Alzheimer Mexico - Learn and Act

Hello, dear friends! It is a great pleasure to share with you our new activity report for August, September and October. This was a period full of activities with very important events, which we are delighted to share with you.

Let's start with August, when we celebrate Grandpa's Day on the 28th. In addition to being a very important date for us to celebrate the elderly, we had the great news of having won a donation from Fundación CIE. We had a big celebration party organized by the Junta de Asistencia Privada (JAP) with many other organizations. Thank you all for your trust!

As part of our cognitive stimulation activities, we visited the Papalote Museum on August 30, a museum focused on learning, communication and working together through interactive exhibitions of science, technology and art. We had a great time!

In September, we celebrate World Alzheimer's Month, participating in interviews in different media and supporting awareness of the disease. On the 21st, World Alzheimer's Day, we held our annual Alzheimer Learn and Act event, in partnership with the government of Mexico City, through the Instituto para el Envejecimiento Digno (Institute for Dignified Aging).

This year the famous Post-it® brand of 3M Company participated in the event with a pleasant activity of writing a thought with which you would like to be remembered, thanks to the alliance built through Fondo Unido Mexico. Also many of 3M's collaborators were volunteers who supported the other stands. Merz Pharma also joined the event with the campaign “Lazos para Recordar” (Ties to Remember), promoting Akatinol, indicated for people with Alzheimer's disease, and exercises for cognitive stimulation.

In the other stands the attendees could participate in exercises of physical and mental activation, and the caregivers received guidance on many topics of care: practical advice in the home, for nutrition, information on abuse and forms of abuse prevention, advice on public institutions of social assistance, talks on legal aspects, all in 15 different information spaces. In addition, of course, we do our traditional formation of the human brain, to continue giving visibility to the cause at large.

In September, we also celebrated Mexico. We had the presence of mariachis and the group Ballet Folklórico Huitzitzilin, coordinated by professor Gisela Rivera Márquez, who donated her time and talent for this party. We ate the famous pozole, sang and danced a lot. Long live Mexico!

As part of our day center activities, once a month we conduct family support groups to provide guidance on dementias and self-care. On this occasion, we would especially like to thank Ms. Erika Mendoza for the interesting talk on "General Legal Foundations for Decision Making" on Monday, September 9.

Continuing the educational activities, on September 23rd we started new training groups for educators who work with older adults and are part of important government programs. We are especially grateful to Fundación Gentera, A.C. for funding this project.

Finally, in October, we will celebrate our 15th anniversary of the foundation. Throughout this time, Alzheimer Mexico has benefited more than 600 families in direct support and thousands of people with its events, training and counseling. We want to recognize the important work of its founders, including Mrs. Lilia Maria Groues del Mazo, and all of our donors, volunteers, allies, beneficiaries, collaborators, all of whom are a fundamental part of this story.

We would like to inform that in addition to the events and courses, we continue with our integral attention through the 6 programs: Social Work, Nursing, Management, Psychology, Physical Therapy and Nutrition. We invite more families who know our model of care and come closer, for guidance and support.

We want to invite you to continue supporting the treatment of dementia with your important donation and invite your family and friends to support Alzheimer Mexico I.A.P. as well. In this way, we can continue to be a life hope for families. Thank you very much!

Links:

• Alzheimer - Learn and Act
• Campana Post-it #SigoSiendoYo

For Alzheimer Mexico, I.A.P. it is a great pleasure to share with our donors and allies our report of activities for the months of May, June and July. We are pleased to share with you the activities carried out during this period so you can feel part of them, since your support contributes to the daily operation of our foundation.

In May we celebrate one of the most important dates in the Mexican calendar: Mother's Day. In Alzheimer Mexico we recognize the importance of this date and the role of mothers in our family. More than 80% of our beneficiaries are women and they were the heads of families who deserve recognition for the great work they have done. For this reason, on May 10th we celebrated it in a big way with the presence of Fundación Azteca, A.C., which brought us a delicious cake and live music to sing and dance.

On May 23^rd we closed our book drive "Reading is Remembering", which was announced on our Facebook page and we would like to send a special hug to the people who volunteered donated books and magazines. Thank you very much! We would also like to thank the students at Bachilleres 57 for their visit and their donation.

On the third Monday of each month, we hold our support group, a space to provide advice and information to caregivers and relatives of people with dementia, coordinated by the Psychology Program. On May 20th we discussed the theme "Gerontological Approach centered on the Caregiver of People with Cognitive Impairment", with Esperanza Cruz Rodríguez, and on June 17th “Keys to overcoming obstacles”, with the Day Center Psychologist, Graciela Zermeño. For July 15^th, we expect the Victoria Dana´s conference, author of the book "Las palabras perdidas (The missing words)".

As a complement to cognitive and motor stimulation activities, Alzheimer Mexico organizes tours to different spaces, to stimulate walking, language, memory, among other important cognitive abilities.

So, on May 31^th, we went to the Museum of History of Tlalpan to see the exhibition "Rituals Eros Tanatos", by the author Octavio Gomez. In this guided tour we had a different perspective of the human body. Very interesting walk! In addition, on June 26th, we visited the Jumex Museum, in a beautiful exhibition with giant and colorful objects. Thanks Jumex for the tickets!

On June 12, the student Hugo Soto from Universidad Iberoamericana, as part of his social service activities, organized a workshop on cognitive stimulation through touch. The beneficiaries with their eyes closed, tried to guess what material they were touching, feeling and sharing sensations. Thanks for the support, Hugo!

June is also a special month, on the 13th we celebrate Father's Day and on this occasion, we also celebrate the birthday of the founder and former president of Alzheimer's Mexico, I.A.P., Ms. Lilia María Groues del Mazo. As always, the party was very fun, we ate a delicious cake and there was a gift for everyone. Congratulations!

In the institution, we provide comprehensive and multidisciplinary care through six programs: Social Work, Nursing, Physical Therapy, Psychology, Management and Nutrition. In March we participated in the Fund for Support and Improvement of the Infrastructure of the Private Assistance Board of CDMX through which we have restructured the kitchen to provide a better service, always. The reopening of the new space was celebrated in a big way, with delicious sandwiches, cake and live music. Cheeeeers!

In July and August, we will be working to renew our image in Global Giving and we have new ideas and projects that can only come true with the support of our alliances that trust in our work. We want to invite you to keep supporting the dementia treatment with your important donation and to invite your family and friends to support Alzheimer México I.A.P. as well.

And remember: “Starting at 9:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, July 18, GlobalGiving is putting up $130K in matching funds for donations of $100 and above. The higher the donation, the higher the match!”

You are very important to us! Please, don´t forget it! 

Links:

• Alzheimer Mexico, I.A.P. en Salud Tv
• Alzheimer Mexico, I.A.P. en el Programa Somos Hermanos