The weekend rain was long gone as hundreds gathered at Smothers Park on Sunday afternoon for the local 2024 Walk to End Alzheimer’s event in an effort to raise both awareness and funds for care, support and research for the brain disease that affects nearly 7 million people in the United States.
A nationwide initiative headed by the Chicago-based nonprofit voluntary health organization Alzheimer’s Association, Walk to End Alzheimer’s is held annually in more than 600 communities throughout the country.