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Appeals court upholds Philadelphia’s tax on sweetened drinks

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Hymnal donated to Pittston Memorial Library

<p>If you have a brain, you can be affected by the degenerative brain disease Alzheimer&#8217;s &#8212; even as young as 30 years old. As many as 5.5 million people in the United States have it.</p><p>Pennsylvania is home to roughly 400,000 people who are living with Alzheimer&#8217;s or a related disorder. Alzheimer&#8217;s, the leading cause of dementia, is the nation&#8217;s sixth-leading cause of death, and the only one of the top 10 killers that has no cure, can&#8217;t be prevented or even slowed.</p><p>In 2016, as many as 673,000 Pennsylvanians provided 766 million hours of unpaid dementia care, valued at a staggering $9.6 billion.</p><p>We recognize the toll it takes on families.</p><p>In June, the Alzheimer&#8217;s Association will commemorate Alzheimer&#8217;s and Brain Awareness Month with special events throughout the commonwealth. It culminates with the Alzheimer&#8217;s Association&#8217;s The Longest Day on June 21, this year&#8217;s summer solstice.</p><p>Teams across the nation will put on their purple and participate in daylong activities to honor those for whom every day is the longest day while raising funds for Alzheimer&#8217;s research, care and support.</p><p>Anyone can join us. Get together with friends, family or coworkers and sign up today at alz.org/TheLongestDay or 800.272.3900 for additional information.</p><p>Show your love and do what you love to help end Alzheimer&#8217;s.</p><p><strong>Gail Roddie-Hamlin, MBA, CHES</strong></p><p>President &amp; CEO Alzheimer&#8217;s Association Greater Pennsylvania Chapter</p><p>Harrisburg</p><p><strong>Wendy L. Campbell, MBA, MPH </strong></p><p>President &amp; CEO Alzheimer&#8217;s Association Delaware Valley Chapter</p><p>Philadelphia</p><style>
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