Medic Alert + Safe Return Special Price for January

Our gift to you comes AFTER the rush of the holiday season, in the form of offering $10 off (a 20% discount) on MedicAlert + Safe Return enrollment for individuals with Alzheimer’s or a related dementia. Take this opportunity to try the program out and let us provide our lifesaving service 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to you and your family.

Over the past year, we responded to thousands of calls and relayed vital medical information to emergency responders on behalf of our members, thereby helping responders to provide safe and effective care in a matter of seconds and ensuring the safe return of our members with their loved ones.

Please enroll your loved one today and enjoy the peace of mind associated with being with family and friends during this holiday season. During this special limited time offer, you can enroll your loved one for only $39.95, which includes a MedicAlert medical ID! (Regularly priced at $49.95.)

This special won’t last long, so enroll your loved one today!* Click here to sign up on-line.

Alzheimer's Rose Bowl Parade Float

For those who missed it, here is the Alzheimer's float which won the President's Award for 2011. Thank you to Pfizer who collaborated to make this float happen. Awareness is key to reaching people with Alzheimer's, their families, and to secure funding for research.

Welcome 2011!

From the Staff and Volunteers

of the Northern Michigan Region
we want to wish you all a

May 2011 be the year we find the cure!

(offices will be closed on Dec 30 & 31)

From the Staff and Volunteers:

Merry Christmas

and Happy New Year

See you in 2011!

(Offices will be closed Dec 24, Dec 27, Dec 30, & Dec 31.)

National Alzheimer's Project Act (NAPA) Update

On December 15, 2010, the National Alzheimer’s Project Act was passed unanimously by the House of Representatives. It is now on the way to the White House for the President’s signature. This is a major victory for the Alzheimer’s Association and, once enacted, NAPA will create a national strategic plan to address and overcome the rapidly escalating crisis of Alzheimer’s.

By 2050 nearly 16 million Americans will have Alzheimer’s, yet there is no national plan to deal with this looming crisis. The National Alzheimer’s Project Act (NAPA) would establish an inter-agency advisory council to address the government’s efforts on Alzheimer’s research, care, institutional services, and home- and community-based programs.

Many other countries have developed or are developing plans, the United States is lagging behind these nations: Australia, South Korea, Norway, France, England, Scotland, India, Malta, Cyprus, and Wales.

Fill out this form on-line to urge President Obama to sign this legislation!

Tell Congress to Pass the National Alzheimer's Project Act (N.A.P.A.)

The Senate unanimously voted in favor of the National Alzheimer’s Project Act (NAPA), which now goes to the House. Urgent action is needed to ensure that NAPA passes this year! Make your voice heard by sending a message to your Representative.

Click to Contact Your Representative

New Council Member - Eric Winkelman

The Northern Michigan Region of the Alzheimer’s Association is pleased and honored to announce our new Regional Council member, Eric Winkelman. Eric has been a resident of Leelanau County since 1990. He has been involved with numerous activities to preserve the beauty of Leelanau County from development.

Eric’s life has been personally touched by the effects of Alzheimer’s Disease, beginning with the loss of his father in 1979 and his mother in 2003, who both passed away due to complications of the disease. More recently, Eric lost his 64 year old step-brother, also to Alzheimer’s Disease.

Eric’s late father’s charitable Southeast Michigan foundation has been very supportive, of the Alzheimer’s Association mission “to eliminate Alzheimer's Disease through the advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and support for all affected…” and to one day find a cure.

He and his wife Barbara, have three sons, and one granddaughter, and spend the vast majority of their time in Glen Arbor, Michigan.