ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION CALIFORNIA CENTRAL COAST CHAPTER
Second Annual ‘Your Brain Matters’ Luncheon
Honoring Leeza Gibbons
The Alzheimer’s Women’s Initiative, Ventura County, led by Chair Amy Commans of the Alzheimer’s Association, California Central Coast Chapter, presents the Second Annual ‘Your Brain Matters’ Luncheon at the Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village on Friday, May 10, 2019, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The event will focus on the importance of brain health, and honor caregivers who care for individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias. This year’s recipient of the Alzheimer’s Leadership Award is Leeza Gibbons, talk show host and Alzheimer’s Champion, who will also be the keynote speaker. Dr. Rebecca Edelmayer, Director of Scientific Engagement for the Alzheimer’s Association, will be Scientific Speaker.
The luncheon will also feature extraordinary raffle prizes (view and pre-purchase raffle tickets online at
act.alz.org/awivta starting April 1), “Memories in the Making” art created by Alzheimer’s and dementia patients available for donation, Alzheimer’s education, and limited edition amethyst bracelets created by local artist Leslie Schneiderman available by donation.
For sponsorship opportunities, tickets or donations, please visit
act.alz.org/awivta. For more information, please contact Katelyn Reeves at
kreeves@alz.org or 805.892.4259 ext. 103.
About the Alzheimer’s Women’s Initiative
Inspired and influenced by “The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Takes on Alzheimer’s,” a group of key women leaders and visionaries came together to use their amazing brains to help wipe out Alzheimer’s disease. With women at the epicenter of the Alzheimer’s crisis, these women were charged, inspired, and moved to form the Alzheimer’s Women Initiative (AWI), a volunteer-driven community group, which aims to educate families, associates and neighbors on the economic and human impact of Alzheimer’s, honor those who selflessly provide care for people affected by Alzheimer’s, expand the resources available to the local families who are living with Alzheimer’s each and every day, and advocate for more federal research dollars to find a way to prevent or cure Alzheimer’s disease.
About the Alzheimer’s Association
The Alzheimer’s Association is the world’s leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care, support and research. It is the largest nonprofit funder of Alzheimer’s research. The Association’s mission is to eliminate Alzheimer’s disease through the advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and support for all affected; and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health. Its vision is a world without Alzheimer’s. The Alzheimer’s Association California Central Coast Chapter is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA, with regional offices located in San Luis Obispo and Ventura Counties. Visit www.alz.org/CACentralCoast or call 805.892.4259.