CART Coins for Alzheimer’s. CART Coins for Alzheimer’s Research Trust.

CART

Coins for Alzheimer’s

CART

Bruce Baker

District CART Chair

Rotary Club of Pleasantburg

CART

Coins for Alzheimer’s

Research Trust

The Enemy

What CART Does/Is

• Started in 1995 – Organized in 1996

• 12 Grants for Research for $2,750,000

• 2 More Grants in May

• Allows Seed Money for Cutting Edge Research

Alzheimer’s Facts

• Every 70 Seconds – Diagnosed with AD in U.S.

• As young as 18• 1 in 8 over 65 & nearly ½ over 85 affected• 500,000 under 65 living with AD or

dementia• Estimated 80,000 with AD or dementia in

South Carolina• Will Bankrupt Gov’t. Medicare-Medicaid

before 2050

How to Support CART

• Put the “Blue Buckets” out so Members can contribute – bills can float into bucket

• Get Matching Sponsors

• Send checks Quarterly to: – CART

203 Wild Ridge Ln.Greer, SC 29650

• Payable to The CART Fund, Inc.

www.CARTFund.org