The Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River is back to promote its programs and services.
Public health restrictions limited what it could do over the past two years.
Local Client Services Coordinator Mary O’Connor says it was tough to connect with others.
“It was very, very hard these last several years not being out. Dementia hasn’t stopped. It’s just my ability to connect to people a little bit that has been hindered by all of this,” says O’Connor.
That changes tomorrow.
O’Connor will have an information booth at Pharmasave in Fort Frances tomorrow afternoon.
“It’s really hard in the early stages of dementia to reach out for help. This is just an opportunity for people to stop by and have a little visit,” says O’Connor.
She says it’s something she was hoping to do at the beginning of the year, tied to the Society’s Coffee Break fundraising and awareness program.
“Pharmacies did a Coffee Break in their pharmacy, and of course, I couldn’t go in January. So I offered to come now. I’ll just set up an information table, and we will be available to whoever comes.”
O’Connor will be at the store from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.