyday heroes in your life! In honor of Alzheimer’s Action Day on September 21, we are highlighting 21 Everyday Heroes. Today, meet Lea Grinberg, MD, Ph.D., our tenth everyday hero. Dr. Grinberg stopped by the Alzheimer’s Association to talk about her Alzheimer’s Association-funded research at UCSF and a few more exciting areas of her work. What’s a brain bank? Why is autopsy important for Alzheimer’s research? What is the role of ethnicity in the expression of Alzheimer’s disease? Watch the videos above to learn more and read more about Dr. Grinberg here: Lea Grinberg Bio. Learn more about how you can raise awareness of Alzheimer’s disease at www.alz.org/wam.

Today’s hero: Dennis O’Donnell

0 comments By News and notes, Profiles Tagged with , , , , , , , , , , , , , September 14th, 2011 @ 1:30 pm

CBS5/CW Sports Director - and Alzheimer's Champion - Dennis O'Donnell

Leave a comment below to let us know about the everyday heroes in your life! In honor of Alzheimer’s Action Day on September 21, we are highlighting 21 Everyday Heroes. Today, meet Dennis O’Donnell, our ninth everyday hero. Dennis is the Sports Director at the Bay Area’s CBS affiliate CBS5. Dennis lost his father to Alzheimer’s disease and he uses his position in the public eye to help promote a World without Alzheimer’s. Dennis graciously donates his time to emceeing several Alzheimer’s Association events – including the largest Walk in the nation in San Francisco September 24 – and he has his own Walk team! Read more about Dennis here: Dennis O’Donnell Bio and donate to his Walk team here: Donation Page of Dennis O’Donnell. Learn more about how you can raise awareness of Alzheimer’s disease at www.alz.org/wam.

Today’s hero: Molly Kimberling

0 comments By News and notes, Profiles Tagged with , , , , , , , , , , September 13th, 2011 @ 9:57 am

Leave a comment below to let us know about the everyday heroes in your life! In honor of Alzheimer’s Action Day on September 21, we are highlighting 21 Everyday Heroes. Today, meet Molly Kimberling, our eighth everyday hero. As of today, Molly is the top fundraiser for Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Chico. With a goal of raising $200, she is way over top at $2,000 and she isn’t done yet! While Molly doesn’t have a personal connection to the disease, she is leading the corporate team for her employer, Walk sponsor Sunseri Construction, Inc. Molly sends letters soliciting donations from their vendors and partners and has had great success, even in these tough economic times.  Visit Molly’s donation page here: Donation Page of Molly Kimberling and learn more about how you can raise awareness of Alzheimer’s disease at www.alz.org/wam.

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