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VOLUME 27 NO. 2 Summer 2012<br />

<strong>Chapter</strong> <strong>Helping</strong> <strong>Confront</strong><br />

<strong>Dementia</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Early</strong> <strong>Stage</strong><br />

Coping with a diagnosis of<br />

Alzheimer’s disease or a rel<strong>at</strong>ed<br />

dementia is never easy.<br />

For Judy Lindblad and her<br />

husband, Norm, who was diagnosed<br />

with Alzheimer’s disease last year, the<br />

Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion has helped them<br />

on the beginning steps of wh<strong>at</strong> will likely<br />

be a long and challenging journey.<br />

“The <strong>Early</strong> <strong>Stage</strong> programs helped<br />

us to get real with the situ<strong>at</strong>ion, to figure<br />

out better ways to talk together about<br />

Alzheimer's,” said Mrs. Lindblad.<br />

In 2009, the Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

of Gre<strong>at</strong>er Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i cre<strong>at</strong>ed an <strong>Early</strong><br />

<strong>Stage</strong> Advisory Council, comprised of<br />

affected individuals in the early stage of<br />

Norm and Judy Lindblad<br />

Alzheimer’s or a rel<strong>at</strong>ed dementia. Based<br />

on the council’s recommend<strong>at</strong>ions and the support of the <strong>Chapter</strong>’s Board of<br />

Directors, early stage programming was expanded and a full-time coordin<strong>at</strong>or<br />

position was cre<strong>at</strong>ed this year.<br />

“The importance of understanding and valuing the experience of those<br />

in the earliest stages of dementia is an area of concern and priority for our<br />

<strong>Chapter</strong>,” said <strong>Early</strong> <strong>Stage</strong> Program Coordin<strong>at</strong>or Marjorie Rentz. “Individuals<br />

are being diagnosed sooner in the disease process, increasing the need for early<br />

interventions and supportive services th<strong>at</strong> enhance the quality of a person’s life.<br />

We are thrilled to be able to focus on developing these important programs for<br />

those individuals and their families.”<br />

For the Lindblads, their life adjustments have taken many forms, from how<br />

to communic<strong>at</strong>e the news of the diagnosis with family and friends to the decision<br />

of driving.<br />

“Not driving was and is hard. It is a big change in my life and it upset<br />

me, but I'm OK now,” said Mr. Lindblad. “The more I try to communic<strong>at</strong>e the<br />

better it is because I am trying to handle things as long as I can. I get frustr<strong>at</strong>ed<br />

but I'm not angry, this is the way it is."<br />

Based on the recommend<strong>at</strong>ions of the <strong>Early</strong> <strong>Stage</strong> Advisory Council, the<br />

<strong>Chapter</strong>’s <strong>Early</strong> <strong>Stage</strong> Programs will focus on educ<strong>at</strong>ion, support and social<br />

engagement. In May, the <strong>Chapter</strong> launched its first <strong>Early</strong> <strong>Stage</strong> Lecture Series<br />

bringing in medical and legal experts to talk to diagnosed individuals and their<br />

families. According to Ms. Rentz, the Lecture Series will be offered twice a year<br />

– in the spring and fall.<br />

In addition, the <strong>Chapter</strong> will launch a support group for people in the early<br />

stages th<strong>at</strong> will complement the current Living with Alzheimer’s Disease: <strong>Early</strong><br />

<strong>Stage</strong> Str<strong>at</strong>egy Group.<br />

(800) 272-3900<br />

®<br />

Continued on page 4<br />

Betty’s <strong>Marbles</strong> Keep Rolling<br />

in Memory of Loved Ones<br />

Inside Cornerstone…<br />

<strong>Chapter</strong><br />

Welcomes<br />

New Board<br />

Members …<br />

page 4<br />

A Memorable Benefit<br />

Ashley Kohnen and board member<br />

Nancy Graeter<br />

As with many who particip<strong>at</strong>e<br />

in the Walk to End<br />

Alzheimer’s, Alzheimer’s<br />

disease is a very personal<br />

m<strong>at</strong>ter to Mindy Ross.<br />

Her grandmother, Betty Giehls,<br />

died from Alzheimer’s disease in<br />

December 2010, just two months<br />

after her husband of 52 years, Ralph,<br />

passed away. He was her primary<br />

caregiver for nearly 8 years when<br />

the couple lived in Arizona. When<br />

<strong>Betty's</strong> <strong>Marbles</strong> <strong>at</strong> last year's Walk.<br />

she eventually required nursing home<br />

care, he visited her on a daily basis, often several times a day.<br />

“My grandmother always joked about losing her marbles. We told her th<strong>at</strong> we<br />

were her marbles and th<strong>at</strong> she would never lose us,” said Ms. Ross. “When we started<br />

this team, we thought the play on words made a lot of sense.”<br />

New Development<br />

Director Introduced<br />

…page 6<br />

This year’s Art of Making Memories<br />

benefit <strong>at</strong> the Taft Museum of Art on<br />

May 3 was certainly one for the record.<br />

The sold-out event raised $125,000. For more,<br />

please see page 7.<br />

From left, Meg Kohnen, John Campbell and Barbara Sutphin<br />

Continued on page 6<br />

For a complete schedule<br />

of area Walk events,<br />

please see page 6.<br />

Alzheimer’s Conference<br />

Offers L<strong>at</strong>est in Research<br />

…page 5<br />

Alzheimer’s Advoc<strong>at</strong>es<br />

in Action…page 9


Cornerstone<br />

Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

Gre<strong>at</strong>er Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i <strong>Chapter</strong><br />

644 Linn Street, Suite 1026<br />

Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i, OH 45203<br />

(513) 721-4284<br />

(800) 272-3900 – 24/7 Helpline<br />

Fax (513) 345-8446<br />

www.alz.org/cincinn<strong>at</strong>i<br />

2012-2013 Board of Directors<br />

Derek van Amerongen, MD, MS,<br />

President<br />

David A. Custer, Vice President<br />

Amy B. Kahn, Secretary<br />

Jim Witte, CFA, Treasurer<br />

Board members<br />

Mark Cawley, DC<br />

Lori De<strong>at</strong>on<br />

Susan Dickey, RN, MSN<br />

Margaret Dobbins, RN<br />

Kevin Edmonds<br />

Carolyn Finkelmeier<br />

Jane Fisher, CPA<br />

Diane M. Hinds, CFP<br />

Mary Ann Jacobs, Esq.<br />

Kevin Kanter<br />

Jennifer Kinney, PH.D.<br />

Rodney Lear<br />

Robert Murphy<br />

Jason O’Dell, MS, CWM<br />

Marquita Th<strong>at</strong>cher, MA, JD<br />

Jamie Weaver<br />

Advisor<br />

John E. Maggio, Ph.D.<br />

<strong>Chapter</strong> Staff<br />

Paula Kollstedt, Executive Director<br />

Bob Luckerman<br />

Finance/Oper<strong>at</strong>ions Director<br />

Janet Milne, MSN, RN, CNP<br />

Director of Family and Professional<br />

Educ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

Steve Olding, Communic<strong>at</strong>ions<br />

Director<br />

Krista Powers, Development Director<br />

Anne Von Hoene, LSW<br />

Director of Programs & Services<br />

Deb Benz, LISW-S, Branch<br />

Program Coordin<strong>at</strong>or<br />

Diana Bosse<br />

Development / Volunteer Coordin<strong>at</strong>or<br />

Jori Cotton, LSW, Time for<br />

Caregivers Facilit<strong>at</strong>or<br />

Melissa Dever, LSW<br />

Branch Program Manager<br />

Carolyn Ferris, RN<br />

Educ<strong>at</strong>ion Coordin<strong>at</strong>or<br />

Jill Gorley, LSW<br />

Multicultural Outreach Coordin<strong>at</strong>or<br />

Joan Hock, Memories in the<br />

Making® Coordin<strong>at</strong>or<br />

Amy Horn, Special Events &<br />

Donor Services Coordin<strong>at</strong>or<br />

Sandra Hostler, RN, RDAD Clinician<br />

Lee Hubbuch, Executive Assistant<br />

K<strong>at</strong>hleen McFalls, LISW-S<br />

Family Connections Coordin<strong>at</strong>or<br />

Debbie Mills, RN, RDAD Clinician<br />

Debbie Otten, LSW, Helpline Coordin<strong>at</strong>or<br />

Marjorie Rentz, LISW-S<br />

<strong>Early</strong> <strong>Stage</strong> Program Coordin<strong>at</strong>or<br />

Elise Sebastian, MSW, LSW<br />

Branch Program Manager<br />

Colleen Von Hoene<br />

Development Assistant<br />

Cornerstone is the official newsletter of the Alzheimer’s<br />

Associ<strong>at</strong>ion of Gre<strong>at</strong>er Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i. Comments or<br />

questions should be directed to Steve Olding <strong>at</strong><br />

(513) 721-4284, ext. 121 or steve.olding@alz.org.<br />

2 • Cornerstone • Summer 2012<br />

By Paula Kollstedt<br />

Executive Director<br />

L<br />

Our Mission<br />

To elimin<strong>at</strong>e Alzheimer’s disease through<br />

the advancement of research; to provide and<br />

enhance care and support for all affected; and<br />

to reduce the risk of dementia through the<br />

promotion of brain health.<br />

Various programs and services<br />

are funded in part by the Ohio<br />

Department of Aging through the<br />

Council on Aging of Southwestern<br />

Ohio and the Area Agency on<br />

Aging District 7.<br />

A Word About Us<br />

Our Reasons to Hope<br />

et’s get right to it. The<br />

disease and the numbers are<br />

devast<strong>at</strong>ing.<br />

Alzheimer’s and rel<strong>at</strong>ed dementias<br />

steal memory, judgment, identity<br />

– ultim<strong>at</strong>ely robbing those affected<br />

of the ability to speak, walk and<br />

perform even the simplest tasks.<br />

The sixth leading killer in the<br />

U.S. – one in eight are <strong>at</strong> risk –<br />

Alzheimer’s is the only disease of<br />

the top 10 for which there is no cure or prevention. And<br />

with 79-million baby boomers turning 65 <strong>at</strong> the r<strong>at</strong>e of<br />

10,000 a day for the next 18 years,<br />

the epidemic n<strong>at</strong>ure of this disease<br />

is undeniable – and heartbreaking<br />

– physically, emotionally and<br />

financially.<br />

It is in the midst of this<br />

perfect storm th<strong>at</strong> Alzheimer’s is<br />

stepping out of the shadows onto<br />

the n<strong>at</strong>ional stage.<br />

Thanks to the relentless drive<br />

and on-going support of Alzheimer’s<br />

Associ<strong>at</strong>ion advoc<strong>at</strong>es like you, the<br />

first N<strong>at</strong>ional Alzheimer’s Plan was<br />

released May 15. In June, the Sen<strong>at</strong>e<br />

Appropri<strong>at</strong>ions Committee cre<strong>at</strong>ed<br />

a bill to fund federal health programs, many rel<strong>at</strong>ed to<br />

Alzheimer’s in accordance with the recommend<strong>at</strong>ions of the<br />

n<strong>at</strong>ional plan.<br />

We are capturing the <strong>at</strong>tention of world leaders and<br />

decision-makers.<br />

At the Alzheimer's Associ<strong>at</strong>ion’s 2012 Advocacy Forum<br />

dinner held in Washington, D.C., April 24, more than 900<br />

advoc<strong>at</strong>es, congresspersons and corpor<strong>at</strong>e leaders gave a long<br />

and loud standing ov<strong>at</strong>ion to P<strong>at</strong> Summitt, Head Coach<br />

Emeritus of University of Tennessee, and her son, Tyler when<br />

they received the “Profiles in Dignity Award” from Maria<br />

Shriver. Meredith Vieira hosted the event and actress Jane<br />

Seymour particip<strong>at</strong>ed as well.<br />

Th<strong>at</strong> night Coach Summitt said, “When the doctors<br />

told me about this diagnosis, I told them, ‘You don’t know<br />

me. I have more than a little bit of fight in me.’”<br />

Then the coach gave the audience th<strong>at</strong> steely blue-eyed<br />

gaze only she can give and said, “People don’t care how much<br />

you know, until they know how much you care. We will win.<br />

We will fight until we be<strong>at</strong> this disease.’”<br />

The next day, 800 Alzheimer's Associ<strong>at</strong>ion advoc<strong>at</strong>es<br />

stormed Capitol Hill. We told our stories and shared the<br />

urgent need for action now. It was an amazing experience,<br />

and one th<strong>at</strong> won’t stop until this disease is over.<br />

Just a few decades ago cancer was a de<strong>at</strong>h sentence, and<br />

those with heart disease had few options. Today, tre<strong>at</strong>ments<br />

and preventive interventions for those diseases exist. In the<br />

1980s, when our country made a commitment to fight HIV<br />

AIDS, it took about 10 years of dedic<strong>at</strong>ed investment to cre<strong>at</strong>e<br />

the therapies which have made th<strong>at</strong> disease manageable.<br />

Paula with Alzheimer's Champion and actress/designer<br />

Jane Seymour during the Public Policy Forum<br />

gala dinner in Washington, D.C.<br />

Now it’s our turn.<br />

Our chapter is focused on helping those with dementia<br />

now while supporting research to end this disease. As you’ll<br />

read in this edition of Cornerstone, we are introducing<br />

exciting new programming for those in the early stages of the<br />

Alzheimer’s, including a unique program th<strong>at</strong> provides time<br />

for caregivers.<br />

After record-setting events so far this year like The Art<br />

of Making Memories and our AlzStars who ran the Flying<br />

Pig Mar<strong>at</strong>hon, we look forward to five gre<strong>at</strong> Walks to End<br />

Alzheimer’s in September and October – we hope you’ve<br />

registered and are recruiting your team.<br />

And our Summer Symposium and Day for Caregivers<br />

are back, focused on wellness in the<br />

face of dementia. Also in August,<br />

we welcome three new members to<br />

our board – Kevin Edmonds, Mary<br />

Ann Jacobs and Jason O’Dell. These<br />

leaders will join our world-class<br />

board of directors, who continue to<br />

make our chapter a n<strong>at</strong>ional leader.<br />

So while this journey is among<br />

the toughest we’ll ever make – there<br />

are many reasons to hope. Chief<br />

among them are you and other<br />

advoc<strong>at</strong>es – hundreds of thousands<br />

strong – with the drive, passion and<br />

determin<strong>at</strong>ion to achieve a world<br />

without Alzheimer’s.<br />

Because for those with the disease today, and for those<br />

whose futures we protect, failure is not an option. And,<br />

because, in the words of Coach Summitt, “We have more<br />

than a little bit of fight in us.”<br />

World Alzheimer's<br />

Month<br />

In September, the Alzheimer's Associ<strong>at</strong>ion will<br />

observe the second annual World Alzheimer's Month,<br />

with a focus on Alzheimer's Action Day (formerly<br />

known as World Alzheimer's Day) on Friday, Sept.<br />

21. The Associ<strong>at</strong>ion will continue its efforts to reach<br />

beyond our current constituents to motiv<strong>at</strong>e the<br />

mainstream public to embrace the cause and "Go<br />

Purple to End Alzheimer's."<br />

For details, please visit: www.alz.org.


