HERMITAGE, Pa. - More than 200 people gathered at Buhl Park on Saturday for the Shenango Valley Walk to End Alzheimer’s, raising about $35,000 for research and support services.

The event, organized by the Alzheimer’s Association, featured a Promise Garden ceremony where walkers carried flowers in different colors to represent their connection to the cause. Blue flowers symbolized those living with Alzheimer’s, yellow represented caregivers, purple honored loved ones lost to the disease, and orange represented general supporters.

For many, the walk was personal. Cynthia Lysac of Hermitage, who was the event’s top fundraising participant, raising $1,485, said she walked in honor of her father, who battled Alzheimer’s for eight years. Her team, Williams Gang, was also the top fundraising

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