Saturday proclaimed ‘Walk to End Alzheimer’s’ day in Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ)
Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe proclaimed Saturday, Oct. 8, as Columbia Walk to End Alzheimer's day.
The Alzheimer's Association held its annual 'Walk to End Alzheimer's ' Saturday in Columbia at Faurot Field.
The event is to help raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and research. According to the association, more than six million Americans are living with the disease.
As of 2020, Missouri had 120,000 residents 65 years or older that were diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
The organization says participants in Saturday's event will receive a promise garden flower.
The flower will come in different colors that best represent the participant's connection to the disease.
- Blue represents someone living with Alzheimer's or another dementia.
- Purple is for those who have lost someone to the disease.
- Yellow represents someone who is currently supporting or caring for a person living with Alzheimer's.
- Orange is for those who support the cause and the Association's vision of a world without Alzheimer's and all other dementias.
The organization hopes to one day add a white flower to represent those who have overcome Alzheimer's.
Saturday's event will also have COVID safety measures in place, with hand sanitizer stations and more.
The organization's goal is to raise $150,000 dollars Saturday's walk. As of 5 a.m. Saturday, the organization had already exceeded that goal by $17,000.
The money will go towards the care, support and research efforts of the Alzheimer's Association.
Those who are interested in participating in the event can register on the organization's website.
You can also donate to the organization for the walk as well.
