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Basketball Game Raises Alzheimer Awareness

Inaugural Exceptional Senior All-Star Basketball Game raises Alzheimer’s awareness, donations

Knox basketball coach, Bay Shore native and St. John’s legend Gordon Thomas has run the Alzheimer’s All-Star Basketball Classic every fall since his father, John Thomas Sr., died in 2010 after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Come October, he will have spent 16 years raising money and awareness for a disease that impacts millions of Americans. Read the Newsday article here.

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At the Long Island Alzheimer's and Dementia Center, our mission is to improve the quality of life for those living with Alzheimer’s disease and related forms of dementia, and their caregivers. We actively work to achieve this mission through research-based programming for all stages of Alzheimer’s, Caregiver Support Groups, in-home respite solutions, transportation options, and additional services.

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