Special Alzheimer's Documentary Film Tuesday Night at the High School with Local Resident Connections

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Monday, 12 April 2010 10:20
"I Remember Better When I Paintn
The Rotary Club of We~tborough and the Westborough Council on the Aging cordially invite you to a screening of the documentary film "J Remember Better When I Paint." This film by Eric Ellena and Berna Huebner, presented by French Connection Films and the Hilgos Foundation, and narrated by Olivia de Havilland is the first international documentary about the positive impact of art and other creative therapies on people with Alzheimer's Disease and how these approaches can change the way we look at the disease. Among those who are featured are noted doctors from Boston University and Yasmin Aga Khan, president of Alzheimer's Disease International and daughter of Rita Hayworth, who had Alzheimer's Disease, and former Westborough resident Skip Curtis.
"I Remember Better When I Paint" shows the revolutionary effects of treatment for Alzheimer's patients and brings important information to Alzheimer's patients and those who love and care for them will, and to those who, through heredity, will become future patients of this disease. Following the screening, there will be a panel discussion with:
Meg Curtis, Innkeeper, caregiver to her husband and Alzheimer's patient, Skip Curtis, featured in the film, along with her children, and,
Robert Stern, PhD , Boston University School of Medicine, Associate Professor of Neurology and Co-Director, Alzheimer's Disease Clinical & Research Program
When: Tuesday, April 13, 2010
6:30 p.m. -At the door ticket sales
7:00 p.m. -Movie screening
8:00 p.m. -Panel discussion and light refreshments
Where: Westborough High School Auditorium, 90 West Main Street, Westborough, MA 01581. Parking will be available in the school lots.
Cost: $10 per person, cash or check
Tickets are available at the Westborough Senior Center, 4 Rogers Road and at
Central One Credit Union, 40 South Street, Westborough, MA 01581 .
Please call the Westborough Senior Center at 508-366-6000 for further
information.
This event is co-sponsored by the Community Service Committee of the Rotary Club of Westborough and the Westborough Council on Aging. Proceeds are to be split between local charities and the Skip Curtis Fund at the Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
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"I Remember Better When I Paint"

The Rotary Club of Westborough and the Westborough Council on the Aging cordially invite you to a screening of the documentary film "I Remember Better When I Paint." This film by Eric Ellena and Berna Huebner, presented by French Connection Films and the Hilgos Foundation, and narrated by Olivia de Havilland, is the first international documentary about the positive impact of art and other creative therapies on people with Alzheimer's Disease and how these approaches can change the way we look at the disease.

Among those who are featured are noted doctors from Boston University and Yasmin Aga Khan, president of Alzheimer's Disease International and daughter of Rita Hayworth, who had Alzheimer's Disease, and former Westborough resident Skip Curtis.

"I Remember Better When I Paint" shows the revolutionary effects of treatment for Alzheimer's patients and brings important information to Alzheimer's patients and those who love and care for them will, and to those who, through heredity, will become future patients of this disease. Following the screening, there will be a panel discussion with:

Meg Curtis, Innkeeper, caregiver to her husband and Alzheimer's patient, Skip Curtis, featured in the film, along with her children, and, Robert Stern, PhD , Boston University School of Medicine, Associate Professor of Neurology and Co-Director, Alzheimer's Disease Clinical & Research Program

When: Tuesday, April 13, 2010

6:30 p.m. -At the door ticket sales
7:00 p.m. -Movie screening
8:00 p.m. -Panel discussion and light refreshments

Where: Westborough High School Auditorium, 90 West Main Street, Westborough, MA 01581. Parking will be available in the school lots.

Cost: $10 per person, cash or check

Tickets are available at the Westborough Senior Center, 4 Rogers Road and at Central One Credit Union, 40 South Street, Westborough, MA 01581 .

Please call the Westborough Senior Center at 508-366-6000 for further information.

This event is co-sponsored by the Community Service Committee of the Rotary Club of Westborough and the Westborough Council on Aging.

Proceeds are to be split between local charities and the Skip Curtis Fund at the Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Center, Boston, Massachusetts.

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