lzheimer’s disease and the caregiving experience take<br />

a toll on all aspects of life for the diagnosed person<br />

and th<strong>at</strong> person’s primary caregiver. On a daily basis,<br />

people can be challenged mentally, physically, emotionally and<br />

spiritually. Thanks to a special grant, the Gre<strong>at</strong>er Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i<br />

<strong>Chapter</strong> launched a pilot program in March called Time for<br />

Caregivers, which runs as a companion to the Memories in the<br />

Making® program. The new portion of the program allows<br />

caregivers a brief respite from care and helps them experience<br />

By Anne Von Hoene different techniques to enhance their coping skills.<br />

Director of Programs The specific needs we address in the Memories in the<br />

and Services Making® and Time for Caregivers programs are: first, the lack<br />

of meaningful activities available for people with Alzheimer’s<br />

disease, and second, the need to reduce caregiver stress through educ<strong>at</strong>ion, enrichment<br />

activities, fellowship with other caregivers and the option of time away from caregiving.<br />

So, wh<strong>at</strong> actually happens in these caregiver sessions? Well, I can try to explain it here,<br />

but my best advice to you is simply to try it and keep an open mind. This program is more<br />

than a cre<strong>at</strong>ive activity, and it’s more than a support group. The activities have included<br />

journaling, painting, poetry writing, working with clay, and more. You can see a sample of<br />

one participant’s poetry in this issue of Cornerstone. We have found th<strong>at</strong>, through cre<strong>at</strong>ive<br />

expression, caregivers have the opportunity to work out some of the stress rel<strong>at</strong>ed to care,<br />

and while doing so, they gain the support of other caregivers in the group.<br />

The program is ready to begin its third series of sessions in the fall, with two<br />

loc<strong>at</strong>ions offered, and we have space available. Both programs are held once a week for<br />

10 weeks, in 90 minute sessions. This program is free of charge, but initial screening<br />

is required and space is limited to about six to eight people per session. Please contact<br />

Joan Hock <strong>at</strong> (513) 721-4284, ext. 104 for more inform<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />

Loc<strong>at</strong>ion: Columbia Center, 3500 Columbia Parkway,<br />

Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i, OH 45226 (Columbia-Tusculum, near Mt. Lookout)<br />

D<strong>at</strong>es: Weekly sessions, Tuesdays, Sept. 11 through Nov. 13<br />

Time: 10:30 a.m. – noon<br />

Loc<strong>at</strong>ion: The Centennial Barn, 110 Compton Road,<br />

Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i, OH 45215 (bordering Hartwell & Wyoming)<br />

D<strong>at</strong>es: Weekly sessions, Fridays, Sept. 14 through Nov. 16<br />

Time: 10:30 a.m. – noon<br />

T<br />

Caregiver News<br />

Consider Taking a Little ‘Time for Caregivers’<br />

A Wh<strong>at</strong> is Memories in the Making?<br />

Memories in the Making®<br />

(Memories) is an interactive program<br />

designed for persons in the early to middle<br />

stages of Alzheimer’s disease, or another<br />

form of dementia, th<strong>at</strong> encourages selfexpression<br />

through the cre<strong>at</strong>ive arts. In<br />

this program, a person with diminished<br />

verbal and organiz<strong>at</strong>ional skills can<br />

engage in productive interaction with<br />

others via the visual arts, music or writing projects th<strong>at</strong> offer an opportunity<br />

for expression. The program provides meaningful activities and a safe place<br />

for the participants to express themselves when words may have failed them.<br />

Memories is based on the premise th<strong>at</strong> there are no mistakes in cre<strong>at</strong>ive<br />

expression, and the process of cre<strong>at</strong>ing art, music or writing is a powerful<br />

means of engaging affected individuals throughout the disease process. These<br />

cre<strong>at</strong>ive sessions are conducted by trained facilit<strong>at</strong>ors with a background<br />

in the arts and knowledge of dementia and its effects on the abilities of<br />

diagnosed individuals.<br />

Wh<strong>at</strong> is Time for Caregivers?<br />

Time for Caregivers is a separ<strong>at</strong>e program for family members of the<br />

diagnosed individuals who particip<strong>at</strong>e in the Memories in the Making®<br />

sessions. The goal of Time for Caregivers is to provide stress relief to family<br />

caregivers through supportive interventions, educ<strong>at</strong>ion, activities and time<br />

away from caregiving responsibilities. In this program, caregivers have the<br />

option to particip<strong>at</strong>e in a variety of activities focused on health and wellness,<br />

personal enrichment, supportive fellowship and cre<strong>at</strong>ive expression, or the<br />

caregivers may choose to spend th<strong>at</strong> time engaging in their own pursuits,<br />

such as visiting friends, running errands or having quiet time alone. A social<br />

worker facilit<strong>at</strong>es the caregiver sessions, and other expert facilit<strong>at</strong>ors will be<br />

included periodically to present special programming such as medit<strong>at</strong>ion,<br />

yoga or other enrichment programs.<br />

Jacobs, Edmonds and O’Dell Join Board of Directors<br />

he Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion of Gre<strong>at</strong>er Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i recently welcomed Jason<br />

O’Dell, Kevin Edmonds and Mary Ann Jacobs, Esq. to its board of directors.<br />

"We're thrilled to have Jason, Kevin and Mary Ann join our board," said<br />

Executive Director Paula Kollstedt. "Each is an outstanding leader who brings a<br />

wealth of diverse professional expertise and deep personal commitment to our cause."<br />

Ms. Jacobs is a senior partner in the law firm of Ritter & Randolph, LLC. A<br />

gradu<strong>at</strong>e of Miami University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics and<br />

Political Science and from the University of Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i College of Law with a Juris<br />

Doctor degree, she has practiced in the areas of Est<strong>at</strong>e Planning, Elder Law, Prob<strong>at</strong>e,<br />

Real Est<strong>at</strong>e and Corpor<strong>at</strong>ion m<strong>at</strong>ters for more than 30 years.<br />

A previous <strong>Chapter</strong> board member and president, Ms. Jacobs is active in<br />

numerous civic and community activities, including Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i Area Senior Services,<br />

Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i Law Library Board of Trustees, Llanfair Retirement Community Board,<br />

Good Samaritan Hospital Found<strong>at</strong>ion and Westwood Cheviot Kiwanis. She is a<br />

frequent lecturer on the subjects of est<strong>at</strong>e planning, elderlaw and older adult issues.<br />

Mr. O'Dell is a principal and managing partner of OJM Group with offices in<br />

Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, New York and Ohio.<br />

He is a co-author of the book “For Doctors Only: A Guide To Working Less &<br />

Mary Ann Jacobs Kevin Edmonds Jason O'Dell<br />

Building More.” He is also one of the co-authors of the book “For Ohio Doctors:<br />

Shedding Light on Asset Protection, Tax & Est<strong>at</strong>e Planning.” He has experience<br />

as an entrepreneur, financial consultant and investment advisor and has been<br />

working with high-net worth and physician clients for more than 20 years. He has<br />

also been recognized by Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i Magazine as a “Top Wealth Manager.”<br />

A gradu<strong>at</strong>e of The Ohio St<strong>at</strong>e University, he earned a Master’s of Science degree<br />

with an emphasis in Financial Planning.<br />

Mr. Edmonds is the senior director of Talent, Performance & Development <strong>at</strong><br />

The Kroger Co. He oversees recruiting and performance management as well as<br />

all facets of learning and leadership development.<br />

During his lengthy career <strong>at</strong> Kroger, he has held numerous positions from store<br />

manager to district manager as well as Assistant Human Resources Manager for<br />

the Atlanta Division.<br />

Mr. Edmonds and his family reside in Verona, Ky.<br />

Multicultural Outreach<br />

Coordin<strong>at</strong>or Jill Gorley<br />

speaks with a costumed<br />

festival volunteer during<br />

the Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i Pride<br />

Festival <strong>at</strong> Sawyer Point on<br />

June 30. The Alzheimer’s<br />

Associ<strong>at</strong>ion sponsors<br />

inform<strong>at</strong>ion booths <strong>at</strong><br />

dozens of health fairs<br />

and community events<br />

throughout the Tri-st<strong>at</strong>e<br />

each year.<br />

Reaching Out<br />

Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion • Gre<strong>at</strong>er Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i <strong>Chapter</strong> • 3


Symposium, Caregivers<br />

Day to Focus on Wellness<br />

4 • Cornerstone • Summer 2012<br />

he Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion of Gre<strong>at</strong>er<br />

Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i is reaching out to area caregivers<br />

with two major educ<strong>at</strong>ion events in August.<br />

With the theme “Wellness in the Face of<br />

<strong>Dementia</strong>,” the Gre<strong>at</strong>er Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i <strong>Chapter</strong> will<br />

conduct its 22nd Summer Symposium on Friday,<br />

Aug. 24. The following day, the <strong>Chapter</strong> will<br />

host “A Day for Caregivers.” Both events will be<br />

held <strong>at</strong> the METS Center of Northern Kentucky<br />

University in Erlanger, Ky.<br />

The Summer Symposium, a day-long educ<strong>at</strong>ional<br />

forum designed for healthcare professionals, fe<strong>at</strong>ures<br />

a variety of workshops focusing on the theme<br />

of maximizing wellness in the face of dementia.<br />

Dr. Jennifer Rose Molano, a neurologist with the<br />

Memory Disorders Center <strong>at</strong> the University of Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i Neuroscience Institute, is<br />

the keynote speaker.<br />

Registr<strong>at</strong>ion cost for the Summer Symposium is $90 and includes lunch,<br />

m<strong>at</strong>erials and continuing educ<strong>at</strong>ion units (CEUs). Family caregivers can <strong>at</strong>tend for a<br />

reduced r<strong>at</strong>e of $55, if they do not need CEUs.<br />

A Day for Caregivers will be held <strong>at</strong> the METS Center on S<strong>at</strong>urday, Aug.<br />

25 (from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.). The event is free to the public and will fe<strong>at</strong>ure<br />

educ<strong>at</strong>ional workshops and health exhibitors. Although free, advance registr<strong>at</strong>ion is<br />

required. Robert Keyes, M.D., Ph.D. will serve as keynote speaker.<br />

The METS Center is loc<strong>at</strong>ed <strong>at</strong> 3861 Olympic Blvd., Erlanger, just minutes<br />

from the Gre<strong>at</strong>er Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i / Northern Kentucky Intern<strong>at</strong>ional Airport.<br />

For more inform<strong>at</strong>ion or to register for the Symposium or A Day for Caregivers,<br />

please contact Janet Milne, director of Family and Professional Educ<strong>at</strong>ion, <strong>at</strong> (513)<br />

721-4284 or email: janet.milne@alz.org.<br />

<strong>Early</strong> <strong>Stage</strong><br />

Continued from page 1<br />

T<br />

“Time and time again, participants of our <strong>Early</strong> <strong>Stage</strong> Group ask if they can<br />

continue to meet with one another in a group setting. This support group will<br />

provide a venue for participants to continue to meet and support one another,” said<br />

Ms. Rentz.<br />

In addition to the <strong>Early</strong> <strong>Stage</strong> Str<strong>at</strong>egy group meetings, Mr. Lindblad is also<br />

particip<strong>at</strong>ing in the Memories in the Making art program.<br />

“I feel I have done well and I want to be challenged to do more,” he said. “Our<br />

children, grandchildren, and friends have been impressed with the paintings I am<br />

doing on my own and with a friend who is a w<strong>at</strong>ercolor artist.”<br />

Mrs. Lindblad sees other benefits from the Memories program.<br />

“The Memories program has provided an encouraging, safe space for both<br />

of us to explore new cre<strong>at</strong>ive options independently while learning more about<br />

the disease and ourselves,” she said. “Norm also has a heightened appreci<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

for artwork th<strong>at</strong> makes <strong>at</strong>tending art shows and visiting museums a much richer<br />

experience than ever before. They are very special times for us.”<br />

As part of the <strong>Early</strong> <strong>Stage</strong> programming, the <strong>Chapter</strong> offers <strong>Early</strong> <strong>Stage</strong><br />

Consult<strong>at</strong>ion th<strong>at</strong> focuses on coping with and learning about the diagnosis of<br />

Alzheimer’s. The individual with the diagnosis and his/her care partner will be able<br />

to discuss feelings of loss and grief while also discussing future care preferences. The<br />

<strong>Chapter</strong> will also offer a broad range of opportunities for social engagement (visits<br />

to museums, parks, and recre<strong>at</strong>ion activities) and volunteer opportunities.<br />

For more on these programs, please contact Ms. Rentz <strong>at</strong> (800) 272-3900 or<br />

mrentz@alz.org<br />

Caregiver News<br />

D<br />

Otten Joins Staff as<br />

Helpline Coordin<strong>at</strong>or<br />

ebbie Otten, LSW, is the newest member<br />

of the Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion of Gre<strong>at</strong>er<br />

Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i staff. She was named Helpline<br />

Coordin<strong>at</strong>or in April.<br />

“We are very pleased to welcome Debbie<br />

to our program team,” said Executive Director<br />

Paula Kollstedt. “She brings a strong professional<br />

experience and is commited to our mission.”<br />

A n<strong>at</strong>ive of Williamsburg, Ohio, Ms. Otten<br />

earned a Bachelor’s degree in social work with<br />

a minor in Gerontology from The College of<br />

Mount Saint Joseph. Before joining the Alzheimer's<br />

Associ<strong>at</strong>ion of Gre<strong>at</strong>er Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i, she worked <strong>at</strong><br />

Clermont Senior Services for 16 years, the last eight<br />

Dr. Jennifer Rose Molano Debbie Otten<br />

Online Coaching for Caregivers<br />

At alzcoaching.org, a personal coach provides individualized educ<strong>at</strong>ion,<br />

support and care planning assistance to family caregivers of individuals with<br />

Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia.<br />

A secured Web site allows members to access inform<strong>at</strong>ion and communic<strong>at</strong>e<br />

with their coach <strong>at</strong> any time via email,<br />

journal entries or live ch<strong>at</strong>.<br />

Certain eligibility criteria apply.<br />

Please visit alzcoaching.org for more<br />

inform<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />

as a case manager and an Adult Protective and Prob<strong>at</strong>e Court investig<strong>at</strong>or.<br />

In addition to coordin<strong>at</strong>ing Helpline, the 24/7 telephone service th<strong>at</strong> provides<br />

inform<strong>at</strong>ion, supportive services and referral for callers, she will also oversee the<br />

<strong>Chapter</strong>’s Family Support Group program.<br />

“Having had many clients with Alzheimer’s disease or a rel<strong>at</strong>ed dementia<br />

and assisting in the care of my f<strong>at</strong>her who passed away in 2008 from a dementia -<br />

rel<strong>at</strong>ed illness, I can rel<strong>at</strong>e to families who are coping with the issues and decisions<br />

surrounding this disease,” she said.<br />

A resident of B<strong>at</strong>avia, Ms. Otten has a solid working knowledge of community<br />

resources and is proficient in computer software programs and d<strong>at</strong>a management.<br />

This Morning I Poured My Cereal<br />

Into Taylor’s Cocoa Mug!<br />

This morning I poured my cereal<br />

right into Taylor’s cocoa mug!<br />

Have I joined the addled unmindful ones?<br />

Distracted? Demented? Dislodged from serene flowing competence?<br />

My anxious head swirls with condemning,<br />

constricting, unkind words and thoughts.<br />

Is this a start, a warning?<br />

Is it the first sign on some slippery slope<br />

to irrelevance and uselessness?<br />

All those words I’m careful not to use these days come pouring out.<br />

I work hard to avoid them so as not to hurt or limit,<br />

or give in to hope robbing pigeonholes of shame<br />

and a de<strong>at</strong>h sentence for our “normal” life.<br />

Yet there they are - the words th<strong>at</strong> hurt, limit, rob and shame!<br />

STOP the words! STOP the thoughts!<br />

STOP the rushing panic! Bre<strong>at</strong>he!<br />

Don’t rob me of the humor and the “I’m human too” discovery!<br />

Let me emp<strong>at</strong>hize with Norm and all of us on this mushy journey.<br />

For goodness sake, I can admit I goofed<br />

and lift a cocoa mug to toast another breakthrough moment!<br />

-- Judy Lindblad, participant in the Time for Caregivers program.


