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Southwest Region
AFTD Thanks Our Volunteers!
In honor of National Volunteer Appreciation Week (April 7-13), the staff of AFTD would like to thank all our amazing volunteers for donating their time and talents in support of our mission! To learn more about becoming an AFTD volunteer,…
Colorado Springs, CO Meet & Greet
Join AFTD Volunteer Nancy Harvalis and AFTD Southwest Regional Coordinator Volunteer, Kathy Urban, for an informal gathering in Colorado Springs, CO to meet others in your community whose lives have been affected by FTD. An RSVP by April 14th would…
Treating PSP, MSA, and CBD – What can be done?
Stanford University and Brain Support Network will be co-hosting a free, one-hour webinar on progressive supranuclear palsy, multiple system atrophy, and corticobasal degeneration. Dr. Brent Bluett, DO, movement disorders specialist, Stanford Movement Disorders Center, will present the webinar. Click here…
Hawaii Virtual Meet & Greet
Join AFTD Support Services Manager, Bridget Moran-McCabe, AFTD Southwest Regional Coordinator Volunteer, Kathy Urban and other islanders for the first virtual meet and greet in Hawaii. “E-meet” others whose lives have been affected by FTD in the state of Hawaii…
Colfax Marathon
Join select AFTD staff and members of the local community as we bring greater FTD awareness to the surrounding Denver area and raise funds to help people affected by FTD. The AFTD-Team will participate in the Colfax Marathon on May…
Sacramento, CA Meet & Greet
Meet and Greet Part Two! As a follow up to AFTD’s Sacramento Meet and Greet on 6/10/18, please join AFTD Volunteer Terry Walter and AFTD Board Member Beth Walter for an informal gathering to meet others in your community whose…
Spotlight on…David Pfeifer, AFTD Board of Directors
After experiencing FTD firsthand as a care partner for his wife Cathy, David Pfeifer felt compelled to help others facing a similar situation. The Colorado-based architect and father of three joined AFTD’s Board of Directors in April 2018, intent on…
1st Annual Buffalo Trace Charity Open
The 1st Annual Buffalo Trace Charity Open will be held on September 15, 2018 at the Omni Interlocken Golf Course. The event includes 18 holes of golf, bourbon tastings with Buffalo Trace Bourbon Ambassador, raffles for rare bottles of bourbon, and…
Understanding Frontotemporal Dementia Spectrum Disorders
Dr. Seyed Ahmad Sajjadi, MD, PhD, a Health Neurologist at the University of California-Irvine who specializes in memory disorders, will give a brief presentation on FTD, highlighting the various types of FTD, the latest research into the disease, and its…
Michael K. Cooper Neuropsychiatry Conference: Frontotemporal Dementia
This half-day conference focusing entirely on FTD will be hosted by the University of Colorado Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry. The deadline for registration is September 3. AFTD Southwest Regional Coordinator Volunteer Kathy Urban will represent AFTD during the conference.