Alzheimer's Association Southeastern Virginia Chapter

Volunteer Spotlight: Jane Farthing & Cathy Hildebrand

Every year since 2014 Jane Farthing and Cathy Hildebrand, of Williamsburg, work tirelessly to organize ACBL (American Contract Bridge League) tournaments to raise funds and awareness for The Longest Day campaign. Through their combined efforts, they have raised over $19,000.00!

Jane is a member of the Williamsburg, Unit 110 League while Cathy is with the Hampton Roads Bridge league. Each June, they hold their individual league events on the same day and end the day by combining both leagues for one huge tournament.

Both Jane and Cathy represent the dedication and passion that is helping to move The Longest Day campaign forward and that will lead us to, one day, live in a world without Alzheimer’s.

ABOUT THE LONGEST DAY
The Longest Day is all about love. Love for all those affected by Alzheimer’s disease. On the summer solstice, team up with the Alzheimer’s Association and select any activity you love — or an activity loved by those affected — to help end Alzheimer’s. Together, we will raise funds and awareness for care and support while advancing research toward the first survivor of Alzheimer’s.

The Longest Day: Learn how to get started

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Launch Parties for The Longest Day

YOU’RE INVITED!

We’re having a party … two actually…and you’re invited!

Mix and mingle with other Longest Day participants. Share ideas. If you’ve been waiting to register, you can do that on the spot. Enjoy light h’orderves on the house and beverages at the cash bar. Join in a raffle for a door prize. Play corn hole and other games. Have fun!

If you live on the Peninsula, here’s the when and where information:

WHEN: Thursday, March 23^rdTIME: 6: 00 pm to 8:00 pm
WHERE: Bull Island Brewing Company
758 Settlers Landing Road, Hampton 23669
RSVP by Monday, March 20^th to Chris Warfel at cwarfel@alz.org

Here’s the information for those of you who live on the Southside:

WHEN: Thursday, March 30^thTIME : 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
WHERE: O’Connor Brewing Company
211 W. 24^th Street, Norfolk 23517
RSVP by Monday, March 27^thto Chris Warfel at cwarfel@alz.org

Hope to see you there!

The Longest Day: Start an anywhere team!

You can live anywhere and participate in The Longest Day. Join with friends and family across the country — or even the world — and form a team that is active from multiple locations. We have tools to help you with scheduling your day and staying connected, even if you can’t be face to face on June 21. Start your Anywhere Team now.

The Alzheimer’s Association recognizes that some teams/individuals may have conflicts or challenges with participating on the summer solstice, Wednesday, June 21. As a participant in The Longest Day, you can fundraise and honor those affected by Alzheimer’s in a way, and on a day, that works with your schedule. What will you do?

ABOUT THE LONGEST DAY
The Longest Day is a team event to raise funds and awareness for the Alzheimer’s Association®. Held annually on the summer solstice, the duration of this sunrise-to-sunset event symbolizes the challenging journey of those living with the disease and their caregivers. Teams are encouraged to create their own experience as they fundraise and participate in an activity they love to honor someone facing the disease.

Volunteer Spotlight: Joyce Tribble

Joyce Tribble walked into the Norfolk office one day in 2011 and asked if we ever needed volunteers in the office. Joyce’s husband, Sonny, had Alzheimer’s and had died a little more than a year before she came in. Joyce soon became a dependable weekly volunteer at the front desk, answering the phone, filing, putting together mailings, and performing other clerical duties with good humor and care. When she started volunteering with the Association, Joyce didn’t own any purple clothing or jewelry. Soon, however, she began adding pieces to her wardrobe, and whenever she volunteered she would wear one of her purple tops or some of her purple rings and bracelets. Joyce had worked as a bookkeeper for years, and she loved counting money, so she volunteered every year to help count money in the office after the largest Walk to End Alzheimer’s events. A member of the Sherry’s Strutters team for the Virginia Beach Walk for three years, Joyce actively participated in fundraising activities, including selling car raffle tickets, and she proudly wore the Walk t-shirts that she earned.

When Joyce was diagnosed with cancer in late 2015, she took a short break from volunteering, but she returned in 2016 and adjusted her volunteer schedule to accommodate her treatments. Sadly, Joyce became too ill to volunteer in November, and she died on December 21, 2016 at age 79. Joyce is greatly missed by all of us at the Southeastern Virginia chapter, and we will long remember the joy and love she brought to our office.

