Moving Forward: 2022 Dementia Friendly Community Summit

Moving Forward: 2022 Dementia Friendly Community Summit.

Thursday, September 29, 2022

9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Continuing 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. with The Remember Project’s world premiere of their theatrical video, “Mango Songs”

Social Work CEUs available at no cost

Don’t miss this year’s summit

The 2022 Community Summit will spotlight activities from around the state and provide opportunities for participants to learn from each other, make new connections and re-energize our work. 

As one of three dementia friendly initiatives under the Trellis umbrella, The Remember Project is pleased to invite you to participate in the Summit.

Join us to:

  • Listen to keynote speaker, Sarah Lenz Lock, Senior Vice President for Policy for AARP and Executive Director of the Global Council on Brain Health.
  • Hear from communities who are doing great work and learn from their successes and challenges.
  • Explore various cultural approaches to living with and caring for people with dementia.
  • Learn about research and initiatives for risk reduction from the Minnesota Department of Health.
  • Be the first to see the new The Remember Project play, Mango Songs, and participate in powerful discussions about themes raised in the play.

This Summit is for you! People leading dementia-friendly community efforts, Dementia Friends and Champions, healthcare providers, civic leaders, senior center staff, volunteers, people with dementia-related illnesses, caregivers . . . anyone interested in making their communities more dementia friendly. 

Logo collage. At the top the text "presented by" appears next to the Trellis logo. Beneath that, text reads "Thank you to our sponsors" and shows the following logos: Minnesota Department of Health, Arrowhead Area Agency on Aging, Victory Fund, Alzheimer's Association Minnesota-North Dakota Chapter, Minnesota River Area Agency on Aging, Care Providers of Minnesota, Carondelet Village, Juniper.