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Announcements
Betsy is asking everyone to save small toiletries such as the shampoo and soap from hotels to donate for patients who are veterans.
Tom reported that the club has been invited to march in the Veterans’ Day parade, Sunday, Nov. 11 (a sign-up sheet will be passed) and also that he found the club flag!
Elizabeth circulated a sympathy card for the family of Nelson Crook, who passed away last week.
From District Governor Bill Tennant
November promises to be very busy with three great events:
First we have our annual Providence Bruins Night at the Dunkin Center in Providence on November 9th.
Next we have a “Nuts and Bolts” seminar on November 10th at Whites of Westport from 8am to 2pm. This basic training will be offered to all Rotarians.
Last but certainly not least We will be having our annual Foundation Dinner at the Rosebrook Event Center in Wareham on November 15th.
We look forward to seeing our old and new Rotary friends at these events because thefellowship we get is as important as the learning.
Happy Bucks
Elizabeth Candas, for her birthday
Gene Corl, for Herb’s birthday and for his granddaughter’s most recent goal
Spencer Saitz, who wants to give away as many geese as he can
Jim Buchanan, whose daughter is going to have a baby girl
Russell Bertrand, in honor of his 41st anniversary and his recent trip to West Virginia
Sandy Cutting who just returned from a cruise to Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Quebec
Chris VanHemelrijck, who recently traveled to the Azores and who has a new job at Thundermist
Lori Horton, in honor of her birthday
PROGRAM
Speaker: Alison Tarzwell, introduced by Beth Leconte
Alison (Ali) is a motivational speaker and also has a business digitally preserving photos. Her topic was Alzheimer’s Disease, an overview and some updates on current research.
Alzheimer’s is the most common cause of dementia. Although it is most often found in people over 65, two hundred thousand people in the U. S. have early-onset Alzheimer’s. People with Down syndrome are more likely to get Alzheimer’s than most other people, because the genetic abnormality that leads to Down syndrome is also associated with Alzheimer’s. It is estimated that 50% of people with Down syndrome get Alzheimer’s by 50 years of age.
Research on Alzheimer’s is being conducted in Rhode Island at Butler Hospital and Rhode Island Hospital. Ali is participating as a volunteer in a study at Massachusetts General Hospital to test the potential impact on Alzheimer’s of a vaccine, ACI 24. The vaccine does not cure Alzheimer’s but potentially reduces its symptoms and slows the progression of the disease. Ali has committed to 21 appointments at MGH and 7 injections of either the vaccine or a placebo. (Because the study is double-blind, neither she nor the physicians know whether she is getting the vaccine or the placebo.)
Ali informed the club that she is also available to talk about living with Down syndrome.
