Dance To End Alzheimer’s
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Dance To End Alz is a fundraising campaign of 12 high school girls raising money towards Alzheimer's Association. Our main event is our dance show on September 28th in which we are joining hands in our common passion for dance to fight for a better future for all those affected by "the most recognized disease of the 21st century": Alzheimer's.
What is our mission?
We are dancing step by step on September 28th to fight for change. We are dancing to fight for more awareness of Alz in our society. We are dancing to fight for more care and support for families and individuals battling against Alz. We are dancing to fight for more research to give families hope for their loved ones suffering. We are fighting, to one day see the first survivor of Alzheimer's disease.
Alzheimer's disease is relentless. But so are we.
We can end Alzheimer's, but we need your help. Support our team by donating today to raise money for Alzheimer's Association: the world's largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer's care, support, and research. Hopefully with your help, we can one day see the FIRST survivor of Alzheimer’s disease.
Why Alzheimer's?
Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative disease in which the brain shrinks due to a constant death of nerve cells. The death of neurons causes failure in memory, changes in personality, and difficulty in performing every day activities. Unfortunately, people with Alzheimer’s have the disease before any prominent effects can be seen.
Early Stage: A person can still continue on with life and may forget simple phrases or locations. Individuals with Alzheimer's at this stage forget names of the people they met, locations they visited, or passages they read.
Middle Stage: People start to forget the history of their own life or experiences of present life. They will often forget how to return back home or where they even live. They will forget daily tasks such as how to eat on dinner table or how to wear clothes.
Last Stage: Includes the loss of communication. At this stage people with Alzheimer’s lose the ability to form sentences, resulting in the inability to communicate pain. People with Alzheimer’s also eventually develop difficulty in walking, swallowing and other bodily functions
Despite all these statistics, Alzheimer's is still the "ONLY TOP 10 cause of death in the United States that cannot be prevented, cured, or slowed" (Alzheimer's Association).
Yes, as we age we tend to be forgetful, but Alzheimer's is much more deadly than that. Alzheimer's doesn't just cause people to forget the names of some objects, it causes individuals to forget how to do basic daily activities: HOW to wear clothes or eat food. Alz doesn't just cause people to forget the names of people, it causes individuals to forget WHO their loved ones are. Since the symptoms of Alz can not be physically seen, we often forget that the brain is slowly shrinking by the second. We had the wonderful opportunity to dance and meet Alz fighters at The Bristal Assisted Living Center. As we were leaving were realized that as much as we will never forget that day of dances, tears, and laughs, they will never remember that day.
We take our memory and thought for granted, forgetting that any one of us can lose it. That's why we are fighting for CHANGE in our society.
Our Team: Read why we are dancing to end Alz...
Sachita Gupta (Organizer):
What is Alzheimer’s? It is a disease where the brain is damaged, causing individuals to lose their memories. My beloved grandma has been struggling with Alzheimer's disease (AD) for seven years. My grandma forgot how to wear clothes. My grandma forgot where she lives. My grandma forgot the names of her son, daughters, and husband. My grandma forgot how to form a sentence. My grandma, forgot who I am. I have painfully witnessed the devastating effects of Alzheimer's on my grandma and watched her deteriorate from the early to the late stages as she progressively lost her memory and personality. The worst experience I had was when she first stopped recognizing me by both my name and face; she would simply stare blankly at me, with no knowledge of who I am. When I was a child, I always admired her and only hoped that I could someday be as caring and strong as she was. I hoped that one day she would see me all grown up and be proud of the person I have become. But, that day will never come. So, what is Alzheimer’s? Alzheimer’s plays with your emotions and hurts you. Alzheimer’s is a never ending battle that stays with you for your entire life. Alzheimer’s, takes away the person whom you love. I am extremely lucky to still have my grandmother with me today, but Alzheimer’s has made it so that she has the same body with loss of the person I knew. Alzheimer’s CAN end, but I need your help. Please make a donation to advance the care, support, and research efforts of the Alzheimer’s Association. Join me as I honor my brave and loving grandmother’s battle against Alz.
Ashna Shetty (Public Relations Manager):
I have been volunteering at Gurwin Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center for over a year. For my first couple of months, I had to watch over and help out a certain section of the building. Many of the patients I worked with had Alzheimer’s. I got very close with one of the ladies that was at the nursing home, Agnes. I had to take care of her, watch over her oxygen tank and monitor her breathing and vitals. She had Alzheimer’s. It broke my heart when I would come back, and she wouldn’t remember me. I could see her trying to piece together her memories, but she couldn’t. I worked with many other patients who had Alzheimer’s and it made me incredibly sad when I would see family members’ heartbreak on their face when their loved one couldn’t recall who they were. Alzheimer’s has prevented them from portraying their thoughts and feelings, something we often take for granted. I only hope that more research on Alzheimer’s can be done to help prevent and cure this disease before it has the chance to plague more families.
