VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AT ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION UTAH CHAPTER
The Alzheimer's Association Utah Chapter 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 is accomplishing this mission through its
programs and fundraising events which rely heavily on volunteers. There are a
variety of opportunities for becoming involved.
Form a Team
for the Memory Walk at your office or with your family and friends.
Gather a group of 2-50 individuals that will create a creative, competitive
team, collect pledges and have fun doing it all for the Alzheimer's
Association.
Join an Event
Committee and get a piece of the action as you help plan an event
from its conception to its successful completion. The Alzheimer's Association
relies on volunteer committees for all of its fundraising events.
Volunteer as
an Event Chair for any of the our annual events. If you are a fun,
creative, go getter, we need you to be a leader in helping make the
Memory Walks, "An Evening to Remember" Auction Gala, a golf
tournament , and Alzheimer's Remembrance Ceremony a success.
Become a Helpline
Volunteer and help the Alzheimer's Association provide support and
information to people affected by Alzheimer's.
Support the Office
Staff by volunteering to help with the filing, mailing, and miscellaneous
event-related activities.
Be a Community
Outreach Volunteer and helps us offer information and programs in
your community on Alzheimer's by facilitating a support group, staffing
a health fair booth, and much, much more.
Be a Safe Return
Advocate by creating safe return station at various locations, speak
to your local law enforcement about Alzheimer's disease and how they
can help.
Be on our Speakers
Bureau we always need qualified individuals to speak to various
groups and organizations about Alzheimer's disease.
We will provide
training.
10 Ways You Can Give to the Alzheimer's Association Utah Chapter
- The Founder's Society: Include the Utah Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association in your
will or trust. Sample bequest language is:
"I give, devise and bequeath¬¬_____ [Insert written amount of gift, percentage of the
estate, or description of property] to the Utah Chapter of the Alzheimer's Disease and Related
Disorders Association, Inc. (Alzheimer's Association) located at 845 East 4800 South, Suite 120,
SLC, UT 84107 for its unrestricted use and purpose."
Notify us of your bequest and you will automatically be included in this group of our most
committed supporters. Please call for further information.
- Planned Gifts: Name us as beneficiary of a life insurance policy or retirement plan. Or ask
about a Charitable Gift Annuity, a gift that enables you to meet your charitable goals, provides
you with stable lifetime payments and can offer immediate tax savings.
- Donation: The most immediate way to show you care. Make checks payable to
Alzheimer's Association Utah Chapter or call us about a credit card donation.
- Online donation: Go to the national Alzheimer's Association web site (www.alz.org/donate)
and designate your gift for local chapter use by selecting the Utah Chapter before making
your donation online.
- Memorials & Tribute Gifts: Make a gift in honor or memory of a loved one.
- Matching Gift Program: If your company has a program, double your support.
- Employee Giving Programs: Programs like Community Health Charities Utah and United Way are
methods which you can use to designate your gift—through an automatic paycheck
withdrawal—to the Alzheimer's Association Utah Chapter. As a proud member of Community
Health Charities Utah, you can call our office to start a CHC campaign at your workplace.
- Memory Walk & Events: Take steps to end Alzheimer's by forming a team which
raises funds and participates in the annual Utah Memory Walk. Volunteer committees
plan and execute the event and you can help there too. The annual "An Evening to Remember" Gala
fundraising dinner each Spring is another event you won't want to miss.
- Sponsorship of the Association: Your organization can sponsor events; purchase a
table at our annual Gala; donate items for Silent Auctions, prizes and incentives for
high performing Memory Walk teams, or to be sold to benefit the Utah Chapter of the
Alzheimer's Association. Provide a year-long, ongoing sponsorship by assisting with
the general administrative expenses involved in providing all the programs and
supportive services. These donations will be recognized and public relations
activities may be coordinated for maximum mutual benefit.
- Affinity programs: Enroll at www.tricordia.com/AlzUtah.go and support the Utah Chapter
by shopping at participating local merchants or through online purchases. At no extra
cost to you, a merchant rebate—or donation—is made to benefit our Association.
For more information on giving to the Utah Chapter of the Alzheimer´s Association, contact our office at 1-800-371-6694.
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