Sept. 21 is World Alzheimer’s Day. This is a cause close to my heart because my grandmother suffered from Alzheimer’s for many years. In fact, the signs of dementia started showing up nearly 20 years before she died.

One way to raise awareness for Alzheimer’s Disease is to be socially responsible and host a Purple Party on World Alzheimer’s Day. I love to plan parties. What are some things you can do to have fun and raise money and awareness? Have a garage sale and donate half the proceeds (be sure to let your buyers know!). Collect contributions from your book club. Have a dinner party and ask your guests to donate what they would have spent on dinner and drinks if they had gone out to dinner.

Once you decide to on your party details, be sure to register your party on actionalz.org — you can create your own page for the party, send an e-mail reminder to your guests, even take donations online. AND the first 150 people who register their parties and commit to raising $150 will win an awesome gift pack, which includes a DVD of Alzheimer’s Celebrity Champions, speaking points about Alzheimer’s, donation forms and envelopes, cocktail napkins and thank you cards. What a deal! PLUS all donations in September will be matched dollar-for-dollar by The Harrah’s Foundation.

∗ Posted by Monique on 09.17.2007
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