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Westminster Ridge donates to Alzheimer's Association

Brightview Westminster Ridge presented the Alzheimer's Association with proceeds from the community's ninth annual car show.

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Volunteering in Anne Arundel

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Starting a new phase of life by giving to others

In the summer of 2014, my position with a health care company was eliminated due to corporate restructuring. I again found myself saying, "now what?" I wanted to continue to fulfill my desire to help others while also remaining active. Then it all came together — why not volunteer?

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Honoring a loved one through community service

For the past three years I have been volunteering at the Alzheimer's Association. For three hours every week I take calls on the Helpline. The Helpline is a service provided by the Alzheimer's Association to assist people with questions and issues associated with Alzheimer's disease.

• Baltimore County

Nine local ladies lace up for Alzheimer's Association [Cockeysville]

Local women form Team Yoo Young and raise more than $1,000 in walk held to benefit Alzheimer's Association.

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Walk kicks off at stadium

The Alzheimer's Association had the kickoff for its 2014 Walk to End Alzheimer's by inviting teams which had registered for the walk to attend the Aug. 10 game between the Frederick Keys and the Wilmington Blue Rocks at the stadium in Frederick, and three members of the Carroll County Chapter of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association attended the event, hosted by Heartlands Assisted Living at Frederick.

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Walk kicks off at stadium

The Alzheimer's Association had the kickoff for its 2014 Walk to End Alzheimer's by inviting teams which had registered for the walk to attend the Aug. 10 game between the Frederick Keys and the Wilmington Blue Rocks at the stadium in Frederick, and three members of the Carroll County Chapter of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association attended the event, hosted by Heartlands Assisted Living at Frederick.

• Maryland

Retirement community, car club organize benefit

Brightview Westminster Ridge and Street Cars of Desire will hold their ninth annual car show, to benefit the Alzheimer's Association, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 4 at the retirement community.

• Maryland

Walk kicks off at stadium

The Alzheimer's Association had the kickoff for its 2014 Walk to End Alzheimer's by inviting teams which had registered for the walk to attend the Aug. 10 game between the Frederick Keys and the Wilmington Blue Rocks at the stadium in Frederick, and three members of the Carroll County Chapter of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association attended the event, hosted by Heartlands Assisted Living at Frederick.

• Maryland

Club plans 22nd Annual Benefit Car & Truck Show

The Heart of Maryland Classic Chevy Club, which meets in Mount Airy each month, will host the 22nd Annual Benefit Car & Truck Show Sept. 21 at the Motor Vehicle Administration in Frederick.

• Howard County

Dementia risk falling, but remains a threat [Senior Circles]

• Maryland

Fairhaven resident takes the ride of a lifetime

For 20 years, Paul Bridge, 75, of Sykesville, has volunteered at the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore, researching and leading tours, all while getting a second hand look at the people, technology and transportation during the Civil War era. Now, thanks to the efforts of friends and strangers, he got a chance to experience it personally.

• Howard County

Health Risk Assessment a key to wellness [Senior Circles]

Are you aware that under Medicare you are entitled to an annual wellness visit to your primary care physician once every 12 months? Even though Medicare does not cover a routine physical exam, it does pay for the annual wellness visit, which comes under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (health care reform law).

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The Memory Cafe offers engagement for those with memory loss

A new program at the Mount Airy Senior Center provides activities for dementia patients

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Lillie F. Young, 76, of Manchester

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Kathy Lee Sanders, 66, of Hampstead

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Scientists have better understanding of Alzheimer's [Senior Circles]

Maryland Gerontological Association's annual spring conference

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Ruth E. Rabenold, 86, formerly of Union Bridge

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Catherine T. Kerr, 74, formerly of Westminster

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Elizabeth C. Ward, 93, of Westminster

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Evelyn E. Nickoles, 83, of Randallstown

• Carroll County Times

Taneytown couple on dance floor to benefit Alzheimer's research

On May 3, a Taneytown couple will take their tango to the dance floor to raise money for the Alzheimer's Association's Greater Maryland Chapter.

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Terry L. Calp, 67, of Stewartstown, Pa.

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Detecting Alzheimer's early [Letter]

Early detection of Alzheimer's is critical for patients and caregivers.

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Dorothy E. Murphy, 87, of Manchester

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Dorothy E. Murphy, 87, of Manchester

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Gerry Sandusky's book tells 'a son's story of love, loss and life' from NFL sidelines

Ravens broadcaster Gerry Sandusky writes book "Forgotten Sundays" detailing his relationship with his father, a former football player who developed Alzheimer's disease, and time spent defending his family's name when Penn State sex abuse case centered on university employee Jerry Sandusky, no relation to Gerry Sandusky.

• Opinion

Alzheimer's again gets the short shrift [Commentary]

This is getting old. Every time our nation has an opportunity to do something positive in the fight against Alzheimer's disease, we come up short.

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Couple doing the cha cha to raise money for dementia research

Jodi Levitan still gets choked up when she talks about her father, who died of dementia on Father's Day of 2012. Her mother, the caretaker, died of cancer and was buried on Mother's Day, 2013. On Saturday, April 8, Levitan and her husband, Scott, will be dancing the cha cha and Western swing at the annual Memory Ball, a fundraiser for memory loss and Alzheimer's research.

• Howard County

Columbia woman dancing in memory, and for Alzheimer's cure

Jean West Lewis has mastered a crowd-pleasing rumba. When the sultry sound of Michael Buble's rendition of a 1962 Italian hit, "Quando, Quando, Quando," fills the room April 12 at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel, the retired county schools employee will take the dance floor before a throng of 900 people who are already primed for what comes next.

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A. Lloyd Greene, 78, formerly of Carroll County

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Hazel MacMenamie, 87, of Sykesville

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Hazel MacMenamie, 87, of Sykesville

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Childhood cancer fundraiser remembers Keeley Imel [Ellicott City]

Calling all foodies! On Thursday, April 10, from 6 to 10 p.m., the St. Jude Hope in the Harbor Gala is cooking up inspiration to fight childhood cancer at Baltimore's American Visionary Art Museum.

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Beloved musical comes to Chapelgate stage [Marriottsville/Sykesville/Woodstock]

There's no business like show business at Chapelgate Christian Academy. Though smaller in size and resources than local public schools, it presents a consistently stellar spring musical. This year's production? "Annie Get Your Gun,"

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Irene L. Callahan, 91, formerly of Westminster