Aayushi Thakkar (Dance Coordinator):
There are so many people out there who have been struggling with one of the deadliest mental disease one can have: Alzheimer's disease. As someone who loves volunteering and interacting with the elderly, I've seen many suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. This has greatly inspired me to want to help find a cure for these diseases. I would truly appreciate it if you can help support our foundation, remember every penny counts and will be appreciated.
Anushka Gupta (Public Relations Manager):
I would like to tell you a story about one of the strongest women I know: my grandma. Ever since I was a little girl, I remember spending weekends at my grandparent’s house and listening to my grandma describe her life to me. She spoke about how she was the first woman in her family to be educated and I especially remember when she told me about how proud her father was when she graduated. After moving to America, she worked long hours during the day and at night she went to business school. All by herself, my grandma created her own clothing business after years of studying and hard work. After listening to her all those years ago, I still remember thinking,”I hope to be as strong as my grandma when I am older.” As years passed, I noticed that my grandma began to change. At first she would just forget things that she had to do around the house, but eventually she even forgot my name. Finally, my parents sat down and told my sister and I that Nani has Alzheimer’s. They also told me that Nani would forget things easily, and eventually as time passed her memory would worsen. As I continued going to my grandparent’s house, I began to notice Nani change even more. She couldn’t speak English well, so she mainly spoke Hindi. One memory that I will never forget was when I was in the car after leaving my grandparent’s house and I looked up at the window and saw my grandma crying and waving to me. I was heartbroken that I couldn’t do anything to make her feel better.
Khushi Shah (Creative Writer):
My name is Khushi Shah and I am a student at New Hyde Park Memorial High School. Since I was very young, I've always had a passion for dance, and have enthusiastically performed whenever I could. We are dancing for an extremely important cause. Our dance has the ability to save millions of people who are suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's disease is an irreversible, progressive brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills. Patients become unable to perform the simplest of tasks, and may not even be able to recognize their own loved ones. Their lives and personalities are snatched by a fearsome and brutal enemy. Memories fade, and soon a patient and his or her loved ones may become only shells of their former selves, held back by the cruel limitations of the condition that is consuming them. We are dancing for all of the patients who have lost themselves, for all of the families who have lost a member, for all of the friends who have lost one of their own. We are dancing so that these patients and their loved ones have a chance at a new life. We are dancing for change.
Tulsi Kantu (Social Media Marketer):
Mental health is a severe and increasing problem in not just the United States, but also the world as a whole. People struggling with these issues may often feel trapped or unable to escape from their thoughts or depressive stages. It is important that we as humans accept these disorders and try our hardest to assist people with these unfortunate health issues. One extremely severe mental disorder is Alzheimer's. As said by an anonymous source about this mental health issue, “We remember their love when they can no longer remember.” Gradually, patients with this disorder start to forget everything about their lives, all their memories slipping away from them with no way of returning them.
Anoushka Dalvi (Design Specialist)
Diya Shah (Business Manager)
Khushi Thakkar
Neeya Shetty (Business Manager)
Shreyasi Saha
Yuktha Chiguripati
We cannot thank you enough for your contributions and support with which we can raise awareness and keep the momentum for further research for treatment and cure of AD!
Alzheimer's Association
More on Use of Fund: https://www.alz.org/about/finances/use-of-funds
More on Alzheimer's Association Impact: https://www.alz.org/about/our-impact
More on Alzheimer's Disease: https://www.alz.org/alzheimers-dementia/what-is-alzheimers
DANCE TO END ALZ
We are using our passion for dance to raise money for Alzheimer's! You will be able to enjoy the various dance styles of India from Kathak, Odissi, Bharatanatyam, and even Bollywood!! Various studies have repeatedly shown that dancing can actually help prevent Alzheimer's through increasing cognitive activity. We are all joining hands as we use our passion and love for dance to help support our brave fighters of Alzheimer's disease. Visit Dance To End Alz Show Website to find out more information about our event and buy your tickets!!! www.our.show/dancetoendalz
Follow us on Insta: dance.to.end.alz
Dance To End Alz is a fundraising campaign of 12 high school girls raising money towards Alzheimer's Association. Our main event is our dance show on September 28th in which we are joining hands in our common passion for dance to fight for a better future for all those affected by "the most recognized disease of the 21st century": Alzheimer's.
