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Philanthropy
2008
"TEKE IN
A BOX" - October 24-26, 2008
West Side Wal-Mart
From TKE National Headquarters
Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity has adopted the Alzheimer's Association as
an official TKE philanthropy, partnering with the Ronald and Nancy
Reagan Research Institute that was established in 1995, one year after
Frater Reagan announced to the world that he had Alzheimer's.
The Fraternity has committed to raising $240,000 for the Ronald and
Nancy Reagan Research Institute. As of June 30, 2008, we have
contributed $277,795.04 to the Institute.
2005-2006
"TEKE
IN
A BOX" - March 31-April 1, 2006
West-Side
Wal-Mart
2004-2005
Nu-Lambda
Chapter
University of
Southern Indiana
On
September 17 and 19, 2004, the Nu-Lambda Chapter was roughing it once
again —
spending the night outdoors. The Tekes were out in full force, spending
45 hours in their temporary fraternity houses
—
a set of cardboard boxes. They spent the night at the Evansville -
Westside Wal-Mart, all the while collecting money at the door from
thankful customers. The Tekes at University of Southern Indiana enjoy
this event, which they have deemed "Teke-in- a-Box" so much, they are
considering doing it each semester. Last year the chapter raised $2,179
for the Alzheimer's Association in honor of President Ronald Reagan; a
former member of Tau Kappa Epsilon from Eureka College. This
year the Teke's beat their own record from last year, with $2,760
dollars in a 45-hour time period, in honor of President Reagan, and
$600 on a separate occasion for the Alzheimer's Annual Memory
Walk. That $600 being put into the local community.
From TKE National Headquarters
Former
President Ronald Reagan’s college
fraternity, Tau Kappa Epsilon, has announced plans to raise $240,000
over the next three years to benefit Alzheimer research.
The fraternity has established a partnership with the
Alzheimer’s Association to donate its fund-raising proceeds
to the association’s Ronald and Nancy Reagan Research
Institute, established by the Reagans to advance research into the
disease. Started in 1995, the Ronald and Nancy Reagan Research
Institute funds cutting-edge Alzheimer research. The institute to date
has attracted $1 million in funding for research.
The fraternity will donate money for Alzheimer research as a tribute to
President Reagan, who in 1994 announced he had the disease.
“President Reagan lived the mission of TKE by contributing to
the advancement of society,” said Kevin Mayeux, CEO of Tau
Kappa Epsilon. “Now, in honor of President Reagan, all TKE
members have an opportunity to aid in eradicating this
disease.”
Today 4 million people in the United States have Alzheimer’s
disease. Without a research breakthrough, by 2050 that figure could
exceed 14 million.
“If we don’t arrest and prevent this disease,
we’ll bankrupt healthcare systems, we’ll wreck
families and we’ll doom generations to a future that is very
bleak,” said Stephen McConnell, interim president and CEO of
the Alzheimer’s Association. “Research is the first
step, and it can’t be taken without funding. We thank Tau
Kappa Epsilon for their generosity; their hard work will help lessen
the likelihood that future generations will have to endure this
disease.”
The Alzheimer’s Association is working tirelessly to ensure
that the nation harness its resources, both public and private, to
conquer Alzheimer’s disease, much as it has mobilized against
cancer, heart disease and AIDS. The association has urged Congress to
increase federal funding of Alzheimer research from its current level
of $598 million a year to $1 billion annually by 2004.
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