Research News<br />

Studies Show Role Sleep, Exercise Have on Cognitive Health<br />

A<br />

series of studies reported <strong>at</strong> the 2012 Alzheimer's<br />

Associ<strong>at</strong>ion Intern<strong>at</strong>ional Conference<br />

(AAIC®) in Vancouver July 14-19<br />

suggests a rel<strong>at</strong>ionship between sleep quality and<br />

quantity and the risk of cognitive decline, and<br />

th<strong>at</strong> interventions to normalize sleep dur<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

and correct sleep disorders may not only improve<br />

quality of life, but have potential to reduce or prevent cognitive decline.<br />

In addition, several studies described the ability of targeted exercise training to promote<br />

improved mental functioning and reduce the risk for cognitive impairment and<br />

dementia in cognitively healthy older adults and those with mild cognitive impairment<br />

(MCI).<br />

"We know th<strong>at</strong> sleep p<strong>at</strong>terns change as people age and th<strong>at</strong> poor sleep affects overall<br />

health. Wh<strong>at</strong> we don't know for certain is whether poor sleep has long-term consequences<br />

on cognitive function," said William Thies, Ph.D., Alzheimer's Associ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

chief medical and scientific officer. "The studies presented <strong>at</strong> AAIC suggest th<strong>at</strong> cognitive<br />

health declines over the long term in some people with sleep problems.”<br />

Growing evidence suggests th<strong>at</strong> sleep dur<strong>at</strong>ion th<strong>at</strong> is shorter or longer than the<br />

recommended seven hours per day may increase risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2<br />

diabetes. However, little research has been conducted examining whether sleep dur<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

influences cognition among older individuals.<br />

Elizabeth Devore, ScD, of Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, and colleagues<br />

examined d<strong>at</strong>a for more than 15,000 participants in the Nurses' Health Study. All were<br />

age 70 or older <strong>at</strong> their first cognitive examin<strong>at</strong>ion between 1995 and 2000. The scientists<br />

found th<strong>at</strong>:<br />

• Participants who slept five hours per day or less had lower average<br />

cognition than those who slept seven hours per day.<br />

• Those who slept nine hours per day or more also had lower average<br />

cognition than those who slept seven hours per day<br />

• Too little or too much sleep was cognitively equivalent to aging<br />

by two years.<br />

When the researchers evalu<strong>at</strong>ed the effects of change in sleep dur<strong>at</strong>ion from mid- to<br />

l<strong>at</strong>er- life, they observed th<strong>at</strong> women whose sleep changed by two hours per day or more<br />

had worse cognitive function than those with no change in sleep dur<strong>at</strong>ion, independent<br />

of their initial sleep dur<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />

"Our findings support the notion th<strong>at</strong> extreme sleep dur<strong>at</strong>ions and changes in sleep<br />

dur<strong>at</strong>ion over time may contribute to cognitive decline and early Alzheimer's changes in<br />

older adults," Devore said.<br />

To better understand the potential rel<strong>at</strong>ionship between sleep and cognitive decline,<br />

Dr. Claudine Berr of INSERM in Montpellier, France, and colleagues examined d<strong>at</strong>a<br />

from the French Three-City Study, an ongoing, long-term, multisite study of the rel<strong>at</strong>ionship<br />

between vascular disease and dementia in community-dwelling individuals age<br />

65 or older. Cognitive d<strong>at</strong>a were obtained <strong>at</strong> baseline and <strong>at</strong> two, four, and eight years'<br />

follow-up.<br />

Researchers analyzed d<strong>at</strong>a from 4,894 nondemented study participants who had<br />

completed sleep questionnaires. Cognitive decline was defined as a decrease of four or<br />

more points on the MMSE <strong>at</strong> the three follow-up points. They found th<strong>at</strong> excessive<br />

daytime sleepiness, which was reported by 17.9 percent of participants, independently<br />

increased risk of cognitive decline. In contrast, difficulty maintaining sleep, reported by<br />

63.5 percent of participants, was neg<strong>at</strong>ively associ<strong>at</strong>ed with risk of cognitive decline.<br />

"These results suggest th<strong>at</strong> excessive daytime sleepiness may be an early predictor<br />

of cognitive decline and th<strong>at</strong> sleep complaints should be adequ<strong>at</strong>ely evalu<strong>at</strong>ed in older<br />

W<br />

illiam Thies, Ph.D., Chief Medical & Scientific Officer for the<br />

Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion, visited Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i for a day of present<strong>at</strong>ions<br />

and meetings on April 18.<br />

In addition to a research<br />

present<strong>at</strong>ion to physicians<br />

and researchers <strong>at</strong> the University<br />

of Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i College<br />

of Medicine, Dr. Thies<br />

conducted interviews with<br />

local media as well as met<br />

with select client families<br />

of the Gre<strong>at</strong>er Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i<br />

<strong>Chapter</strong>.<br />

L<strong>at</strong>er th<strong>at</strong> evening, Dr.<br />

Thies gave a present<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

on the l<strong>at</strong>est in Alzheimer’s<br />

research to <strong>at</strong> the Kenwood<br />

Country Club. A total of<br />

more than 250 people <strong>at</strong>tended<br />

the day's programs.<br />

persons," said Dr. Berr.<br />

In regards to physical activity and its effect on cognitive skills, the reports from six<br />

and 12-month randomized controlled clinical trials, depict the beneficial effects of different<br />

types of exercise – resistance training, aerobic training, and balance-stretching training<br />

– on a variety of cognitive abilities.<br />

"Currently, the strongest d<strong>at</strong>a for lifestyle-based Alzheimer's risk reduction is for<br />

physical activity, yet this d<strong>at</strong>a is generally observ<strong>at</strong>ional and considered preliminary," said<br />

Dr. Thies. "These new intervention studies are taking place over longer periods of time to<br />

begin to clarify exactly which types of physical activity are most effective.”<br />

It is generally accepted th<strong>at</strong> regular physical activity is essential to healthy aging. It<br />

also may prove to be a str<strong>at</strong>egy to delay or prevent the onset of cognitive impairment and<br />

dementia.<br />

"There is growing interest in lifestyle factors and interventions th<strong>at</strong> enhance the cognitive<br />

vitality of older adults. However, very little is understood regarding the molecular<br />

processes th<strong>at</strong> contribute to enhanced brain health with exercise, or the impact th<strong>at</strong> gre<strong>at</strong>er<br />

brain volume has on cognitive function," said Kirk Erickson of the University of Pittsburgh.<br />

Dr. Erickson and his colleagues randomly selected 120 older adults without dementia<br />

who have been sedentary for the previous six months to a moder<strong>at</strong>e intensity walking<br />

group or a stretching-toning group for one year. MRI was used to measure the size of a<br />

brain region associ<strong>at</strong>ed with memory, known as the hippocampus, both before and after<br />

the exercise intervention. Blood was drawn to measure concentr<strong>at</strong>ions of brain-derived<br />

neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and a cognitive testing b<strong>at</strong>tery was conducted before and<br />

after the intervention.<br />

The researchers found th<strong>at</strong>, in this study group, one year of exercise training increased<br />

the size of the hippocampus by two percent (2%) in the walking group compared to<br />

the stretching-toning group (significant shrinking of the hippocampus is characteristic<br />

of Alzheimer's disease.) The increase in hippocampal volume was correl<strong>at</strong>ed with similar<br />

changes in BDNF.<br />

Exercise and regular physical activity may prove to be promising intervention str<strong>at</strong>egies<br />

to postpone or prevent Alzheimer's dementia, but perhaps not all types of training are<br />

equally effective, say researchers.<br />

Compared with the balance and tone group, the resistance training group in one<br />

Canadian study significantly improved performance on the Stroop Test, which measures<br />

selective <strong>at</strong>tention and conflict resolution, and a memory task. Resistance training also led<br />

to functional changes in three brain regions involved in memory. In contrast, the aerobic<br />

training group did not show similar improvements.<br />

"MCI is a critical window to intervene against dementia," said Dr. Liu-Ambrose.<br />

"We found th<strong>at</strong> twice-weekly resistance training is a promising str<strong>at</strong>egy to alter the trajectory<br />

of cognitive decline in seniors with MCI."<br />

More than 4,000 professionals in the field of Alzheimer’s research representing 60<br />

countries <strong>at</strong>tended the conference. For additional inform<strong>at</strong>ion on other research studies<br />

released <strong>at</strong> the AAIC, please visit: www.alz.org/aaic.<br />

A<br />

Wh<strong>at</strong> is TrialM<strong>at</strong>ch?<br />

lzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion TrialM<strong>at</strong>ch is easy to use – with web and phone support,<br />

specially trained staff and tools developed with input from people with Alzheimer’s.<br />

Since the service launched in July 2010, more than 13,000 individuals have<br />

registered to search for Alzheimer’s clinical trials. Currently, Alzheimer's Associ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

TrialM<strong>at</strong>ch lists 131 research studies with 545 local trial sites n<strong>at</strong>ionwide.<br />

Specialists <strong>at</strong> the Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion’s n<strong>at</strong>ional Helpline – available 24-hours<br />

a day – assist in the process of m<strong>at</strong>ching individuals to clinical trials for which they are<br />

eligible based on study criteria, diagnosis, tre<strong>at</strong>ment history and loc<strong>at</strong>ion. They answer<br />

questions about the trial process and connect individuals with trial sites based on their<br />

unique profile. P<strong>at</strong>ients and caregivers are encouraged to share their trial m<strong>at</strong>ches with<br />

their healthcare professionals to help decide whether a clinical<br />

trial is appropri<strong>at</strong>e.<br />

How to use Alzheimer's Associ<strong>at</strong>ion TrialM<strong>at</strong>ch<br />

STEP 1: Access TrialM<strong>at</strong>ch online <strong>at</strong> www.alz.org/TrialM<strong>at</strong>ch or by calling<br />

(800) 272-3900, press option 1 for TrialM<strong>at</strong>ch.<br />

STEP 2: Complete a brief questionnaire, either online or over the phone, to cre<strong>at</strong>e<br />

a profile.<br />

STEP 3: Based on specified eligibility criteria (i.e., diagnosis, tre<strong>at</strong>ment history,<br />

loc<strong>at</strong>ion), the Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion will m<strong>at</strong>ch your unique profile to its<br />

clinical trial d<strong>at</strong>abase.<br />

STEP 4: With your permission, an Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion specialist will contact you to<br />

provide unbiased trial result options and trial site contact inform<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />

Specialists will not recommend any particular trial, but will help you identify<br />

trials th<strong>at</strong> m<strong>at</strong>ch your specific eligibility and criteria. Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

TrialM<strong>at</strong>ch specialists are available from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. CT, Monday<br />

through Friday.<br />

Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion • Gre<strong>at</strong>er Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i <strong>Chapter</strong> • 5


Butler, Warren &<br />

Clinton Counties<br />

6 • Cornerstone • Summer 2012<br />

Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i/Northern Kentucky Walk<br />

S<strong>at</strong>urday, Oct. 6<br />

Sawyer Point, Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i, OH<br />

Adams, Brown & Highland Counties Walk<br />

S<strong>at</strong>urday, Sept. 8<br />

Adams Lake St<strong>at</strong>e Park, West Union, OH<br />

Thanks to Our Generous Sponsors - Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i / Northern Kentucky<br />

Adams, Brown &<br />

Highland Counties<br />

Portsmouth Walk<br />

S<strong>at</strong>urday, Sept. 22<br />

Market Square, Portsmouth, OH<br />

Butler, Warren & Clinton Counties Walk<br />

S<strong>at</strong>urday, Sept. 15<br />

Wetherington Golf & Country Club, West Chester, OH<br />

Portsmouth<br />

Bracken<br />

County<br />

<strong>Betty's</strong> <strong>Marbles</strong> Continued from page 1<br />

Bracken County, Ky. Walk<br />

Sunday, Oct. 14<br />

Appelman Park, Augusta, KY<br />

Presenting Pl<strong>at</strong>inum Gold W<strong>at</strong>er Stop Sponsors Snack Stop Sponsors<br />

Presenting Sponsor Gold Gold Gold<br />

Following My Heart Has<br />

Brought Me to <strong>Chapter</strong><br />

By Krista Powers<br />

Development Director<br />

A<br />

2012 Walk to End Alzheimer's Schedule<br />

Silver<br />

lthough four months have already flown by since<br />

I arrived <strong>at</strong> this dynamic organiz<strong>at</strong>ion, this is<br />

my first “Cornerstone opportunity” to introduce<br />

myself. As I’ve thought about wh<strong>at</strong> to say, I have a deep<br />

desire to speak directly to every single person reading<br />

this – to every passion<strong>at</strong>e, important, special person who<br />

makes up the community of the Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

- to you!<br />

My thoughts keep drifting to the lyrics of a<br />

Christopher Williams song, “Step inside my heart but<br />

walk gently; I know you’ve come a long way. Step inside<br />

my heart, cause we need to be together; If we’re going to<br />

make it through these days.”<br />

For years I’ve talked about my heart’s desire to work in the field of aging.<br />

From my upbringing in Oregon, Ohio; to college days <strong>at</strong> Xavier; to volunteer<br />

service in Anchorage; and work in Portland, Oregon; to gradu<strong>at</strong>e school in Ann<br />

