Dementia Support Line
Fundraising
Read the full version of our Trustees' Annual Report & Financial Statements 2022/23
Thanks to the commitment and generosity of our loyal supporters, we’re helping those who desperately need help today and hope for the future
- Over 7,000 people supported our cost-of-living appeal which funds specially trained advisers
- Over a quarter of a million miles run, swum, cycled, or walked by dedicated supporters
- For every pound we spent on fundraising activities, we saw £2.59 in return
Game for a gala
Our two senior volunteer boards - Sport United Against Dementia and Insurance United Against Dementia – joined forces for the United Against Dementia gala in March 2023. The flagship event hosted 200 guests at Lord’s Cricket Ground and raised an enormous £150,000 which is supporting vital diagnosis research at the UK Dementia Research Institute.
The start of something special
Topps Tiles launched their five-year partnership with Alzheimer’s Society in 2022, which is set to raise £1 million. Over the summer their Tour de Topps event raised over £10,500. This has been their most successful summer of fundraising to date.
Making waves at Wembley
Last year we began working with the Football Association (FA) to help make Wembley Stadium a dementia-friendly space. After feedback from 24 people living with dementia, the FA have forged ahead with improved accessibility information and rolled out dementia-specific training. For the first time ever, the FA renewed their charity partnership, giving us an extra year to make football unforgettable.
‘We had a really good turnout. It’s great to see so many people giving up their time and their money for a great cause.”
Jack Bogue, from Enniskillen in Northern Ireland, was just 19 when he organised the Rock the Lough music event to raise money for Alzheimer’s Society on New Year’s Day 2023.
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Rock the Lough is an annual music event designed to raise money for two charities each year. This year, they chose Alzheimer’s Society as one of the designated nominees.
‘My Dad’s granny, who is 96 years old, has dementia, and he has called Alzheimer’s Society a few times.’ Rock the Lough was held at the Crowe’s Nest pub and restaurant in Enniskillen. There was music on both floors,
and Jack arranged for 19 groups and musicians to give their time and talent for free.
Alzheimer’s Society sent me pop ups, banners and buckets to help us raise the money. We had a bucket in each of the venues in the pub. Around 250 people paid £5 each, which we split between the two charities. And
then people donated more money in the buckets.’
Jack raised £1,000 for Alzheimer’s Society.
‘We usually have the event in August, but had to postpone because we weren’t sure how worries about Covid would impact people turning up. No-one knew how things would pan out on New Year’s Day. We hadn’t done it
on that day before, but we had a really good turnout.
It’s great to see so many people giving up their time and their money for a great cause.’
Jack Bogue, from Enniskillen in Northern Ireland, was just 19 when he organised the Rock the Lough music event to raise money for Alzheimer’s Society on New Year’s Day 2023.
We want to say a heartfelt thank you to all our supporters.
“We want to give a huge thank you to all those who have donated and fundraised for us, to our hardworking volunteers and employees, to the incredible researchers, clinician and PHD students, and to those who tirelessly campaign to make dementia the priority it should be. And we want to give a special thank you to the people who are at the centre of everything we do at Alzheimer's Society - those of you who are living with dementia.”
Thank you