Currently, almost 20,000 Manitobans are diagnosed with dementia. Click HERE for more Manitoba statistics.

Spring 2012 Newsletter
Click HERE to read our latest newsletter.

Register for Memory Walk 2012 Today!
Sign-up to create your own team today and you could receive customized team shirts with your team name!
Click HERE to visit the Memory Walk 2012 website

Manitoba Caregiver Consultation Invitation
Are you providing support to a loved one, family member or friend? The province is looking for informal caregivers from across Manitoba to participate in a consultation to help inform the province as it continues to support informal caregivers.Click here to find out more.

Manitoba Researchers Seeking Participants
Manitoba researchers are looking for participants to take part in their studies to help improve quality of life for people living with the disease and ultimately find a cure to eradicate the disease. Click HERE for current participant opportunities.

Annual General Meeting
Please join us on Thursday, June 21 at 5:30 pm as we celebrate a year of accomplishments, award our dedicated volunteers and remember those who have lost their lives to Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias at the Alzheimer Society of Manitoba’s Annual General Meeting.
Call 943-6622 for more info

Alzheimer Tree of Memories
You are invited to honour the memory of your loved one by adding a commemorative leaf to our “Tree of Memories”. For a gift of $250, you will have the opportunity to personally place your engraved brass leaf at the Memory Leaf Ceremony which will take place on Thursday, June 21 at 5:15 pm (just prior to the AGM).
Click HERE for more info

2012 Alzheimer Society Calendar of Events
Community Education for Caregivers
Click HERE for a printable calendar of all of the Alzheimer Society of Manitoba's upcoming community education events for 2012

Early Onset Dementia
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - FREE Session
Presented by: Norma Kirkby: PHEc, Program Director, Alzheimer Society of Manitoba
Saint Basil's Ukrainian Catholic Church
7:00pm to 8:30pm
202 Harcourt Street, Winnipeg
To register or for more info please contact Maria Mathews at 204-943-6622 EXT 203 or email mmathews@alzheimer.mb.ca

Challenging Behaviours
The Meaning Behind the Message
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - FREE Session
Presented by: Maria Mathews: Manager of Client Support, Alzheimer Society of Manitoba
Transcona Memorial United Church
7:00pm to 8:30pm
209 Yale Avenue West, Winnipeg
To register or for more info please contact Maria Mathews at 204-943-6622 EXT 203 or email mmathews@alzheimer.mb.ca

Groupe d’information et de soutien
Quand: le quatrième mardi de chaque mois - 19h à 21h
WINNIPEG, Manitoba
Villa Aulneau (Salle polyvalente)
601, rue Aulneau
Pour plus d’information, veuillez contacter Cheryl Demasi, au 943-6622 ext. 229 ou sans frais au 1-800-378-6699.
Email cdemasi@alzheimer.mb.ca
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Living With Alzheimer's Disease Workshops
Sat, Sept. 29 & Oct. 6 / 9am - 2pm
These sessions will be helpful to family and friends who support the person living with a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease or another dementia. Fee is $20.

To register or for more info please contact Maria Mathews at 204-943-6622 EXT 203 or email mmathews@alzheimer.mb.ca

Support Groups provide members with an opportunity to share feelings with others in similar situations. Click here for more information on a support group taking place near you.

Let's face it. Get the Facts.
The Alzheimer Society encourages everyone to learn more about the signs and symptoms of dementia to help people get diagnosed earlier in the progression of the disease. Visit the Let's Face It website to find out more.

Rising Tide: The Impact of Dementia on Canadian Society
is the report released by the Alzheimer Society to mark Alzheimer Awareness Month. It reveals alarming statistics about the projected economic and social costs of dementia in Canada.
Click HERE to read more
The Rising Tide of Dementia in Manitoba

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