Playing Bridge for a Purpose in the North Bay
From Shasta Lake to Fresno and Pacific Grove to Reno, bridge players gather for a higher purpose than just to enjoy a game with friends. On June 21st, they participate in The Longest...
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Staffer Peining Chang shares our learnings in Taiwan
International Symposium on Dementia Prevention and Care While the majority of our chapter’s activities are focused in northern California and northern Nevada, occasionally we are asked to share our learnings with others from...
San Jose resident’s journey from long distance caregiver to Alzheimer’s advocate
When a primary caregiver dies, other family members may quickly be pulled into the caregiving role. This is what happened to Ai-chu Wang and her brother 2 ½ years ago, when their father died....
Petaluma Walk to End Alzheimer’s – another demonstration of #SonomaStrong
#SonomaStrong – it’s a phrase that started showing up in October, after the devastating fires ripped through Sonoma County and other parts of northern California. It’s also a phrase that represents the dedication of...
Local Volunteer Leaders Share the Low Down on The Longest Day
The ability to honor a loved one with dementia, a desire to support a local nonprofit, a wish to meet new people, the love of an activity, the desire to give back as...
UCSF Researcher Shares Promising Initial Results from IDEAS Study
Earlier this year, at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, Gil Rabinovici from UCSF Memory and Aging Center reported early results from the Imaging Dementia – Evidence for Amyloid Scanning (IDEAS) Study. The goal of...
Secrets to Their Success
Team captains, top walkers, sponsors and volunteers gathered this week to celebrate everyone’s hard work on the Silicon Valley Walk to End Alzheimer’s. At the Thank You Party, we asked some of our fabulous...
Why I Walk: This 6th Grader is Serious About Ending Alzheimer’s
Why I Walk: This 6th grader is serious about ending Alzheimer’s When 11-year old Bailey Reis was given a school writing assignment, she went big. She described her dream of curing Alzheimer’s disease, and...
