The Alzheimer's community is faced with the hard reality of this disease and the questions that come with it. It's an unspoken truth that we all make memories to, one day, be the ones sitting in our rocking chairs and sharing them with our grandchildren...What kind of world allows for that one simple joy to be stripped away from us? What's the point in life if these incredible men and women can't even remember those that they love the most? We believe that the point of life is not to remember it all in the end. It is to live for others so that they will remember you, and your memory can live on through them. In the same respect, we have a responsibility to remember the lives of these incredible individuals. That way, for as long as they forget, we will always remember them.
What are you donating towards? The Day By Day Project envisions a world where extraordinary moments of remembrance and connection become ordinary for care partners and families. Since memories are rooted rhythmically in the brain, and this skill is preserved throughout dementia, engaging with a familiar song can serve as that powerful tool that spurs remembrance and connection for people with dementia, even when motor and verbal skills decline. Thus, we believe the best way to preserve quality of life in care communities is to integrate music into daily care routines.
Our Memory Disco Packages remove the neurological and accessibility barriers to using music in dementia care communities. The use of the Memory Disco allows for maximal focus on the music despite the reducing attention span associated with dementia and is tailored to meet each participant's individual hearing needs. Most importantly, any care partner can now have an accessible way to create easy and engaging group programming in just minutes! With your help, we can continue to donate these packages throughout the community. Here's to making new memories with our Memory DIsco programs :)
The Day By Day Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and your donation is tax-deductible to the full extent permitted by law. Our EIN is 30-1274504 and you will receive a donor acknowledgment letter via email. Necklaces will be sent out via mail every Monday and you will receive your necklace within a week of your donation.
www.daybydayproject.org/memorydisco
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1st The Kemper House $968.44 raised 22 donations
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2nd Kaylie Glenn $771.91 raised 8 donations
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3rd Stephanie Lunz $662.46 raised 15 donations
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4th David Manguiat $398.78 raised 9 donations
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5th Rita Suzawa $334.83 raised 11 donations
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6th Tim Pitts $329.09 raised 6 donations
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