By NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The 2021 Walk to End Alzheimer's in Hutchinson is Saturday on the campus of Hutchinson Community College.
"We'll actually be at the patios, kind of between Lockman Hall and the tennis courts," said Hillary Steindler-Nolan with the Alzheimer's Association. "We'll be there from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. People can walk whenever they want. We're going to do the Blue Dragon walking trails through campus."
There will be two chances to catch the Promise Garden ceremony.
"We'll have a promise garden ceremony at that kind of patio area at 9:30 a.m. and again at 10 a.m.," Steindler-Nolan said.
The colors of the Promise Garden flowers represent people’s connection to Alzheimer’s — their personal reasons to end the disease:
BLUE: I have Alzheimer’s or dementia.
PURPLE: I have lost someone to Alzheimer’s or dementia.
YELLOW: I am supporting or caring for someone with Alzheimer’s or dementia.
ORANGE: I support the cause and a vision of a world without Alzheimer’s and all other dementia.
"There's over 6 million Americans currently living in the United States with the disease and over 11 million unpaid caregivers," Steindler-Nolan said. "In Kansas, that number's 55,000 living with Alzheimer's and 85,000 unpaid caregivers."
All funds raised through Walk to End Alzheimer's further the care, support and research efforts of the Alzheimer's Association. The Alzheimer's Association is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization. All donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.