Charity Spotlight: The Alzheimer Society of Ireland
Who they are
The Alzheimer Society of Ireland (ASI) is the leading dementia specific service provider in Ireland. Fundraising is an extremely important source of revenue for the Society. Without it we would not be able to provide support services to people with dementia and their families across Ireland. The Society must raise €3.4 million every year in order to keep the services we have open and to fund new initiatives and best practice in dementia care.
The Alzheimer Society of Ireland works across the country in the heart of local communities providing dementia specific services and supports and advocating for the rights and needs of all people living with dementia and their carers.
Our vision is an Ireland where people on the journey of dementia are valued and supported.
Why they started
Winifred Bligh and Imelda Gillespie met in January 1982, as they had a sister and husband respectively diagnosed with forms of dementia. As carers they found that not only were they unable to access even the most basic information about Alzheimer’s disease or dementia but that information, support, and facilities for families were non-existent. From this first meeting they founded The Alzheimer Society of Ireland (ASI) and set about changing the landscape of dementia care in Ireland forever. The full history of our establishment and development can be read here on our website
What they do
The Alzheimer Society of Ireland provide a wide range of services to people at all stages of their journey with dementia including daycare, homecare and dementia advisers.
The Alzheimer Society of Ireland also operates the Alzheimer National Helpline offering information and support to anyone affected by dementia on 1800 341 341.
Our wide range of services can be seen and searched here on our website
What are they are doing in marathon
The Vhi Women’s Mini Marathon is the largest women’s event of its kind in the world. It’s always a fantastic event with so many people taking part representing The Alzheimer Society of Ireland and fundraising on our behalf. We hope this year will be no different.
Join #TeamASI for June 4th. Fill in your details on the form on the webpage through the link below so we can support you with your fundraising.
Contact Jarlath on jarlath.coyle@alzheimer.ie if you have any questions.
We will have a base in Dublin City Centre on the day of the mini marathon. We'd love to meet you all there. You can leave your belongings while you go to run or walk the mini marathon and join us for some well-earned refreshments afterwards.
Fundraise Online
Givengain are the official online fundraising partner of the Vhi Womens Mini Marathon. You can create a Givengain fundraising page for The Alzheimer Society of Ireland under our official Givengain campaign page here.
You can personalise your GivenGain page, tell the story of why you are fundraising and share it on your social media to spread your fundraising message. Collect donations from all over the world and the money is transferred automatically to us, so you don’t have to handle cash or make a transfer. You can easily generate a QR code linking to your page to make it even easier for people to donate.