Arbor; and finally to where I am now…th<strong>at</strong> desire has never waned. It’s not<br />

surprising to me th<strong>at</strong> just as Brigid Mercer was embarking on the next step of<br />

her life, I landed here – a place where I can finally put my whole self into my<br />

work – my calling. I’ve come a long way and many have molded my heart to be<br />

prepared for this time and for this place.<br />

As I meet volunteers and board members, donors and walkers, I notice th<strong>at</strong><br />

we are together in this fight – and th<strong>at</strong>, my friends, moves me deeply. We have<br />

all traveled a long way and I am gr<strong>at</strong>eful for the ways you are welcoming me with<br />

an open heart. I firmly believe we need to be together as we fight this disease and<br />

as we support one another in our journeys. Please call on me any time.<br />

And to you, I extend the invit<strong>at</strong>ion to walk, to share your story, to give<br />

generously, to volunteer, and to think of new ways you can be together with us,<br />

and so many others, as we travel toward our mission this year.<br />

FOR CHARITY<br />

Benefiting Alzheimer’s<br />

Last year, Ms. Ross was<br />

one of the top individual<br />

fundraisers <strong>at</strong> the Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i/<br />

Northern Kentucky Walk,<br />

raising more than $3,300.<br />

Along with her husband, Dave,<br />

she will lead her 20-member<br />

family team again this year.<br />

“It is sometimes difficult<br />

to feel th<strong>at</strong> you can make a<br />

difference with an issue as large<br />

as Alzheimer’s but with the<br />

Betty and Ralph Giehls<br />

Walks you feel like every dollar<br />

can help,” she said. “It is nice to share the experience as a family.”<br />

After moving from Newport, Ky. to Landon, Ohio, last fall, the Ross family<br />

will focus their efforts on the Butler, Warren & Clinton Counties Walk to End<br />

Alzheimer’s in West Chester on Sept. 15. This will be the family’s third Walk venue.<br />

“My Paps used to take Grams to the Alzheimer’s Walks in Tucson and he used<br />

the Associ<strong>at</strong>ion’s services there,” said Ms. Ross. “For us here, it is rewarding to do<br />

something positive to remember my grandparents and the love they had for one<br />

another.”<br />

As the primary n<strong>at</strong>ional fundraiser for the Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion, Walk to<br />

End Alzheimer’s is an annual event th<strong>at</strong> brings the community together in a show<br />

of remembrance and support for those affected by Alzheimer’s disease. Proceeds<br />

from the event will directly fund programs and services of the Gre<strong>at</strong>er Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i<br />

<strong>Chapter</strong> as well as n<strong>at</strong>ional research efforts.<br />

“We were overwhelmed by the generosity of teams like Betty’s <strong>Marbles</strong>,” said<br />

Development Director Krista Powers. “It is our hope th<strong>at</strong> people will again actively<br />

support the walk in their community because the need continues to grow.”<br />

To register for a Walk to End Alzheimer’s event close to you, please fill out<br />

the registr<strong>at</strong>ion form inserted in this edition of Cornerstone or visit: www.alz.<br />

org/cincinn<strong>at</strong>i. For details on how to particip<strong>at</strong>e or organize a team, contact Diana<br />

Bosse <strong>at</strong> (513) 721-4284 or dbosse@alz.org or Amy Horn <strong>at</strong> ahorn@alz.org.


Development News<br />

Art of Making Memories Benefit Raises $125,000<br />

T<br />

Nice we<strong>at</strong>her and a good cause made for a gre<strong>at</strong> event <strong>at</strong> the fourth annual Art of<br />

Making Memories Spring Benefit.<br />

Nearly 400 guests <strong>at</strong>tended the evening affair <strong>at</strong> the Taft Museum of Art in<br />

Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i on May 3. The sold-out event raised more than $125,000<br />

for the Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion of Gre<strong>at</strong>er Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i.<br />

Inspired by the Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion’s Memories in the Making®<br />

art program, the benefit fe<strong>at</strong>ured the work of individuals in the early to<br />

middle stages of Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias.<br />

Guests enjoyed dinner by the bite, live entertainment by The Wanabees,<br />

Forte and Todd Hepburn and the opportunity to view and bid<br />

on Memories in the Making® artwork and other auction items. Bob<br />

Herzog of Local12 (WKRC-TV) served as celebrity auctioneer.<br />

M<br />

Dick Selcer, Executive Director Paula Kollstedt and Bill Hostler<br />

ALZ Stars Race Toward<br />

$27,000 <strong>at</strong> Flying Pig<br />

ore than 100 participants joined the ALZ Stars Race for a Cure team<br />

during the Flying Pig Mar<strong>at</strong>hon in Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i on May 6.<br />

In just its third year, the ALZ Stars team raised $27,000 to benefit<br />

the Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion of Gre<strong>at</strong>er Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i.<br />

In addition to the 106 runners who particip<strong>at</strong>ed in the mar<strong>at</strong>hon, more than 30<br />

volunteers worked the ALZ Stars cheer st<strong>at</strong>ion as well as the Associ<strong>at</strong>ion’s booths <strong>at</strong><br />

the event Expo and Charity Village.<br />

“We are thrilled to see how this team has grown so quickly and the support it<br />

has received,” said Special Events Coordin<strong>at</strong>or<br />

Marcy Hawkins. “All the credit goes to the<br />

volunteer committee and our sponsors.”<br />

ALZ Stars Planning Committee<br />

Jim McKale and friends<br />

members are Lisa McKale and Jim McKale,<br />

Dave Custer and Jamie Weaver.<br />

Plans are already under way for the 2013<br />

Flying Pig. Consider “going the distance” with<br />

ALZ Stars, a race program to benefit the care,<br />

support and research efforts of the Alzheimer’s<br />

Associ<strong>at</strong>ion. ALZ Stars team members can<br />

particip<strong>at</strong>e in any of the races offered by the<br />

Flying Pig (5K, 10K, half mar<strong>at</strong>hon, full<br />

mar<strong>at</strong>hon or four-person mar<strong>at</strong>hon relay).<br />

Event Chair and board member Rodney<br />

Lear and Jill Gorley, Multicultural<br />

Outreach Coordin<strong>at</strong>or<br />

Ann Custer, board member Dave Custer, Mary Ann Jacobs<br />

and board member Jim Witte<br />

Development/Volunteer Coordin<strong>at</strong>or Diana Bosse,<br />

Bob Herzog of Local 12 and Nancy Grohs Dee Dee Abraham, Rick Abraham and<br />

David and board member Amy Kahn<br />

committee member Ann Bullock<br />

“We’d like to thank all of our volunteers, sponsors and generous donors who made<br />

this event such a special evening and success,” said Executive Director Paula Kollstedt.<br />

Rodney Lear served as chair of the planning committee. Other<br />

volunteer members included Molly Bischoff, Ann Bullock, Judy<br />

Dalambakis, Susan Dickey, Susan Foster, Marty George, Nancy<br />

Graeter, Christina Jenkins, Tina Kohnen, Julie McCoy, Carol Rosenthal,<br />

Roger Rosenthal, Beth Simminger, Mary Jo VanDeneynden<br />

and Lauren Verdile.<br />

Members of the David Kohnen family were honorary chairs<br />

for the benefit.<br />

The David Kohnen family, honorary chairs<br />

Board president Jane Fisher<br />

ALZ Stars Sponsorship Recognition<br />

Gold Long-Sleeved Tech Shirt<br />

Bronze Promoting Hope<br />

ScenicRentals.com Biomet, Inc.<br />

The Bank of Kentucky<br />

White Castle, Inc.<br />

C<strong>at</strong>herine M. Moseley, CPA<br />

Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion • Gre<strong>at</strong>er Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i <strong>Chapter</strong> • 7


T<br />

8 • Cornerstone • Summer 2012<br />

Development News<br />

Upcoming Third Party Fundraisers<br />

he Appalachian Mountain Artisan Fest returns to<br />

Winchester, Ohio, Oct. 12 – 14 and will fe<strong>at</strong>ure<br />

unique artistic talents of the local Appalachian<br />

community as well as food and music. A portion of the<br />

parking don<strong>at</strong>ions, basket raffle and auction proceeds<br />

will benefit the Alzheimer's Associ<strong>at</strong>ion of Gre<strong>at</strong>er<br />

Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i. Festival hours each day are from 10 a.m. –<br />

6 p.m. on Friday and S<strong>at</strong>urday and 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. on<br />

Sunday. You won’t want to miss the family fun!<br />

The Fest is loc<strong>at</strong>ed just off of St<strong>at</strong>e Route 32 <strong>at</strong> 9764 Tri-County Highway.<br />

For more inform<strong>at</strong>ion, visit www.appalachianmountainartisansfest.com.<br />

C<br />

Invest in a World Without Alzheimer's<br />

D<br />

iscover the financial benefits of planned giving to the Alzheimer's<br />

Associ<strong>at</strong>ion and wh<strong>at</strong> you can do to help in the fight against<br />

Alzheimer's.<br />

Every significant discovery in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease has<br />

occurred within the last 20 years. With continued support, one day we will<br />

achieve our goal of a world without Alzheimer’s. You can make a difference in<br />

our mission through planned giving.<br />

Planned gifts allow you to make charitable contributions through your<br />

est<strong>at</strong>e toward Alzheimer’s research, care and support programs, while benefiting<br />

from tax savings and steady income opportunities. To learn how to leave a<br />

legacy of support for millions of families living with this disease, call us <strong>at</strong> 800-<br />

272-3900 or visit www.alz.org/plannedgiving.<br />

Appalachian Mountain<br />

Artisan Fest – Oct. 12 - 14<br />

Let’s tackle Alzheimer’s<br />

Blondes vs. Brunettes<br />

re<strong>at</strong>ed to have fun with the myth of the ageold<br />

rivalry between blondes and brunettes,<br />

two teams of women will compete in a flag<br />

football game to raise awareness and funds in the<br />

fight against Alzheimer’s disease. In addition to the<br />

players, both men and women can join as coaches,<br />

fans and even cheerleaders.<br />

BvB is coming to Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i in November.<br />

For additional inform<strong>at</strong>ion, please contact Amy<br />

Horn <strong>at</strong> amy.horn@alz.org or 513-721-4284.<br />

Now recruiting for planning committee members, coaches, volunteers and<br />

especially players.<br />

Forget Me Not Days<br />

Campaign Raises $10,000<br />

The Bankers Life and Casualty Company’s Forget Me Not Days®<br />

campaign conducted in April and May raised more than $10,000 for the<br />

Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion of Gre<strong>at</strong>er Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i. Out thanks to Branch Sale<br />

Manager Jeff Lambdin and his team.<br />

Examples of wh<strong>at</strong> YOUR don<strong>at</strong>ion to the Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion may do:<br />

• $50 enables our <strong>Chapter</strong> to provide counsel, educ<strong>at</strong>ion and referrals to<br />

two individuals through Helpline<br />

• $200 allows us to offer two separ<strong>at</strong>e one-on-one, personalized care<br />

sessions through a Family Care Consult<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

• $500 provides an 8-week support and educ<strong>at</strong>ion series to individuals in<br />

the <strong>Early</strong> <strong>Stage</strong> Str<strong>at</strong>egy Group<br />

• $1,000 allows four individuals affected by Alzheimer’s disease an<br />

opportunity for self expression through the visual arts by particip<strong>at</strong>ing in<br />

the Memories in the Making® art program for a period of nine months.<br />

D<br />

Rusty Ball Concert<br />

Benefit – Nov. 10<br />

ue to last year’s success, the Alzheimer’s<br />

Associ<strong>at</strong>ion will again particip<strong>at</strong>e in<br />

the Rusty Ball, which will be held<br />

<strong>at</strong> the Duke Energy Convention Center on<br />

S<strong>at</strong>urday, Nov. 10 from 8 p.m. until midnight.<br />

This annual event fe<strong>at</strong>ures a concert by the<br />

Rusty Griswolds, one of the tri-st<strong>at</strong>e’s most<br />

popular local bands.<br />

Ticket prices range from $75 - $85 (including drinks) with reserved tables<br />

of ten for $1,250. This event sells out every year. For more inform<strong>at</strong>ion or<br />

to purchase tickets, visit www.TheRustyBall.com. Please be sure to select the<br />

Alzheimer's Associ<strong>at</strong>ion as beneficiary. For more details, contact Diana Bosse <strong>at</strong><br />

(513) 721-4284 or diana.bosse@alz.org.<br />

Past Events<br />

Alzheimer’s Bike Run<br />

Revs Up Supporters<br />

T<br />

he motorcycle run hosted by Deborah and Doug Williamson in memory<br />

of Doug’s f<strong>at</strong>her, Norman, was held on June 16. Dozens of bikers met <strong>at</strong><br />

the Spinning Wheel Tavern on the beautiful S<strong>at</strong>urday morning to enjoy the<br />

ride in and around Morning View, Ky., followed by food, drink, live music from<br />

the Skallywags Band and a raffle. This first annual event raised awareness as well<br />

as $666 for the Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion of Gre<strong>at</strong>er Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i. The Williamson’s<br />

are already planning for a bigger and better ride next year!<br />

A Memorable<br />

Round to Remember<br />

T<br />

hings really he<strong>at</strong>ed up on the course<br />

<strong>at</strong> scenic Elks Run in B<strong>at</strong>avia on<br />

June 29 <strong>at</strong> the Round to Remember<br />

golf outing benefiting the Alzheimer’s<br />

Associ<strong>at</strong>ion of Gre<strong>at</strong>er Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i. Despite<br />

the sweltering temper<strong>at</strong>ures, dedic<strong>at</strong>ed<br />

golfers enticed by event organizer, David<br />

Martin, teed it up to support the cause and<br />

raised more than $837.<br />

Unfortun<strong>at</strong>ely, the thermometer kept rising and the sister event <strong>at</strong> Grand<br />

Oaks Golf Course in West Harrison, IN scheduled for July 6 was postponed.<br />

The event has been rescheduled for Friday, Aug. 31. For more inform<strong>at</strong>ion, please<br />

contact David <strong>at</strong> 513-484-8015 or dcmartin@fuse.net.


