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Nice News is fundraising
Nice News’ November 2023 Cause of the Month
November is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, and Nice News has partnered with Hilarity For Charity — a nonprofit founded by actors Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen — to raise money for and spread awareness of the disease, which affects an estimated 6 million Americans.

The couple founded Hilarity For Charity, or HFC, in 2012, a few years after Lauren’s mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. It started with one comedy fundraiser and has since grown into a sweeping organization: Today, HFC helps fund new technology and prevention-focused research; educates people on brain health via social media and a dedicated digital platform; and provides support and resources to caregivers who are looking after loved ones with Alzheimer’s.

And it does it all through a lens of levity, something that came naturally to the duo. “We’re comedians and all of our friends are comedians … and so the idea of doing that to raise awareness and money for Alzheimer’s was just very organic to who we are,” Seth told Nice News.

One hundred percent of the proceeds from this fundraiser will go directly to HFC and furthering its mission to bring light to Alzheimer’s. “It is such a dark disease, and I think bringing light and bringing levity is maybe a little more necessary with Alzheimer’s than it is with some other aspects of life,” Seth said.

Click here to learn more about the organization and read brain health tips from one of its science advisors, Dr. Annie Fenn.

More about Nice News: Nice News is an email series and website that curates positive news. We send uplifting stories to subscribers’ inboxes each morning featuring significant innovations, advancements in health and wellness, everyday heroes, and more.
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No Bears is fundraising
HFC presents The Tallahassee Comedy Marathon
The Tallahassee Comedy Marathon is an annual charity show put on by FSU's premiere comedy clubs: No Bears Allowed, Friday Night Live, 30 in 60, and The Eggplant. We perform for over 4 straight hours in order to raise money for Hilarity for Charity, a non-profit specializing in Alzheimer's Awareness and Research.

Any donation will help make an impact, so thanks in advance for your contribution, it means so much to us!

Info on Hilarity for Charity: In 2012, Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen founded HFC to help families affected by Alzheimer's disease. Through innovative programming, they seek to raise awareness, inspire change, and drastically improve the outcomes for family members contending with this terrible disease. They aim to accelerate progress in Alzheimer's care, support and research; engage and educate young people about brain health and prevention; and bring laughter to those contending with the disease.
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No Bears is fundraising
Tallahassee Comedy Marathon
Want to join No Bears Allowed in making a difference? We're raising money to benefit Hilarity for Charity, and any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to us. Catch us in the Moore Auditorium on Saturday, April 23rd from 12:30PM - 9:30 PM for a bunch of awesome comedy!

More information about Hilarity for Charity: In 2012, Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen founded HFC to help families affected by Alzheimer's disease. Through innovative programming, we seek to raise awareness, inspire change, and drastically improve the outcomes for family members contending with this terrible disease. We aim to accelerate progress in Alzheimer's care, support and research; engage and educate young people about brain health and prevention; and bring laughter to those contending with the disease.
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Jack Cannon is fundraising
Jack, Sean, & Billy's (4X4X48) Fundraiser
And we’re back! I want to thank everyone who donated last year, together we successfully raised $3,088 for the Alzheimer’s Association. This year not only will I be running in the race, but my brother Sean Cannon and my friend Billy Qu will be joining too! At 8:00PM on March 4th 2022, we will be participating in the 4X4X48 David Goggin's Race. This is a fundraiser where participants run 4 miles every 4 hours for 48 straight hours. All the money raised will go directly to a fundraiser of our choice.

Billy and I will be joining Sean in Los Angeles, running/camping along the beach bike path of Venice Beach for the entirety of the race. I would like to give a special shoutout to Billy for training and running multiple runs with me last year during the fundraiser. This year, the three of us decided to select Hilarity for Charity (HFC) as our organization of choice. HFC is a nonprofit movement that is focused on caring for families impacted by Alzheimer’s disease today, activating the next generation of Alzheimer’s advocates, and being a leader in brain health research and education.

This year we will be running in honor of my Pop-Pop who passed away in June 2021 after battling with dementia for several years. His happy, contagious spirits throughout his fight display that the disease may affect the body and mind but, it certainly doesn't affect the soul. On a daily basis, you would catch him singing his favorite Pandora playlist, "The Rat Pack Radio" and on warm days out on the back porch with his shirt off tanning for hours. He was one of the strongest figures in both mine and Sean’s life.

The three of us plan to attack this race the same way individuals with Alzheimer's attack the disease, through the soul. We’re not running for ourselves, but for all those who wake up and are forced to battle the confusion of dementia daily.

