Ho-Chunk Nation representatives and community members recently joined together in Black River Falls for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Saturday, October 3.

     The Ho-Chunk Nation sponsored the local walk which helps raise awareness and support for people affected by Alzheimer’s disease. Representative Phyllis Smoke attended alongside other tribal members.

     Participants also took part in the event’s Promise Garden, where different colored flowers represented each person’s connection to Alzheimer’s. Purple flowers honored someone who died from the disease, yellow represented caregivers, blue represented those living with Alzheimer’s, orange showed support for the cause and white represented hope for the first survivor of Alzheimer’s.