Thanks

Statistic of the Day:  September is World Alzheimer's month.

The Brainerd area Walk to End Alzheimer's Committee would like to thank the following businesses for contributing to our local walk:

The Walk committee would like to thank the sponsors, generous organizations and individuals for their donations or service, refreshments, entertainment, raffle items, time and more. This is what we have thus far…

• Alzheimer’s Association

• Bailey Wachholz

• BL Broadcasting

• Brainerd Lakes Chamber of Commerce

• Brainerd VFW

• Breath of Life

• Care Free Living

• Cash Wise

• Christmas Point

• Chuck Whalen

• City of Brainerd

• Cold Stone

• Crossing Arts Alliance

• Cub Foods

• Cuyuna Regional Medical Center

• Deborah Schey Salon

• Diane Gaite

• Diamond Willow Assisted Living

• Edgewood Vista

• Essentia Health

• Geraet’s family

• Good Samaritan Society

• Grand Casino

• Heartwood

• Home Instead

• Karen Ford

• Karon Newmann

• Kenneth Hegstrom Family

• Lake Country Journal

• Lakeland TV

• Lakewood Health System

• Petal & Beans

• Shaefer’s

• Teen Challenge

• The Dispatch

• Tess Taylor

• Viking Beverage

• Virginia Busho

• Wendy’s/Caribbean Beach Tanning

You all made this possible!

Photo by Joey Halvorson

Photo by Joey Halvorson

Photo by Joey Halvorson

Photo by Mary Aalgaard

Salute to you and the community!

Walk to End Alzheimer's 2011

Statistic of the Day: The Brainerd lakes area Walk to End Alzheimer's raised over $72,000 for the cause.

Ken Thomas and his family, honoring their father who passed away earlier this year from Alzheimer's.

Walking together, walking with their community, raising funds and awareness for a disease that comes like a thief in the night, stealing bits and pieces of our loved ones.

Let's stop that thief, one step at a time!

This is what it means to be community. Coming together to share our stories, our sorrows, and our hope for tomorrow.

Ken Thomas's father and Duane had worked together. Ken showed Duane a book that sparked memories for Duane, who has Alzheimer's disease.

Saturday morning, Sept. 24, was a gorgeous morning for a walk.  A large crowd gathered at the Kiwanis Park in Brainerd for the 2011 Walk to End Alzheimer's.  The air was cool and crisp. The sun was shining brightly, and the leaves were just starting to turn. The young and the old, those on wheels and on foot moved as one around the park, along the Mississippi River, through the woods, and over the freshly fallen leaves.

Thank you, Pam & Bailey Wachholz for all your hard work to make this walk so successful!

Thank you, Tess Taylor from WJJY for being our MC!

Walk on!

Wear Purple with Pride!

Photos and story by Mary Aalgaard.  Thanks Joey Halvorson, for taking pictures of the walk! I'll add some of her photos and updates from the walk later this week.