{"id":6642,"date":"2023-10-16T10:27:23","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T14:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/?p=6642"},"modified":"2023-10-17T10:28:25","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T14:28:25","slug":"racing-to-end-alzheimers-raising-funds-and-awareness-at-cota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/16\/racing-to-end-alzheimers-raising-funds-and-awareness-at-cota\/","title":{"rendered":"Racing to End Alzheimer’s raising funds and awareness at COTA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Joining Formula 1 in Texas, the team looks forward to adding to the season tally for its Houston-based beneficiary<\/em><\/p>\n

LOS ANGELES (16 October 2023) \u2013 The Racing to End Alzheimer’s team heads to Circuit of the Americas this weekend for the Porsche Deluxe Carrera Cup North America season finale doubleheader with the goal of putting on a show for the Texas fans \u2013 and to help a nationally recognized, Texas-based Alzheimer’s research center make a difference in the fight to eradicate the disease.<\/p>\n

One of the longtime beneficiaries of the Racing to End Alzheimer’s program is the Nantz National Alzheimer Center (NNAC), based in Houston. The NNAC was established by legendary sportscaster Jim Nantz in 2011, to honor his father, who passed away from the disease in 2008.<\/p>\n

Racing to End Alzheimer’s mission is to increase awareness of this terrible disease while giving families a way to honor their loved ones in a very tangible way \u2013 and raising funds for research and treatment.<\/p>\n

The team carries 186 names on the No. 43 Porsche 992 Cup Car driven by Mark Kvamme.\u00a0 For a $250 donation, a loved one\u2019s name is placed on the car as it races across the United States (https:\/\/www.r2endalz.org<\/a>), with 100% of the donations matched, and shared between the team\u2019s two beneficiaries.<\/p>\n

Since 2017, Racing to End Alzheimer\u2019s has donated over $425,000 to the NNAC to assist vital research.<\/p>\n

The NNAC has become a world-renowned research and referral center, dedicated to improving the quality of life for every patient by slowing memory-loss progression, and, one day, preventing the disease. The center is vigorously pursuing research and has made significant contributions toward identifying new medications aimed at delaying or stopping the progression of Alzheimer’s disease \u2013 which is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. The center\u2019s work has contributed to the development of a new treatment regimen<\/a>recently approved by the FDA.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need more and better cures for Alzheimer\u2019s disease\u201d says Dr. Joseph Masdeu, director of the Nantz National Alzheimer Center. \u201cEven the one that was recently approved by the FDA only slows down the progressive worsening people with Alzheimer\u2019s experience. We are looking at other approaches, such as building up a brain antioxidant and modifying brain inflammation. For people who are completely normal but at risk of getting Alzheimer because they have a family history of the disease, we are finding out whether they have a buildup of the beta amyloid protein and if so, giving them a medication already shown to reduce amyloid plaque.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe could not do the groundbreaking research we do without the support of initiatives like Racing to End Alzheimer\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n

With six Am class wins from 14 races so far this season \u2013 and podiums in all 14 \u2013 Kvamme heads to the season finale with a great deal of momentum. Kvamme is second in the points, and is determined to capture his second consecutive series championship title \u2013 and Frengs intends to spend every moment of this final race weekend of the year doing what he does best, with over 100,000 fans on hand.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing able to interact with Formula One fans is a very cool aspect of these race weekends,\u201d said Racing to End Alzheimer\u2019s founder Phil Frengs. \u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to join the Carrera Cup series and to make this a record-breaking season in terms of donations to the Nantz Center and to UCLA.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to add up over time and it\u2019s going to make a difference in each of these organizations,\u201d continued Frengs. \u201cAs a businessman and entrepreneur, I\u2019m part of the group of people who thinks that we can always fix something. The truth of the matter is, when it comes to Alzheimer\u2019s, there isn\u2019t much you can do. For me, this foundation\u2014this effort to raise awareness around Alzheimer\u2019s and dementia\u2014is something I can do.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Porsche Deluxe Carrera Cup North America series will contest two races at the F1 Lenovo Grand Prix October 21 and 22. Race one takes the green flag Saturday at 3:10 p.m. EDT, with race two Sunday at 11:50 a.m. EDT. The race will be broadcast live in the U.S., on IMSA.tv, the NBC Peacock streaming app and\u00a0PorscheCarreraCup.us<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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