By Steve Olding<br />

Communic<strong>at</strong>ions<br />

Director<br />

Alzheimer’s Plan Rises Above Political Rhetoric<br />

W<br />

hile the upcoming presidential election will<br />

domin<strong>at</strong>e our n<strong>at</strong>ion’s political discussion over the<br />

next several months, the Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

continues to make sure th<strong>at</strong> Alzheimer’s disease remains an<br />

issue of importance for legisl<strong>at</strong>ors.<br />

When I <strong>at</strong>tended the Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion’s N<strong>at</strong>ional<br />

Advocacy Forum in Washington, D.C. in April, I was<br />

struck not only by the size of the event, but the enthusiasm<br />

and optimism exhibited by those <strong>at</strong>tending. A record 800<br />

advoc<strong>at</strong>es, including more than 200 “first-timers,” <strong>at</strong>tended<br />

the three-day event.<br />

When we traveled to Capitol Hill to visit with members<br />

of Congress on the final day of the forum, it was impossible<br />

to miss our advoc<strong>at</strong>es and their purple sashes. While<br />

our individual stories were different, everyone had the<br />

same request of their respective members of Congress – support for the N<strong>at</strong>ional<br />

Alzheimer’s Plan.<br />

Shortly after the Forum, the N<strong>at</strong>ional Alzheimer’s Plan was formally released in<br />

May. While the N<strong>at</strong>ional Plan supports the full spectrum of wh<strong>at</strong> those living with<br />

Alzheimer’s need every day: more educ<strong>at</strong>ion, improved care and community support<br />

and effective tre<strong>at</strong>ments, it also identified five specific goals, including:<br />

• Prevent and effectively tre<strong>at</strong> Alzheimer’s by 2025:<br />

This encompasses new resources th<strong>at</strong> the Obama Administr<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

announced in February, including $50 million th<strong>at</strong> was immedi<strong>at</strong>ely<br />

available and a proposed $80 million for research in the President’s 2013<br />

budget request.<br />

• Optimize care quality and efficiency:<br />

This specific element includes a $6 million investment over two years in<br />

provider educ<strong>at</strong>ion and outreach for physicians.<br />

Advoc<strong>at</strong>es in Action<br />

A<br />

lzheimer’s advoc<strong>at</strong>es were busy promoting priority elements of the<br />

N<strong>at</strong>ional Alzheimer’s Plan to federal and st<strong>at</strong>e legisl<strong>at</strong>ors this spring.<br />

Top photo: Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion Ambassador Lance Kollstedt, left,<br />

and <strong>Chapter</strong> Executive Director Paula Kollstedt met with Rep. Steve Chabot<br />

(R-OH) during a visit to Capitol Hill during the Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

Advocacy Forum in Washington, April 23-25. Middle photo: Ann Bryant,<br />

Ellen Kershaw, Tim Hyler and <strong>Chapter</strong> Communic<strong>at</strong>ions Director Steve<br />

Olding met with Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY).<br />

Bottom photo: more than 230 advoc<strong>at</strong>es from across Ohio <strong>at</strong>tended the<br />

2012 Ohio Memory Day in Columbus on April 3. Among those representing<br />

the Gre<strong>at</strong>er Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i <strong>Chapter</strong> from left, top row: Ben Koenig, Richard<br />

Selcer, Rosemary Huhn, Jean Harlow, Gordon Milne and Janet Milne; bottom<br />

row: Peggy Bachman, Carolyn Ferris, Jim Leer, Donna Leer, Lindsey Kemp,<br />

Amy Kruep and Carolyn Finkelmeier.<br />

Public Policy/<strong>Chapter</strong> News<br />

• Expand support for people with the disease and their caregivers:<br />

This includes a proposed investment of $10.5 million to support the<br />

needs of caregivers.<br />

• Enhance public awareness and engagement:<br />

This includes several public awareness initi<strong>at</strong>ives starting this year,<br />

including the launch of a new government Website: alzheimers.gov.<br />

• Track progress and drive improvement:<br />

This goal includes a proposed investment of more than $1 million for<br />

d<strong>at</strong>a collection, which could help to foster an environment of<br />

inform<strong>at</strong>ion sharing and increased understanding about the impact of the<br />

disease on families and the n<strong>at</strong>ion’s health care system.<br />

To build upon the success of the N<strong>at</strong>ional Alzheimer’s Plan, the Associ<strong>at</strong>ion will<br />

conduct a series of Town Hall meetings in August and September. The purpose of the<br />

meetings will be to highlight local chapter activities and programs, discuss the N<strong>at</strong>ional<br />

Alzheimer’s Plan and allow the public to provide input.<br />

In addition to supporting these important federal initi<strong>at</strong>ives, the Gre<strong>at</strong>er<br />

Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i <strong>Chapter</strong> works closely with our sister chapters in Ohio and Kentucky on<br />

a variety of st<strong>at</strong>e advocacy projects and activities, including the annual Alzheimer’s<br />

Advocacy Day in Kentucky and the Ohio Memory Day in Columbus. These events<br />

provide Alzheimer advoc<strong>at</strong>es an opportunity to meet with st<strong>at</strong>e legisl<strong>at</strong>ors to discuss<br />

their concerns regarding Alzheimer’s disease and its impact on their st<strong>at</strong>e.<br />

Whether it’s in Washington, D.C., Columbus or Frankfort, Alzheimer advoc<strong>at</strong>es<br />

are speaking in a loud and clear voice to their legisl<strong>at</strong>ors.<br />

As an Associ<strong>at</strong>ion we continue to build a stronger and better informed network<br />

of advoc<strong>at</strong>es - both locally and n<strong>at</strong>ionally. But if we are to truly succeed in our mission<br />

of advocacy on behalf of the millions of families touched by this disease today and the<br />

many more to follow; our base of advoc<strong>at</strong>es must continue to grow. Today, more than<br />

ever, your voice needs to be heard.<br />

For more on the Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion and its public policy efforts, visit: www.<br />

alz.org or contact me <strong>at</strong> steve.olding@alz.org.<br />

"I<br />

It Has Been a Privilege<br />

would thank you from the<br />

bottom of my heart, but for<br />

you my heart has no bottom.”<br />

- Anonymous<br />

By Marcy Hawkins<br />

As I finish my journey <strong>at</strong> the<br />

Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion and travel<br />

back to my Indiana hometown, I<br />

Marcy and her family<br />

cannot even begin to express how<br />

gr<strong>at</strong>eful and honored I am to have had this wonderful opportunity to serve you and work<br />

beside you on this very important mission. For nearly seven years, you have shared your<br />

personal stories and allowed me to walk with you through the good times and bad. So<br />

many of you have become like family to me.<br />

Your friendship, passion, dedic<strong>at</strong>ion and determin<strong>at</strong>ion are things I’ll take with me<br />

as I start my next journey. But, I would be gre<strong>at</strong>ly remiss to not take a moment to thank<br />

you for:<br />

• Continually spreading awareness of Alzheimer’s and the <strong>Chapter</strong>’s programs and<br />

services to everyone you meet<br />

• Taking on the challenge of team captain, team member or individual who fundraises<br />

for the care, support and research efforts of the Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

• Serving on any special events planning committee or volunteering the day of an<br />

event, ensuring th<strong>at</strong> all details are secured for a most successful outcome<br />

• Moving Walk to End Alzheimer’s to the next level (raising more than $508,000<br />

last year)<br />

As Walk season gets closer and closer, I urge you to get involved now. Register as an<br />

individual or as a team today by visiting alz.org/cincinn<strong>at</strong>i and start raising money today.<br />

You can also join a planning committee or serve as a volunteer on the day of the Walk.<br />

Wh<strong>at</strong>ever it is you do during Walk season – do it with passion and commitment for those<br />

who are living with this disease and those caring for them every day. The mission demands<br />

more from all of us! Please, keep pushing forward...keep fundraising through Walk...<br />

keep spreading the word about Alzheimer’s disease and th<strong>at</strong> the Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion of<br />

Gre<strong>at</strong>er Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i is here to help.<br />

Please contact the Development team <strong>at</strong> (513) 721-4284 for all of your events and<br />

fundraising needs. They are here and ready to help you in any way they can to make this<br />

the best Walk season yet!<br />

My deepest gr<strong>at</strong>itude to all of you.<br />

Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion • Gre<strong>at</strong>er Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i <strong>Chapter</strong> • 9


Annual Fund Drive<br />

Leadership Circle<br />

($10,000 - $99,999)<br />

Anonymous<br />

Alois Society<br />

($1,000 - $9,999)<br />

Mr. Jim Brown<br />

Mr. and Mrs. John Dorr<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Oakley Farris<br />

GE Found<strong>at</strong>ion M<strong>at</strong>ching<br />

Gifts Program<br />

Ms. Poppy Hawkins<br />

Ms. Jeanie Helton<br />

Mr. Gary Wahoff<br />

Mr. Hank Yeiser<br />

Benefactor<br />

($500 - $999)<br />

Mrs. Louise Erway<br />

Ms. P<strong>at</strong>ty Grimes<br />

Otterbein Lebanon<br />

Resident Council<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Plum<br />

Mr. Jon<strong>at</strong>han Bruce Steele<br />

P<strong>at</strong>ron<br />

($250 - $499)<br />

New Friends of Northern<br />

Kentucky<br />

Mr. John Shepherd<br />

Sustainer<br />

($100 - $249)<br />

Mr. Paul Albrecht<br />

Mr. and Mrs. William Anderson<br />

Dr. Mark Barbara<br />

Barnes Temple AME Church<br />

Mr. Allen Bernard<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Coppel<br />

Gannett Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

Mr. and Mrs. David Hackman<br />

Ms. Betty Hardig and Family<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Harvey<br />

Ms. Cynthia Ipach<br />

Ms. Marianne Lamey<br />

Ms. Julie Novotny<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Jay Parks<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Jay Porcaro<br />

Mr. James Pottebaum<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rawe<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reiner<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Greg Rumpke<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Steiner<br />

Mrs. Bonnie Vance<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Warfel<br />

Mr. Phil Wessendorf<br />

Sponsor<br />

($25 - $99)<br />

Bank of America<br />

M<strong>at</strong>ching Gifts<br />

Mrs. Ellen Boyle<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Carr<br />

Ms. Agnes Cole<br />

Ms. Nancy Cooper<br />

Mr. Ken Czillinger<br />

Mr. David Faig<br />

Flaspohler CPA, Inc.<br />

Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert Geisen<br />

Mrs. C<strong>at</strong>herine Gold<br />

Ms. Dora Harrison<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Joel Hipp<br />

Mrs. Monica Hizer<br />

Illinois Tool Works Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

Mrs. Veramae Kelley<br />

Mr. Kevin Langston<br />

Ms. Carol Leshner<br />

Norman and Judith Lindblad<br />

Mr. Dan McCurdy<br />

Milford <strong>Chapter</strong> #234,<br />

Order of Eastern Star<br />

Mr. and Mrs. William Miller<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Oeters<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Orcutt<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Quay<br />

Ms. Edith Samuels<br />

Mr. and Mrs. William<br />

Schunder<br />

Ms. Mary Lea Siegel<br />

Sisters of Notre Dame<br />

Ms. P<strong>at</strong>ricia A. Smith<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Leamon Tinch<br />

Ms. Neva Tucker<br />

Ms. Maryanna B. Wortham<br />

Ms. Viola Weidner<br />

Ms. Karen Wesdorp<br />

Friend<br />

(Less than $25)<br />

Ms. Lucy Bennett<br />

Ms. Mary Bittlinger<br />

Mr. Charles Carroll<br />

Dovber and Ziporah Cohen<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Dale Combs<br />

Ms. Grace Dunaway<br />

Ms. Mary A. Eyink<br />

Ms. Betty Gearthart<br />

Mr. Chester Greene<br />

10 • Cornerstone • Summer 2012<br />

Mr. Charles Hall<br />

Mr. and Mrs. James Horton<br />

Ms. Jeannine Ives<br />

Ms. Anita Jacobs<br />

Ms. Annie Kavanagh<br />

Ed, Kim, Edwin and<br />

Adrianna Keck<br />

Ms. Faye Lakes<br />

Mrs. Judith Miller<br />

Mr. John Moorwessel<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Mueller<br />

Ms. P<strong>at</strong> Planitz<br />

Mrs. Elaine Royal<br />

Ms. Laura Seither<br />

Mr. Charles Stenken<br />

Mr. and Mrs. David Tischner<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Robert W<strong>at</strong>son<br />

Ms. Barbara M. Wright<br />

HONOR:<br />

MR. KEN BARHORST<br />

Ms. Helen Barhorst<br />

Mr. Alfred Schweizer<br />

MR. AND MRS. MATT BECK<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Warken<br />

PATRICIA CORDRY<br />

Mrs. Diana Bosse<br />

MS. JUDY ELSBERND<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Elsbernd<br />

MR. THOMAS R. FOSTER<br />

A-Hi Computers & Electronics<br />

DR. AND MRS. JOHN GRIMME<br />

Ms. Gertrude Henningsen<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Henry R.<br />

Krukemyer<br />

MS. SHIRLEY HARLOW<br />

Mrs. Jean Harlow<br />

MS. JOAN JACOB<br />

Ms. Nancy Fletcher<br />

MR. JON LAZZA<br />

The Ohio N<strong>at</strong>ional Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

ANN MESSER<br />

Ms. Mary Hanseman<br />

MR. TED PAPPAS<br />

Mr. Pete Gormas<br />

MRS. CLARISSA RENTZ<br />

Happy Hearts Club<br />

MS. TERRY ZEHNDER<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Steve<br />

Schumacher<br />

IN MEMORY OF:<br />

SHIRLEY ADAMS<br />

Ms. Audrey Morgan<br />

Marvin and Sheila Saylor<br />

B. ADKINS<br />

NAF Financial Services<br />

BENJAMIN JUD ARNOLD<br />

Mr. Robert Flaherty<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Don King<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Ray Rueter<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Wolnitzek<br />

WILBURN BAKER<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Grippa<br />

MAGGIE BANTON<br />

Ms. Christine Schurkus<br />

BARNEY BARNETT<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Halaby<br />

VIRGINIA BARVINCAK<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Barvincak<br />

Ms. Diane Berting<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Neil LeSaint<br />

Mr. Fred Neiheisel<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Claude R<strong>at</strong>liff<br />

Ms. Diana Richards<br />

Mr. Richard Schwing<br />

MARIE BASISTA<br />

Mr. Ed A. Basista<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond<br />

Burdick<br />

VIOLA BAXTER JOHNSON<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Bronner<br />

Mr. and Mrs. David Leroy<br />

ALICE BECKER<br />

Ms. Velma Becker<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Tepe<br />

KENNETH BECKER<br />

Ms. Phyllis Konerman<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Tony Schaefer<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Michael<br />

Winterman<br />

DAVID BENNING<br />

Ms. Emily Dean<br />

JOANN BERTER<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Herb Deyhle<br />

PEGGY BLACK<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Norman Haas<br />

JOHN BOGGS<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Thompson<br />

EARL BOUCK<br />

Anonymous<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Brading<br />

Betty and Bob O'Brien<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. Osseforth<br />

Carl and Sarah Summe<br />

Evelyn Kiely and Trish McGurn<br />

Donor Recognition<br />

The Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion of Gre<strong>at</strong>er Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i gr<strong>at</strong>efully recognizes the following individuals, corpor<strong>at</strong>ions and found<strong>at</strong>ions who have made contributions to our <strong>Chapter</strong><br />

received between March 1, 2012 and June 30, 2012. Your support and generosity are vital to the services our <strong>Chapter</strong> provides to persons in our 27-county territory in Ohio,<br />

Kentucky and Indiana.<br />

We have made every effort to acknowledge contributions and spell names correctly. If we have inadvertently omitted or misspelled your name, please contact Amy Horn, Special<br />

Events & Donor Services Coordin<strong>at</strong>or, <strong>at</strong> (513) 721-4284 or amy.horn@alz.org.<br />

The Gre<strong>at</strong>er Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i <strong>Chapter</strong> depends on friends in our community to help support <strong>Chapter</strong> programs and services through don<strong>at</strong>ions, tributes, memorials and bequests.<br />

