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PRESS RELEASES 2006

July 11, 2006 Alzheimer’s Foundation of America Showcases New Jewelry Line to Honor Caregivers

NEW YORK , NY —The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) has introduced a jewelry line that, in addition to being highly fashionable, makes more than merely a fashion statement: it is designed to recognize the heroic act of caregiving and to raise awareness of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

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April 27, 2006 Houses of Worship Nationwide to Raise Alzheimer’s Awareness
Educational Initiative Sponsored by Alzheimer’s Foundation of America

NEW YORK , NY When congregants at Temple Beth Shalom in Saint James, NY leave services on Saturday, May 6, they will have the opportunity to pick up educational materials that have nothing to do with religion. Instead, the information will be about Alzheimer’s disease, a brain disorder that affects five million Americans of all religious and ethnic groups.

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