What is our mission?
We are dancing step by step on September 28th to fight for change. We are dancing to fight for more awareness of Alz in our society. We are dancing to fight for more care and support for families and individuals battling against Alz. We are dancing to fight for more research to give families hope for their loved ones suffering. We are fighting, to one day see the first survivor of Alzheimer's disease.
Alzheimer's disease is relentless. But so are we.
We can end Alzheimer's, but we need your help. Support our team by donating today to raise money for Alzheimer's Association: the world's largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer's care, support, and research. Hopefully with your help, we can one day see the FIRST survivor of Alzheimer’s disease.
Why Alzheimer's?
Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative disease in which the brain shrinks due to a constant death of nerve cells. The death of neurons causes failure in memory, changes in personality, and difficulty in performing every day activities. Unfortunately, people with Alzheimer’s have the disease before any prominent effects can be seen.
Early Stage: A person can still continue on with life and may forget simple phrases or locations. Individuals with Alzheimer's at this stage forget names of the people they met, locations they visited, or passages they read.
Middle Stage: People start to forget the history of their own life or experiences of present life. They will often forget how to return back home or where they even live. They will forget daily tasks such as how to eat on dinner table or how to wear clothes.
Last Stage: Includes the loss of communication. At this stage people with Alzheimer’s lose the ability to form sentences, resulting in the inability to communicate pain. People with Alzheimer’s also eventually develop difficulty in walking, swallowing and other bodily functions
Despite all these statistics, Alzheimer's is still the "ONLY TOP 10 cause of death in the United States that cannot be prevented, cured, or slowed" (Alzheimer's Association).
Yes, as we age we tend to be forgetful, but Alzheimer's is much more deadly than that. Alzheimer's doesn't just cause people to forget the names of some objects, it causes individuals to forget how to do basic daily activities: HOW to wear clothes or eat food. Alz doesn't just cause people to forget the names of people, it causes individuals to forget WHO their loved ones are. Since the symptoms of Alz can not be physically seen, we often forget that the brain is slowly shrinking by the second. We had the wonderful opportunity to dance and meet Alz fighters at The Bristal Assisted Living Center. As we were leaving were realized that as much as we will never forget that day of dances, tears, and laughs, they will never remember that day.
We take our memory and thought for granted, forgetting that any one of us can lose it. That's why we are fighting for CHANGE in our society.
Our Team: Read why we are dancing to end Alz...
Sachita Gupta (Organizer):
What is Alzheimer’s? It is a disease where the brain is damaged, causing individuals to lose their memories. My beloved grandma has been struggling with Alzheimer's disease (AD) for seven years. My grandma forgot how to wear clothes. My grandma forgot where she lives. My grandma forgot the names of her son, daughters, and husband. My grandma forgot how to form a sentence. My grandma, forgot who I am. I have painfully witnessed the devastating effects of Alzheimer's on my grandma and watched her deteriorate from the early to the late stages as she progressively lost her memory and personality. The worst experience I had was when she first stopped recognizing me by both my name and face; she would simply stare blankly at me, with no knowledge of who I am. When I was a child, I always admired her and only hoped that I could someday be as caring and strong as she was. I hoped that one day she would see me all grown up and be proud of the person I have become. But, that day will never come. So, what is Alzheimer’s? Alzheimer’s plays with your emotions and hurts you. Alzheimer’s is a never ending battle that stays with you for your entire life. Alzheimer’s, takes away the person whom you love. I am extremely lucky to still have my grandmother with me today, but Alzheimer’s has made it so that she has the same body with loss of the person I knew. Alzheimer’s CAN end, but I need your help. Please make a donation to advance the care, support, and research efforts of the Alzheimer’s Association. Join me as I honor my brave and loving grandmother’s battle against Alz.
Ashna Shetty (Public Relations Manager):
I have been volunteering at Gurwin Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center for over a year. For my first couple of months, I had to watch over and help out a certain section of the building. Many of the patients I worked with had Alzheimer’s. I got very close with one of the ladies that was at the nursing home, Agnes. I had to take care of her, watch over her oxygen tank and monitor her breathing and vitals. She had Alzheimer’s. It broke my heart when I would come back, and she wouldn’t remember me. I could see her trying to piece together her memories, but she couldn’t. I worked with many other patients who had Alzheimer’s and it made me incredibly sad when I would see family members’ heartbreak on their face when their loved one couldn’t recall who they were. Alzheimer’s has prevented them from portraying their thoughts and feelings, something we often take for granted. I only hope that more research on Alzheimer’s can be done to help prevent and cure this disease before it has the chance to plague more families.
