{"id":7126,"date":"2014-04-16T11:00:36","date_gmt":"2014-04-16T15:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sourcelive.wordpress.com\/?p=7126"},"modified":"2025-12-18T14:06:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T19:06:32","slug":"upcoming-walks-in-the-greater-lansing-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/?p=7126","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming Walks in the Greater Lansing Community!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you looking to get involved in the Greater Lansing community? Here are some upcoming walks for great causes!<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, April 26, the March of Dimes is hosting its annual March for Babies Walk in Lansing. This is a safe, fun event for friends and family. <a title=\"The March of Dimes\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marchofdimes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The March of Dimes <\/a>is setting lofty goals! The goal is to reach $104,000 in donations that goes directly toward improving the health of babies. Even if you can\u2019t contribute financially, you can still make a difference by participating in the event. This is a great opportunity to help the families of those in need. To learn more, go to <a title=\"March for Babies Website\" href=\"http:\/\/marchforbabies.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marchforbabies.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7144\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7144\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/msu-moves-walkers.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7144\" style=\"filter: invert(0);\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/msu-moves-walkers.jpg?resize=300%2C176\" alt=\"MSU Walkers\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/msu-moves-walkers.jpg?w=1170&amp;ssl=1 1170w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/msu-moves-walkers.jpg?resize=300%2C177&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/msu-moves-walkers.jpg?resize=768%2C453&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/msu-moves-walkers.jpg?resize=1024%2C604&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/msu-moves-walkers.jpg?resize=940%2C554&amp;ssl=1 940w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/msu-moves-walkers.jpg?resize=678%2C400&amp;ssl=1 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7144\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There will be an abundance of walks and runs in Greater Lansing this spring! Photos courtesy of Communications and Brand Strategy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a title=\"2014 Komen Mid-Michigan Race for the Cure\" href=\"http:\/\/www.komenmidmichigan.org\/komen-race-for-the-cure\/i-am-the-cure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The 2014 Komen Mid-Michigan Race for the Cure<\/a> is Sunday, April 27! This is a wonderful opportunity to increase breast cancer awareness and research in Greater Lansing and beyond. For more information on how you can make a difference, go to <a title=\"Komen Mid-Michigan Website\" href=\"http:\/\/komenmidmichigan.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">komenmidmichigan.org<\/a>. This is a golden opportunity to walk with your fellow community members in efforts to help others. This race is open to runners, walkers and anyone willing to give it a go!<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, May 17, make your way out to Woofer Walk 2014 on MSU\u2019s campus. All donations go towards helping homeless animals and the Ingham County Animal Shelter. They have a host of fun events planned for the whole family! From the Doggie Diva Contest, to the \u201cWalk of Shame\u201d, there will be plenty to do. <a title=\"Woofer Walk 2014\" href=\"https:\/\/www.signmeup.com\/site\/online-event-registration\/90101\/SMUCalendar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Check out the website here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, <a title=\"Playmakers Events Calendar\" href=\"http:\/\/www.playmakers.com\/Events\/Calendar.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Playmakers<\/a> lists a ton of walks and runs in our community. There will be fun events and activities to get you out during the spring and summer season. Keep an eye out for their upcoming events. All of these events have the potential to impact our community in a healthy way!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you looking to get involved in the Greater Lansing community? Here are some upcoming walks for great causes! On Saturday, April 26, the March of Dimes is hosting its annual March for Babies Walk&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/?p=7126\">Continue Reading&#8230;<span> Upcoming Walks in the Greater Lansing Community!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0},"categories":[6,7],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb1fcA-1QW","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7126"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7126"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19789,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7126\/revisions\/19789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}