bet365亚洲官网 Faculty, Staff, Students Encouraged to go Casual for a Cause

VALDOSTA -- To raise funds for and awareness of 阿尔茨海默氏症 疾病, 365bet中文’s Division of Social Work is asking faculty, staff, and students to go Casual for a Cause on 周五,8月. 31.

Anyone can participate by donating $5 and wearing jeans or other casual attire the day of the event. 休闲一天的参与者 will receive a sticker, have a forget-me-not displayed in their honor in Pine Hall through Nov. 30, and have their name listed on the 阿尔茨海默氏症 Association’s fundraiser website.

Donations can be made in advance by contacting Felicia Hilson at (229) 219-1392 or fahilson@瓦尔多斯塔.edu 或通过 visiting the Casual for a Cause table on the second floor of the 学生会 between the hours of 9 a.m. 和2p.m. 周五, 8月. 31.

Proceeds will be donated to the 阿尔茨海默氏症 Association during the annual Walk to End 阿尔茨海默氏症 at Valdosta Middle School 周五, 9月. 15. The funds will help the organization get one step closer to realizing its mission to eliminate 阿尔茨海默氏症 疾病 and to provide the best care and support to those living with the 疾病.

An avid University of Tennessee women’s basketball fan, Hilson noted that it was Coach Pat Summitt’s announcement that she had been diagnosed with the 疾病 that led her to organize bet365亚洲官网’s first Casual for a Cause event. She said that she has admired the coach’s commitment to education for 18 years.

“We hope to hold this event annually,” said the director of admissions and recruiting for the Division of Social Work. “We support this cause for many reasons.”

The university’s Division of Social Work sponsors a day program for senior citizens who suffer from 阿尔茨海默氏症 疾病 and other forms of dementia called My Friend’s House. 位于109 W. 摩尔圣. 早上八点半开始营业.m. 到下午4点.m. on weekdays, program services are provided free of charge and include a variety of activities that promote social, physical, creative, and cognitive 刺激.

Right now, My Friend’s House has eight regular attendees, all of 女性. They are cared f或通过 a team of four staff members, two graduate assistants, and a host of volunteers from the Division of Social Work, College of Nursing, university-affiliated sororities, 以及其他部门.

Dr. Dorothy Dye, executive director of My Friend’s House, said the program benefits from the Walk to End 阿尔茨海默氏症 and Casual for a Cause when families of those who suffer from the 疾病 are in need of respite care services and the latest educational 信息. Of course, the program also sees a benefit in the research funded by the association, which may someday lead to a 治愈.

“According to the 2012 report of the national 阿尔茨海默氏症 Association, 阿尔茨海默氏症 疾病 is the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States and the only cause of death among the top 10 in the United States that cannot be prevented, 治愈d, or have its progression abated,” Hilson shared. “今天，差不多5岁了.4 million Americans are 阿尔茨海默症患者 疾病; this number is expected to be up to 16 million by 2050. 今天，将近20万 people within the state of Georgia have 阿尔茨海默氏症. 是很重要的 that research is completed to help reduce the number of individuals, including caregivers, who are impacted by the 疾病.”

Hilson and Dye would like to see the entire bet365亚洲官网 community participate in Casual for a Cause and/or the Walk to End 阿尔茨海默氏症. To date, the university has five teams registered to walk -- the Division of Social Work’s Reaching for the Summit, the My Friend’s House Joymakers, Alpha Theta Zeta Phi Beta’s Blue and White, Psi Chi and the Psych Club, and Students for a Cause, which consists of members from the Student Action Council, Phi Beta Sigma 联谊会有限公司., and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.

“阿尔茨海默氏症 is no longer a 疾病 that affects the elderly,” Hilson说. “More than 200,000 individuals younger than 65 are 阿尔茨海默症患者. Moreover, more than 15 million primary family members and friends provide unpaid care for individuals who live with 阿尔茨海默氏症 and other dementias.”

“Through my fundraising efforts, I have discovered that four of my relatives have been impacted by the 疾病,” she added.

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