Karen Kinsler, Director of Development, Alzheimer’s Association, Georgia Chapter Central Georgia Regional OfficeAlzheimer’s reports.

Advocates from all over Georgia will be gathering at the Capitol in Atlanta to bring awareness to the needs of Georgians coping with Alzheimer’s and other related dementias. A FREE bus will be provided from the Central Georgia area for all those interested in joining us at the Capitol to make our voices heard during the 2010 legislative session.

We will provide all participants with a purple, long-sleeve advocacy t-shirt to wear so we can create a “sea of purple” at the Capitol…we will also be providing lunch for all participants.

This will be the second year we have blitzed the Capitol during the legislative session…we had tremendous response to our efforts last year and are planning for an even bigger event this year…There are several issues we will be asking our legislators to address on that day and having as many advocates as possible joining us at the Capitol to show their support for the initiatives will help our cause tremendously…

We are having a get together this Wednesday, January 27th at our office from 9:30 – 12:00  to go over the activities for the day and the initiatives we will be presenting to the legislators…attendance at this session is not mandatory in order to join us on the 8th but is recommended is at all possible so you can help about our plans for the day and get familiar with what the Association will be asking for.

Do you think you may be able to join us for the Day at the Capitol…if so, just give me a call so I can get you signed up for the bus and give you more details about this exciting awareness event…thanks again for all you do to support the cause of Alzheimer’s…hope to hear from you…

For more information, call 478-746-7050 or email karen.kinsler@alz.org or check the website www.alz.org/georgia.