The CART Fund (Coins for Alzheimer's Research Trust) is dedicated to raising funds to provide seed money for cutting edge, high impact research in hopes of finding a cure/prevention for Alzheimer’s disease.
For just one example of CART's impact, check out this video on a 2024 recipient of the Dr. Roger Ackerman Memorial Grant. Dr. Ana Griciuc from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School received $300,000 to focus on a gene called CD33. VIDEO
CART started in one South Carolina Rotary club in District 7770 in 1995 by a Rotarian named Roger Ackerman (Sumter, SC). It has been adopted by more than 20 Rotary districts in the United States. CART Fund by-laws require that 100% of all donated funds must go to research.
In February 2024, Rotary E-Club of the Carolinas will sponsor the annual Light a Candle for CART fundraiser. Click the link below to donate.
CART is currently supported by Rotarians in Rotary Districts: 6900, 6910, 6920, 6930, 6940, 6950, 6960, 6970, 6980, 6990, 7570, 7670, 7680, 7690, 7710, 7720, 7730, 7750 and 7770 within the states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia and Florida.
Rotary E-Club of the Carolinas has been proud to support CART for many years. Here is a record of our contribution history:
- 2023-24 $1,818.40 (140% of our goal)
- 2022-23 $ 2,155.64
- 2021-22 $ 2,304.00
- 2020-21 $ 2,023.83
- 2029-20 $ 2,138.50
- 2018-19 $ 3,355.38
For the most up to date information on CART, visit their website at https://www.cartfund.org/. To make your gift to CART on their website, look for the tab labeled "Donate Today".
