Kids Run

There will be kids run during the Walk 4 Breath Event.

Details are:

Start 2:00pm

Sign in at the center shelter

Cost- $1.00 per runner

Each participant will receive a medal and top three winners in each age category will receive a trophy.

Age categories include:

3-4yr old

5-8yr old

9-10yr old

11-12yr old

For more details on the run you may contact Heidi at 319-293-3067.

Agenda for the Event!

Below is an agenda for the Walk 4 Breath Event.

6:30am- Registration begins and runs all day
6:30am- Lions Pancake Breakfast begins
7:00am- Walk/Run event begins
10:00am- Baked Goods Sale
12:00pm- Lunch served by the Van Buren Football Team & Cheerleaders
2:00pm- Kids Fun Run Ages 3-12
5:00pm- Silent Auction Ends
6:00pm- Dinner served by the Van Buren Football Team & Cheerleaders
7:00pm- Walk/Run Event Concludes
Music provided all day by Cox DJ Service

Please plan to attend the event sometime during the day to help raise money for a great cause!

How to Raise $300 in one week!

So you've registered for the CF Walk 4 Breath, now you want to raise some money- look how easy it can be to raise $300 in just one week! The possibilities are endless!

Day 1 Make your own $25 contribution
Day 2 Ask five neighbors for $10 each
Day 3 Ask your boss to contribute $25
Day 4 Ask five co-workers for $5 each
Day 5 Ask three family members for $25
Day 6 Ask two businesses for $25 each
Day 7 Ask five friends for $10 each

If you aren't registered do so today- just click on the link on the right! All registrations received before August 15th are guaranteed a free t-shirt!

We have a date!- August 29th

The date has been set for the Walk 4 Breath! The event is going to be held on August 29th. This is a change from the previous September 19th date.
If you received a flyer from the Relay for Life we apologize the date on the form is incorrect. Please make note of the new date- August 29th!

Everything else remains the same-

• The event will be held at the County Fairgrounds/Loop Trail
• The event will begin at 7am and run until 7pm
• Come out and and run as much or little as you want
• Get a team together and see how many miles you can accumulate in 12 hours!
• Solicite donations per mile.

All of the proceeds raised from this event will go to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

HOLD THAT THOUGHT!

The walk 4 breath committee has run into a slight snag with the date/location of the walk for breath event. One or both of these items is going to change due to a conflict. Please check back soon for an updated date/location for the event.
sorry for the inconvenience.
~Walk 4 Breath Committee

Registration is Up and Running!

Our registration page is up and running!

You can now sign up yourself, a team or donate to our event!

All proceeds from this event go to the Cystic fibrosis- see below info on Cystic Fibrosis.

If you are interested in joining our team and assisting with this event send us an email at walk4breath@gmail.com! Or if you want more details about our event you can also contact us at the same address!

Looking forward to a successful event in September!

We want CF to stand for Cure Found!

What is Cystic Fibrosis???

Cystic fibrosis is an inherited chronic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system of about 30,000 children and adults in the United States (70,000 worldwide). A defective gene and its protein product cause the body to produce unusually thick, sticky mucus that:
clogs the lungs and leads to life-threatening lung infections; and
obstructs the pancreas and stops natural enzymes from helping the body break down and absorb food.

In the 1950s, few children with cystic fibrosis lived to attend elementary school. Today, advances in research and medical treatments have further enhanced and extended life for children and adults with CF. Many people with the disease can now expect to live into their 30s, 40s and beyond.

Statistics
About 1,000 new cases of cystic fibrosis are diagnosed each year.
More than 70% of patients are diagnosed by age two.
More than 40% of the CF patient population is age 18 or older.
The predicted median age of survival for a person with CF is more than 37 years.

Registration Coming Soon!

The Walk 4 Breath committee has been dilligently working to iron out all of the details of the event in September. All of the formal approvals have been completed to hold our event at the Keosauqa Loop Trail/ County Fairgrounds. The committee met with the County Fairboard and the City council and both approved our event!

We have been working with active.com to set up online registration that will be available on this website after the first of June.

Walk for breath will also have paper registration forms at the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life on June 6th! We are looking forward to marketing at this event.

If you have questions about our event or would like to have more details please feel free to contact us at walk4breath@gmail.com! We are looking for volunteers so if you want to be part of this unique event please get in touch with us!

Save the Date!

Come see us tomorrow at the Healthy Villages Expo at the Keosauqua Fire Dept. We'll be there from 2:00-4:00pm!

Walk For Breath

That's what we are calling it. A little idea that will hopefully turn into a fantastic event. A little idea that will hopefully bring a community together to raise money and awareness for a disease that affects several of it's own people. That's the hope anyway. I'm hoping for the old "if you build it, they will come" principle. We are working on an event that will be open for 12 hours at which anyone is welcome to run/walk for any amount of time. Some will walk for 12 hours, some 1 hour but the goal is to get people to come out and support what we are doing.

We'll be keeping everyone up to date on the progress, posting information as we figure things out. Please keep coming back to learn more about what we are doing. Any help and support is greatly appreciated. If you have any questions, comments, or would like to help please email us at walk4breath@gmail.com. Wish us luck!