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When the one we love who has dementia seems distant and lost, the magic of art often provides the perfect venue for communication and expression. Through Memories in the Making©, individuals with Alzheimer's disease express with watercolor what they can no longer communicate with words. Even if only for a moment, memories stored deep within are resurrected. When someone with Alzheimer's disease is given the opportunity to paint a memory, amazing things happen.
Memories in the Making© is a weekly art program sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association and hosted in assisted living communities, nursing facilities and adult day programs around the Chapter’s bi-state service area.
Groups of 5 to 10 individuals are led by a trained, experienced volunteer artist and a facility staff person for a one-hour weekly art session.
Designed as a celebration of the lives and voices of the people involved in the Memories in the Making© program and as a fundraiser for the Alzheimer’s Association Heart of America Chapter, the annual Art Auction showcases the artwork produced over the year.
The 2007 Art Auction will be held Friday, April 20 at The Liberty Memorial in Kansas City.
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Please mark your calendar
For the 4th Annual
Memories in the Making
Art Auction
Friday, April 20
6:00 to 8:00 PM
Liberty Memorial
100 West 26th Street
Kansas City, MO
Co-Chairs
Mary and Alan Atterbury
Ann Dickinson
An array of elegant hors d’oeuvres and cocktails will be served.
$100 per person.
For more information about the Memories in the Making© program or Art Auction, please call Matt Dehaemers at 913-831-3888.
» Purchase tickets now to the Art Auction.
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