Welcome readers!
I want to first share with you an exciting Memory Walk update. It has been a busy season, and the Walks were great. At our advocacy table this year, we were flooded with interested individuals who wanted to become advocates. We were successful in recruiting 120 new advocates!! Our voices are getting louder!
The end of our Memory Walk season took us into the beginning of Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month and Day. We have planned a number of activities in effort to raise awareness about Alzheimer’s disease within our state.
State House Display
For the first time, we had an informational display table set up at the State House in Trenton, in Goldfinch Square, from Friday, October 30 through Friday, November 6, to help raise even greater awareness within the New Jersey legislative community.
Candlelight Vigils
In an effort to unite New Jerseyans affected by Alzheimer’s disease and raise awareness of the disease in New Jersey, the Alzheimer’s Association, Greater New Jersey Chapter hosted One Night, One Light™ candlelight vigils on Monday, November 2, which was Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Day in New Jersey, at the following locations: Crestwood Manor in Whiting; Kaplen JCC on the Palisades in Tenafly; and Raritan Health in Raritan.
Special Advocacy Awareness Program
On Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Day in New Jersey, we hosted a special Advocacy Awareness program at the Morris County Library in Whippany. The special guest speaker was Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ).
Union County Caregiver Conference
The Association will host a program about the importance of advocacy and public policy during a portion of the Union County Caregiver Conference, Union County College, Cranford, on Saturday, November 7, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Call to Action E-Blast
An e-blast to all Alzheimer's Association advocates was sent on Friday, October 30, and asked them to call, e-mail and/or send a letter to their State Senator and Assemblyman/Assemblywoman to let them know that November 2 is Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Day in New Jersey and that they must take a stand against this debilitating disease.
Billboard and Posters for Awareness
And finally, beginning the week of November 2 and running throughout the month, billboards with the Association’s distinctive purple and white messaging will go up in four central locations in Trenton, and posters with similar messaging will be displayed in legislative offices throughout the Chapter’s 14-county service area.
We hope that these activities in November will allow advocates to join together and make our VOICE heard! Public policy and advocacy plays a crucial role in helping to ease the burden of Alzheimer’s disease. Let’s stand united in our fight against Alzheimer’s!
For more information about public policy and advocacy, please visit http://www.alznj.org/. Thank you for visiting our blog; we welcome your comments here.
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