Ales for Alzheimer's
press release: Join us for Madison Largest Happy Hour on Thursday, October 24, 2019, from 4:30pm until 7:30pm at the Edgewater Hotel (1001 Wisconsin Place, Madison, WI) to support The Alzheimer’s and Dementia Alliance of Wisconsin. Last year this impactful event raised over $80,000 to support the Alliance. This year’s event will raise over $100,00. Oh, and this year we’ll have live music!
To learn more about the event, visit https://www.facebook.com/events/892996531052205/
This event continues the Pat Wilson Caregiver Respite Fund. Over $25,000 of the proceeds are used specifically for this purpose. 110,000 Wisconsinites (8012 Dane County residents) serve as unpaid caregivers to someone with Alzheimer’s or other dementia, you continue to help ease the burden in a very difficult time. We are proud to offer this fund and share this resource with the community.
Tickets are on sale for $30 and include, one raffle ticket ($2500, $1000, $500 prizes), beer tasting, and food, and use of the photo booth. Tickets will be sold on Facebook, Eventbrite, and from the following realtors: First Weber, Alvarado Real Estate Group, Lynn Holley at Keller Williams.
More about Ales for Alzheimer’s: Ales for Alzheimer’s is the product of local realtors and brokers who all were directly affected by Alzheimer’s. The event started with Lynn Holley, whose husband, Bill Holley, has Alzheimer’s and Sara Alvarado, whose mom also has Alzheimer’s, joining together for a happy hour during the month of November in 2016. It was a short notice, quick happy hour that brought in an unexpected $3,000.
More about The Alzheimer’s and Dementia Alliance of Wisconsin: The Alzheimer's & Dementia Alliance of Wisconsin is a nonprofit organization that is specifically designed to provide a link to resources for people with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias. Our mission is to help caregivers take care of themselves as well as provide a quality life for the person with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia. Also check out http://www.alzwisc.org/.
A HUGE THANK YOU to the First Weber Foundation and Jim Imhoff for partnering to make this event so fantastic! It also couldn’t be done without the help of other organizations and people including: Lynn Holley Real Estate Group, Alvarado Real Estate Group, Park Bank, WI
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