Here are some photos of the day -
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| My walking buddy Annie & I arrived at the walk early - 7:45am |
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| Before the walk actually started - Annie snapped a shot of me with my poster - full of inspiration and enthusiasm. |
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| We got a great surprise - our friends Karen & Sparky joined us to do the walk with us.. we were delighted to have a bigger team. |
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| At 8:50am we were asked to assemble at the start line - there were hundreds in front of us and hundreds in back of us. |
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| They gave all the walkers different colored flowers that turned in the wind - Purple flowers were for those of us who lost someone to Alzheimer's - Yellow flowers for Caregivers, Blue flowers for those afflicted with Alzheimer's and Orange for those who support the fight to end the disease. |
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| Along with the poster - I carried a Purple flower for all those that we have lost to Alzheimer's Disease. |
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| Here's my flower for dad.... |
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| Just before we started the walk - we were asked to raise our flowers - |
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| They called it a "Promise Garden" - we promised not to give up till a cure for Alzheimer's Disease was found....yeah - cried.... |
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| And then we were 'off' for the 5k walk... with a huge cheer. |
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| Everyone walked at their own pace - kids, adults, dogs, people pushing their parents or loved ones in wheelchairs - together we walked.. |
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| And this is our team at the Finish Line - 2 of Annie's friends became part of our team - Kathy & Ginny...we all did a high 5 and went off to enjoy the day. |
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| All the walkers poured into City Park where the festivities happened for all. |
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| A band played music, kids danced people sang along.... |
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| Vendor Booths gave lots of free stuff to all - from power bars, food, drinks, |
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| sunglasses, pens, hats, chapstick, sunscreen, and more.... great fun. |
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| Blanche & Lucy said they were proud of all the support we got on our team - we ended up raising a total of $2,260.00 from all our generous donors. Thank you all we love you - hugs |
Hi Pearl,
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos. I like your poster too. My mom (Esther) died in 2005 of Alzheimer's. She was 91. I miss her!!
Cousin
Carol