IN PICTURES: Albany community puts best foot forward at Walk to Remember

More than 100 Albany locals stepped out in support of people living with dementia on Sunday at the eighth Alzheimer’s WA Walk to Remember from Middleton Beach. Walkers were welcomed by Great Southern Development Commission chair Bruce Manning who recognised those in our community who were among the 42,900 West Australians living with dementia. Money raised supports Alzheimer’s WA Hawthorn House, which provides a home away from home for people living with dementia in the Great Southern and support for their families. Alzheimer’s WA Hawthorn House team leader Lorraine Benson thanked the community members, volunteers and staff who participated. “I think really the best part about the walk is the happy atmosphere that we create, with many families coming down in groups and walking for their loved ones,” she said. “We have a family that have participated for years in memory of their husband, father and grandfather, they have around about 15 family members walking.”