WOMEN'S BRAINS
Record crowd attends women’s brain health discussion
“Brain Sag: Ladies, Give Your Grey Matter A Lift” featured (front row, from left) Dr. Marla Shapiro, Women of Baycrest founder Lynn Posluns, Baycrest’s Dr. Tiffany Chow; (back row, from left) Libby Znaimer and mid-life specialist Dr. Jean Marmoreo.
Women of Baycrest has already raised close to $1 million towards the $3 million needed to fund a research chair in Women’s Brain Health & Aging at Baycrest. To watch the Brain Sag event video or to register today for a Women of Baycrest private pre-screening of “Sex and the City 2” on May 26, go to www.womenofbaycrest.com.
LEGENDS
Hockey legends turn out for Scotiabank Pro-Am
From left, former NHL star Wendel Clark, Scotiabank Pro-Am co-chair Jay Waks, and chair of the NHL Alumni Association Mike Pelyk at a recent Pro-Am captains’ meeting. The Pro-Am is a one-of-a-kind event that allows everyday hockey enthusiasts to team up with former NHL greats to help fight against Alzheimer’s. The event has raised over $7.5 million in the battle against Alzheimer’s and other dementias at Baycrest. This year, the Pro-Am is on May 6–8, 2010. To sponsor a participant or team today, go to www.scotiabankproam.com.
CLASSIC
Strokes Fore Stroke
From left, Tom Ehrlich, David Korman, Fred Rubinoff and Harry Goldgut.
Last August, the Strokes Fore Stroke Golf Classic committee presented Baycrest President and CEO Dr. William Reichman with a cheque for $300,000. The funds will support stroke research and care initiatives at Baycrest. This year’s Strokes Fore Stroke will be held on September 21 at the Redtail Golf Course in Port Stanley, Ontario. To sponsor a participant today, go to www.baycreststrokesforestroke.com.
PLAY
Everybody wins at Games Girls Play!
From left, Nancy Fleischer, Games Girls Play co-chairs Janice Tkatch and Donna Gray, and past-president of Baycrest Women’s Auxiliary Joanne Nisker at last year’s Games Girls Play. This year’s event is June 1 at 6:00 p.m., at Shaarei Shomayim. Proceeds support care and research at Baycrest, focusing on innovations that will help transform the journey of aging. To register or make a donation today, go to www.baycrest.org/gamesgirlsplay.
