West Seattle Blog… | 2021 | June westseattleblog.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from westseattleblog.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
May 4, 2021
Upcoming programs from the Association of Lifelong Learners are planned, with some online and some in-person, and some offered in both formats. For connection information to the Zoom programs, email ALL@Alpenacc.edu.
Tuesdays in May
Mexican Train Express is held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Tuesdays at the Alpena Community College M. Briggs Center.
Ready for a fun, addictive and fast-moving game that has lots of surprising twists and turns? Join ALL for Mexican Train Express. This dominoes game does not have partners and can be played with two, three, four, five or more players. You will learn some tricks and techniques. You may join this class any time during the year.
Share or Print this page
The COVID-19 pandemic fundamentally altered how elected officials interact with their constituents, but the Alzheimer’s Association and the Alzheimer’s Impact Movement (AIM), a separately incorporated advocacy affiliate of the Association, along with dedicated advocates,
continued advancing critical federal and state policy priorities in FY20.
As a result of efforts led by the Association and AIM, a
$350 million increase for Alzheimer’s and dementia research funding at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) was signed into law. Funding at the NIH is now $2.8 billion annually, a more than six-fold increase since the passage of the National Alzheimer’s Project Act (NAPA) in 2011. Longtime bipartisan congressional champions, including Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) and Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.), were instrumental in securing this necessary increase. The bill also included $10 million to impl