Basket Bingo

A Longaberger Basket Bingo will be held on Friday, December 4, at Woodland Park in Portage. Doors open at 6:30PM and the games start at 7:00PM. The entry fee is $15 and will include 12 Bingo Games and one ticket for the drawings. The Basket Bingo prizes will consist of retired Longaberger Baskets. There will also be drawings and a 50/50. Refreshments will be served. This Longaberger Basket Bingo is being sponsored by the Portage Parks & Recreation and the Alzheimer’s Association. For tickets or for more information, please contact Louise Thompson at 219-508-3502 or louise.thompson@alz.org.

Today, approximately 5.2 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease, including 100,000 Hoosiers. Every 71 seconds, someone develops Alzheimer’s disease, making Alzheimer’s disease the 6th leading cause of death. The direct and indirect costs of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia amount to more than $148 billion annually.

The Alzheimer’s Association is the world leader in Alzheimer’s research and support. Having awarded more than $150 million to nearly 1,300 research projects, the Alzheimer's Association is the largest private funder of Alzheimer research. The Association’s vision is a world without Alzheimer’s disease. For more information about Alzheimer's disease, call 800.272.3900 or visit www.alz.org/indiana.