Don't miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
Individual tickets are $130 each or a table of eight (8) for $1,000.
RSVP by May 21, 2014.

Join the Alzheimer’s & Dementia Alliance of Wisconsin for a very special evening featuring Barry Petersen, family caregiver and veteran CBS News correspondent, as he remembers the Alzheimer’s journey he shared with his wife, Jan.

Remembering and sharing the varied experiences people face with dementia helps others know they are not alone and provides hope for a better tomorrow.

Memories and remembrances are key components to who we are and often play a vital role in shaping the care and support our loved ones with dementia need and deserve. We pay tribute to those who cannot remember by keeping their spirit and memories alive.

Enjoy an elegant dinner prepared by Chef Charles.

Share memories of loved ones on our remembrance tree.

Capture the evening with fun photos.

Participate in a unique raffle.

Support people on their own dementia journey by supporting the Alzheimer’s & Dementia Alliance of Wisconsin.

The Evening Schedule

5:30 p.m.        Cocktail reception, a petite wine tasting & silent auction

6:30 p.m.         Dinner

7:30 p.m.         Jan's Story  featuring Barry Petersen

8:30 p.m.         ADAW's story

9:00 p.m.         Event concludes

Barry Petersen
Family Caregiver and Veteran CBS News Correspondent

In a career spanning more than three decades with
CBS News, Barry Petersen has reported on everything from wars and natural disasters to Paris fashions and the return of American Jazz to Shanghai, China. His stories have been datelined from virtually every continent.

Petersen has interviewed Hollywood stars including
Jimmy Stewart, Bill Cosby, Pierce Brosnan, and Sir Anthony Hopkins, as well as the leaders of the Bosnian war who were later tried as war criminals. He also met the President of the South Seas nation of Kiribati, who showed up for the interview barefoot.

His war reporting includes being imbedded with US soldiers in Iraq and the US military's Operation Restore Hope, aimed at easing famine in Somalia. He rode out on a tank in a convoy of Soviet troops retreating from Afghanistan and one of his reports was later featured in the movie Charlie Wilson's War. Petersen's coverage of the Bosnian war and the courage of men, women, and children under fire in Sarajevo earned him one of his Emmy Awards for "The Spirit of Sarajevo" on CBS Sunday Morning. In 2010, he was recognized with another Emmy Award for coverage of the global recession in China.

His Sunday Morning story about his wife Jan and Alzheimer's disease earned a national 2011 Edward R. Murrow Award and was nominated for a national 2011 Emmy Award. He later authored Jan's Story: A Love Lost to the Long Goodbye of Alzheimer's in 2010. Chronicling his transition from companion to caregiver, Petersen beautifully shares his and Jan's story in a work that promises to inspire thousands of families undergoing the same pain.

About the Alzheimer's & Dementia Alliance of Wisconsin

The mission of the Alzheimer's & Dementia Alliance of Wisconsin is to support individuals, families, and professionals impacted by Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias through information, education, consultation, and advocacy; and to promote the advancement of scientific research to better diagnose, treat and ultimately eliminate Alzheimer’s disease. Since 1985, our expert staff has been offering compassionate guidance to those affected through every stage of the disease. Our services help people create the best quality of life for those facing a dementia diagnosis. Visit http://www.alzwisc.org/ for more information.