Alzheimer’s Awareness Purple Sunday FAITH-BASED OUTREACH FOR ALZHEIMER’S AWARENESS

Purple Sunday History Purpose Greater Indiana Chapter Ways to participate in Purple Sunday

3 Purple Sunday: The Start Began in Maryland as an African-American outreach initiative Purpose was to raise awareness of Alzheimer’s disease and to promote early detection

4 Purple Sunday: The Start This year, 125 faith-based organizations across Maryland participated in the 5 th Annual Purple Sunday. The Alzheimer’s Association reached more than 165,000 people through this event.

5 Greater Indiana Chapter’s First Purple Sunday

6 noun. a faith-based awareness initiative that aims to educate the community about the impact of Alzheimer’s disease, provide resources to the community and empower congregations to be active participants in care and support on a dedicated Sunday Purple Sunday

7 1 st Annual Alzheimer’s Awareness Purple Sunday 10 churches participated Approximately 4,700 individuals were reached through this event

8 Ways to Participate Encourage congregates to wear purple Include in announcements Include in bulletin Provide a resource table with a representative Post flyers around your church

9 Ways to Participate Facts & Figures video Use social media –Facebook –Twitter –Use media during services

10 How YOU can help Reach out to faith-based organizations in your community to see if they would be interested in getting involved Become a representative for your faith-based community Provide contact information to Kelly Litster at of interested faith-based institutions