Vermont Business Magazine Benchmark (www.benchmarkseniorliving.com), a human connection company and leading provider of senior living services in the Northeast, today announced that its Arbors at Shelburne memory care community in Shelburne, Vermont, has raised $2,880 for the Alzheimer’s Association. The funds raised will go towards Alzheimer’s care, support and research.
On March 12, the community hosted nearly 100 people for its inaugural Battle of the Brains Team Trivia Night as an extension of its mission of elevating human connection. Groups of friends and co-workers with unique names like Peace Junkies and Sometimes Alcohol Is The Answer, and even a 40th birthday celebration, connected over and laughed their way through brain busting trivia questions. Some team members even donned colorful costumes complete with wigs and purple accessories to recognize the cause.
Today, an estimated 5.7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s and millions of families and caregivers support those with the disease. In Vermont, 13,000 people are estimated to be effected with over 30,000 providing care. It is now the sixth leading cause of death in the United States.
“Every day we see the effect that Alzheimer’s has on entire families,” says Wendy Brodie, Executive Director of The Arbors at Shelburne. “This was a fun way for many of us to reconnect while supporting a cause that’s near and dear and we look forward to making this an annual event.”
Benchmark is a proud partner of the Alzheimer’s Association and participates annually in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s as a National Team. Last year, the company and its 58 senior living communities across the Northeast raised over $80,000 for the Association.
About Benchmark
Based in Waltham, Mass., Benchmark is a leading provider of senior living and aging-well services in the Northeast. Founded in 1997 by Tom Grape, Benchmark operates 58 senior living communities offering independent living, assisted living, Alzheimer’s care and skilled nursing in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont. In 2018, Benchmark was certified as a Great Place to Work by the Great Place to Work Institute and became the first senior living organization and only the fifth Massachusetts-based company to receive Certified Age Friendly Employer (CAFE) designation from RetirementJobs.com. It is one of only 10 companies recognized as a top workplace by The Boston Globe for all 10 years of the award and has also received top workplace accolades from the Boston Business Journal, Connecticut Post,Hartford Courant and Hartford Business Journal. Click here for more information.
Source: March 17, 2019, Shelburne, Vermont – Benchmark