Walking to keep memories alive

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Published on Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Photos by Kira Paterson. On Thursday, June 16, about 120 people gathered at Country Meadows Personal Care Home to participate in the annual Walk For Alzheimer’s. Left: The antique fire truck from the Beautiful Plains Museum led the pack. Right: The honourary banner bearers headed up the procession, following close behind the fire truck.

Left: "I’m walking for all the residents in Country Meadows c-wing." Right: A large group of both young and old showed up, walking or wheeling down Veteran’s Way in Neepawa. As of the last report, over $1,700 was raised by Neepawa participants. The money goes to the Alzheimer's Society of Manitoba for researching Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia.