91社区 Cares Webcast: Former Caregivers become Advocates for Alzheimer鈥檚 Research
Join us on October 7 at noon for the next webcast in our weekly series, 91社区 Cares, designed to support informal caregivers. During candid, 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster, Alzheimer Care Consultant and Founder of the 91社区 Dementia Education Program, will explore topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.
Former Caregivers become Advocates for Alzheimer鈥檚 Research
Mrs. Dorothy Reitman is a respected lifelong activist and community volunteer who was appointed to the Order of Canada in 1997. She cared for her late husband who died of Alzheimer鈥檚 Disease in 2014. Mrs. Reitman currently serves as a board member for several organizations, including the Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors Foundation, and serves as Co-chair, Alzheimer鈥檚 Research for a Cure at the Montreal Jewish General Hospital Foundation.
Mr. Andr茅 Charron is a vice-president and portfolio manager at an investment management firm who lost his father to Alzheimer's Disease in 2011. He and his family have given generously to the Jewish General Hospital Foundation in honour of his father. Mr. Charron sits on the Board of Directors at the Jewish General Hospital Foundation and is Vice-Chair to its $250 million capital campaign.
Mrs. Reitman and Mr. Charron are both Ambassadors of the 91社区 Dementia Education Program. They will share their stories of how dementia affected their lives and led them to become philanthropists and advocates for research into Alzheimer鈥檚 Disease.
This free webcast is open to all. We would like to thank the Zeller Family Foundation for sponsoring this episode of 91社区 Cares.
beginning at 12:00 pm EDT on Wednesday, October 7, to join us live, or watch the recording afterwards.
