I was given the opportunity to fundraise through the grow challenge as part of the First Year Internship Programme at HSBC. The grow challenge involves our team of 8 trying to raise as much money as possible before the 17th of August. One of the activities as part of this fundraising marathon is swimming a mile. This will be done by 3 colleagues and myself so each will swim 400 metres. I'm enthusiastic about tackling this challenge and would love to carry your encouragement with me :)

Here is the team's JustGiving page-

https://www.justgiving.com/companyteams/Memory-Makers

Here is a brief summary about Alzheimer's disease and what actions the society takes-

So Dementia refers to a category of brain diseases that decrease a person's ability to think and hence affect their daily life. Now, Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia (accounts for 50 to 70 percent of dementia cases, other types you may have heard are Parkinson's disease and vascular dementia). So, if you are feeling scientific..........even if you aren't.....just learn something new and watch videos 1 to 4 :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUYT8sZ4l18&list=PL6Qsh0P6vDZKyjAyUYidyPk2lLBZCD1ul&index=1

Hope you learned something new for the day!

The society reduces the effects of Alzheimer's disease through the promotion of brain health, offer advice on reducing the symptoms of Alzheimer's, provide an environment to relax and socialise with people with dementia and more significantly are committed to spending £150 million on cutting-edge research over the next decade. 

If interested to read more-

 https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/info/20022/how_your_money_helps

Thank you for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page :)

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.