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Dementia is Hell: Hells Canyon Car Cruise
AFTD Ambassador Scott Rose is hosting a car cruise on Labor Day weekend 2025 in Portland Oregon to raise funds and FTD awareness. The cruise will be a beautiful 5…
Bonnie Brae Classic
Tee up for a day of golf, camaraderie, and fun at the Bonnie Brae Classic with Zach Fenoglio and friends at Red Hawk Ridge Golf Club in Castle Rock, CO!…
2025 TD Five Boro Bike Tour
The AFTD-Team is an Official Charity Partner of the 2025 TD Five Boro Bike Tour, taking place on May 4! We’ve been allotted 10 guaranteed entries to the event. To…
AFTD 2025 Education Conference – Denver, CO and via Zoom
The AFTD 2025 Education Conference is coming to the Omni Interlocken Hotel on May 1-2, 2025! People diagnosed, care partners, families, friends, healthcare professionals, and researchers are invited to connect with people who understand…
Dueling Pianos for AFTD
Join us at Dueling Pianos for AFTD, a fundraising and awareness event hosted by AFTD volunteers Guy Margolin and Lauren Pelaia. This event is sponsored by the Flying Ivories and…
2025 Los Angeles Marathon
Join select AFTD staff and members of the local community as we bring greater FTD awareness to the surrounding Los Angeles area and raise funds to help people affected by…
Northern Fort Myers, FL In-Person Meet & Greet
Join and learn from others who understand the FTD journey at this in-person AFTD Meet & Greet event, hosted by AFTD volunteer Julie Moore. Email Julie at juliemoore2016@gmail.com to RSVP…
Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration: Moving Forward
Frontotemporal dementias are less well known than Alzheimer’s disease but account for over half of the cases of dementia in people younger than 65 years. The last few years have…
CME Webinar: At the Intersection of FTD and the Law
FTD can present with executive dysfunction, impulsivity, loss of empathy, apathy and disinhibition. At times, these symptoms can lead to interactions with police, whether responding to an incident at…
Penn FTD Center Annual Familial Conference: Uncovering the Genetics of FTD/ALS
AFTD is a bronze-level sponsor of the 2025 Penn FTD Center Annual Familial Conference, which will focus on the genetics of FTD/ALS. It will address topics for people living with,…
Sparks, Nev. In-Person Meet & Greet
AFTD Ambassador Scott Oxarart invites anyone impacted by FTD to join others on the FTD journey for a two-mile walk beginning at Nevada Veterans Memorial Plaza in Sparks starting at…
2025 Austin Marathon
Join select AFTD staff and members of the local community at the 2025 Austin Marathon as we bring greater FTD awareness to the surrounding Austin area and raise funds to…
Ohio Hybrid Caregiver Lunch and Learn: Frontotemporal Dementia
Bring a lunch and join AFTD Ambassador Judy Bearer for this lunch-and-learn event about frontotemporal degeneration (FTD), the most common cause of dementia in adults under 60 (though it can…
Seattle, Wash. Virtual Meet & Greet
Join and learn from others who understand the FTD journey at this virtual AFTD Meet & Greet event for people in Seattle, Wash., and its surrounding communities on Sunday, February…
Panera Bread Restaurant Giveback Fundraiser
Sandra Gonzalez-Morett and Alma Valencia are hosting a Restaurant Giveback Fundraiser at Panera Bread located at 300 N Brand Blvd, Glendale, CA 91203 on Friday February 7, 2025. This fundraiser…
Online Event – Genetics of FTD and Genetic Research
Join AFTD for the Alzheimer’s San Diego online panel discussion, in which Kim Jenny, MS, LCGC, AFTD’s Manager of Genetic Initiatives, and Dr. Alison Goate, Chair of the Department of…
FTD: The Other Dementia — Information Session in Plymouth, MN
AFTD Ambassador Nanci Anderson is hosting an FTD information session at the Plymouth Community Center in Plymouth, Minn. She will provide an overview of FTD and discuss resources available in…
AFTD Advocacy Webinar: Paving The Path Forward — Advancing AFTD’s Public Policy Priorities
Families living with FTD have significant unmet needs: access to quality dementia care, policies that are friendlier to unpaid caregivers, and a deeper public investment into disease-modifying treatments. In this…
4th Annual Babson Basketball Fundraiser Game
Spencer Cline and the Babson Men’s Basketball Team are hosting the 4th Annual Babson Basketball Fundraiser Game on Saturday, January 25, 2025. In the past three years, the team has…
Virtual Meet & Greet for MT, WY, ND, and SD
Join and learn from others who understand the FTD journey at this virtual AFTD Meet & Greet event for people in Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, and South Dakota on Saturday,…