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Tuesday, September 9, 2003
Napper Tandy’s Irish Pub Holds 1st Annual
Benefit Bash for Alzheimer’s Association
Ronkonkoma, N.Y. -- The Alzheimer’s Association
Long Island is pleased to announce that Napper Tandy’s Irish
Pub, located at 5590 Merrick Road in Massapequa will be hosting
a fund raising event on Saturday, September 20th, 2003 beginning
at 4:00 p.m. Proceeds from this event will help support the programs
and services offered by the Alzheimer’s Association Long Island.
Paul Conroy, a partner at Napper Tandy’s Massapequa,
recently lost his father and uncle to Alzheimer’s Disease.
It is Mr. Conroy’s hope that the Napper Tandy’s event
will bring attention to the devastating effects this disease has
on individuals and their family members, and also raise awareness
to the growing need for the programs and services offered by the
Alzheimer’s Association Long Island. On Long Island there are
approximately 55,000 individuals who have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s
Disease and the numbers are growing.
By the middle of this century, it is estimated that
14 million of today’s baby boomers will have Alzheimer’s
disease. The annual cost of Alzheimer’s disease will soar to
at least $375 billion, overwhelming our health care system and bankrupting
Medicare and Medicaid. Alzheimer’s disease does not happen
overnight, it begins to attack the brain of its potential victims
10 to 20 years before the first symptoms appear. To protect today’s
baby boomers from the ravage of Alzheimer’s we have to find
ways to stop this disease process now, while there is still time
to prevent the damage.
The Alzheimer’s Association is the nation’s
leading voluntary health organization dedicated to supporting families
and caregivers by providing vital programs and services in local
communities nationwide. The Association is the largest private funder
of Alzheimer research, having committed $136 million to date. Nearly
78 percent of every dollar raised by the Alzheimer’s Association
funds programs to promote research, find effective treatments, and
improve the lives of those affected by Alzheimer’s.
Suggested donation for this event is $20 and includes
a Grand Prize Raffle Ticket to win an all- inclusive vacation for
two to the Dominican Republic, complete buffet dinner, complimentary
drink, dancing and live entertainment – plus – extra bonus
prizes from local sponsors.
For further information, please contact Paul Conroy
at (516) 799-9269 or Mary Ann Ragona at (516) 935-1033. Visit the
Association website at www.alzheimersli.org.
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