Frequently Asked Questions

Q. How much actually goes to research?
A. All of your original donation and over 80% of the interest it generates goes to Alzheimer's research.  The tiny amount of expenses incurred (less than $7,000 since 1999) are paid out of the interest income.  That amount is only 14% of the interest income.  

Q. How can I find out more about Alzheimer's Disease?
A. Numerous web sites have volumes of information on the disease.  Try www.ahaf.org, the web site of the American Health Assistance Foundation.

Q. Our club is in one of the Districts, but we have not been participating.  What can we do to get started?
A. While the eleven Districts have agreed to participate, the word is slow filtering down to some clubs.  Getting started is EASY.  Explain the CART program to the club.  In most areas, a CART spokesman can give a kickoff program. Pass a collection plate through the club meeting. (We will be glad to send you CART buckets to pass).  Quarterly, have the club treasurer  mail a check for the collected funds and send it to the District CART Board Member or to P.O. Box 1916, Sumter, SC 29151.

Q. This is a great project.  Although our Rotary Club is not in one of the project's districts, can we participate?
A. Of course (like a Rotary project would turn down a donation?).  In fact, several clubs in Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, New York, California, Maryland and Texas have participated in the past.  Send your collected funds to: CART Treasurer, P.O. Box 1916, Sumter, SC 29151.

Q. I'm not a Rotarian but this is something in which I would like to participate.  Can I?
A. Of course!  Send your donation to: CART Treasurer, P.O. Box 1916, Sumter, SC 29151.  If you would like to become a Rotarian, visit www.rotary.org. 

Q. Does a donation to CART help me become a Paul Harris Fellow?
A. Unfortunately, no.  At least not yet.  It is our dream to see CART adopted by Rotary International as a worldwide project.