OUR 10TH ANNIVERSARY
In 2021, we proudly celebrated the 10th Anniversary of 'ADS'! Over the past decade, our commitment to supporting Members and raising Dementia Awareness has only grown stronger. We are grateful for the unwavering support from our Community.
NOTE FROM THE CHAIRMAN
“While Volunteering for a National Charity it became clear to my team and I, that not enough was being done to properly support the many people living with Dementia within the Local community. A serious gap needed to be filled and in June 2011 Alzheimers Dementia Support ‘ADS’ was formed by the founding Trustees.
Over the 10 Years of ‘ADS’ we have been very fortunate to have shared in the lives, memories, and journeys of many Members. We are grateful to have been of assistance to these families and to become clearly recognised by the local Authority as being the main deliverers of Dementia Support Services within our local Community. We will continue to provide our Services for as long as they are needed and it is with great pride that I recognise the total commitment of our dedicated ‘ADS’ Team of Volunteers and Staff, without whom our work would not be possible – Thank you”
David Jannetta, Voluntary Chairman, Founder, MD and Trustee
SPECIAL ACTIVITIES & EVENTS
To celebrate our 10th Anniversary with all our Supporters, we organised a few festive events!
The start of ‘ADS’
Our story began back in 2011 when it became clear that our local community needed a dedicated Charity for People with Dementia and their Families. The Charity was registered by the Charity Commission in September.
We have since then, been supporting People with Dementia, their Carers, and Families in Windsor, Ascot, Maidenhead, Slough, and Langley. Many of those original services continued to be available although adapted during the Covid restrictions.
The first steps were taken by David D. Jannetta, our Voluntary Chairman, Founder, Managing Director, and Trustee. Here is a little bit about his motivation to start Alzheimers Dementia Support Charity:
“After returning from several years living abroad my wife and I settled into the local area in 2007. I wanted to utilise my skills to help others less fortunate so I became a Volunteer for a National Charity later the same year. It became clear that not enough was being done to support the many People living with Dementia within the local Community.
So 3 years later in June 2011, I decided to form ‘ADS’ together with a small group of 5 like-minded individuals and set about delivering those much-needed services to those in such desperate need of help.”
We marked our 10th Anniversary with a new version of our monthly newsletter. We started with a 4-page simple leaflet where we shared details of our highly appreciated Services. Although it was modest in graphics, it was well-received by our Supporters because of the valuable information inside.
That original leaflet developed into a monthly magazine that our Members, Fundraisers, and Professional contacts could dip into.
In that magazine and now in our new format, we share with you recent worldwide news or tips related to Dementia, but also ‘ADS’ news where we speak about our latest activities and future events. We have also included detailed information about each of our Services so it is easy to understand what we do and how we do it.
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