Thank you very much for your support.<br />

Mr. and Mrs. John Tumlin<br />

ROY BOWEN WARD, JR.<br />

5/3 Priv<strong>at</strong>e Bank<br />

Mr. and Mrs. James Kissire<br />

Woodland County Manor<br />

LAVERNE BRACKEN<br />

Ms. Lynn McCane<br />

Mrs. Betty Mohr<br />

GARY BRANDENBURG<br />

Ms. Dolores Keller<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Karl Walker<br />

BETTY BRECKENRIDGE<br />

GE Found<strong>at</strong>ion M<strong>at</strong>ching<br />

Gifts Program<br />

CLAIRE BRENNER<br />

Mr. James Albert<br />

RALPH DALE BRILL<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Lynch<br />

TRUME BRISTLE, JR.<br />

Ms. Angela Allen<br />

LUCILLE BROWN<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen<br />

Crachiolo<br />

Ms. Kay Ledbetter<br />

Ms. Marjorie Thalheimer<br />

ZORA BROWN<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Earley<br />

WALTER BUNN<br />

Ms. Kitty Grooms<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Huffman<br />

Ms. JoAnn Knechtly<br />

Mr. and Mrs. William Lewis<br />

Mr. Paul Meagher<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Mills<br />

Ms. Julie Swackhammer<br />

Winchester Sc<strong>at</strong>tered<br />

Homemakers<br />

ALLAN AND SHIRLEY BUTLER<br />

Mrs. Betty Hogeback<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Holloway<br />

PAULINE CAPPEL<br />

Anonymous<br />

MAXINE CARROLL<br />

Mr. Stephen Naber<br />

DORA CLARK<br />

The Emerson Girls and<br />

Families<br />

MOLLIE COGAN<br />

The Western and Southern Life<br />

Insurance Company<br />

HENRY COMBS<br />

Ms. Juda Edwards<br />

BETTY CONNER<br />

Anonymous<br />

FRANCIS CORNELIUS<br />

Ms. Emma Speeg<br />

CHARLES COSLETT<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Brunner<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Barry Dyas<br />

Ms. Lu Ann Holmes<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel<br />

McCluskey<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Schilling<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Dan Ziegler<br />

CHARLES COUCH<br />

Durk and Margaret Rorie<br />

MARGIE COX<br />

Tom and Jan Brunner<br />

J.T.M. Provisions Co, Inc.<br />

Ms. P<strong>at</strong>ricia Spradlin<br />

GEORGIA DAY<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Day<br />

STEPHANIE DEARTH<br />

Bill, Jean and Gavin P<strong>at</strong>e<br />

JOYCE DEHNER<br />

Jim Foxx and Marilyn<br />

Carpenter<br />

Lyons and Lyons Co., L.P.A.<br />

Ms. C<strong>at</strong>herine Mor<strong>at</strong>h<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Ken Sicking<br />

GEORGE DEIDESHEIMER<br />

Carla and Terry Carroll<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Deidesheimer<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Meyer<br />

The Ohio N<strong>at</strong>ional Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

Ms. C<strong>at</strong>hey Olberding<br />

Ms. Carol Vidal<br />

WILLIAM DELAHANTY<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Weyler<br />

SOPHIE MAE DISBRO<br />

Ms. Sandra Barnes<br />

Mr. William Disbro<br />

Ms. Vera Dunsieth<br />

Ms. Charlene Kornmann<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Richard<br />

Wahpanipe MLC<br />

MARY DOLOHANTY<br />

Mrs. P<strong>at</strong> Stinchcomb<br />

JESSE DORFMEYER<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Siebenburgen<br />

ARTHUR J. DUDLEY<br />

Ms. Hortense Dudley<br />

CHARLES DUMFORD<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Jay Meither<br />

Ms. Laura Schoettmer<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Vogelsang<br />

Ms. Darlene Wiggeringloh<br />

BERTHA MAY EDWARDS<br />

Mr. and Mrs. John McDonald<br />

CAROL ANN ELFERS<br />

Mr. and Mrs. John First<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Metz<br />

The O'Mera Girls<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Orringer<br />

Julian and Thomas Saltsman<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Wildermuth<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Withers<br />

LARRY C. EMSWELLER<br />

First Financial Bank Wealth<br />

Management<br />

DR. MORRIS ERDHEIM<br />

Ms. Joan Bonert<br />

BETTY EVERSON<br />

Ms. Mary Carol Binzer<br />

L.S.A. Class of 1952<br />

Scott and Laurie McKinley<br />

Ms. P<strong>at</strong>ty Rohrer<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Rolf<br />

WINSTON FIKE<br />

Mrs. Nancy Holmes<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Steffen<br />

MARY DOLORES FISHER<br />

Mr. and Mrs. John Angel<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brinker<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Budke<br />

Ms. Ruth S. Day<br />

Ms. Theresa Geiger<br />

Ms. Julia Mette<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Norb Mette, Jr.<br />

Mr. and Mrs. James Reagan<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Roden<br />

Ms. C<strong>at</strong>herine Ruberg<br />

Ms. Dottie Schwab<br />

Ms. Marian Schwartz<br />

Ms. Margaret Taske<br />

URBAN FLANDERS<br />

Ms. Marcia Cooper and<br />

Mr. Bill Kline<br />

Ms. Mary P. Lampe<br />

Ms. Ana Middlekamp<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Don Souders<br />

JAMES C. FOLEY<br />

Ms. Lisa Campbell and<br />

Mr. Tom Johnson<br />

Ms. Victoria Jensen<br />

Krieger Ford, Inc.<br />

Ron and Sharon Sparks<br />

ELEANOR FORTNER<br />

Ms. Debora Bordicks<br />

and Family<br />

Mr. and Mrs. David Tischner<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Dan Vogel<br />

RONALD FRITZ<br />

Mr. Tom Coz<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Tim Hitt<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Lavon Wood<br />

HENRY FUGATE<br />

Ms. Charlotte Canty<br />

MORGAN PAUL GALLAGHER<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Roland Gabriel<br />

LILLIAN GALLOWAY<br />

Dr. and Mrs. Raul Florez<br />

Mr. and Mrs. John Galloway<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Rex Stacy<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Stegmaier<br />

JOYCE GARMAN<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Jim A Bohn<br />

Bartley and Stephanie Pitcock<br />

Mr. and Mrs. George Stanton<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Michael T<strong>at</strong>um<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Ken Yockey, Jr.<br />

EDGAR GIBBINS<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Bartels<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Beck<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Bennett<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Kenny Dixon<br />

Pam and Candy Gibbons<br />

Mr. Christophe Hale<br />

Ms. Joyce Honaker<br />

Ms. Melody Kawamoto<br />

Mr. and Mrs. J. Richard<br />

Landgraf<br />

Ms. Mildred McGuire<br />

Ms. Tina Pursglove<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Garland Risner<br />

and Family<br />

Ms. Janet Sirilla<br />

MARTHA GILB<br />

Ms. Janet Kaeser<br />

SYLVIA GLOMB<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Evon<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lysak<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Terry Richardson<br />

MORRY GOLDMAN<br />

Franks Adult Center<br />

Ms. Caroline Gallagher<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Grothaus<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Barry Kaplan<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Kolkmeyer<br />

The Kroger Co., Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i/<br />

Dayton Division<br />

OSI Group<br />

Mr. and Mrs. P<strong>at</strong>rick<br />

Penderghast<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Jerald Rosenston<br />

Mrs. Frances Schloss<br />

DEANNA GOTTSCHALK<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Julian Magnus<br />

Dick and Lynne Mileham<br />

MARIAN GREAR<br />

GE Found<strong>at</strong>ion M<strong>at</strong>ching<br />

Gifts Program<br />

JEANNE GREEN<br />

Mr. and Mrs. James Be<strong>at</strong>tie<br />

Mr. and Mrs. William<br />

Dobbling<br />

Mr. David Hamilton<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sittenfeld<br />

OVID NELSON GREENE<br />

Ms. Joan Boitnott<br />

RASP Consulting<br />

FLORENCE MEYER GREINER<br />

The Sharonville Elected<br />

Officials and Clerk of<br />

Council<br />

ALBERT F. GROENKE<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Benna<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bissinger, Jr.<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Bulger<br />

Ms. Judy Chandler<br />

Mr. Paul Christensen, Jr.<br />

Mr. Raymond Ferguson<br />

Fifth Third Priv<strong>at</strong>e Bank<br />

Gardner Public<strong>at</strong>ions, Inc<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Ted Geier<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Hayes<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Howe<br />

Ms. Barbara Jones<br />

Ms. Benita Kahn<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Andy Kaplan<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kerr<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Kramig<br />

Ms. Polly Laffoon<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Meese<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Morelli<br />

Mr. Scott Nelson<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Parker<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Shields<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Swanson<br />

Mr. G. Richard Thomas<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Uible<br />

Vorys, S<strong>at</strong>er, Seymour and<br />

Pease LLP<br />

Mr. and Mrs. David<br />

Wellinghoff<br />

JUDY GROVES<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Guy<br />

Cumberworth, Jr.<br />

Mr. Ben Federle<br />

Mr. Richard Hansen<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Tim W.<br />

Hurelbrink<br />

Mr. Richard Luke<br />

Mr. Melvin Meisberger<br />

Ms. Joyce Meyer<br />

Ms. Lois Meyer<br />

Mr. William Nieuerbaumer<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Peters<br />

Ms. Brenda Ritter<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Sheets<br />

Mr. Tim Stone<br />

HAZEL HAMMOND<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Don Clayton<br />

ELLA IRENE HANSEL<br />

Ms. Carol Calhoun<br />

John A. Clements DMD<br />

& Staff<br />

NONA HANSON<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Dunn<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Garry Hanson<br />

Ms. Andrea Hegna<br />

Ms. Diane Iverson<br />

Ms. Lisa Iverson<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Klusman<br />

Ms. Susan Krebsbach<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Jon Laundrie<br />

VERNON HARGIS<br />

Anonymous<br />

HENRY HARMEYER<br />

Ms. Dorothy Boesken and<br />

Family<br />

MARGARET HARRISON<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Soller<br />

JEAN HAWLEY<br />

Ms. Sandra Anderson<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Broshar<br />

Mr. Paul Christensen, Jr.<br />

Johnson Investment Counsel Inc.<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kereiakes<br />

Ms. P<strong>at</strong>ricia Koons<br />

Mrs. Marjorie Motch<br />

Mr. and Mrs. James Y. Myers<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Adelaide and<br />

Tom Ottenjohn<br />

Dr. and Mrs. James Pritchard<br />

PAUL HEITZMAN<br />

Mr. and Mrs. David Amann<br />

Ms. Sue Arlinghaus<br />

Douglas C. & Linda A.<br />

Fussinger<br />

Janet and Edward Harden<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Hellman<br />

Ms. Marian Hoffman<br />

Ms. Shannon Klaene<br />

Lee Hartke Auto Body Inc.<br />

Amy Kramer and Mary Beth<br />

Bellew<br />

Mr. and Mrs. George Price<br />

Michael and Ginny Ruberg<br />

Tony and Clare Ruehl<br />

Ms. Rita Schweitzer<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Steadman<br />

Dr. and Mrs. Robert Weber<br />

AURORA HENDRICKSON<br />

Ms. P<strong>at</strong>ricia Christopher<br />

ED HOLTCAMP<br />

Mr. Herman Rubarts<br />

Mr. Gregory Vest<br />

WILLA HOLYOKE<br />

Ms. Carol Goldstone<br />

J. MICHAEL HUMPHREY<br />

Mr. Frank Fuchs and Ms.<br />

Diane Villano<br />

EMMETT HUNT<br />

Ms. Rene Kennedy<br />

Mr. William Parker<br />

Ms. Anna Maria Roberts-<br />

Furneisen<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith<br />

ROGER IKERT<br />

The Knoche Family<br />

Mr. and Mrs. William Lynch<br />

Mrs. Pauline Stucker Adams<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Yauch<br />

LUCILLE ISAACS<br />

Ms. Gisela Diercks<br />

Duro Bag Manufacturing<br />

Company<br />

Mr. and Mrs. John Hoctor<br />

Ms. Mary P<strong>at</strong>er<br />

JAMES JACKSON<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Burns<br />

Ms. Janice Gastright<br />

JANE JACOBS<br />

Anonymous<br />

Ms. Cecilia Albers<br />

Julie and Don Connley<br />

Gre<strong>at</strong>er Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i Credit Union<br />

Ms. Dianne Greiner<br />

Mrs. Mary Grooms<br />

Ms. Jennifer Hargis<br />

Ms. Rose Kaeser<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Kane<br />

Mrs. Paula Kollstedt<br />

Judy LaChance<br />

K<strong>at</strong>hy and Tom Liguzinksi<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Luckerman<br />

Joe and Jackie Macke<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Norvin Mansfield<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Milton McCamey<br />

Jo Ann Miller<br />

Ms. Nancy Miller<br />

Dr. Stephen D. Mueller<br />

Bob, K<strong>at</strong>hy and Chris Murphy<br />

Michael Napier<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Noel, Jr.<br />

Ms. Sara Smith<br />

Harry and Peggy Stoller<br />

Ms. Bernice Stone<br />

US Bank<br />

TOM JACOBS<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Evers<br />

Ms. Bertha Hoeweler<br />

BETSY JANIKOSKI<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Terry Sershion<br />

DORIS JONES<br />

Anonymous<br />

TRUIE JONES<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Klenk<br />

EDWARD "TED" JORDAN<br />

Howard and Marilyn Hornsby<br />

Mr. and Mrs. James Johnson<br />

McGraw/Kokosing<br />

Plumbers, Pipefitters &<br />

Mechanical Equipment<br />

Services<br />

Mr. and Mrs. J. David Rabe<br />

RITA ANN KAHMANN<br />

Anonymous<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Michael<br />

Armbruster<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Richard<br />

Dannenfelser<br />

Mr. and Mrs. John Daugherty<br />

Ms. Mardella Dickhart<br />

Mike, Anna and Robert Dwyer<br />

Mr. and Mrs. James Flood<br />

Mr. and Mrs. David Foltz<br />

Mr. and Mrs. John Geisen<br />

Ms. Aneta M. Helmer<br />

Ms. Ruth Hunter<br />

Ms. Sarah Kahmann<br />

Ms. Jenny Kunst<br />

Ms. Dorothy List<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McMahon<br />

All of the Neighbors of Rita<br />

Ann Kahmann<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Dick Pr<strong>at</strong>t<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Reilly<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rice<br />

Ms. Mary Sue Rusk


Mr. and Mrs. M<strong>at</strong>thew Summy<br />

Mr. Rex Yeager<br />

RICHARD KAISER<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Rolfes<br />

MARIE KATZENSTEIN<br />

Ms. Peggy Deisch<br />

ELAINE KAUFHOLD<br />

Mr. and Mrs. William Stiegler<br />

BERNARD KEGAN<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Goldstein<br />

