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What is Charitable ITAD, and how can you participate?
What is ITAD? ITAD is Information Technology Asset Disposition or Information Technology Asset Disposal. Charitable ITAD is when these assets are donated and put to good use. When faced with excess or outdated IT equipment, many organizations consider donating the...
Memory for Memory at Alzheimer’s Luncheon
Chris, our CEO, and Craig, our warehouse supervisor, attended the Alzheimer's Community Care luncheon today in Palm Beach, FL. The theme of the lunch was "Hello Spring," signifying the hope and new life that comes with community support for Alzheimer's patients and...
Memory for Memory donates computers to Connect to Greatness, Inc.
Memory for Memory donated ten computers to Connect to Greatness, Inc., a non-profit organization that provides mentoring, social responsibility, leadership, and other programming options to African-American/Black middle school boys through their Boys to Men Leadership Academy in South Palm Beach County.
Town of Palm Beach Police Department electronic recycling event
Our November electronic recycling event with the Town of Palm Beach Police Department was a huge success! We securely recycled 119 items totaling 1,209 lbs and generated $750 for Alzheimer’s Community Care.
NYT: How to Clean Your Filthy, Disgusting Laptop
NYT: “You know your laptop is filthy. You can see the dirt and grime on your keyboard. You can see that circle of skin oils on the middle of the trackpad. So when’s the last time you cleaned it?”
Alzheimer’s News
Dear Dr Nina: ‘My lovely mum has recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s’
Independent (Ireland): "Be patient with your mother and it's important to keep things in the same place" "Q: My lovely mum has recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer's and she is obviously very upset about it. I have moved home and will be her carer and I was...
ScienceBlog: How Exercise May Protect Against Alzheimer’s
"Athletes know a vigorous workout can release a flood of endorphins: “feel-good” hormones that boost mood. Now evidence shows that exercise produces another hormone that may improve memory and protect against Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study co-led by Ottavio...
Business Journal: Health system receives $28 million grant to study Alzheimer’s disease
"Wake Forest Baptist Health will deploy a $28 million grant from the Alzheimer’s Association in an effort to confirm via clinical trials recent findings by researchers in Finland. The findings WFBH hopes to validate suggest lifestyle choices can help keep aging adults...
Could This Radical New Approach to Alzheimer’s Lead to a Breakthrough?
Fortune Magazines cover article for the month discusses Paul Cox, an ethnobotanist, and his new approach to treating Alzheimer's. While Big Pharma has spent billions on new drugs and treatments to prevent or halt Alzheimer's, most of their studies have gone nowhere....
Unique choir helps dementia, Alzheimer’s patients create music
WXYZ Detroit: "Research shows the best work out for your brain is listening to music. Johns Hopkins Medicine reports music can reduce anxiety, blood pressure, pain, improve sleep and more. But for our aging community in the US, creating music is proving to be...
Wink News: ‘Virtual tour’ shows caregivers what it could be like to have Alzheimer’s or dementia
"One in 10 seniors over the age of 65 is living with Alzheimer’s or dementia, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. A new virtual dementia experience is opening caregivers’ eyes, to better help them care for patients and loved. Clare Jordan, a nursing student at...
Fox 5: Club helps people with Alzheimer’s and dementia
NEW YORK (FOX 5 NY) - The Regency Memory Care Club in Bergen County, New Jersey is making sure people diagnosed with Alzheimer's and dementia are living a full life. They exercise, sing, dance, cook, socialize, have memory therapy, go on field trips and they can get...
Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Types of Dementia
"WASHINGTON – President Trump this week signed into law bipartisan legislation cosponsored by Senator Maggie Hassan that will create a public health infrastructure to help combat Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia. “This week’s bill signing represents a...
Winter storm tips for families battling Alzheimer’s
Important tips for families battling #Alzheimers as more storms approach this weekend – stay safe!
