PHOTOS: EMCC Hosts Alzheimer’s Walk Sunday

Starkville Ward 7 Alderman Henry Vaughn, Columbus Mayor Robert Smith and Starkville Mayor Parker Wiseman attend the Alzheimer’s Association of Mississippi’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s Sunday at East Mississippi Community College’s Golden Triangle campus. The event raised $35,720 for Alzheimer’s research and support, including donations from the cities of Columbus and Starkville. Students and instructors from EMCC’s Division of Nursing and Allied Health helped organize the annual event.
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Nearly 200 participants braved the wind and rain Sunday to attend the Alzheimer’s Association of Mississippi’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s at East Mississippi Community College’s Golden Triangle campus. The event raised $35,720 for Alzheimer’s research and support. Students and instructors from EMCC’s Division of Nursing and Allied Health helped organize the annual event.
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A family shows off their flowers Sunday at the Alzheimer’s Association of Mississippi’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s at East Mississippi Community College’s Golden Triangle campus. Color-coded flowers represented various forms of support such as having lost a loved one to Alzheimer’s or caring for someone with Alzheimer’s. The event raised $35,720 for Alzheimer’s research and support. Students and instructors from EMCC’s Division of Nursing and Allied Health helped organize the annual event.
(Submitted photo)