ROBERT "BOB" S. KEMPER<br />

Marion Fanning<br />

Ms. Madeleine Garvin<br />

P<strong>at</strong>ti and Don Grey<br />

Ms. Alice Henkel<br />

Ms. Marianne Schinner<br />

WERNER KESSLING<br />

Mrs. Marge Herbort<br />

BARBARA KINDEL<br />

Mr. John Avril<br />

Mr. and Mrs. John Bloomstrom<br />

Ms. Marge Gibbons<br />

Mr. Dale Hays<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Jones<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Terry Marty<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Adelaide and<br />

Tom Ottenjohn<br />

Roger Bacon High School<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Stewart<br />

HELEN M. KING<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Follmer<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Jason Hedges<br />

Ms. Marie Johnston<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Norman King<br />

Ms. Anita Smith<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Villandre<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey C.<br />

Zimmers<br />

SUE KINMON<br />

Grant County Middle School<br />

JUNE KINNETT<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Robert W.<br />

Hunger<br />

DAVID KLEINFELD<br />

Mr. Herbert Howard<br />

Ms. Trina P<strong>at</strong>ton<br />

Ms. Wilma Rakes<br />

PAUL KOENIG<br />

Ms. Maureen Bunger<br />

Ms. Thelma D'Agnillo<br />

P<strong>at</strong> and Al Helfferich<br />

Mr. Glenn Helmes<br />

Ms. Joan Helton<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Kerry J. Leonhardt<br />

Mr. George Moeller<br />

Ms. P<strong>at</strong>ricia Mueller<br />

Ms. Jacky Huelsman and Ron<br />

and Jim Ranson<br />

Mr. Daniel J. Schlachter<br />

Ms. Marilyn Schoettmer<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Siemer<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Skaggs<br />

Mr. and Mrs. James Stross<br />

Ms. Mary Wenzel<br />

RONALD K. KRAFT<br />

Ms. Sandra Dollriehs<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Toerner<br />

VIRGINIA MARY KRAMER<br />

Mr. Donald Bruder<br />

Mr. Joe Buchert<br />

Ms. Joan Huber<br />

CAROL KREYLING<br />

Dr. and Mrs. Marc Alexander<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Boekley<br />

Dr. and Mrs. Terrence Carrigan<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Cerino<br />

Crestview Hills Park Club<br />

Mr. Joseph Dillon<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen<br />

Hellmann<br />

Dr. and Mrs. David Kreyling<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kreyling<br />

Ms. Joyce Leach<br />

Dr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Lubbe<br />

Dr. and Mrs. Charles McCarthy<br />

Missy and Alicia Radford<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Reynolds<br />

Ms. Joanne Schuler<br />

Dr. and Mrs. David Tondow, Jr.<br />

Ms. Phyllis Wintzinger<br />

DOROTHY LACKER<br />

Ms. Ellen Andrews<br />

EMMA LANG<br />

The David J. Joseph Company<br />

Ms. Sharon Rotroff<br />

WILLIAM J. LIBUDA<br />

Ms. Mary Jo Westermeyer<br />

JUANITA LINDNER<br />

Ms. Sara Ertel<br />

RAYMOND LONG<br />

Mr. Jack Bayer<br />

Mr. James Bergen<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Browning<br />

Ms. Sue Grendel<br />

Mr. Larry Hake<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Horsley<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Jester and<br />

Family<br />

Ms. Irene Krombholz<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Al Miller<br />

Mr. and Mrs. August Pelsor<br />

Mr. Fred Pennekamp<br />

Ms. Linda Reynolds<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Herman Schlegel<br />

MARY LOU LUTSCH<br />

The Glenn and Meadows<br />

Family<br />

MARTHA ROSE MAPLES<br />

Mr. and Mrs. William Bell<br />

BLANCHE MARSHALL<br />

Anonymous<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Author<br />

Howard<br />

HARRIETT MARTIN<br />

Ms. Joanne Basse<br />

Ms. Linda Creeden<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hill<br />

ROBERT MARTIN<br />

Anonymous<br />

Mr. Allen Rahm<br />

B. Wallace<br />

MARY LOU MCCARTY<br />

Anonymous<br />

Dr. Mike Bentz<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Cooper<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Goris<br />

Ms. Betty Jean Kile<br />

Mr. and Mrs. David King<br />

Richards Electric Supply Co. Inc.<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Bud Schmaltz<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Selm<br />

Mr. Robert Spaeth<br />

Mr. and Mrs. P. and B.<br />

Williams<br />

MARY BETH MCGOWAN<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Campbell<br />

Ms. Elizabeth Franks<br />

Ms. Wendy Willey Shoger<br />

HALIBE MCGUIRE<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Russell Craft<br />

ALICE MCINTOSH<br />

Ms. Venus Kusnerus<br />

CLAIRE MCKAY<br />

Ms. Delores Kreutzjans<br />

LINDEN MEECE<br />

Anonymous<br />

Ms. Judi Alexander<br />

Mr. and Mrs. William Bloom<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Heismann<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Dale Hocz<br />

Laurelville Elementary<br />

Ms. Candice Slough and Ms.<br />

Megan Schmale<br />

Ms. Karen Perrott and Mr.<br />

Nick Robertson<br />

NORMA MENDOZA<br />

Mr. Joseph Hautman &<br />

Ms. Sarah Fitzgerald<br />

WILLIAM MERCER<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zinser<br />

MARIAN METTEY<br />

Ms. P<strong>at</strong>ricia McCane<br />

EUGENE METZE<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Denis Fitzgibbon<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Ed McDonald<br />

MGP Ingredients, Inc.<br />

Ms. Joan Otten<br />

WAYNE MOELLER<br />

Anonymous<br />

Division of Medical<br />

Management<br />

Mr. Richard Johnson<br />

Ron and Fran Nieporte<br />

Mr. Christopher Torbeck<br />

MARIA MOLINA<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jackson<br />

Ms. Deborah McChargue<br />

DAN MOONEY<br />

Ms. Marguerite Mooney<br />

CLIFFORD MUELLER<br />

Ms. Margaret Caminiti<br />

Ms. Marian Conrad<br />

JEANNETTE MULLARKEY<br />

Ms. Margie Burwinkel<br />

Mr. Thomas Donovan<br />

Mr. Wallace Donovan<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sauer<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Ye<strong>at</strong>ts<br />

LUCY MULLINS THOMPSON<br />

Ms. Sue Atherton<br />

MARGARET MUSE<br />

Ms. Sylvia Dwertman<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Herman Ferris<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Godfrey<br />

Mr. and Mrs. James Jessee<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Laubacher<br />

Legacy Psychological<br />

Services LLC<br />

Mr. Ron Muse<br />

Mr. and Mrs. John Poe<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Riehle<br />

Ms. K<strong>at</strong>hleen Ries<br />

Ms. Evelyn Widner<br />

RICKEY MUSTARD<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Dunn<br />

Mrs. K<strong>at</strong>hy Cook and<br />

Mr. Jay Wiswell<br />

Mr. and Mrs. David Redmond<br />

Mr. and Mrs. John Redmond<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard<br />

Redmond<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Simkins<br />

MARY NAISH<br />

Ms. Marjorie Naish and<br />

Michael and Richard Naish<br />

Ms. Mary Shoemaker<br />

DORIS EILEEN NELCAMP<br />

Mrs. June Scott<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Smith<br />

ELIZABETH "BETTY"<br />

OSTERHAGE<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Krohmer<br />

Motorist Mutual Insurance Co.<br />

Ms. Pauline Stephany<br />

CHARLENE OWEN<br />

Mr. and Mrs. K<strong>at</strong>hy DeWitt<br />

James and Ingrid Howarth<br />

Mr. and Mrs. David Schmeusser<br />

Southern Ohio Bikers, Inc.<br />

LORAINE PACE<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Connelly<br />

Mr. Gerald Kelly<br />

Ms. Marianne Schlinkert<br />

Ms. Nicola Schunk<br />

Shaker Farms Garden Club<br />

MARYETTE "MARY LOU"<br />

PARKER AUCKERMAN<br />

Hamilton High School<br />

Ms. Jane Mitchell<br />

Ms. Marilyn Thompson<br />

MARIANNE PENNINGTON<br />

Aristech Acrylics Co-workers<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Covey<br />

Kroger Food Stores<br />

RALPH PERRY<br />

Ms. Victoria Jensen<br />

MARTHA PETERSEN<br />

Ms. Marsha Deal<br />

Rev. Tommy M. Kimble<br />

ALLEN "DICK" PETTIGREW<br />

Ms. Debra Hettesheimer and<br />

Ms. Vest<br />

PHIL<br />

Ms. P<strong>at</strong>ti Simmons<br />

JEAN PHILLIPS<br />

Mrs. Ester Binns<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Farley<br />

ELEANOR PIERCE<br />

The Ahlering Family<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Lyons<br />

Ms. Barbara Pierce<br />

Ms. Joy Roose<br />

Greg and Sue Visconti<br />

DOUG PURDON<br />

Ms. Barbara Ball<br />

VIRGINIA QUEEN<br />

Bills Engineering Inc.<br />

Don and Nancy Jenkins<br />

MARY RACE<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Keith<br />

Ms. Dorothy Lohbeck<br />

R.C. Hinsdale PTA<br />

R.C. Hinsdale School<br />

Tony & Louise Siegrist & Sean<br />

& Erin Stewart<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Michael<br />

Anthony Siegrist<br />

Mr. William Sorrell<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Stith<br />

PAUL RICCOBENE<br />

Anonymous<br />

Ms. Dawn Davis<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Disbennett<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Kent Friel<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Guenther<br />

Libby Perszyk K<strong>at</strong>hman<br />

North Norwood Learning<br />

Center<br />

Mr. Stanley Rowland<br />

Charles and Linda Vaughan<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Dean Welsh<br />

Ms. Nancy Wettstein<br />

EDNA RICHARDSON<br />

Mr. and Mrs. John Anthony<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Dale Barth<br />

Ms. Audrey Beck<br />

Mr. and Mrs. William Beck<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Becker<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kraus<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Lamping<br />

Rossella Kinkead and<br />

Nancy Prues<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Wise<br />

PAUL RICHARDSON<br />

Mrs. Jean McCabe<br />

JOSEPH RIEDMATTER<br />

Ms. Mary Lou Hinton-Cain<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Hunter<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Thieman<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Trimpe<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Doug Whittle<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Younghons<br />

DILMA RIEHLE<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Norman Haas<br />

MR. HAROLD RINK<br />

Duke Energy Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

IDA ROSENBERGER<br />

Mr. Dale P. Allen<br />

Ms. Rhonda Dickerscheid<br />

Dan and Marilyn Doll<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Noel Ebert<br />

Mike and K<strong>at</strong>hy Ferneding<br />

Mike and Lisa Sawyer and Girls<br />

MARY LOU ROSFELD<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Connolly<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Gesell<br />

Mr. Cliff Gesell<br />

Mr. W. August Hillenbrand<br />

Ms. Millie Kunkel<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Rick Kurzhals<br />

Mr. Mick Mergenthal<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher<br />

Paduno<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Scholl<br />

Ms. Ruth Siefert<br />

Ms. Linda Sintz<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Smith<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Ted Stenger<br />

Ms. Elvira Sun<br />

Dorothy Schott and<br />

Terry Hawley<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Walter<br />

Mr. Ed Windholtz<br />

JEROME ROTH<br />

Mr. and Mrs. James Ahlrichs<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Beck<br />

Ms. Barbara Cappel Green<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Deller<br />

Dan and Margie Donovan<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Robert<br />

Freudenberg<br />

Ms. Mary Griffin<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hayhow<br />

Ms. Mary Lou Hisch<br />

Dr. and Mrs. Fred Knodle<br />

Joseph and Linda Kroner<br />

Ms. Coleen Landris and<br />

CPE Staff<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Michael F.<br />

Ramstetter<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Roth<br />

Ms. Joy Tounge<br />

Bob and Jo Williams<br />

JERRY ROTH<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Schoeff<br />

S<br />

AGNES ROY<br />

Anonymous<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Niehaus<br />

CAROLYN SUZANNE RUBLE<br />

FTB Financial Services<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Burton Holthus<br />

Ms. Courtney Roberts<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Rossnagel<br />

KEN RYAN<br />

Kohorst Family, Powers Family<br />

and Dunn Family<br />

Mr. and Mrs. John Helmling<br />

Mr. Kenneth Horney<br />

FRED "FRITZ" SABIN<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Denny Baker<br />

Ms. Susan Westernberg<br />

AUDREY MAE ANGEL<br />

SAUNDERS<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Conley<br />

DESSA SCHAFFNER<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Nicosia<br />

ANNA SCHANTZ HERBST<br />

Mr. and Mrs. John Rusche<br />

ROBERT K. SCHMIDT<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Colligan<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Ron DeBruler<br />

Mr. Mitchell Ganin<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Meyers<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Moser<br />

Ms. Eleanore O'Malley<br />

Red H<strong>at</strong> Mama's of Eagles Lake<br />

Mrs. Ruth Salmon<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Don Seifert<br />

MARGARET A. SCHRUDDE<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Norman Haas<br />

Legacy Psychological Services<br />

LLC<br />

BOB SCHUBER<br />

Mr. Gene Shelton<br />

MARLIYN SCHUTTE<br />

Anonymous<br />

Mr. Richard Binzer<br />

The Booby Trap - Quincy<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Iaciofano<br />

T. Courtney Roberts<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Spille<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Veith<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Wildermuth<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Winkler<br />

SARAH SCHWARTZ<br />

Mr. Daniel Stein<br />

TERREL SCRIBNER<br />

Ms. Dorothy Montgomery<br />

EVELYN MARIE SHAUER<br />

Ms. Karen Rolfes<br />

PRUDENCE SHELDON<br />

Mrs. Analee Kinney<br />

THELMA SHROYER<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Norman Haas<br />

HILDA M. SIDEBOTTOM<br />

Mrs. Sandra Richeson<br />

MARY SIEMER<br />

Mr. Walter J. Siemer<br />

NANCY SIGWARD<br />

Anonymous<br />

Ms. Andrea Boden<br />

Ms. Peggy Bohl<br />

Mr. and Mrs. John Campbell<br />

Mr. and Mrs. John Ellis<br />

Mr. and Mrs. George Knight<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Allen Minton<br />

Mr. Thomas Taplin<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wertheimer<br />

DELOIS SILER<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Dickman<br />

MARY SIMON<br />

Ms. P<strong>at</strong>ty Gray<br />

Mr. and Mrs. David Phelps<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Phelps<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ploetner<br />

CAROL SINGER<br />

Anonymous<br />

JEROME SLUTZ<br />

Ms. Victoria Jensen<br />

FORREST SMITH<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Cloyd Smith<br />

MARY ELLEN SMITH<br />

Anonymous<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hart<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Greg Shillinglaw<br />

Ms. Joyce Singhoffer<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Smith<br />

The Longest Day<br />

taff and residents of The<br />

Kenwood (pictured)<br />

braved temper<strong>at</strong>ures<br />

near 100 degrees to particip<strong>at</strong>e<br />

in the Alzheimer's Associ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

Longest Day on June 20.<br />

The Kenwood conducted a<br />

day-long walk relay to honor<br />

the courage, dedic<strong>at</strong>ion and<br />

strength displayed by people<br />

with Alzheimer's and their<br />

caregivers. Walkers covered<br />

more than 60 miles during<br />

the sunrise-to-sunset event,<br />

raising more than $2,200 for the Alzheimer's Associ<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Smith<br />

