COLUMBUS, Ohio – This is an important day in the battle against Alzheimer’s disease. A “purple-letter day,” if you will.
As part of Brain Awareness month the Junior Committee of the Central Ohio Alzheimer’s Association has designated today Wear Purple Day in Columbus to raise awareness of the disease which affects 24,000 people in Columbus.
“There are a number of folks who participate in our Junior Committee whose parents were diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s and are in their 50’s or early 60’s and are living with this disease, so a lot of our members are personally connected,” Matt Levering, the association’s development director, said.
The Junior Committe is also hosting a “happy hour” tonight from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. at Woodland’s Tavern, 1200 West Third Avenue.
The committee of young professionals, dedicated to raising awareness about Alzheimer’s and related dementias to people in their 20’s and 30’s meet for lunch on the first Friday of every month to hear lectures on a variety of topics related to the diseases and their treatments.
You can find out more at the association’s website or on Facebook.