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Episode 651: Part 2: CUTV News spotlights award-winning academic and advocate Dr. Dan Andreae

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Toronto, ON – Just because you have a good cause, doesn't mean it's going to be successful. There are so many different and worthwhile causes vying for the attention of our communities and their citizens, so capturing that attention and keeping it to create meaningful change is an ongoing process of educating people and building relationships to develop allies and support along the way. Dr. Dan Andreae is a distinguished, award-winning academic, as well as an effective community advocate and leader. "Education is where the head meets the heart,” says Dr. Andreae. "I consider myself a 'prac-ademic.’ Education is key and necessary, but it's much more powerful when it can be galvanized into action.” Dr. Andreae has had an impressive career and served as the first Executive Director of the Alzheimer Society of Toronto, the first such society formed anywhere in the world in the 1980s where he helped to develop innovative and groundbreaking programs. “Being involved in community organizations and giving back has be