Sharon and Gene Smith<br />

P<strong>at</strong> and Bob Terry<br />

JUANITA SMITTLE<br />

Sinking Spring United<br />

Methodist Women's Group<br />

CLARENCE A. STEPHENS<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Lester Biehl<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Jones<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Miller<br />

Ms. Mary Jo Von Hagel<br />

MR. STEVENS<br />

Ferguson Integr<strong>at</strong>ed Services<br />

GEORGE STEWART<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Kelly<br />

JOHN W. "JACK" THOMAS<br />

GE Found<strong>at</strong>ion M<strong>at</strong>ching Gifts<br />

Program<br />

ORA THOMPSON<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Marshall<br />

Thompson<br />

LOUISE TIEMAN<br />

Bob's Colerain Tire Inc.<br />

Ms. Suzanne Dunbar<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Doug Perry<br />

RAMONA TUDOR<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Eichstadt<br />

DELORES REGINA VAIL<br />

Mr. and Mrs. David Bryan<br />

Ms. He<strong>at</strong>her Chaney<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Copper<br />

The Loring and Vail Families<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Kraft<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Langhorst<br />

Mr. Charles Lohmueller<br />

Midwest Agency Services, Inc.<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Russ Miller<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Norris<br />

Rick and Karen Plowman<br />

Mrs. David Urmston<br />

Mr. Charles Vail<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Dan Vail<br />

Mr. and Mrs. John Vail<br />

JACQUELINE VARELMANN<br />

Ms. Virginia Be<strong>at</strong>y<br />

Ms. Lakie Diane Brune<br />

DiaPharma Group, Inc.<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Dils<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Don Finke<br />

First Financial Bank Wealth<br />

Management<br />

Ms. Beverly Gaffer<br />

GE Found<strong>at</strong>ion M<strong>at</strong>ching<br />

Gifts Program<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Heise<br />

Jack Guttman, Inc.<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Johnson<br />

Ms. Sue Kizewski<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Langford<br />

Robert, Jeanette & Cindy<br />

Langford<br />

Ms. Karen Leach<br />

Marous Brothers Construction<br />

Mr. Steven Newcome<br />

Ms. Barbara Powers<br />

Mr. and Mrs. James Shuppert<br />

Wheeler and Sondra Sumner<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wiggins<br />

DELORES WANDSTRAT<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Michael<br />

Gramaglia<br />

DELORES WANSTRATH<br />

Ms. Rita Cunningham<br />

Ms. Irene Mueller<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Wittekind<br />

NELLIE MARIE WELCH<br />

Anonymous<br />

Mr. and Mrs. David Chase<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Coffman<br />

Ms. Helen Coffman<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Dan Davis<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Butch Farmer<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Rene Grieselhuber<br />

Mr. and Mrs. George Hauck<br />

P<strong>at</strong> and Larry Hermes<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce McElroy<br />

Mr. James A. Miller<br />

Mr. and Mrs. K L Osteen<br />

Charles and JoAnn Wisbey<br />

PAUL WESTMEYER<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Frayer<br />

Ms. Susan Hines<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Juszczyk<br />

Ms. JoAnn Morris<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Remm<br />

Ms. Pam Rice<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Seiter<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Wilson<br />

MARJORIE WHALEN<br />

Abercrombie, Garrett, Lynch<br />

and Bullington Families<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Farst<br />

Margaret, Terry and Madonna<br />

Johnson<br />

Locust Ridge Nursing Home<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Pickerill<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Don Rothzen<br />

Ms. Sharon Tracey<br />

CHARLIE WHITE<br />

Mr. and Mrs. John Martini<br />

WANDA WHITE<br />

Mr. Harold Fischer<br />

Hair Company<br />

Mr. Robert Leisz and Friends<br />

Mr. and Mrs. James Spaw<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wethington<br />

JEAN WILCOX<br />

U.S. Bancorp Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

FLORENCE WILSON<br />

The Ohio N<strong>at</strong>ional Found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

DON WISE<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Goering<br />

THELMA WITTEKIND<br />

Anonymous<br />

Ms. Julia Boyd<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Emery<br />

Jewel-Craft, Inc.<br />

Ms. Betty Newman<br />

FRANK WOOD<br />

Plumbers, Pipefitters &<br />

Mechanical Equipment<br />

Services<br />

HAROLD 'H.L.' WOODWARD<br />

Mr. Walter Blower<br />

Community Systems, Inc.<br />

Ms. Virginia Kerst<br />

Mrs. Paula Kollstedt<br />

Sue and Vic Maloney<br />

Mr. Mort Mellman<br />

Ms. P<strong>at</strong>ricia Singer<br />

Mr. Harold Thomas<br />

Dr. Steve Warkany<br />

Ms. Donna Woodman<br />

Ms. Beverly Woodward Damren<br />

RONALD WUERTH<br />

Ms. Judith Ahrman<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Deargelis<br />

Donald and Eleanor Jamison<br />

Ms. Rosella Jamison<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Martin<br />

Ms. Debbie Masters<br />

KATHY YAUGER<br />

Jeff and Joy Bond<br />

Bob and Connie DeBurger<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Elston<br />

Mr. and Mrs. F. David Giltner<br />

Mr. and Mrs. James Lemon<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Tracy Lemon<br />

Ms. Pauline Linkmeyer<br />

Don and Jan McClure<br />

Ms. Carolyn Prakel<br />

RBSK Partners<br />

Bob and Judy Steele<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Webster<br />

Ms. Jane E. Werner<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Wood<br />

JANET YELTON<br />

Anonymous<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Barnes<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Steven<br />

Whitehouse and Family<br />

EMERSON AND MARTHA<br />

LIKINS ZEIGLER<br />

Howard and Marilyn Hornsby<br />

HAROLD ZIEGLER<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wendling<br />

Ms. Karen Ziegler<br />

VIRGINIA ZIMMERMAN<br />

Mr. Richard Zimmerman<br />

Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion • Gre<strong>at</strong>er Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i <strong>Chapter</strong> • 11


Family Educ<strong>at</strong>ion/Support<br />

A Day for Caregivers – 2012 Summer Symposium Family Day<br />

Wh<strong>at</strong>: This is a special day for family caregivers to <strong>at</strong>tend inform<strong>at</strong>ive workshops on<br />

various topics rel<strong>at</strong>ed to Alzheimer’s/dementia and visit exhibits by local health care<br />

providers and other community resources. Refreshments will be provided.<br />

Where: The METS Center, 3861 Olympic Boulevard, Erlanger, KY 41018. Loc<strong>at</strong>ed<br />

off I-275/Mineola Pike exit, near the Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i/Northern Kentucky Intern<strong>at</strong>ional<br />

Airport. Free parking on site.<br />

When: S<strong>at</strong>urday, Aug. 25 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Registr<strong>at</strong>ion begins <strong>at</strong> 8 a.m.<br />

Cost: Free, but advance registr<strong>at</strong>ion is required.<br />

Contact: Call the Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>at</strong> 1-800-272-3900 to request a<br />

registr<strong>at</strong>ion brochure.<br />

Wh<strong>at</strong> Families Need to Know... When the Diagnosis<br />

is Alzheimer’s Disease or Another <strong>Dementia</strong><br />

Wh<strong>at</strong>: An educ<strong>at</strong>ional series for families of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or a<br />

rel<strong>at</strong>ed dementia. Separ<strong>at</strong>e topics are presented <strong>at</strong> each session by experts in the fields<br />

of medicine, law, nursing and social work.<br />

Cost: Free, but advance registr<strong>at</strong>ion is required. Space is limited.<br />

Contact: Call the Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>at</strong> 1-800-272-3900 to request a<br />

registr<strong>at</strong>ion form.<br />

Adams County, OH<br />

Where: Adams County Regional Medical Center (second floor conference room),<br />

230 Medical Center Drive, Seaman, OH 45679.<br />

When: Two-part series held on Mondays, Aug. 20 and Aug. 27 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.<br />

Scioto County , OH<br />

When: 2-part series held on Tuesdays, September 11 and 18 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.<br />

Where: United Scioto Senior Activities, Inc., 2nd Floor Meeting Room, 117 Market<br />

St., Portsmouth, OH 45662<br />

Gallia County, OH<br />

Where: Holzer Medical Center, Ground Floor Conference Center, 100 Jackson Pike,<br />

Gallipolis, OH 45631<br />

When: Two-part series held on Mondays, September 24 and October 1 from 1:00 p.m.<br />

to 4:00 p.m.<br />

Jackson/Vinton County<br />

Where: Holzer Medical Center Jackson, Community Educ<strong>at</strong>ion Room, 500<br />

Burlington Rd., Jackson, OH 45640<br />

When: Two-part series held on Tuesdays, October 16 and 23 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.<br />

Campbell County, KY<br />

Where: St. Elizabeth Hospital-Ft. Thomas, 85 N. Grand Ave., Ft. Thomas, KY 41075<br />

When: 4-part series held on Thursdays, Oct. 18, Oct. 25, Nov. 1 and Nov. 15 from<br />

6 p.m. to 8 p.m. (please note th<strong>at</strong> the last two d<strong>at</strong>es are not consecutive).<br />

Memories in the Making® & Time for Caregivers<br />

Wh<strong>at</strong>: An ongoing series th<strong>at</strong> offers cre<strong>at</strong>ive expression and enrichment activities to<br />

individuals with early to middle stage dementia and their primary caregivers. Each<br />

series is held for 10 weeks <strong>at</strong> two loc<strong>at</strong>ions in the fall.<br />

Cost: Free, but initial screening is required. Particip<strong>at</strong>ion is limited to the person<br />

with the diagnosis and the primary caregiver.<br />

Contact: Call Joan Hock <strong>at</strong> (513) 721-4284, ext. 104 for more inform<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />

2 Loc<strong>at</strong>ions in Hamilton County:<br />

Where: The Columbia Center, Columbia Parkway, Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i, OH 45226<br />

When: Tuesdays, Sept. 11 through Nov. 13 from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.<br />

Where: The Centennial Barn, 110 Compton Road, Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i, OH 45215<br />

When: Fridays, Sept. 14 through Nov. 16 from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.<br />

Program Calendar<br />

<strong>Early</strong> <strong>Stage</strong> Str<strong>at</strong>egy Group –<br />

Living with Alzheimer’s/<strong>Dementia</strong><br />

Wh<strong>at</strong>: An 8-week series of educ<strong>at</strong>ion/support sessions for individuals diagnosed in the<br />

early stages of Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia and their primary caregivers.<br />

Participants must have an awareness of their diagnosis and a willingness to discuss it.<br />

Where: The Alzheimer's Associ<strong>at</strong>ion, 644 Linn Street, Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i, OH 45203<br />

When: Tuesdays, Sept. 11 through Oct. 30 from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.<br />

Cost: Free, but initial screening is required. Particip<strong>at</strong>ion is limited to the person with<br />

the diagnosis and one family member.<br />

Contact: Call Marjorie Rentz <strong>at</strong> (513) 721-4284, ext. 102 to schedule a screening interview.<br />

<strong>Early</strong> <strong>Stage</strong> Lecture Series<br />

Wh<strong>at</strong>: These programs are designed for people in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease<br />

or other dementias and their family members. Topics are focused on helping affected<br />

individuals prepare for changes and learn to live well in the face of a dementing illness.<br />

Cost: Free, but advance registr<strong>at</strong>ion is requested.<br />

Contact: Call the Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i office <strong>at</strong> 1-800-272-3900 to register.<br />

Where: The Centennial Barn, 110 Compton Road, Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i, OH 45215<br />

Time: All lectures are held from 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.<br />

FALL DATES & TOPICS:<br />

D<strong>at</strong>e: Tuesday, Sept. 25<br />

Speaker: Clarissa Rentz, MSN, APRN-BC, Independent Consultant<br />

Topic: The Experience of Alzheimer's Disease: Maintaining Hopefulness and Control in<br />

the Midst of Change and Loss<br />

D<strong>at</strong>e: Thursday, Oct. 25<br />

Speaker: Bernardino Ghetti, MD, Indiana Alzheimer’s Disease Center<br />

Topic: New Insights into <strong>Early</strong> <strong>Stage</strong> Alzheimer’s Disease<br />

D<strong>at</strong>e: Tuesday, Nov. 27<br />

Speaker: Robert Krikorian, Ph.D., University of Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i<br />

Topic: Diet, Insulin and Alzheimer’s disease<br />

Community Educ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

Memory Loss, <strong>Dementia</strong> and Alzheimer’s Disease:<br />

The Basics<br />

Wh<strong>at</strong>: This program provides a general overview of Alzheimer’s disease and rel<strong>at</strong>ed<br />

dementias so th<strong>at</strong> participants know wh<strong>at</strong> to expect, wh<strong>at</strong> they should learn and wh<strong>at</strong><br />

to do next. It will also provide an understanding of the benefits of early detection and<br />

tools for seeking the right diagnostic tests, doctors and tre<strong>at</strong>ment options.<br />

Where: Scheduled by request <strong>at</strong> community loc<strong>at</strong>ions.<br />

When: Scheduled by request <strong>at</strong> community loc<strong>at</strong>ions.<br />

Cost: Free, but advance registr<strong>at</strong>ion is encouraged.<br />

Contact: Call Janet Milne <strong>at</strong> (513) 721-4284 or 1-800-272-3900 to schedule a program.<br />

Professional Educ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

Summer Symposium 2012<br />

Wh<strong>at</strong>: The symposium is an interdisciplinary seminar for professionals exploring<br />

current topics in dementia research and clinical practice, fe<strong>at</strong>uring n<strong>at</strong>ional speakers<br />

and local experts. Keynote addresses and a variety of workshops are offered.<br />

When: Friday, Aug. 24 from 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Registr<strong>at</strong>ion begins <strong>at</strong> 7:15 a.m.<br />

Where: The METS Center, 3861 Olympic Boulevard, Erlanger, KY 41018. Loc<strong>at</strong>ed<br />

off I-275/Mineola Pike, near the Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i/Northern Kentucky Intern<strong>at</strong>ional<br />

Airport. Free parking on site.<br />

Cost: $90 per person, includes CEUs, continental breakfast, lunch and m<strong>at</strong>erials.<br />

Special family caregiver r<strong>at</strong>e is $55 (no CEU’s included)<br />

CEUs: Applic<strong>at</strong>ions pending for nurses, social workers, counselors, nursing home<br />

administr<strong>at</strong>ors, occup<strong>at</strong>ional therapists and activities professionals in Ohio and<br />

Kentucky. For upd<strong>at</strong>es on CEU approval st<strong>at</strong>us, please call 1-800-272-3900 or visit<br />

www.alz.org/cincinn<strong>at</strong>i.<br />

Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion • Gre<strong>at</strong>er Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i <strong>Chapter</strong> • 12

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