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With your help, we turned the world purple for Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month. Thank you for raising awareness and strengthening the fight to ‪#‎ENDALZ‬!

When Alzheimer's touches your life, you know too well that a photo is worth a thousand words. Shutterfly joins us in recognition of Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month with a $25,000 donation. Shutterfly will also donate $1 per select photo book sold through August 31, 2015. Thank you for giving back and joining the fight, Shutterfly! Learn more: alz.org/shutterfly.asp

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Great read from WSJ about a daughter's decision to participate in Alzheimer's research. Recruiting study participants is now the greatest obstacle, other than funding, to developing new treatments. Healthy volunteers, caregivers & people living with dementia all needed. Learn more at alz.org/trialmatch.

In The Wall Street Journal, Ann Hedreen writes about her spinal taps for Alzheimer’s research—donating small amounts of cerebrospinal fluid felt like the most useful thing she had ever done.
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Don't miss the television premiere of Glen Campbell I'll Be Me tonight at 9pm ET on CNN. This poignant documentary follows the Campbell family on Glen's farewell tour as he battles Alzheimer's disease. http://cnn.it/1TMaDCz ‪#‎Alzheimers‬ ‪#‎ENDALZ‬

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"Alzheimer’s is a thief — stealing brilliant minds. This disease must be stopped." Omar Sharif Jr. joins the fight to ‪#‎ENDALZ‬ in honor of his grandfather, Hollywood legend Omar Sharif. Read his story. bit.ly/1fGqGSB

I am sitting at a dinner party in Deauville, France, listening to my grandfather recount stories I've heard him tell a thousand times before; times spent with Peter O'Toole in the desert, his love ...
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The Rhinestone Cowboy faces Alzheimer's with courage and laughter in Glen Campbell I'll Be Me airing this Sunday (6/28) at 9pm ET on CNN. Don't miss it. ‪#‎ENDALZ‬

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History was made today! The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a 60% increase – approximately $350 million – for Alzheimer’s research. If passed into law, this will be the largest increase to date. To celebrate this progress, here's a ‪#‎TBT‬ to Glen Campbell serenading Congress in 2012 to raise awareness of the disease. bit.ly/1FDwb9t

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BREAKING NEWS: Another victory in the appropriations process! A landmark 60% increase of approximately $350 million in federal Alzheimer's research funding has been proposed by the Senate Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Roy Blunt and Ranking Member Patty Murray. Thank you, advocates, for driving this momentum! bit.ly/1J35YpJ

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The New York Yankees are helping strike out Alzheimer's tonight! Lots of purple in Yankee Stadium as another MLB team raises awareness to ‪#‎ENDALZ‬. GO PURPLE at alz.org/ipledge

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The sun has set on ‪#‎TheLongestDay‬, but the fight against Alzheimer's continues. THANK YOU to the thousands of champions who raised important funds and awareness to ‪#‎ENDALZ‬. Together, we can! alz.org/TLD

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“This is our day to celebrate life with Steve, and assure ourselves of what can’t be taken from us with this disease—love!” Together with her family and friends, Judy Johanson honors her husband Steve on ‪#‎TheLongestDay‬. http://bit.ly/1It1aqT ‪#‎FathersDay‬

"There is hope in the future and beauty in the moment." The Longest Day has afforded us the promise of this statement. When my incredible husband Steve was diagnosed nearly four years ago with youn...
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His mother doesn't know that today is her 80th birthday, but John will scale Mount Whitney in her honor to ‪#‎ENDALZ‬ on ‪#‎TheLongestDay‬. Read his story: http://bit.ly/1TG9bBu

June 21 is my mom’s 80th birthday, but she doesn't know that. She doesn’t know what day it is anymore. She doesn't even know what a birthday is. My mom has late-stage Alzheimer's. Today, on her bir...
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Today is The Longest Day and thousands are doing what they love to fight Alzheimer's. Help us cheer them on as they spend this Father's Day honoring those facing the disease. alz.org/tld ‪#‎ENDALZ‬ ‪#‎TheLongestDay‬ ‪#‎FathersDay‬

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eBay is once again joining the fight to end Alzheimer's! The Alzheimer's Association is eBay's exclusive charity for Give-at-Checkout from June 15-22. Save the Association as your favorite cause and donate every time you buy or sell. alz.org/ebay.asp

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Let’s turn Facebook purple! Make this image your profile picture in recognition of Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month. Just click on the picture, select options and download. YOU can make a difference in the fight to ‪#‎ENDALZ‬!

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The Boston Red Sox went purple last night to raise Alzheimer's awareness. Now it's your turn! Commit to going purple in June and take the Purple Pledge: alz.org/pledge.

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BREAKING NEWS: A $300 million increase in federal Alzheimer’s research funding has been proposed by Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Tom Cole. If passed, this will be the largest annual increase ever in federal Alzheimer’s research funding! Thank you advocates for making this moment possible. We know the appropriations cycle will be long, but we have achieved a critical first step. bit.ly/1GQHUZB

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Throughout June, The Vintage Pearl is donating 25% of the purchase price from their hand-crafted END ALZ Sun Charm necklace to the Association in support of Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month and Alzheimer's Association: The Longest Day Thank you for giving back, The Vintage Pearl! alz.org/the-vintage-pearl.asp

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