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Colgate Men's Basketball Team Looks to Slam Dunk Alzheimers

Mon, Feb 14, 2011

On Sunday Colgate's Cotterell Court will be awash in purple as the men's basketball team takes on both Bucknell and Alzheimers Disease. Game time is 2 p.m.

Colgate Men's Basketball Team Looks to Slam Dunk Alzheimers

On Sunday, the Colgate Men’s Basketball team and Beta Theta Pi fraternity will host the first “Slam Dunk Alzheimer’s” event in conjunction with an important Patriot League game against Bucknell at 2 p.m. Purple is the official color of the Alzheimer’s Association,  so free admission will be granted  to anyone wearing a purple shirt in support of “Dunking Alzheimer’s”.

The game will have special meaning for Colgate head Coach Emmett Davis. He lost his father last March after a long  battle with his own cognitive deterioration.

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There will also be tee shirts commemorating the event available  for a donation of any amount to the Alzheimer’s Association.

Former Colgate All-American and recently retired NBA player, Adonal Foyle, has graciously provided his autographed Orlando Magic Jersey to be raffled during the game for the Alzheimer’s cause.  One hundred percent of the donations will go directly to  Alzheimer’s to accelerate research and move closer to a cure. 

The men’s basketball team will be wearing  the shirts during warm- ups as we “Rain Purple” on the Bison of Bucknell. The first 500 people admitted will receive “Slam Dunk Alzheimer’s “ stickers.

There will be a representative from the Alzheimer’s Association on hand to answer questions about the disease and to educate us all on early detection, diagnosis and treatment options for those suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. In addition, we can all learn what we can do to beat this disease.

            Did you know: Alzheimer’s is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States.

            Did you know: In Madison County we have 1,665 individuals living with Alzheimer’s.

            Did you know: In Madison County we have 4,995 unpaid caregivers to loved ones suffering from Alzheimer’s.

            Did you know: In the United States there are over 5 million people with Alzheimer’s.

            Did you know: It costs over 172 billion dollars annually to care for those 5 million people.

            Did you know: In the United States there are over 10 million unpaid caregivers.

            Did you know: Alzheimer’s disease deaths continue to rise while deaths from so many other diseases are continually decreasing.

            Did you know: African-Americans and Hispanics are at a greater risk of suffering from Alzheimer’s.

            Did you know: A new individual is diagnosed with the disease every 70 seconds.

            Did you know: Head Men’s Basketball coach, Emmett Davis lost his father last March after a long  battle with his own cognitive deterioration.

So join the men’s basketball and Beta Theta Pi fraternity’s team that is working to fight Alzheimer’s disease and come out and support Colgate Men’s Basketball  at 2 p.m. Sunday, on Cotterell Court in Reid Athletic Center. 

Together, we can raise funds and awareness about Alzheimer’s  as we “Rain Purple” on the Bison.

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