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SMASH Alzheimer’s
A new grassroots effort is underway to raise additional funds for The CART Fund. Rotarian John Whitwell of Augusta, GA, is passionate about helping find a cure for this disease and has enlisted his family and friends to help him “Smash Alzheimer’s.” Whitwell has created a website and encourages individuals or clubs to “smash” something […]
read moreRotary Club of Fort Mill (SC) Raises $30,000 for The CART Fund!
The Rotary Club of Fort Mill recently presented Rotary District 7750 Governor Carol Burdette a check for $30K for Alzheimer’s Research Grants from proceeds from their 2018 gala to support The CART Fund. This club is helping District Governor Carol’s vision of donating $100K to The CART Fund this year. In fact, she promised to shave her […]
read moreRotary Club of Murphy (NC) Coin Dump
The Rotary Club of Murphy (NC-D7670) recently collected change from members and the community and scheduled a “Coin Dump” at one of their regular meetings. The result was more than $1,100 collected for The CART Fund. They challenge other Rotary clubs to do the same and post the results using #CARTFundCoinDump on social media. […]
read moreCART Awards Five Grants Totaling $700,000 for 2018
Dr. Terrance Town Liz and Ash Rothein Research Grant – $250,000 – Terrence Town, PhD, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, “Targeting IRAK-M/NF-kappB signaling for innate immune removal of Alzheimer’s amyloid-β” Dr. Nicola Allen Grant – $112,500 – Nicola Allen, PhD, Salk Institute California, La Jolla, CA, […]
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