Aayushi Thakkar (Dance Coordinator):
There are so many people out there who have been struggling with one of the deadliest mental disease one can have: Alzheimer's disease. As someone who loves volunteering and interacting with the elderly, I've seen many suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. This has greatly inspired me to want to help find a cure for these diseases. I would truly appreciate it if you can help support our foundation, remember every penny counts and will be appreciated.
Anushka Gupta (Public Relations Manager):
I would like to tell you a story about one of the strongest women I know: my grandma. Ever since I was a little girl, I remember spending weekends at my grandparent’s house and listening to my grandma describe her life to me. She spoke about how she was the first woman in her family to be educated and I especially remember when she told me about how proud her father was when she graduated. After moving to America, she worked long hours during the day and at night she went to business school. All by herself, my grandma created her own clothing business after years of studying and hard work. After listening to her all those years ago, I still remember thinking,”I hope to be as strong as my grandma when I am older.” As years passed, I noticed that my grandma began to change. At first she would just forget things that she had to do around the house, but eventually she even forgot my name. Finally, my parents sat down and told my sister and I that Nani has Alzheimer’s. They also told me that Nani would forget things easily, and eventually as time passed her memory would worsen. As I continued going to my grandparent’s house, I began to notice Nani change even more. She couldn’t speak English well, so she mainly spoke Hindi. One memory that I will never forget was when I was in the car after leaving my grandparent’s house and I looked up at the window and saw my grandma crying and waving to me. I was heartbroken that I couldn’t do anything to make her feel better.
Khushi Shah (Creative Writer):
My name is Khushi Shah and I am a student at New Hyde Park Memorial High School. Since I was very young, I've always had a passion for dance, and have enthusiastically performed whenever I could. We are dancing for an extremely important cause. Our dance has the ability to save millions of people who are suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's disease is an irreversible, progressive brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills. Patients become unable to perform the simplest of tasks, and may not even be able to recognize their own loved ones. Their lives and personalities are snatched by a fearsome and brutal enemy. Memories fade, and soon a patient and his or her loved ones may become only shells of their former selves, held back by the cruel limitations of the condition that is consuming them. We are dancing for all of the patients who have lost themselves, for all of the families who have lost a member, for all of the friends who have lost one of their own. We are dancing so that these patients and their loved ones have a chance at a new life. We are dancing for change.
Tulsi Kantu (Social Media Marketer):
Mental health is a severe and increasing problem in not just the United States, but also the world as a whole. People struggling with these issues may often feel trapped or unable to escape from their thoughts or depressive stages. It is important that we as humans accept these disorders and try our hardest to assist people with these unfortunate health issues. One extremely severe mental disorder is Alzheimer's. As said by an anonymous source about this mental health issue, “We remember their love when they can no longer remember.” Gradually, patients with this disorder start to forget everything about their lives, all their memories slipping away from them with no way of returning them.
Anoushka Dalvi (Design Specialist)
Diya Shah (Business Manager)
Khushi Thakkar
Neeya Shetty (Business Manager)
Shreyasi Saha
Yuktha Chiguripati
We cannot thank you enough for your contributions and support with which we can raise awareness and keep the momentum for further research for treatment and cure of AD!
Alzheimer's Association
More on Use of Fund: https://www.alz.org/about/finances/use-of-funds
More on Alzheimer's Association Impact: https://www.alz.org/about/our-impact
More on Alzheimer's Disease: https://www.alz.org/alzheimers-dementia/what-is-alzheimers
DANCE TO END ALZ
We are using our passion for dance to raise money for Alzheimer's! You will be able to enjoy the various dance styles of India from Kathak, Odissi, Bharatanatyam, and even Bollywood!! Various studies have repeatedly shown that dancing can actually help prevent Alzheimer's through increasing cognitive activity. We are all joining hands as we use our passion and love for dance to help support our brave fighters of Alzheimer's disease. Visit Dance To End Alz Show Website to find out more information about our event and buy your tickets!!! www.our.show/dancetoendalz
Fundraising team: Dance To End Alz (12)
Sachita Gupta
Organizer
Great Neck, NY
Alzheimer's Association
Registered nonprofit
Donations are typically 100% tax deductible in the US.
Aayushi Thakkar
Team member
Anoushka Dalvi
Team member
Anushka Gupta
Team member
Ashna Shetty
Team member
