Thank you to everyone that attended and participated in the 2016 Growing Hope Gala!  With your help we were able to raise over $83,000 towards Alzheimer's disease research, education, care and support.

If you would like to support the event, it is not too late!  You can still send a tax deductible donation to the Alzheimer's Association:  1500 South 70th St., Ste. 201, Lincoln, NE 68506.  Be sure to reference the Growing Hope Gala. 

	High Plains Alzheimer's Special Care Center located in Lincoln, offers a distinctive memory care program, Meaningful Moments®, which takes a holistic approach incorporating past routines and preferences to create a day similar to one the person might have in their own home.  High Plains is a JEA Senior Living community, a privately owned and operated management company whose expertise spans over 30 years in over 50 care facilities.  To learn more click here to visit their website.
	Located in Omaha, Prairie Meadows Memory Care offers Meaningful Moments® a program aimed to encourage a gracious aging experience.  Using their resident's individual life stories, complete with their likes, dislikes, interests and special memories from before Alzheimer's entered their lives, they sprinkle those preferences among their days at Prairie Meadows Special Alzheimer's Care Center.  To learn more click here to visit their website.
	In business for over 25 years, Pen-Link, Ltd. provides Law Enforcement and Intelligence agencies with state-of-the-art software and systems for the collection, storage and analysis of telephonic-and IP-based communications.  Pen-Link's software and systems --Pen-Link 8, LINCOLN, and Xnet -- are widely recognized as industry standards, with thousands of licensed Law Enforcement and Intelligence users in federal, state, and local agencies worldwide.  To learn more about Pen-Link, click here to visit their website.
	When staying at home is no longer safe, CountryHouse residences provide a reassuring and surprisingly happy environment for those with Alzheimer's and other memory loss conditions.  The CountryHouse Mission is to provide a safe, enriching and home-like environment; respectful, personalized care; and help those with memory loss find joy in the reality of the moment in which they are living.  With a pledge to support families by being their partners in care and helping them cope through every step of the way.  To learn more click here.
	Founded in 1857, in the spirit of innovation and commitment to customer service, this sixth generation family-owned business has become the largest privately-owned bank holding company in the United States.  Through sponsorships First National Bank is proud to support access to arts, culture, humanities, and athletics, as well as build community cohesion by sponsoring a wide range of events and celebrations that are important to the community.  To learn more about First National Bank click here to visit their website.

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