A group of more than 40 residents took to the streets of South Dartmouth this past Saturday in order to  promote awareness and break the stigma that surrounds Alzheimer's, along with raising funds to find a cure to the disease.

Margaret Law, who led the walk, said it was a very successful walk — especially since they managed to complete it long before any rain came in.

“It was very pleasant,”  she said. “Everyone had their rain gear ready just in case, but thankfully, it wasn’t needed.”

Many neighbors and teammates carried different colored pinwheels representing all of those affected by the disease.

According to the Alzheimer's Association, one in three people will develop some form of dementia — with Alzheimer's making up 80% of those cases. There are currently 6 million Americans who are living with the disease.

At the end of the walk, team leaders held a drawing for a quilt which was made by a number of men and women living with Alzheimer’s during support group sessions, under the direction of facilitator Rose Grant, at the Dartmouth Council on Aging.

Participants painted flowers on cloth squares and signed their initials and Grant then assembled them and completed the quilt.

While the Dartmouth walk has passed, donations can still be made through Dec. 31 via the Alzheimer’s Association’s website and searching “Dartmouth,MA Walks.”

Checks can also be mailed to the Massachusetts/New Hampshire office at 200 Executive Blvd Ste 4B, Southington, CT, 06489.

So far, Law’s team has raised $2,641.