Clean Air Challenge 2023

Clean Air Challenge 2023

Contributed by Jessica Frey, Director of American Lung Association

 

On May 13th we invite you to join the 200 hundred bicyclists that will gather in Talkeetna, Alaska for the Clean Air Challenge, in which participants unite to ride for one cause—lung health. The lifesaving ride will benefit the American Lung Association and their mission to improve lung health and help prevent lung disease. 

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The American Lung Association’s work directly touches more than 34 million Americans each year including roughly 100,000 Alaskans living with lung disease. Saving lives through a pioneering model of research, education and advocacy, the Lung Association focuses on defeating lung cancer, creating a tobacco-free future, championing clean air for all and improving the quality of life for those with lung disease and their families.  

The Clean Air Challenge is the largest annual fundraiser for the American Lung Association, Alaska. Each year we challenge riders of every age and skill level to join us as we ride our bikes from the Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge up the Highway toward the majestic Denali Mountains and back. Each rider commits to raising at least $350 in fundraising, but many go far beyond that point to help continue funding for the organization’s vital lifesaving work. The money that you raise as a rider goes into our amazing programs aimed at supporting and advocating for Alaskan People. This includes sharing information about lung cancer screening, supporting patients with Asthma Basics education, and tobacco cessation programs. After you use your lungs to power you up the Denali Highway and back to the lodge the American Lung Association will have more information on what we can do as a community to support those living with and supporting loved ones living with lung disease. 

Learn more about the Clean Air Challenge on May 13 and register atwww.cleanairchallengeak.org. or contact the Alaska Office at HeatherL.Johnson@lung.org or Jessica.Frey@lung.org  

When you can't breathe, nothing else matters.