2025 Annual Meeting of The CART Fund "Thirty Years of Service" Celebration at Hilton Charlotte Airport (2800 Coliseum Centre Dr), Charlotte, NC

THURSDAY, June 12 (5:30-6:30pm): We are excited to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of The CART Fund with a special reception being underwritten by generous sponsors. The event is open to anyone who would like to attend at no charge, but registration is required.  All guests will receive a special commemorative gift in honor of the 30th Anniversary Celebration.   Group dinners with the researchers ("Dutch treat") will be held at local restaurants immediately following.  Business/Rotary attire

FRIDAY, June 13 (10am-3pm): A record $2 million in grants will be awarded in 2025, and we will introduce the six researchers who were selected for funding.  The event will include special guest speakers and a panel discussion about Alzheimer's research. The cost to attend the Annual Meeting is $50 per person and includes lunch. Payment must be made in advance through DACdb. Special registration links are available for non-Rotarians or they can be added as guests to Rotarian registrations.  The event will be streamed online for FREE for anyone who cannot attend in person but wants to hear from our researchers, with a zoom link provided the day before.  The "Annual Meeting" of the Board of Directors will be held 8:30-9:30am immediately prior to the regular meeting. Exact agenda TBA.   Business/Rotary attire

Special thanks to our sponsors: District 7680 Governor Kevin Kendrick, CART President Carol Burdette, Rotary Club of Anderson (SC)

Discounted hotel room block is available at the Hilton Charlotte Airport of $149 per night while space is available and includes complimentary self-parking. Click here to reserve a room. 

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After a record fundraising year and an increased number of grant applications, the Executive Committee of The CART Fund, under the direction and advice of the Scientific Review Panel, has announced the organization awarded a record $1.4 million in Alzheimer's research grants in 2024.

The top award, the Roger Ackerman Memorial Grant for $300,000, was presented to Ana Griciuc, Ph.D., from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Her project is titled “Utilizing CD33-targeting antisense oligonucleotides to reduce Alzheimer’s Disease Pathology.”

The next award, the Dr. John Trojanowski Memorial Grant for $300,000, was presented to Amy Nelson, Ph.D., from Gulf Coast Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. Her research will focus on “Determining the role of caldesmon in MCI/AD pericyte vascular function."

 

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Would you be interested in joining an online-only Rotary club dedicated to supporting Coins For Alzheimer's Research Trust (CART) and Alzheimer's Association to find a cure for Alzheimer's disease?

They are looking for more "People of Action" to help them create this cause-based club!

The group meets the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 5pm (EST) via zoom. You can join them online to learn more at www.alzclub.com???????

We are excited to partner with Civic Swag in Georgia to provide additional CART branded items for our volunteers. Additionally, Civic Swag, a business owned by a Rotarian in Milledgeville, GA, has agreed to be an in-kind donor of social media tools and marketing services to assist us in sharing our message.

You can visit their website and learn more here!

THANK YOU to everyone who continues to support The CART Fund as a recurring donor and as a member of the newly-created "Roger Ackerman Circle." 

We are so excited to offer this limited-edition lapel pin for donors who commit to a recurring donation of a minimum of $5/month via our online donor portal!  If you have already enrolled but haven't yet received your pin, please let us know so we can make arrangements to present it soon!

If you haven't signed up yet, you still can! Just go to mycartfund.org to make a contribution & select “recurring gift” (monthly, quarterly or annually)