On Thursday, May 3, the
Alzheimer’s Association, NYC
Chapter Junior Committee celebrated
its Fifth Anniversary Gala at the
gorgeous Manhattan restaurant Sapa.
The event brought together a fabulous
crowd of three hundred young,
philanthropic, civic-minded New
Yorkers. Cocktails flowed and snacks
were nibbled as guests bid on amazing
silent auction items like a private tour
of the ESPN campus in Connecticut,
VIP passes to the Summer Concert
Series on the Today show, and a
weekend stay at Susan’s Pleasant
Pheasant Farm. Many thanks to Gala
Chair Samantha Kane and her whole
team—Kim Karpf, Jessica Levine,
Tricia Amy and the entire Host
Committee—for making this event an
incredible success!
The Junior Committee also welcomed
a very special guest to the
event—Gordon Pinsent, who stars
opposite Julie Christie in the new
Lionsgate film Away from Her, which
premiered at the Sundance Film
Festival and opened to wider audiences
on May 4. In the film, Mr.
Pinsent plays the husband of a woman
who has been diagnosed with
Alzheimer’s disease. When she moves
into an assisted living facility, she
slowly forgets her husband and falls in
love with another man. Mr. Pinsent
presented a clip of the film at the
event, and it was warmly received.
In other news, two Junior
Committee members—Meghann
McKale, President, and Kim Rossi,
Community Service Chair—recently
traveled to Washington, DC for the
Alzheimer’s Association’s Public Policy
Forum. The three day event included
fascinating lectures and symposia and
culminated in the truly thrilling experience of lobbying on
Capitol Hill for funds
for Alzheimer research.
Meghann and Kim had the
opportunity to tell their
personal Alzheimer’s stories
to their state representatives,
and were also able to
sit in on a congressional
hearing on AD.
The JC has also gotten
back in the swing of volunteering
at Hearthstone, an
assisted living facility on
the Upper West Side. Once
a month a small group of
JC members visits with
residents to play games,
paint nails, and even bake!
If you are interested in
participating in this wonderful
program, please
contact Kim Rossi at
kim.rossi@gmail.com.
The Junior Committee meets on the
second Tuesday of each month at
6:45 pm at the Alzheimer’s
Association, NYC Chapter headquarters
in Manhattan.
If you are
interested in joining, please visit
www.alznycjc.org or e-mail
info@alznycjc.org.
— Meghann McKale
President, Junior Committee
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