Become a Monthly Donor
By giving monthly, you provide a dependable source of support that enables us to help people to learn more and live well with dementia. Your generosity also demonstrates your commitment to a world without Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.
"If it weren’t for the dependable funding from monthly donors, resources like education, information and the support group wouldn’t exist to help families like mine who rely on the Alzheimer Society to help them navigate and cope with the challenges of dementia."
-Thecla Anderson, monthly donor & caregiver
Become a Monthly Donor today!
What to expect as a Monthly Donor
Monthly donors help support the important work of the Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan through secure and convenient financial donations.
When you become a monthly donor, you are helping us to:
- Support people with dementia and their care partners
- Ensure that essential programs and services are accessible when they need them most
- Funding vital research into causes, cures, and improving quality of life
- Will be updated throughout the year on the impact of your gift
- Receive a charitable tax receipt at the end of the calendar year with the cumulative amount you donate
Why should you become a Monthly Donor?
Every diagnosis marks the beginning of a life-changing journey – not just for the person living with dementia, but for their family too. Thecla Anderson knows this journey well. A passionate monthly donor and a caregiver to both her parents Thecla has shared her story to shine a light on the challenges – and the hope – that come with dementia.
We hope her experience inspires you to consider joining our community of monthly donors.
Thecla’s Story: Why I Give Monthly
“May 2012 is forever etched in my brain. It was when my parents moved from Calgary to Saskatoon and the beginning of eight years of challenges, tears and yes, even laughter as we meandered down the curved path of Alzheimer’s.
It wasn’t until we had moved them that the family began to see how bad things were for my dad. Within a month of living in Saskatoon, it became more and more obvious that Dad was worse off than we thought and things were much harder for Mom than we’d known.
Dad had Alzheimer’s. My intelligent father, who used to read, write and speak six languages, who was an editor in a publishing house and a retired schoolteacher, was struggling to read.
I wish I could say my Mother’s journey with Alzheimer’s was the same as my father’s, but it wasn’t. For ten years, my mother had some quirky changes that family brushed off, as “Mom being weird”. Finally, we clued in that it was Mom, who had been experiencing symptoms of dementia longest.
As my mother’s care needs changed, so did her behaviour. Her personality completely changed.
Alzheimer’s had shattered my parents’ dreams of aging, and it shattered my family’s hopes of what having aging parents and grandparents would be like.
With the Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan’s support groups and resources, this incredibly confusing, difficult journey became a little more manageable – giving us the chance to create new, meaningful memories together.
I found a huge help in my coping skills being able to hear from others who have “walked a mile” in the same shoes brought me comfort, relief and most importantly to know I wasn’t alone. Knowledge helped lessen the fear and made managing things that much easier.
I’m glad to be a monthly donor to the Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan because I’ve seen the awareness, education and support the Society brings to families like ours."
- Thecla Anderson
To arrange your monthly gift, you can also:
- Phone (toll-free) 1-800-263-3367
- Email us at [email protected]
- Mail a void cheque to the Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan - 301-2550-12th Avenue, Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3X1