I had not realized that yesterday was World Alzheimer's Day, a day intended to raise awareness of that terrible degenerative disease that afflicts so many people worldwide. It was a day marked with educational programs, government events, walkathons, and parties.

Yes, you read that correctly -- parties.

Why celebrate Alzheimer's disease? Well, that isn't the purpose of the "Purple Parties", friends. Rather, they are intended to raise money for research into Alzheimer's disease, in the hopes of curing and preventing it.

And you can still help. You can throw a Purple Party to help find a cure for Alzheimer's disease.

Here's what you need to do.

Visit the website at http://www.actionalz.org/fundraising/, or at one of the above links.

Register your party on the website. If you commit to raising at least $150, you will even receive a party kit to help you plan your party and supply your guests with important information about Alzheimer's disease.

If you can hold it by September 30, all funds raised will be matched by the Harrah's Foundation, so all gifts are doubled.

But the best thing is that you will be working towards a cure for a disease that has taken loved ones and heroes from us all, so that in the future no one will have to fade away into the misty twilight of mental decline that is Alzheimer's disease.

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