Streator Garden Walk raises $5,500 for Alzheimer’s Association, announces quilt winner

4 local gardens participated

Rebekah Bierdeman, of Washburn, is pictured with quilter Pam Riss (left). Bierdeman won the quilt raffle conducted during the Streator Garden Walk. (Photo provided by Pam Riss)

July 12, 2023 at 2:30 pm CDT

Rebekah Bierdeman of Washburn was the winner of Fresh Cut, the quilt raffled at the Streator Garden Walk on June 25.

The garden walk featured four local gardens where artists painted en plein air. Visitors endured the blustery day and helped raise $5,500 for the Alzheimer’s Association.

“The first survivor of Alzheimer’s is out there,” organizer Pam Riss said. “We are closer to witnessing this happen.”