#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 [...]
Los Angeles Lakers vs Sacramento Kings Thank you to the Los Angeles Lakers franchise for providing tickets to the October 4th Los Angeles vs Sacramento game. Members of our Early Stage Support Group had a good time!
Tuesday, November 13 | 7:30 pm Join Alzheimer's Los Angeles as the LA Kings battle the Toronto Maple Leafs! Enjoy the thrilling game and help us to promote Alzheimer's Awareness Month! A portion of all ticket sales through this web offer will benefit Alzheimer's Los Angeles Buy tickets [...]
Tuesday, October 23 | 3-7 pm Did you know that you can skip the check-in line the morning of walk4ALZ® Los Angeles by attending Bank Night? Yes! You heard right! Please join us for Bank Night on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 from 3:00to 7:00 pm. You will be able to check-in early, [...]
