NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING, NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
The National Institute on Aging (NIA), one of the 27 Institutes and Centers of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) at the US Department of Health and Human Services, leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life. In 1974 Congress granted authority to establish NIA to provide leadership in aging research, training, health information dissemination and other programs relevant to aging and older people. Subsequently, the Institute was designated as the primary federal agency for Alzheimer’s disease research.

The NIA supports the Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center. This service offers information and publications on diagnosis, treatment, patient care, caregiver needs, long-term care, education and training, and research related to Alzheimer’s disease. Staff members answer telephone, e-mail and written requests, and make referrals to local and national resources. The ADEAR website offers free, online publications in English and Spanish; e-mail alerts and an online Alzheimer’s-focused newsletter; an AD clinical trials database listing studies seeking the public’s participation; the AD Library database; a listing of the NIA’s Alzheimer’s Disease Centers around the United States; and more.

Dr. Richard J. Hodes, MD, Director of the National Institute on Aging

Marcelle Morrison-Bogorad, PhD, directs the Institute’s Division of Neuroscience, which provided technical advice on the films, and whose portfolio of basic, translational and clinical research on Alzheimer’s disease is featured throughout the films.

For more information:
www.nia.nih.gov/Alzheimers
800-438-4380 (toll-free)

Media contact:
NIA Office of Communications and Public Liaison
301-496-1752
nianews3@mail.nih.gov

ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION
The Alzheimer’s Association® is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care, support and research. Our 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. The Alzheimer’s Association® has 77 local chapters, more than 300 points of services, a toll-free helpline available 24/7 and a vast website to help accomplish its vision of a world without Alzheimer’s.

Harry Johns, President and CEO

For more information:
www.alz.org
800-272-3900 (toll-free)

Media contact:
Erin Heintz
312-335-5796
erin.heintz@alz.org

FIDELITY® CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
The Fidelity® Charitable Gift Fund (“Gift Fund”), an independent public charity with a donor-advised fund program, was established by Fidelity Investments® in 1991. The purpose of the Gift Fund is to further the American tradition of philanthropy by providing programs that make charitable giving simple and effective. As of Dec. 31, 2008, more than 55,000 donors have recommended grants totaling more than $9 billion to over 129,000 nonprofit organizations nationwide since the Gift Fund’s inception. The Gift Fund is the third largest public charity, as ranked in The Philanthropy 400, by The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Oct. 30, 2008 (based on contributions from individuals, foundations and corporations).

Sarah C. Libbey, President

For more information or to speak to a Charitable Planning Specialist, call the Fidelity® Charitable Gift Fund at 1-800-682-4438, or visit our web site at CharitableGift.org.

For Fidelity® Charitable Gift Fund (Non-Media inquiries):
2 Seaport Lane, Mailzone ZE7, Boston, MA 02210

For more information:
Media Requests: (617) 563-5800

GEOFFREY BEENE GIVES BACK® ALZHEIMER’S INITIATIVE
The Geoffrey Beene Gives Back® Alzheimer’s Initiative is philanthropy with an attitude. Funded by the Geoffrey Beene designer menswear brand, the Alzheimer’s Initiative is dedicated to “getting ahead of the future” with a wake-up call to the 76 million baby boomers in the direct impact zone of a pending epidemic that will bankrupt our healthcare system. The Initiative works to generate public awareness around the importance of early diagnosis and treatment, clinical trials, life planning, and bio-ethical and quality-of-life issues related to early stage Alzheimer’s.

The parent sponsor, Geoffrey Beene, LLC, is an innovative philanthropic business model where all the net profits of the company support critical causes. To date, Geoffrey Beene LLC has committed close to $150,000,000 for research across diseases, as well as to signature solutions around educational and societal issues.

Meryl Comer, President

For more information:
Telephone: 301-942-6655
email: alzheimers@geoffreybeene.com