Methuen has gone purple for Alzheimer’s and Brain Month.
Awareness events taking place include Alzheimer’s awareness displays and activities for 2.4 miles including a Memory Lane along the Methuen Rail Trail.
On Saturday, June 19, Chipotle, 90 Pleasant Valley St., Methuen, is hosting a “Dine and Donate” event, while Nevins Library, 305 Broadway, offers featured titles about Alzheimer’s and purple display and presents “Know the 10 Signs” educational event Thursday, June 24, at 6 p.m.
Ellie’s Farmhouse, 436 Broadway; Methuen Village, 4 Gleason St.; and the Methuen Senior Center, 77 Lowell St., have purple displays and are collecting public donations.
The staffs at Mann Orchard, 27 Pleasant Valley St.; The Country Kitchen, 18 Hampshire St.; and Chris’ Famous Pizza, 124 Lowell St., are wearing purple and have a purple display. Other Methuen businesses are “going purple” in various ways.