Volunteers at last year’s Purple Party organize teams for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s. The pinwheels will be given out at the Walk, color-coded to identify Alzheimer’s patients, caregivers, loved ones and others.
July 17, 2025
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Purple Party to kick off Alzheimer’s fundraising July 16
MOSES LAKE — The Walk to End Alzheimer’s technically takes place in September, but in fact, it starts two months earlier at the Purple Party. “I like to call it the pre-party to the Walk,” Cox said. “It gets people energized to build their teams.” This year’s Purple Party is on July 16 at Brookdale Hearthstone in Moses Lake, the second year it’s been held there. Before that it was held at an outdoor venue, and the change has been a welcome one, Cox said. “It was always so hot,” she said. “The participants were grateful that it was inside and air-conditioned.