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1 24/7 Helpline 800.272.3900 www.alz.org/stl. 2 Sponsor or Join a Team! Belleville – Saturday, Oct. 10 Cape Girardeau – Saturday, Sept. 19 Festus – Saturday,

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1 1 24/7 Helpline 800.272.3900 www.alz.org/stl

2 2 Sponsor or Join a Team! Belleville – Saturday, Oct. 10 Cape Girardeau – Saturday, Sept. 19 Festus – Saturday, Aug. 29 Edwardsville – Saturday, Sept. 26 Rolla – Saturday, Aug. 29 St. Charles – Saturday, Sept. 26 St. Louis – Saturday, Sept. 12 Washington – Saturday, Sept. 12 WE ALL HAVE A REASON TO END ALZHEIMER’S. WALK WITH US. 800.272.3900 | alz.org/stl

3 3 From 2000 to 2013, Alzheimer’s deaths are increasing compared to other top causes of death. In 2014, 15.7 million caregivers provided a contribution to the nation valued at nearly $218 billion. 1 in 3 seniors dies with Alzheimer’s or another dementia. 800.272.3900 | alz.org/stl

4 4 TAKE THE PURPLE PLEDGE Help us turn the world purple and join an international conversation about Alzheimer’s disease. Take the Purple Pledge and do one or more of the following: Wear purple throughout the month and especially on Sunday, June 21 – The Longest Day. Ask friends and family to take the pledge and join the cause. Turn my Facebook profile picture purple. Sign up to be an advocate. VISIT ALZ.ORG/PURPLEPLEDGE TO LEARN MORE!

5 5 Visit http://www.alz.org/facts/overview.asp More than 5.3 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease. That number is set to reach as many as 16 million by 2050. African-Americans are about twice as likely as whites to have Alzheimer’s or another dementia, and Hispanics are one and half times as likely. Every 67 seconds some one in the United States develops Alzheimer’s. Almost two-thirds of Americans with Alzheimer’s are women. Alzheimer’s Facts and Figures 800.272.3900 | alz.org/stl


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