Press release
ArgosCavanstoreraise vital fundsfor dementia
Argoscolleagues raised €1400tohelp transform the lives of people with dementia
Argos staff inCavan joined colleagues around Ireland in raising€13,090to help people living with dementia stay in their own homes for longer.Customers arriving at stores to check out the new Argos Spring/Summer range were all encouraged to make a donation to The Alzheimer Society of Ireland.
Lynn Courtney Holland, Argos Cavan Store Manager said:“Our customers gave generously and we’re really proud to be able to help The Alzheimer Society of Irelandand support people living with dementia in our local area.”
Emily Brew, Fundraising Manager with TheAlzheimer Society of Ireland said “We’d like to say a big thank you to all Argos staff and customers who gave generously. The money raised will really make a difference by funding local Alzheimer Society services to help people living with dementia stay in their own homes for longer. If you’d like to help a loved one living with dementia stay at home, then talk to your local service and read our top tips on living with dementia at home.”
Find your local service and read Alzheimer’s Society’s top tips at
ArgosCavanfundraising will go towards helping thousands of people with dementia stay in their own home and be part of community life for longer. Together, The Alzheimer Society of Ireland, Alzheimer’s Society and Alzheimer Scotlandare Argos and Homebase’s charity partner for 2013 – 2015. The money raised by Argos and Homebase colleagues and customers will fundDementia Advisors, Dementia Cafes and Social Club services around Ireland.
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For more information or to organise an interview, please contact:
Argos Press Office: 087 6670534
The Alzheimer Society of Ireland, Communications Office: 01 207 3818
Notes to editors
Home Retail Group Charity Partnership
- Together Alzheimer’s Society, Alzheimer Scotland and The Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland are Home Retail Group’s charity partner 2013 - 2015. Home Retail Group comprises Argos, Homebase and Habitat.
- The majority (83%) of people with dementia want to live in their own homes and yet more than one in ten people living with the condition will go unnecessarily into long term care because they don’t have enough support.
- This year, over 100,000 people in the UK and the Republic of Ireland will develop dementia. Together Home Retail Group, Alzheimer's Society, Alzheimer Scotland and The Alzheimer Society of Ireland will raise millions to support them to stay in their own home and be part of community life for as long as possible.
- The money raised by Argos and Homebase colleagues and customers will fundSinging for the Brain® therapy groups, Dementia Cafes and Dementia Support services around the UK and Ireland.
- You can support our work by calling 0845 678 7678 or visiting
Dementia, Alzheimer’s Society, Alzheimer Scotland and The Alzheimer Society of Ireland
- There are over 840,000 people in the UK and the Republic of Ireland living with dementia today. Numbers are set to rise to 1 million by 2021.
- There are currently 41,700 people living with dementia in Ireland.
- The Irish National Alzheimer Helpline 1800 341 341 is open Monday – Friday 10am to 5pm and Saturday 10am to 4pm.
- People can read about living well with dementia at
- The statistics in this press release are calculated using findings from three Alzheimer’s Society reports – Support.Stay.Save.Dementia UK and Mapping the Dementia Gap. New figures taken from Alzheimer's Society’s Support. Stay. Save report 2011 have been applied to ‘Dementia 2012’ prevalence figures.
- Dementia can happen to anyone. It is caused by brain diseases; the most common is Alzheimer's. As the brain shuts down, a person gradually loses the ability to do the things many of us take for granted from enjoying conversations with family or friends to eating or dressing without help. There is currently no cure for dementia. But with the right support, people can live well with dementia.
- Alzheimer’s Society, Alzheimer Scotland and The Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland champion the rights of people living with dementia and the millions of people who care for them.
- The Alzheimer Society of Ireland is the leading dementia specific service provider in Ireland providing over 125 services in every county in Ireland.
Argos
Argos is Ireland’s leading general merchandise retailer and provides a unique offer of choice and convenience. It sells general merchandise and products for the home from 40 stores in the Republic of Ireland.
Argos opened its first stores in the Republic in January 1996 in Limerick, Nutgrove and Dublin; there is now an Argos catalogue in approximately three quarters of all Irish homes. Argos is already one of the largest retail employers in the country with over 1,400 employees. In 2005, Argos launched its Irish website, now has over 20,000 products online.Argos is part of Home Retail Group, the UK’s leading home and general merchandise retailer.