World Alzheimer's Day 2000 - page 4
Using the media has taken some groups activities to a much wider audience. The Alzheimer's Association of the Dominican Republic arranged for two national TV stations to visit two families and make a documentary about dealing with Alzheimer's disease at home. The programme has been so successful that they are still showing it on national TV - sometimes even twice a day! The Polish Alzheimer's Association invited the actor who plays the role of a person with dementia on TV to their street campaign hit Yarmouk Well-Aging Association secured press releases in the three main daily newspapers - a first in Syria.
World Alzheimer's Day is an excellent day to launch things. AUDAS in Uruguay officially inaugurated their day centre whilst Egypt opened up a new branch in Mansoura. Alzheimer's Scotland - Action on Dementia launched their first Polish Outreach Service and information for caregivers in a variety of other languages. And the Medical Missionaries of Mary in Arusha, Tanzania have launched a dementia project with money raised from Alzheimer's Society of British Colombia, Canada annual climb up Mount Kilimanjaro!
Finally, as the Czech Alzheimer Society held their annual concert, the Pan Cyprian Committee of Alzheimer Disease concluded 8 days of activities with a Gala Dinner Dance, which was attended by national and local Government representatives. The Greek Alzheimer Association held a ceremony in the Great Hall at Aristotle University. Residents in several nursing homes in Turkey 'remembered old Istanbul' through paintings - 23 of which were selected for an exhibition that opened on 21 September.
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