Thank you to our generous donors and sponsors for supporting Alzheimer’s Los Angeles’s first ever New Year’s Eve Non-Gala. Instead of asking our community to attend another event his holiday season, we asked you to consider making a gift in support of local families affected by Alzheimer’s and other dementias. Because of your [...]
In Memorium Nancy Paulikas November 11, 1960 - March 11, 2017 Ever since Nancy wandered away from her family while at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in October 2016, the Alzheimer's Los Angeles community has held out hope that she would be found safe and sound and returned to [...]
Safe at Home: Caring for a Family Member with Alzheimer’s Alzheimer’s Los Angeles with the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Janice Hahn invite you to Safe at Home: Caring for a Family Member with Alzheimer’s. Come learn how to take steps to reduce risk and help keep loved ones with [...]
#GivingTuesday may only be one day a year, but individuals and families facing Alzheimer’s need support every day. Thanks to your generosity, this year over 100 amazing donors helped us to raise over $10,000 in just 24 hours, meeting our goal! That’s enough to provide 25 families with personalized care counseling for an [...]
GOOD DAY LA | POSTED: NOV 07, 2018 11:24AM PST Photographer takes intimate photos of caregivers, celebs and more for ‘Facing Alzheimer’s Together’ campaign Photographer Donald Graham is lending his talent to help raise awareness about Alzheimer's disease and dementia. He and Heather Cooper Ortner with Alzheimer's Greater LA joined us. [...]
The holiday season is just around the corner, and we invite you to kick it off with us on #GivingTuesday! This global day of giving harnesses the collective power of individuals, communities, and organizations to encourage philanthropy and to celebrate generosity worldwide. Following Thanksgiving and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and [...]
About Rivet Revolution A little over 21 short months ago, two fifty-something-year-old-women, struggling with the pain, anger, and frustration that having a parent with Alzheimer’s elicits, decided to turn the negative energy they were experiencing into positive action. Rivet Revolution Goals: spread awareness of Alzheimer’s and connect the community - make it ok [...]
Jason Mayo from USA Today and Glen Dickson from Zenith presented a giant check to Heather Cooper Ortner at walk4ALZ on Sunday, October 27th. Raising Awareness with the Help of Some Very Good Friends Alzheimer's LA is grateful and proud of the partnerships and friendships we have built in almost 40 [...]
(l to r): Kelly Honda, Sophia Sasson, Laurie Sasson, Val Zavala, Janet Morris, Babra McLendon, Tara Hicks Alzheimer’s LA Goes to Washington! In September, volunteer advocates and staff from Alzheimer’s Los Angeles attended the UsAgainstAlzheimer’s National Alzheimer’s Summit in Washington, DC. This three-day event began with a special symposium on how [...]
November Is National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month President Ronald Reagan designated November as National Alzheimer’s Awareness Monthin 1983. At the time, fewer than 2 million Americans had Alzheimer’s; today, the number of people with the disease has soared to more than 5.7 million, with over 650,000 living in California. Get involved this month and [...]
