ALZHEIMERS WALK MORE SUCCESSFUL THAN ANYONE COULD HAVE IMAGINED

            THE FIRST EVER HOPKINSVILLE WALK TO END ALZHEIMERS WAS MORE SUCCESSFUL THAN ANYONE COULD HAVE EVER ANTICIPATED.

            THE EVENT WAS AN EFFORT TO RAISE MONEY FOR ALZHEIMERS RESEARCH AND TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE DISEASE WHICH AFFECTS NOT ONLY THE INDIVIDUAL SLOWLY LOSING HIS OR HER MEMORY—BUT ALSO THEIR LOVED ONES.

            SATURDAY’S WALK RAISED $38,640—FAR SURPASSING THE GOAL OF $20,000.

           WALK TO END ALZHEIMERS COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON SHERRI TURNER SAID SHE HAD TO WATCH A LOVED ONE SUFFER FROM THE DISEASE AND THAT INSPIRED HER TO DO SOMETHING TO RAISE AWARENESS AND HOPEFULLY ONE DAY FIND A CURE.