The Longest Day mobile app

Fundraising on the go has just gotten easier!
You can now download the mobile App for iOS and Android devices. If you’re a registered participant, here’s how it works:

Log in to alz.org/thelongestday
Go to your Participant Center
Scroll down to GET THE APP
You’ll have the option to download it to your mobile device by clicking on the AppStore or GET IT ON Google play.
Once downloaded, you can use it to:

Send emails
Monitor your fundraising progress
Update your personal page
And more…

Now you can fundraise, share your pictures and keep everyone up-to-date with what you’re doing to #ENDALZ from anywhere!

The Longest Day – It’s all about love

The Iota Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. is making it all about LOVE. They participated in various activities from sunrise to sunset to increase awareness about Alzheimer’s disease and raised over $2,600 supporting programming and research to #ENDALZ. Thanks again to The Iota Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. of Norfolk, Virginia for helping to #ENDALZ with their participation in The Longest Day campaign.

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13450821_1035606819853619_4578403929781744540_n — Teaching – Oral Education for Chesapeake Place Designing Inspirational Cards for those living with Residents

13450176_1035706949843606_1580187772098884230_n — Gardening – Planting Purple Flowers

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13442411_1035820643165570_5107996956097988998_n — Sewing – “Little Dresses for Africa”

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Do what you LOVE to fight Alzheimer’s on June 21

Kids can participate in The Longest Day too

KIDS CAN PARTICIPATE TOO!

Get the kids in your family involved in The Longest Day by helping them set up a lemonade stand. Provide them with a table, pitchers of lemonade, cups and napkins. Let them get creative by encouraging them to make their own signs to attract passersby to their stand. They can either set the price for a cup of lemonade or simply ask for donations. Maybe they can make up small bags of popcorn to sell along with the lemonade. They can set a price for just a cup of lemonade or for a combination of the drink with popcorn.

The kids can even encourage their neighborhood friends to set up their own lemonade stands and create a friendly competition among themselves. Whoever wins the competition by raising the most money might win a movie ticket, maybe gets to pick out their favorite ice cream at the store, or gets out of doing their least favorite household chore for a week. Parents, you may want to help with this part.

Warm weather is just around the corner, so start planning your lemonade stand fundraising activity today!

Team up with Alpha Kappa Alpha for The Longest Day

Thanks to Alpha Kappa Alpha for helping raise awareness and funds to #ENDALZ

On The Longest Day let’s do what we love for all those we love affected by Alzheimer’s. Join AKA as we raise funds and awareness for the care, support and research efforts of the Alzheimer’s Association®. Across the nation, we’ll do activities to honor caregivers, those living with the disease and those we’ve lost.
Join us at alz.org/aka.

SHOW YOUR LOVE AND HELP END ALZHEIMER’S

Cooking & Baking: Fundraising for The Longest Day

If you are someone who loves to cook or bake, use your talent to show your love for all those affected by Alzheimer’s on The Longest Day! Whether you’re participating as an individual, hosting a party/event or organizing a team, here are some ideas to use cooking and baking as an activity for The Longest Day. If you are honoring a person living with or lost to the disease, make your culinary efforts more meaningful by using one of their recipes. Thank you for raising funds and awareness for the care, support and research efforts of the Alzheimer’s Association.

HOST A BAKE SALE
Ask your employer, place of worship, bank or other location if you can set up a table to sell baked goods. Include a general donation jar for those that would like to donate without buying anything. (Use our jar wrapper, found in your Participant Center).

“SELL” COOKING LESSONS
Have a recipe or menu that everyone loves? Offer to teach people how to make it for a donation. Students get to eat or take their creations with them.

CREATE A COOKBOOK OF SPECIAL RECIPES AND SELL THEM FOR A DONATION
Collect recipes from friends, relatives and colleagues, or members of your place of worship, bowling team or another organization. You can also create a book of family favorites or specialties loved by the person you are honoring for The Longest Day.

HOST A COOK-OFF OR BAKE-OFF
Challenge your co-workers, family and friends to a cook-off or bake-off. Charge an entry fee for each item. Ask your judges to donate as well since they will get to sample the entries! Give the winners gift cards donated from local businesses.

HOST A PANCAKE BREAKFAST, LUNCHEON, DINNER PARTY OR COOKOUT
Make your event more meaningful by selecting food or recipes loved by the person you’re honoring. Guests who attend can make a donation in exchange for a delicious meal! Ask friends and family to join you in the food preparation.

BID FOR BAKED GOODS
Spice up a traditional bake sale by auctioning off the fanciest or most popular items. Set a minimum bid and go up from there. The auction can be live or silent.

Register for The Longest Day