AGI: Insider News - September 2023

September 2023

September is World Alzheimer's Month

World Alzheimer’s Month unites individuals and organizations who dedicate their time toward education, sensitizing, and supporting existing efforts.

This year’s theme: Never Too Early, Never Too Late, encourages awareness at all stages of life. Given the continuous stigma and misinformation around Alzheimer’s and other dementias and the ever-growing numbers, it is crucial to recognize the risk factors as well as continuously treat those who have already been diagnosed.

AGI Welcomes YOU!

Whether you are living with dementia, caring for or close to someone affected by the disease, we invite you for an afternoon of information, education, fun and leisure.

We encourage you to come meet the AGI team, experience the incredible therapeutic programs we offer, and learn how the members of our team can best support YOU!

Join us this World Alzheimer’s Day to explore how we can support you EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.

Thursday, September 21, 2023

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Shana Tova!

Share the joy this Rosh Hashanah

and make a difference!

Purchase AGI's Rosh Hashanah cards and send your loved ones a beautiful, personalized e-card or printed card (for just $15 per card).

The funds raised will ensure AGI can continue to provide essential programs and services to people on our Montreal community affected by or living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.

Place your order by phone at 514-485-7233 or online below.

If you are sending more than 1 card, please call or email us.

Thank you for your generosity and Shana Tova !

Place your order before September 15, 2023

Order your cards today

Music Therapy:

The Ballad of Gordon Miller

Happy Birthday to Jean!

Gordon Miller has been virtually attending weekly individual music therapy sessions at AGI for over a year now. Gord loves to share stories about his life, which sparked the idea for him to compose an autobiographical song with the help of AGI’s music therapist over the course of their sessions together. The final result was a composition, “The Ballad of Gordon Miller”, which showcases and celebrates Gord’s professional and personal successes, while conveying messages of love and gratitude towards his wife and family. A recording of the song was lovingly gifted to his wife, Jean, on her 75th birthday, who listened while surrounded by close family members.

“[The music therapist] had told me that it was his own words. To hear the ballad finished was amazing and a wonderful keep sake.” – Gord’s wife, Jean

“My whole extended family listened to it together with my dad beaming with pride. It couldn’t have been a better birthday gift for my mother.” – Daughter of Gord and Jean

“I wanted to personally send you a very heartfelt thank you for the beautiful ballad you wrote with my dad in honor of my mom's birthday. It was absolutely beautiful, and we so appreciate your hard work and your time with my father” – Son of Gord and Jean

AGI in Partnership with Olymbec

• Player entry $150

• Non Player $50

• Buy-ins

• Prizes awarded to the top 3 finishers

• Licensed event

• Qualified Poker dealers

• Silent auction and raffle prizes

Play for a Winning Hand!

Reserve a Table

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Educational Webinars

Upcoming Webinar

Stigma and Dementia

Presented by:

Deborah O’Connor, MSW, PhD

Director of the Centre for Personhood in Dementia, Professor at UBC

Thursday, September 28, 2023

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Free | Online via Zoom

Past Webinar

AGI & You: A Guide to Caregiving and Support

AGI offers a range of programs for the person living with dementia and their families.

Find out more about our services and learn how you can benefit from AGI, whether as a caregiver or a person living with dementia.

Presented by:

Ainslie Quilliams (SCC) and Susana Alarcon (RT)

Watch

AGI webinars are open to the public and are not accredited courses.

No certificates are given.

Made possible through the generosity of the Lassner Learning Centre and the

Lindsay Memorial Foundation.

Previous Kids Workshop

Let's Talk About Dementia

On August 17^th, AGI held the first session of our newly developed workshop:

Let’s Talk About Dementia.

A diagnosis of dementia will impact family members in different ways, and may be difficult for children to understand the changes they see in their loved one. That is what inspired AGI to develop this workshop for kids aged 9 to 13, intended as an opportunity for both child and adult to learn together.

AGI counsellor and art therapist Karin Derouaux discussed the topic on CBC Let’s Go with Sabrina Marandola to bring awareness to the event. The full interview is available here.

Listen to the interview

The two-hour workshop was deemed a success by those who attended, one child demonstrated his newly acquired understanding of dementia and memory with a video available to view on our social media.

Donate Today

Your donation to AGI makes a difference in the lives of everyone affected by or living with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.

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Office Hours

Monday to Thursday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Friday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

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514-485-7233 | info@agiteam.org | www.agiteam.org

Alzheimer Groupe Inc (AGI) is a charitable organization that offers therapeutic programs to individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Additionally, AGI provides support services to families and professional care partners, focusing on best practices in dementia care, while sensitizing the community at large through education and awareness.