A Compassionate Mission By Brittany Krygowski, Junior Committee Vice President -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alzheimer’s is known, for all intents and purposes, as an “old person’s disease.” So it may seem surprising that the members of the CaringKind Junior Committee, virtually all of whom are under age 40, eagerly come together to raise funds to support research and programs benefiting people affected by the disease — those diagnosed, their [...]

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### 2016 TCS New York City Marathon **By Candace Douglas, Director of Constituent Events** -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Just after 5 a.m. on November 6th, while most of New York City was still in bed, 100 members of team Athletes to End Alzheimer’s® (ATEA) were making their last-minute preparations en route to join their fellow teammates, ready to take on the streets of all five boroughs for the 2016 TCS NYC Marathon. Excitement and anxiety we [...]

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### Celebrating Our Differences **By Niurqui "Nikki" Mariano, Manager of Healthcare Outreach** -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You might come across our African American Outreach Manager at a church in Harlem or our Latino Outreach Manager in a Bronx senior center. Don't be surprised to bump into our Chinese Outreach Manager at a Queens library in Flushing, or if you're a healthcare provider you might sit in on one of my next presentations. With [...]

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### Education Today for a Better Tomorrow **By Marilucy Lopes, Manager of Education** -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- According to estimates, there are over five million individuals in the U.S. over the age of 65 with Alzheimer’s disease. If no cure or treatment is found, that number will increase to approximately 14 million by 2050. Unfortunately, these frightening statistics represent more than numbers. Each number represents a person with the [...]

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### Why Donors Should Invest in Our Trainings **By Amy Torres, Director of Training** -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CaringKind recognizes that in the absence of a cure or effective treatment for the majority of dementia-related diseases, the most significant investment we can make is in the human resource. Although medical research has made strides in better understanding the myriad causes that precipitate dementia symptoms, the vast majority o [...]

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