Over 70
Windsor-Essex Businesses and Organizations to Raise Funds for Local Alzheimer,
Dementia Programs: 30 More Needed to Reach the Goal
Local
businesses and organizations are set to raise funds for the local Alzheimer
Society. Over 70 have committed to host a Coffee Break or give coffee cup
cutouts in exchange for donations to the charitable institution.
This year’s
Coffee Break hosts include Bulk Barn, FreshCo, Green Shield, Seasons Retirement
Communities, Centreline, National Bank of Canada, Chartwell Retirement
Residences, Rafih Autogroup, and many more.
However,
the Alzheimer Society needs 30 more Coffee Break locations to reach its 2014
target.
Coffee
Break is an annual fundraising activity by the Alzheimer Society. Running from
September to December, it raises a significant amount of funds for dementia
services and programs in the community.
All monies
raised through Coffee Break will help fund local services and programs by the
Alzheimer Society, which includes: education and information sessions; support
groups for daughters, spouses, and other caregivers; Day Away Program; and,
in-home respite care for people with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of
dementia.
“It’s
wonderful to be supported by our local entrepreneurs, who realize the value of
providing for the growing number of people diagnosed with dementia in our
community,” said Sally Bennett-Olczak, CEO of the Alzheimer Society of Windsor
and Essex County.
This year,
Colonial Coffee, a Windsor-based coffee roasting facility, will once again
donate all the coffee and coffee-making supplies for the fundraising activity.
Biz X
Magazine is the media sponsor. It will feature the top 3 Coffee Break
fundraisers in a future issue.
Almost
6,000 individuals in Windsor and Essex have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s
disease or other dementias. The number will double within one generation, if
nothing is done about it today.
To date,
there is no known cause and no known cure for dementia. However, it’s possible
to alleviate the impact of dementia on those who have it, their family members,
and the community.
In 2013,
local Coffee Break hosts raised $30,000 for dementia programs in Windsor and
Essex. The Alzheimer Society hopes to raise even more this time around.
To be a part of Coffee Break, visit
AlzheimerWindsor.com or email fundraising@aswecare.com
The
Alzheimer Society is the leading nationwide health charity for people living
with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Active in more than 150
communities across Canada, the Society offers Help for Today through our
programs and services for people living with dementia and Hope for
Tomorrow...® by funding
research to find the cause and the cure.
by Deborah Jones
Publisher
Biz X Magazine
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