Take A Coffee Break and Help The Alzheimer Society!

 Alzheimer Society of Windsor & Essex County
Celebrates 20 Years of Coffee Break^{®
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The Alzheimer Society of Windsor & Essex County announces its 20^th Annual Alzheimer Coffee Break^® fundraiser. The campaign began Tuesday, September 1, 2015 and continues until Monday, November 30, 2015.
The Coffee Break^® is a simple and fun way to raise much-needed funds for the Alzheimer Society of Windsor & Essex County. This year’s goal is $30,000 from 100 host sites.
Anyone can host a Coffee Break – friends, families, businesses, and faith community groups. By exchanging a cup of coffee for a donation, you are making your coffee count!
Local proceeds remain in Windsor and Essex County and support our clients, their partners in care, and their families. Over 6,100 individuals in Windsor-Essex have been diagnosed with dementia.
“The demand for services is steadily climbing,” says Sally Bennett Olczak, CEO of the Alzheimer Society of Windsor and Essex County. “We still don’t have a cure for the disease, but day programs, caregiver support groups, respite and other services help families to live well and independently longer. Our programs are increasingly vital. We need funds to keep them active.”
Please consider putting a pot of coffee on, (supplied by the society), and invite friends, family, and coworkers to your Coffee Break^®. Ask them to donate any amount of money in exchange for a cup of coffee. For those that donate over $20 they will receive a commemorative Coffee Break T-shirt as a special 20^th Anniversary thank-you!
Additionally, they are providing Coffee Cup cutouts to local businesses where customers purchase and proudly display their names in support of the Society.
Special thanks to our local sponsors; Colonial Coffee, Biz X Magazine and the National Campaign Sponsors Bulk Barn, and Mother Parker.

The Alzheimer Society is the leading nationwide health charity for people living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Active in more than 150 communities across Canada, the Society offers Help for Today through our programs and services for people living with dementia and Hope for Tomorrow...® by supporting research to find the cause and the cure.




by Deborah Jones Publisher Biz X Magazine

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This Saturday "We Will Rock Blue!" at the Chrysler Theatre

The Biggest Concert of the Year is almost here. Biz X Magazine presents We Will Rock Blue! the second Annual blue-themed fundraiser for Autism. The inspirational music of The Beatles will rock downtown Windsor’s Chrysler Theatre on October 24th, 2015. Did you know that Autism now affects 1 in 94 children in Ontario? This pervasive Developmental Disorder affects almost every aspect of a person’s life, impacting behaviour, social interaction and communication skills. And the statistics are rising at an alarming rate, affecting more and more families each year. The concert We Will Rock Blue! features North America’s leading Beatles tribute show, The Fab Four. The event is produced by Scott Rawlings of Magic Enterprises Productions, a Windsor company with a 20+ year track record. Tickets can be purchased online at www.chryslertheatre.com or by phone at 519-252-6579, or toll free at 800-387-9181. Also available at the Chrysler Theatre Box Office, St. Clair College Centre for the Arts, 201 Riverside Drive West, Windsor (Ferry Street Entrance). For more information or to purchase tickets visit www.WeWillRockBlue.com

About iPads for Autism

iPads for Autism is a Windsor group dedicated to purchasing iPads for local children who have been diagnosed with Autism, to use as a communication and learning tool.

About Autism Spectrum Disorder

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by Deborah Jones Publisher Biz X Magazine

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