With the timeline for the event closing in, we will post daily updates of our progress on our social media accounts as we continue to train to tackle this challenging race. Anybody who knows us understands how much this means to us, and any form of support is greatly appreciated. Donating, joining us for runs, and sharing this link are all excellent ways to get involved. 100% of all donations will go directly to HFC.

Together we can tackle Alzheimer's.
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Olivia Percy is fundraising
Fusco Plunges into his Forties
Hi there friends and family!

Want to help Steve plunge into his forties? AND join me in making a difference? AND get the chance to watch Steve jump into freezing cold waters off that coast of Maine in the middle of January with very little advance notice? I know. Me as well. So let's give him the encouragement he'll need by raising a glass in honor of his soon to be surprise polar plunge and money to benefit Hilarity for Charity.

More on Hilarity for Charity: In 2012, Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen founded HFC to help families affected by Alzheimer's disease. Through innovative programming, we seek to raise awareness, inspire change, and drastically improve the outcomes for family members contending with this terrible disease. We aim to accelerate progress in Alzheimer's care, support and research; engage and educate young people about brain health and prevention; and bring laughter to those contending with the disease.

Please share with anyone you think would find this good fun and thank you in advance for contributing to a cause that means so much to us.

Love you all!

Olivia

P.S. Of course I'll be posting video of Steve's plunging. Stay tuned.

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No Bears is fundraising
Tallahassee Comedy Marathon
Want to join No Bears Allowed in making a difference? I'm raising money to benefit Hilarity for Charity, and any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me. Catch us on a livestream the 26th for our Comedy Marathon!

More information about Hilarity for Charity: In 2012, Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen founded HFC to help families affected by Alzheimer's disease. Through innovative programming, we seek to raise awareness, inspire change, and drastically improve the outcomes for family members contending with this terrible disease. We aim to accelerate progress in Alzheimer's care, support and research; engage and educate young people about brain health and prevention; and bring laughter to those contending with the disease.
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Danette Szostak is fundraising
Glenna Collins Memorial Fund
My mother Glenna Collins passed away on Saturday, September 22, 2018. In the spring of this year, I saw three rainbows in one day. My heart stopped when I saw the third one; I felt like I was being told that something life-changing was going to happen. It might sound crazy, but I felt that my mom's deceased parents and brother were trying to tell me something.

For the past four years, I have been quietly coping with the fact that my mom, Glenna Collins, had early onset Alzheimer's disease. The disease progressed quickly and it truly broke my heart. My husband, son and I were her only living family members and we did our best to give her the love and care she deserved.

One night a couple of weeks ago, while my mom was on hospice care, I was waiting up at night to pick up a prescription for her. I stumbled across Hilarity for Charity on Netflix, a variety show hosted by Seth Rogen and his wife Lauren Miller Rogen. Not knowing the premise, I quickly realized that it is a charity "dedicated to raising awareness, inspiring change, and accelerating progress in Alzheimer’s care, research, and support through the engagement of millennials." After Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen explained their reasons for founding the charity, that Lauren Miller Rogen's mother also has Alzheimer's, they welcomed Kermit the frog to the stage to sing "The Rainbow Connection." I felt a wave of emotion wash over me as I remembered the three rainbows I had seen earlier this year. I knew this was the charity I needed to support with my mom's memorial fund.

After researching it, I love the fact that Hilarity for Charity provides much needed relief for families dealing with Alzheimer's in the form of caregivers who give loved ones a break. They also specifically fund research for early onset Alzheimer's disease.
Please help me support this cause. All donations will go directly from gofundme to Hilarity for Charity.
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About Hilarity for Charity

HFC is a nonprofit organization, led by Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen, whose mission is to care for families impacted by Alzheimer’s disease, inspire the next generation of Alzheimer’s advocates, and be leaders in brain health research and education.#BringingLightToAlzheimers

9301 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 507Beverly Hills, CA 90210

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Causes

Alzheimer's Disease and other forms of dementia

Established

2017

Verified on GoFundMe

2022

Tax ID

82-2316072

NTEE code

Alzheimer's

Hilarity for Charity is a 501(c)(3) public charity, EIN 82-2316072. Donations are tax-deductible. Select content is provided by GuideStar.

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HFC presents The Tallahassee Comedy Marathon

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Jack, Sean, & Billy's (4X4X48) Fundraiser

Fusco Plunges into his Forties