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Standing Strong: An event to benefit brain disease research

With over five million Americans currently suffering from Alzheimer’s and other brain diseases it is more important than ever to fund research.
Standing Strong event. Credit: The American Brain Foundation

ST. PAUL, Minn. - The 5th annual Standing Strong event benefits brain disease research. The event began in 2013 with the support of Super Bowl Champion Ben Utecht, the American Brain Foundation and the American Academy of Neurology.

This year's event features highly acclaimed play, DOT, which adds an element of humor as a family attempts to deal with their mother's Alzheimer’s over the holidays. The evening will also include comments by Dan Gasby, adding his personal experience of watching his wife, B. Smith, suffer from this disease.

For more information about the event or to donate check out their website here.

Date: Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Time: 5:30-9:30pm
5:30 – 6:45pm: Reception and Silent Auction: Hors d’oeuvres & Beverages in Park Square Theatre’s Lower Level
7:00-9:30pm: Introduction by Dan Gasby and Play
Location: Park Square Theatre, 20 W 7th Place, St. Paul, MN 55412, in the historic Hamm Building. Enter off of St. Peter Street.

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