In January of 1999 I was elected to the Board of Directors for the East Central Illinois Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association based in Champaign. The mission of our chapter is to assist persons with dementia and their caregivers. Founded in 1987 by local caregivers, and with its office in Champaign, the chapter supports residents of Champaign, Clark, Cumberland, Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby, and Vermillion Counties. Representatives of the counties, such as myself serve on the Board of Directors. The Chapter is self-supporting.
Funds come from contributors, memorials, the Memory Walk, and other fundraisers.
Since being elected to the Board and the fact that I've known several individuals that have been afflicted with this most serious disease, I fully support its mission and will do whatever I can to assist the Chapter and the residents of Douglas County who have this common form of dementia. The training session will be taught by the Staff of the Alzheimer's Chapter. Safe Return provides assistance whether a person becomes locally lost or far from home. Assistance is available 24 hours, every day, whenever a person is lost or found. Engraved identification bracelet or necklace and an iron-on clothing labels.