610 KDAL is a sponsor of the event and Brenda Conley, Engagement Manager of the Duluth Alzheimer’s Association says the public is invited to come and support the walkers.
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All funds raised through the walk further the care, support and research efforts of the Alzheimer’s Association.
Registration for the Moses Lake walk begins at 8:30 a.m., followed by opening ceremonies at 9:45 a.m.
A sea of colorful flowers graced the Missouri State Fair Highway Gardens as Walk to End Alzheimer’s Co-Chair Jessica Snell asked participants to hold up their flowers when she called out the colors and what they represented Saturday morning. According to recent studies of the Alzheimer’s Association more than five million Americans are diagnosed with the disease. Nearly two-thirds of those diagnosed are women, and African Americans are twice as likely, and Hispanics two and a half times more likely, to be impacted by the disease than Caucasians.
“This is the only disease in the top ten causes of death that doesn’t have a way to treat, or cure, or affecting slow down the process”.
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Fifty teams are slated to participate in the Purchase Area Walk alone, raising money and awareness for the cause. It is estimated that by 2050, 16 million people will have the illness.
