Welcome to YAAA!
Thanks for visiting the Young Adults for Alzheimer's Awareness! (YAAA!) site. Chances are you, like many others, have experienced the effects of Alzheimer's disease.
I watched my grandmother deteriorate from dementia and witnessed the hardships it caused my family. I learned first-hand that Alzheimer's disease not only affects older generations, it affects all of us who love those with it.
My husband, Mike, and I both lost our grandmothers to Alzheimer's disease. As a result, we made a commitment to remember them. So, we began our first Memory Walk team that blossomed into YAAA!
YAAA! was created to raise awareness of Alzheimer's disease amongst the young adult population. Just as importantly, we hope this group will be able to offer support to our peers and to provide a platform for advocacy and involvement in fighting this horrible disease.
We are a fun group dedicated to a serious cause. We thank the Alzheimer's Association, Greater Richmond Chapter for their support and dedicate monies we raise to them.
If you'd like to be on our e-mail list for events and newsletters, click on Get Involved.
Thanks for your interest in YAAA!
Ginger Hudson Banta
Founder of YAAA!
Alzheimer's Association
Greater Richmond Chapter