Dinner & Bikes is a month-long tour of the central and northeastern U.S. in May, 2013. Our events bring people together to eat delicious food and get inspired about bicycle transportation.

Tour 3 beautiful gardens, choose 8- or 33-mile bicycle rides on metro trails, get gardening information. Ride begins and ends at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden. Start between 8 and 9 a.m. Technical fabric T-shirt and free plant for all riders; goodie bag including I-Cubs tickets for the first 300 to register. $30 in advance; $35 day of ride. All proceeds benefit the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden.

The American Lung Association Asthma Educator Institute is a two-day workshop for individuals wanting to improve their ability to provide asthma education for patients and families with asthma. It is expected that many of these individuals will go on to take the certified asthma educator exam offered by NAECB and become certified asthma educators.

Registration Fee:  $250 (before June 5, 2013)

Registration Fee with Asthma Flipchart: $350

(before June 5, 2013)

Registration & more information will be available soon at www.LungIA.org

The American Lung Association in Iowa is putting on an Asthma Educator Institute, June 12-13^th.

The Asthma Educator Institute is an advanced course for licensed healthcare providers and healthcare professionals engaged in asthma education.

The program is intended to raise the standards and expectations of asthma educators by providing the necessary training and to increase the focus of asthma education on quality of life for people living with asthma and their families.

Million Dollar Marathon

On June 21, a team of 160 cancer survivors and supporters will embark on a 4,000-mile run across America. One marathon at a time, the team will cross 15 states and more than 500 communities as they work to pass their baton from the Pacific to the Atlantic.

During their journey, the team will run from Mount Rainier to the Great Salt Lake, over the Rockies to the Great Plains, on to the Appalachians and past the Chesapeake Bay. As they run, each day will turn to night and clear skies will fill with storms. Yet through the darkness and rain, their baton will not stop – because these runners know that dawn always follows night and that the darkest storms create the brightest rainbows.

During this extraordinary journey, the team will take more than 10,000,000 steps. Ten million steps to honor the past and inspire the future. Ten million steps forward.

The Million Dollar Marathon is being presented by Above + Beyond Cancer, a public charity with a mission to elevate the lives of those touched by cancer to create a healthier world. The organization plans to use the event to educate the public about the connections between cancer, and diet and exercise, while raising money for cancer research and for programs that support cancer survivors and their families. The beneficiaries of the Million Dollar Marathon will be announced in March and will include a leading cancer research institution and a leading cancer advocacy group.

Join us for the 1st Annual Courage Run, a fundraiser for the Courage League Sports, where every child gets to play. All ages, all abilities are welcome! Bring the whole family.

Events:

• 5K Fun Run for all ages, all abilities.

• Kids 400 meter and 100 meter run.

Time:

5K begins at 8:30 a.m. with other events beginning at 9:30 a.m.

Cost:

• 5K participants – $30 if registered by 6/1/2013, $40 after 6/1/2013.

• 400 meter/100 meter/Adaptive sports play – free.

Families and adaptive athletes are welcome. After the 5K there will be a 400 meter run, 100 meter run and adaptive sporting events in center field for children of all abilities. If athletes need volunteers to match with them to complete the race, please contact us and it will be arranged.

All proceeds from this event will be donated to the American Heart Association.

Million Dollar Marathon

On June 21, a team of 160 cancer survivors and supporters will embark on a 4,000-mile run across America. One marathon at a time, the team will cross 15 states and more than 500 communities as they work to pass their baton from the Pacific to the Atlantic.

During their journey, the team will run from Mount Rainier to the Great Salt Lake, over the Rockies to the Great Plains, on to the Appalachians and past the Chesapeake Bay. As they run, each day will turn to night and clear skies will fill with storms. Yet through the darkness and rain, their baton will not stop – because these runners know that dawn always follows night and that the darkest storms create the brightest rainbows.

During this extraordinary journey, the team will take more than 10,000,000 steps. Ten million steps to honor the past and inspire the future. Ten million steps forward.

The Million Dollar Marathon is being presented by Above + Beyond Cancer, a public charity with a mission to elevate the lives of those touched by cancer to create a healthier world. The organization plans to use the event to educate the public about the connections between cancer, and diet and exercise, while raising money for cancer research and for programs that support cancer survivors and their families. The beneficiaries of the Million Dollar Marathon will be announced in March and will include a leading cancer research institution and a leading cancer advocacy group.