Get your holiday shopping done and benefit the Alzheimer’s Foundation!

In the spirit of the holiday season, I have a great suggestion for you. Instead of braving the shopping malls looking for holiday gifts, why not do your holiday shopping online at the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America’s eStore? All proceeds from your purchases at the AFA eStore benefit the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, which in turn benefits Alzheimer’s patients nationwide.

Alzheimer’s is a destructive disease, both to its victims and to its families. I have seen first hand how disabling it can be to its victims, and how much heartbreak it can cause for families. Watching a person that you have known and loved for years become a person you hardly know is devastating.

As destructive as Alzheimer’s is, and as much as a cure needs to be found, care for Alzheimer’s patients must not be overlooked (or underfunded) either. I can’t imagine what a nightmare living with Alzheimer’s must be, and until there is a cure patients needs to be taken care of as well as possible. The Alzheimer’s Foundation keeps this in mind, and puts any proceeds from your holiday gift purchases at their eStore to the proper use for both long term (the search for a cure) and short term (immediate patient care) benefits.

This holiday season, instead of fighting crowds and scouring every shopping mall in a 100 mile radius for the perfect gift, why not make your purchases online at the AHS eStore? Both you and your gift recipients can feel good that your purchase benefitted an important organization fighting against one of the most destructive diseases of the modern era.

It seems that lately a big trend in gift giving is making a donation to a charitable cause in the name of the gift recipient. Why not just make a donation in your loved one’s name to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America? Tuck a note in a card telling them about your gift. Because isn’t that what the holiday season is really about (or really should be about)?