Quilt raffle raises money for Alzheimer鈥檚 Society
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- Published on Thursday, November 5, 2015
Submitted photo. Students and staff from Forest 水果视频 School with the quilt they raffled for the Alzheimer鈥檚 Society.
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The Neepawa Banner
The students, staff, and community members of Forest 水果视频 School/Riverdale Hutterite Colony near Gladstone were busy selling tickets over the past few months for a fundraiser for the Alzheimer鈥檚 Society.
A quilt was generously made and donated by a couple of ladies from the community to the school children鈥檚 project.
Karen Lambert, Regional Coordinator for the Alzheimer Society and Judy Breckman, a volunteer with the Society, came to the school and did an informal presentation on dementia and Alzheimer鈥檚 for the students and community members. Following this, they had the quilt raffle draw. The lucky winner was Ms. Helen Waldner of Riverdale Hutterian Community. The students raised $704 and handed it over to the Alzheimer鈥檚 Society with pride of their accomplishments.
On behalf of the Alzheimer Society Karen would like to thank the students, their teacher, Mary Hofer and their community for this generous fund raising project and for choosing the Alzheimer Society as recipient.
Funds raised go toward programs and services offered by The Alzheimer Society to those with a dementia disease as well as caregivers, including family, friends and professionals. Funds are also used in ongoing Research to find a cure for dementia diseases including Alzheimer, which is the most common diagnosed dementia.
