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Support the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative by making a bid on an auction quilt. The July 2009 "Slow & Silent" Auction runs from July 1 to 10pm (EDT) July 10. Please bid generously, all profits are used to fund Alzheimer's research.


Alzheimer's Quilts to Be Shown in Roscommon, MI
"Alzheimer's: Forgetting Piece by Piece," the 52-quilt exhibit about Alzheimer's disease, will be on display June 26 - July 1 at the Good Shepherd United Methodist Church of the North at 149 W. Robinson Lake Road in Roscommon, Michigan.

This extraordinary exhibit will be open to the public during these times:
June 26: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. - 8 p.m.
June 27: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
June 29: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. - 8 p.m.
June 30: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. - 8 p.m.
July 1: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Alzheimer's: Forgetting Piece by Piece books and CDs will be offered for sale at the show.

This incredibly moving exhibit has been seen by more than 200,000 people across the country. Don't miss this opportunity.

For more information: Email Martha Clapp or Good Shepherd Church. Or call the church office at 989 275-5577.

Quilted Post Card Sale

Bring in Summer with a quilted post card as you help fund a cure for Alzheimer's. Give a unique gift or keep it for yourself. Fixed price, buy it now, first come/first served. As soon as we get new ones, they'll be added to the mix.

Get Your Copy HERE!
Or, purchase your copy at venues hosting the "Alzheimer's: Forgetting Piece By Piece" exhibit. Each of the 52 quilts in the exhibit has a 2-page spread, in full color. See the beautiful quilts, read the story behind them, and learn about Alzheimer's.

All profit from the sale of this book is donated to Alzheimer's research.
(Tissue sold separately.)
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Thanks,
Ami Simms,
Founder & Executive Director

Forty-four of the artists whose quilts travel in the exhibit "Alzheimer's: Forgetting Piece by Piece" have been featured in "Quilters’ S.O.S. - Save Our Stories," an oral history project of The Alliance for American Quilts. Learn about the stories behind these amazing quilts and the women who made them.



Listen to Ami's interview about the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative on Coping With Caregiving with Jacqueline Marcell, author of Elder Rage.