The Laona M. Kitchen Foundation was founded to honor mother, grandmother, and great grandmother Laona Kitchen, who battled Alzheimer's disease. The foundation works to assist families who are caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's and other dementias.  

The LMK Foundation accomplishes its goal three ways:  by providing funds for short-term respite care to relieve caregivers from the demands of caring for one with Alzheimer's or dementia; by offering education and support for those seeking to use VA death pension benefits; and by educating the community on how to best cope with these irreversible and deadly diseases.

The foundation raises funds to support these endeavors through grants, generous donations and the annual Casino Night and Golf Tournament. You can support this cause by clicking the donate button above, or by attending our two Annual Events (Casino and Golf). Your donation or participation will go a long way in supporting those who care for loved ones afflicted with these diseases.  

Recent News from the Laona M. Kitchen Foundation

• Atlanta Regional Commission Awards LMK Funds to Help Alzheimer's Caregivers

  The Atlanta Regional Commission has made a major April announcement by selecting the Laona M. Kitchen Foundation to receive additional funding from the ARC. "After careful consideration... read more

• "The Mysteries of My Father's Mind" by a loving daughter

  If you want to know what it's like to watch, feel, live and/or observe someone you love go through this horrible disease, here is an account by a daughter about her dad. Rebecca's... read more

• "I Remember Him" featured on 11Alive

  Wednesday, April 2, 2014 - Sydney Oden, 17, had a dream: to write a book about her first years with her grandfather who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's when she was little. She wrote I... read more