Running for Lung Health, Education, Firefighters, Children's Hospital, etc.

Hi all!
If I can swing it I'll be running like a crazy person for a while.
Wait, I just realized what I wrote. While I would normally ask that the peanut gallery please keep their mouths shut, I do love when you all write comments, so bring on the crazy jokes!
Now, down to business.

Here are the runs that I'm planning on doing for the next foreseeable future:
1. My good friend Rulena pointed out the 3rd annual Free to Breathe® 5K Run/Walk in Southern Wisconsin. The event provides an opportunity for lung cancer advocates, survivors and the community to come together to raise awareness and support to fight this disease. 100% of the net proceeds from this event will benefit the National Lung Cancer Partnership’s research, education and awareness programs.
When: August 29, 2010, 7:00 a.m. - Event day registration opens, 8:30 a.m. - Run/Walk begins
Where: Veteran's Park, 1010 N. Lincoln Memorial Drive Milwaukee, WI 53202
Registration Fees/Deadlines: $20 Online (closes Wednesday, August 25), $25 Event day on August 29, 2010
WHY: Lung health is essential to all-around health. If you can't breathe, it can lead to cardiovascular injury, brain damage and death. Lung cancer is deadly! If I can swing this race between my co-worker's wedding the night before and a wedding shower Sunday afternoon, I'm going to do it. I'm all for supporting anything anti-cancer!

2. My friend and fellow committee member, Lisa, pointed this race out to me: The Blazer Race is a fun, community event to raise dollars for the Germantown Fire Department Auxiliary and the Education Fund at Bethlehem Lutheran School. This will help fund the Survive Alive House, equipment for firefighters and education materials for the GFD. It will also support tuition assistance, teacher training, technology and special events for Bethlehem Lutheran School.
When: Saturday, September 11, 2010
Where: Bethlehem Lutheran School at N108 W14290 Bel Aire Lane in Germantown.
Registration Fees/Deadlines: $15 for adults by September 6, $20 walk-up registrations on September 11, 2010 (Children are $10 no matter what)
WHY: I want to help this race get off the ground, so you should all come run or walk! Also, as a person who was TERRIFIED of fire as a child, I really want to help kids learn about fire safety. Firefighters are also wonderful people who risk their lives for the safety of others. They're also usually very attractive. Bethlehem Lutheran School really needs support too to give children the best education possible based on Christian principles and Gospel truths.

3. I've walked for Brigg's and Al's Run & Walk for Children's Hospital a number of times and I'm excited to run it this year! This run/walk has raised more than $11 million dollars with the help of outstanding community support. This makes it possible for Children's Hospital of Wisconsin (CHW) to provide medical care for more than 325,000 patient visits each year. Note: for runners, this is an 8K option only.
When: Saturday, October 9, 2010, runners' mass start at 10:30 a.m.
Where: Marquette University Campus (the pretty lawn outside the Student Union building on Wisconsin Ave)
Registration Fees/Deadlines: $25 for adults online before the race ($5 chip timing for 8K runners), $35 day of for runners, $30 for walkers (Children rates are different) NOTE: If you register online, your stuff will be shipped to you for $3.50. If you want to avoid that, then you should register at one of the registration sites.
WHY: As a 10-year-old child, I spent 12 days living at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin (5th floor!) because I had osteomyelitis (bone infection) in the growth joint of the big toe on my left foot. Seven surgeries, two casts, a wheelchair, a CVL line, crutches, nine months in two bledsoe boots, two months of missed 4th grade, a bajillion dreaded needles, tears, balloons, and relearning how to walk... Long story short, THANK YOU to the wonderful care of my parents, the doctors (most of them), nurses (I still love Janelle), and the PT crew, I can run. I hope I never take this for granted. Now, I'm going to run for the other kids who need all the care and love that they can get!

Pick a race and run with me!