1-30 June, 2024

Let’s get creative for a cause.

For the month of June, hundreds of creative Kiwis are undertaking unique and personalised artistic challenges and raising funds on behalf of Alzheimers New Zealand.

Support your favourite creator and help us create a dementia-friendly New Zealand. Donate today!

We’re raising $70,000 to help the 70,000 kiwis living with dementia mate wareware.

Most of us know or have known someone with dementia.

Around 70,000 Kiwis are living with dementia mate wareware today and almost 170,000 Kiwis are likely to be living with dementia mate wareware by 2050.

All funds raised through Create for Dementia will go directly to Alzheimers New Zealand to provide vital services and support for people living with dementia mate wareware, including:

  • Critical research efforts in the prevention of dementia mate wareware

  • Education programmes on caring for the diagnosed

  • Emotional support for families via local Alzheimers groups

  • Raise awareness and reduce the stigma of dementia mate wareware

  • Advocate with government for more help and support

Every donation makes a difference.

Help us create a dementia-friendly
New Zealand

A fun, creative way to give back to our community.

This June, we’re creating for dementia.

Pick a fun, creative challenge, register your personal profile and raise funds to help us create a dementia-friendly New Zealand.

Whether you're a creative professional, a hobbyist, or a novice wanting to try your hand at a new skill, Create for Dementia is your chance to get creative for a good cause regardless of your skills and experience. Your support will help make a huge difference to the lives of hundreds of Kiwi families living with dementia mate wareware. It’s easy, fun and free to participate, so join creators across the country and start fundraising today.

Here’s how it works:

1. Set yourself a creative challenge

Paint a beautiful landscape, knit a cosy sweater, compose a catchy tune - anything you want! Set yourself a creative challenge for the month of June. You can participate solo or as a team. The wackier and more original, the better!

2. Create your fundraising page

Register with us, build your fundraising page and set a fundraising target. Share your inspiration for getting involved and encourage your friends and family to participate too!

3. Create, share, fundraise!

Throughout the month of June, let your creativity shine and show the world what you're made of. Promote your progress and get donations by sharing updates directly to your fundraising page as well as on your socials.

Ways to create

There are no rules or restrictions when it comes to creativity. So let your imagination run wild! As a month-long challenge, you could aim to create something new every day, every week, or do one big creation over the entire month. Whatever works for you.

Looking for some inspiration? Scroll through these ideas to get the creative juices flowing.

  • Sew

  • Paint

  • Woodwork

  • Pottery

  • Bake

  • Photography

  • Jewellery making

  • Knitting

  • Film making

  • Music

  • Weave

  • Events

  • Drawing + Illustration

  • Murals

Download our Creator kit

To help you engage your friends and whānau for fundraising support, we’ve put together this handy dandy Creator Kit!

It’s filled with posters, social media posts, badges, banners, and logos that you can use to share you creative challenge journey and hit your fundraising target! Share them on your social media channels, print them out and put them up in your workplace, chuck them on your website, email them out, shout it from the rooftops!

Join the mailing list

Keep in the loop with latest news and updates about Create for Dementia and Alzheimers New Zealand.

We are committed to protecting your privacy. We will only deal with your personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act and our privacy policy. Data may be given to third parties who work with Alzheimers NZ for fundraising purposes.

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