Local Foundation Offers Scholarship for Alzheimer’s Caregivers

publication date: Mar 3, 2008

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author/source: Roswell Beacon

The Ginny Bodahl Alzheimer’s Foundation has donated $2,000 to The Veranda, a local memory and Alzheimer’s care community, to provide scholarships for in-home caregivers responsible for loved ones who suffer from Alzheimer’s disease.

Families in the greater Atlanta area can apply for a scholarship or nominate other deserving caregivers by summarizing the person’s circumstances and workload in 200 words or less and then e-mailing or mailing the information to the foundation. Responses may be emailed to ginnyfoundation@yahoo.com or by regular mail to Bob Bodahl Caregiver Scholarship, C/O Susan Rickson, 3040 Bellingrath Boulevard, Roswell, Georgia, 30076. Cindy Johnson, executive director at The Veranda can be contacted at 770-740-1042 or by e-mail at cjohnson@goodneighbor.com. The deadline for nominations is April 16, 2008. Scholarships will be awarded at a ceremony on April 24 at The Veranda, 11725 Pointe Place in Roswell. The deadline for nominations is April 16, 2008. Scholarships will be awarded at a ceremony on April 24 at The Veranda, 11725 Pointe Place in Roswell.

The Bob Bodahl Caregiver Scholarship was created to remember the care Mr. Bodahl provided for his wife of nearly 50 years, Ginny, who died at age 73 on October 12, 2005 as a result of Alzheimer’s disease. The foundation was created in Ginny’s honor not only to raise money for Alzheimer’s research but also to “educate, inform and encourage people to learn more about the disease and to find ways to stimulate their minds in hopes of preventing and curing” it.

Those who want additional information can also contact the foundation by phone at (678) 662-4029 or visit their website at www.ginnyalzfoundation.org.