Support the Climb of 5,164

Jason on October 6, 2011

Reunite with Dr. Louis “Papa”Heyman –  Sunday, Oct 9th, 2011

Here is an opportunity to come together for a special reunion to honor and meet up with Dr. Louis “Papa” Heyman in the local Metro Detroit area.

Since there are 5,164 steps to climb and descend on the Great Wall of China Marathon, we thought it would be a creative way to organize a fundraiser where former patients, employees, colleagues, students, friends and family can help pledge $1 a step to reach the goal of 5,164.

 

To make a donation online, go to: http://www.giving.northwestern.edu/nu/CNADC (RUN4PAPA)

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Wear Your Purple

Jason on September 21, 2011

World Alzheimer’s Day

 www.alz.org

September 21st is World Alzheimer’s Day. Wear your purple in support of those with the disease and their caregivers!

72 Hours of Silence

Jason on August 23, 2011

Rose Goes Quiet

To support Rose’s silence visit: www.justgiving.com/silentrose

Rose, who works at Connect, is doing a 3 day sponsored silence as part of our Fantastic 50 challenge – to raise money and awareness for Connect and people with aphasia.

“I am too lazy to run a marathon and I have already jumped out of a plane so I have decided to do… a sponsored silence!!

I will therefore not talk for 3 whole days! That is 72 hours or 4320 minutes or 259,200 seconds not saying a word!!! For many of you that know me well, this is going to be a real challenge!!

I am not doing this for fun but I am doing it for an amazing charity called Connect, who provide vital support for people with aphasia.

Every 11 minutes, 3 people will have a stroke, 1 of them will loose the ability to communicate. This is called aphasia and can happen to anyone at any time. Some people cannot speak at all, others can no longer read, write or use numbers.

This challenge will be no comparison to actually having aphasia however I hope it will highlight how devastating it can be when you loose your speech in an instant.”

Rose

Reunite with Dr. Heyman

Jason on July 23, 2011

Help Support the Climb of 5,164 

Here is an opportunity to come together for a special reunion to honor and meet up with Dr. Louis “Papa” Heyman in the local Metro Detroit area on October 9th, 2011.

Since there are 5,164 steps to climb and descend on the Great Wall of China Marathon, we thought it would be a creative way to organize a fundraiser where former patients, employees, colleagues, students, friends and family can help pledge $1 a step to reach the goal of 5,164.

Platinum                                                                         500  Steps

Gold                                                                                250  Steps

Silver                                                                               100  Steps

Bronze                                                                              50   Steps

Other                                                                                $1 a Step

Please respond if you think you would be interested in being a part of this special occasion in the upcoming future: [email protected]