Your gift can be matched 2X in our $100,000 October Matching Gift Challenge.

Dear John, Cheryl Gross' mother, Nadine, passed away from Alzheimer's in 2011, after living with the disease for a decade. Like millions of people across America, Cheryl experienced the anguish of losing someone she loved dearly to Alzheimer's. "Everyone seems to know someone who has been affected by this disease," she says. "And when you hear the stories — the pain they are going through — you just have to get involved." $100,000 October Matching Gift Challenge Name: John xxxxxx Member ID: 16320960 Pending Gift: $16 Can be matched 2X to: $32 Cheryl has gotten involved in the fight in many ways, including as a long-standing Alzheimer's Association® volunteer and a Zenith Society member. She has pledged a $100,000 October Matching Gift Challenge — if we can raise the same amount by October 31. Cheryl has pledged her gift to support the Association's efforts to advance the technology that powers our global research efforts and support programs. Thank you for being involved in our community. I hope you'll stand with us today by making your gift during our $100,000 October Matching Gift Challenge. Many of us know someone who is, or has been, a caregiver in this fight. John, this year, those impacted by Alzheimer's face even greater challenges than before, as COVID-19 poses a deadly threat to managed care settings, affecting not only people living with Alzheimer's but their caregivers and families as well. We responded urgently with outreach and advocacy, but there's much more we must do. Today, our $100,000 October Matching Gift Challenge the opportunity to provide care and support resources and to advance critical research, so please make your first gift now to join us in the fight against Alzheimer's. We have to strive to support caregivers with the resources and information they need, and help keep them from feeling isolated or alone. Please make your gift today. At alz.org, you'll find online resources to help people living with the disease, caregivers and others coping with Alzheimer's disease. You can learn about the stages of Alzheimer's and how a caregiver's responsibilities change in each stage. In addition, by joining with us today, you'll help provide care and support for individuals and families affected by Alzheimer's and other dementias. You'll help educate and raise awareness to grow our understanding of the disease. And you'll advance research toward methods of treatment, prevention and, ultimately, a cure. Your gift can make 2X the impact to help provide care and support and advance research thanks to Cheryl, who has pledged to match every donation made to our $100,000 October Matching Gift Challenge, up to a total of $100,000 — but only if we can raise the same amount. Cheryl encourages us all to do our part to help, in all the ways we can. But this match challenge is only available until the October 31 deadline, so please give now to support our mission to lead the way to end Alzheimer's and all other dementia — by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support. Thank you, Donna McCullough Chief Field and Development Officer P.S. Your gift today can be matched during our $100,000 October Matching Gift Challenge. Thank you.

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