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Over the past few months, it’s been hard to miss all the great news stories
about our work at the Chapter and the fabulous people who support us.
Media coverage of the 2011 Walk to End Alzheimer’s
was phenomenal. Prior to the Walk, Lou-Ellen
Barkan was on WABC’s Eyewitness News discussing
Alzheimer’s and its impact on New York City. The day
of the Walk, news trucks lined Riverside Drive to cover
our eff orts. The Walk was featured on virtually every local
TV and radio outlet, including NY1, FOX, CBS and
1010WINS. David Hyde Pierce also lent his support in
a radio interview urging New Yorkers to join us in the
fi ght against Alzheimer’s.
Two Chapter Champions did their part to keep
our name in the headlines. WNBA All-Star and
Olympic Gold Medalist Kara Lawson announced a
campaign with her husband Damien to fi ght Alzheimer’s
in honor of her legendary college basketball coach at Tennessee, Pat Summit, who recently disclosed she
has younger-onset Alzheimer’s. Their record breaking
fundraising eff orts on Team R2R for the Chapter have
been featured in outlets across the country. Meanwhile,
on Long Island Newsday and News 12 Long Island
covered the story of 17-year old high school senior,
Emily Rosenthal, who used her soccer skills to raise
almost $9,000 in honor of her grandfather.
Chapter staff also did their part to keep Alzheimer’s
in the spotlight. Licet Valois and Paulette Michaud
made important media appearances and Lou-Ellen
Barkan was called upon as an expert to comment on Pat
Robertson’s controversial views regarding divorcing a
spouse with Alzheimer’s.
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