Join the Miles for Muscles Iowa team at the Dam To Dam 20K or 5k on Saturday June 4, 2011!

  We have been blessed with many friends and family members that love running as we do.  It is because of this love of running that we feel it is our calling to create “Miles for Muscles Iowa”.  For this project, we have teamed up with Stone Circle of Friends, a nonprofit organization and Miles for Muscles.   The purpose of our “Run with Dave” team is to raise money to be used toward research to find a cure for MMD.   Not necessarily a cure for Dave or his siblings– but for our niece along with the thousands of kids and young adults who deserve an opportunity to live a healthy, long life.

Our goal for our first ‘Run with Dave’ is to raise $15,000 for MMD.  We will be running “Dam To Dam” on June 4, 2011 in Des Moines, Iowa.  There will be a 20K or 5k, June 4, 2011, and as a member of the team it will be your task to raise $650 if you are running the 20K or $450 if you are running the 5k. In return, you will receive a Miles for Muscles Iowa training shirt and your paid race registration.  Most of all you will have the satisfaction of raising funds for MMD Research.  Every penny you raise will be used for research funding and, the contributions are tax deductible

Please register above to join our team of runners. We will keep track of your sponsors on our website and they will be able to write you friendly notes along with their donations.

Dave and I cannot begin to thank you enough for your continued prayers and support and hope you will join us in Des Moines in June! Together we will make the first annual ‘Run with Dave’ unforgettable!!!

Beth Dessner Cook and David Cook

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   Miles for Muscles was conceived by Mike Hamlin, a now good friend and Stone Circle supporter with Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy. Mike and his cycling team completed the Century Seagull ride and raised $14,000 for MMD research! Mike believes that people living with MMD are  "...like anyone, they have dreams and goals and want to leave their mark on the world. With muscle strength, clear minds, and sound hearts they could thrive and have the opportunity to live fully".  Mike has inspired others to also take the initiative to bring us all across the finish line for a cure! Thank you Mike!