Events
Coffee Break
Coffee Break is the Alzheimer Society's major nationwide annual fundraiser where friends, co-workers and customers gather in communities across Canada to raise funds for local Alzheimer Societies. Participants at these events make a donation in exchange for a cup of coffee. The money raised stays in that province or community to help support local programs and services.
Alzheimer Awareness Month
Every January the Alzheimer Society launches a campaign to raise awareness about Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and to reduce stigma.
Rising Tide
In January 2010, the Alzheimer Society will release a pivotal study on the current state of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in Canada. Rising Tide: The Impact of Dementia on Canada will, for the first time since 1991, provide new startling information on the growing economic impact of dementia in Canada.
ADI 2011
The Alzheimer Society of Canada will be hosting the 2011 Alzheimer's Disease International Conference in Toronto, March 26–29, 2011.
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—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)
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—Marilyn French (b. 1929)
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—Herman Melville (1819–1891)