Ms.

Hamiltons Period 2 English Class

Del Mar Middle School
105 Miraflores Avenue
Tiburon, CA 94920
February 23, 2015
Harry Johns
Alzheimers Association
Address N/A (I couldnt find one)
Dear Mr. Johns,
I am sending this letter suggest ideas for events held for Alzheimers
Disease awareness. My name is Irvin Safavi, and I am currently in the
8th grade. The work, the Alzheimers Association does, is spectacular,
and I respect the great amount of results produced from the
association. Finding what causes, can stop, and prevent the horrible
disease known as Alzheimers disease, or A.D, is a very hard task.
Over 5 million people, in just America alone, have the disease. It also
seems that the disease is at risk of becoming more common in the
near future, so I am very happy, actions are taking place to stop it.
Everyday, my grandmother is losing more and more of her memory,
but a small part of me knows that somewhere, some people are putting
so much effort into events, to make her, as well as millions of others,
well. I believe this association is really making a difference in peoples
lives, due to the amount of awareness raised during events. These
events are walks, football, entertainment benefits, and fundraisers. It
really makes a difference that this organization, lets millions of people
know about patients, such as my grandmother, go through, in this
disease. In that sense, I hope you continue your undying passion for
solving this problem.
I also hope you listen to my advice of the use of events, as I dont feel
they reflect the disease. While I am more than happy that these events
are raising money towards the disease, I dont feel that these have
much relation to the disease. I suppose another event, to make others
empathize, and therefore, care about the solving the disease, is
needed. One idea is to have the people go experience what it would be
like to have the disease, and live the remainder of their life, living with
it. Thats what I believe would work better than other events.
I really appreciate you reading my letter, and I truly hope there are a
cure to find, as well as prevention towards the illness. I believe that
introducing a new event, centered on knowledge of the ailment, is
going to really make people care about the disease. I really hope you

Ms. Hamiltons Period 2 English Class

Del Mar Middle School
105 Miraflores Avenue
Tiburon, CA 94920
February 23, 2015
Harry Johns
Alzheimers Association
Address N/A (I couldnt find one)
keep this in mind, as I believe it will have more people care about the
disease, that harm the lives of so many.
Sincerely,
Irvin