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2022 Dallas Marathon
Join select AFTD staff and members of the local community as we bring greater FTD awareness to the surrounding Dallas area and raise funds to help people affected by FTD. The AFTD-Team will participate in the BMW Dallas Marathon on December…
2022 Philadelphia Marathon
Join the AFTD-Team as we bring greater FTD awareness to the surrounding Philadelphia area and raise funds to help people affected by FTD. The AFTD-Team will participate in the Philadelphia Marathon on November 19th and 20th, as an Official Charity Partner. We…
WailOn – Waylon Jennings Tribute Band, Performance IMO Tim Wisniewski
Chris Wisniewski and his band, WailOn, will be hosting a tribute concert in memory of Tim Wisniewski, Chris’ father, who died from FTD in 2016. The concert will be held on Saturday, September 17, 2022 at the Gowanda Hollywood Theater…
6th Annual Crusade for a Cure Golf Tournament
AFTD Ambassador Deb Scharper will host the 6th Annual Crusade for a Cure Golf Tournament on September 3, 2022, with proceeds benefiting AFTD’s research initiatives. The tournament will be held at Sunny Brae Golf Course (Osage, IA) and will feature…
AFTD’s 2022 Driving Hope Golf Tournament (NY)
Help support AFTD’s mission, get in 18 holes of golf on an exclusive private course, and spread FTD awareness by joining AFTD’s 2022 Driving Hope Golf Tournament taking place August 8, 2022 at Metropolis Golf Club in White Plains, NY!…
17th Annual George F. Sidoris Memorial Golf Outing
The 17th Annual George F. Sidoris Memorial Golf Outing will be held on July 30, 2022 at the Lost Nation Golf Course in Willoughby, Ohio. The event will feature a shotgun start, four person scramble format, closest to the pin…
Healthcare Professional Educational Webinar: Person-Centered Care for Behavioral Variant FTD
The symptoms of behavioral variant FTD (bvFTD), the most common FTD disorder, include impaired executive functioning and social comportment. Caregivers of persons with bvFTD face a unique set of challenges, including young age, competing life demands such as work and…
Cloud Gravel Invitational 2022
Blake Ovard is hosting the Cloud Gravel Invitational—a gravel cycling event—on June 17-19, 2022 in the Sacramento Mountains of New Mexico. Participants can sign up for one of four distances: 25, 55, 90 or 200 miles (with elevation gains ranging…
AFTD Senior Director of Scientific Initiatives Discusses FTD and ALS at 2022 Target ALS Annual Meeting
AFTD Senior Director of Scientific Initiatives Penny Dacks, PhD, discussed the overlapping disease pathology between ALS and FTD during an interview conducted at the 2022 Target ALS Annual Meeting, held May 3-5 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. During the conversation with Target…