18 Nashua Stores Help Fight Against Alzheimer's Disease

NASHUA, NH — This summer, 18 Rapid Refill Convenience and Garrett's Family Market locations raised funds and awareness for Alzheimer's care, support, and research.

Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia. It is a progressive disease beginning with mild memory loss and possibly leading to loss of the ability to carry on a conversation and respond to the environment. Alzheimer's disease involves parts of the brain that control thought, memory, and language and can be detrimental to the patient and the patient's loved ones.

Family-owned Volta Oil's Purple Pump Up for the Alzheimer's campaign wrapped up its 10th year, after raising more than $178,000.

The campaign, which ran from May 28 through July 18, gave patrons at the 18 participating locations the option to make donations to the Alzheimer's Association at the gas pump or in stores.

On June 19 and 20, in recognition of the Alzheimer's Association The Longest Day fundraising and awareness effort, 5 cents from every gallon of gas sold was donated to the cause.

"Our store associates have the amazing ability to not only raise funds during the Purple Pump Up campaign but also to get the message out about a world without Alzheimer's," said Jim Garrett, Chairman of Volta Oil Company.

Purple Pump Up for Alzheimer’s is the largest cause marketing campaign of its kind in the New England Region to benefit the Association. Since the campaign began a decade ago, it has raised over $940,000 for the Alzheimer’s Association’s Massachusetts/New Hampshire Chapter.

"The dedicated employees of Volta Oil have had another incredibly successful Purple Pump Up
for Alzheimer's campaign, raising critical funds to support research and help us bolster our
efforts to support local families facing this disease," said Jim Wessler, CEO of the Alzheimer's
Association Massachusetts/New Hampshire Chapter. "Volta Oil and their customers should be
proud of the fact that they are making a difference in the lives of those living with Alzheimer’s
disease and their families."

For more information about the campaign, visit purplepumpup.org.

For more information about Alzheimer's Disease or Dementia, visit alz.org or call 800.272.3900.