​The Lewis Katz School of Medicine created the Alzheimer’s Center at Temple from funds donated by Board of Trustees member Phil Richards earlier this month.
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Richards’s gift created the center and established the Scott Richards North Star Charitable Foundation Chair for Alzheimer’s Research. Dr. Domenico Practicò, a pharmacology professor, will be the new chair and director of the center.

Temple med school gets gift for Alzheimer's center

John George  – Senior Reporter, Philadelphia Business Journal
Mar 14, 2018
The Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University is creating an Alzheimer's Center thanks to a donation.

The exact amount of what is being described as a "seven-figure" gift from Phil Richards and the Scott Richards North Star Charitable Foundation is being kept confidential.
Phil Richards, a Fox School of Business alum, who now sits on Temple's board of trustees. He is also chairman of the charitable foundation.
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The money will be used to create the Alzheimer's Center at Temple and to establish the Scott Richards North Star Charitable Foundation Chair for Alzheimer’s Research at its medical school.
Dr. Domenico Praticò was selected as the first person to hold that title. Praticò is a professor of pharmacology, microbiology and immunology in Temple's Center of Translational Medicine.
“This strategic investment will pay dividends not just to Temple, but to society – well beyond our lifetimes – funding cutting-edge basic science research, clinical studies, and innovative educational programs for new generations of researchers," said Dr. Larry R. Kaiser, president and CEO of the Temple University Health System and dean of the medical school, in a prepared statement.

By The Voice on September 26, 2017

Shaun McDuffee and his crew of volunteers are in the midst of quite a few long walks.
Actually, it’s 36 long walks, of about 100 miles each. Their goal is to cover parts of all 50 states in a effort to raise both awareness and research funds for Alzheimer’s disease.
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This weekend, the group will be on the Outer Banks. They began making their way south from Corolla Thursday, talking with people and raising money. By Friday afternoon, they’d made it to Kitty Hawk.

Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia, is currently the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. Typically occurring in later stages in life, the disease slowly destroys memory, thinking skills and eventually the ability to carry out simple everyday tasks.

In September of 2013, Shaun McDuffee and his wife Kristin decided that they wanted to do something to combat this deadly disease and founded the nonprofit Stop Alzheimer’s NOW. The organization, commonly known as SAN, has committed to raise both awareness and research funds for Alzheimer’s by walking through populous areas across the United States. As of June, the group has walked 818 miles through 13 states.

GAINESVILLE, FL — Stop Alzheimer’s Now, a non-profit organization founded by Shaun McDuffee in 2013, recently contributed $100,000 to the University of Florida Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, establishing the Stop Alzheimer’s Now Research Fund.

Stop Alzheimer’s Now (SAN) has committed to walking across all 50 states to raise awareness and funds for research for a cure. To date, SAN has walked nearly 750 miles and raised over $235,000 through individual contributions and partnerships with organizations such as the Scott Richards North Star Charitable Foundation, and the McDuffee Family Foundation.

KANSAS CITY, KS—Stop Alzheimer’s Now, a non-profit organization founded by Shaun McDuffee in 2013, recently contributed $100,000 to the University of Kansas Alzheimer’s Disease Center, establishing the Stop Alzheimer’s Now Research Fund.
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Stop Alzheimer’s Now (SAN) has committed to walking across all 50 states to raise awareness and funds for research for a cure. To date, SAN has walked nearly 750 miles and raised over $215,000 through individual contributions and partnerships with organizations such as the Scott Richards North Star Charitable Foundation.