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March 6
Blake’s Miracle Festival
Have fun while supporting a great cause. Cheer on swimmers and floaters in the Fifth Annual SWIMkid-a-thon and Float-a-thon, take part in a silent auction, and check out a rock climbing wall, bounce house, and face painting. Proceeds benefit Cardon Children’s Medical Center. The festival takes place at SWIMkids USA, 2725 West Guadalupe Road from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visit blakesmiracle.org for more information.
March 6
Run for Ryan House
The half-marathon course offers spectacular golf course views, beautiful desert landscape, and stunning vistas around the DC Ranch community, while the 5K and one-mile fun run courses wind through the streets of DC Ranch. Proceeds from this family-friendly event benefit Ryan House, a home-like setting where children with life-threatening conditions and their families come for compassionate respite and end-of-life care. For more information about Ryan House, visit ryanhouse.com. The race takes place at 7 a.m. on Market Street at DC Ranch, 20825 North Pima Road in Scottsdale. Visit RacePlaceEvents.com.
March 6
Saddle Up for St. Jude’s Ride of Hope for Kids
This fun, family-oriented trail ride raises money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital with both two-hour and half-hour trail rides that include lunch. The trail rides, entertainment, and a silent auction take place at the Everett Bowman Rodeo Grounds, just
a half-mile east of Highway 60-93 in Wickenburg. The cost is just $20 for single riders, $30 for couples. Contact Janie Sullivan at 928-684-2519 for details.
March 6
St. Joseph the Worker’s 12th Annual Hike for the Homeless
 This event brings hikers together to actively raise money for homeless people in Arizona. All proceeds benefit St. Joseph the Worker’s employment service, which helps individuals become self-sufficient through meaningful employment. Choose a challenging six-mile hike, a moderate two-mile hike, or a half-mile fun hike. Non-hikers can sign up to support friends and family. All hikes take place at Estrella Mountain Regional Park, 14805 West Vineyard Avenue in Goodyear. Visit sjwjobs.org for details.
March 6 and 7
Flagstaff Holistic Wellness Faire
Fifty exhibitors will offer alternative therapies, wellness products, musical performances, workshops, and intuitive readings at the High Country Conference Center, 201 West Butler Avenue in Flagstaff from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets cost $3. Visit AZholisticevents.com for details.
March 6 and 7
Breakfast with the Butterflies
Celebrate the opening of the Maxine and Jonathan Marshall Butterfly Pavilion at the Desert Botanical Garden with a catered breakfast, activities and entertainment. Admission includes entrance to the Pavilion and an opportunity for kids to create their own pair of wings. This event takes place from 9 to 11 a.m. and admission fees range from $30 to $40. 1201 North Galvin Parkway. Visit dbg.org for more information.
March 14
Fourth Annual Saint Patty’s Day 8K and One-Mile Fun Run/Walk
This family-friendly event also features a kids’ Leprechaun Dash; its proceeds benefit elementary school running groups. Registration deadline is March 12. The race begins at 7:30 a.m. at Kiwanis Park, 5500 South Mill Avenue in Tempe. Go to arizonarunningeventsco.com to register.
 March 20 and 21
Desert Botanical Garden Spring Plant Sale
This semi-annual event is a one-stop shopping experience with one of the largest selections of arid-adapted plants available in a single location. Horticulturalists and volunteers will be on hand to answer questions and assist in plant selection. The event’s used book sale will benefit the Garden’s library. Plants will be sold on Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 1201 North Galvin Parkway. Visit dbg.org for details.
March 22 to 24
Integrative Mental Health Conference
This conference, sponsored by the Arizona Health Sciences Center at the University of Arizona and presented by the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine, is an opportunity to hear from experts promoting scientifically proven integrative health treatment modalities. Topics include botanical medicine, nutritional supplements, exercise, relaxation training, laughter therapy, the use of light and music, and other modalities not typically used in the training of mental health professionals. The three-day event takes place at the Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa, 2400 East Missouri Avenue. Go to integrativemedicine.arizona.edu for registration information.
March 25
Arizona Health and Medical Technology Expo
This first annual event offers visitors the opportunity to experience free health screenings, expert-led breakout sessions on health and technology topics, a complete luncheon, and a presentation by keynote speaker Johnny Bench. 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Renaissance Glendale Hotel and Spa, 9495 West Coyotes Boulevard in Glendale. For more information, visit azhmtexpo.com.
March 27 and last Saturday of every month
Monthly Reiki Circle
This free meditation session and introduction to Reiki is offered the last Saturday of every month at Yoga Kamala, 4821 North Scottsdale Road Suite 105 in Scottsdale. Call 480-334-4443 to register.
April 1 through April 30
Scottsdale Athletic Club’s “Survival of the Fittest”
This friendly, business-to-business, corporate challenge—open to all fitness levels—is a fun way to get healthy while winning prizes. The cost is $25 per person and includes free use of the Scottsdale Athletic Club during the month of April. Call 480-344-0613 for details. |
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What's New – March 2010
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids wants you to kick butts. March 24, National Kick Butts Day, is a day of activism that empowers youth to speak up against tobacco use. More than 2,000 events from coast to coast motivate people to, as the group’s slogan goes, “Stand Out, Speak Up, and Seize Control Against Big Tobacco.”
It’s not a bad idea. Consider this: There’s a lot more than tobacco in cigarettes, spit tobacco, and secondhand smoke. Many of the toxic ingredients (not listed on the package) are known carcinogens. Among the 4,000 chemicals present in a single puff of a cigarette, there are arsenic (used in rat poison and pesticides), acetone (a main ingredient in paint thinner and fingernail polish remover), butane (a chemical found in lighter fluid and paint) and phenol (used in disinfectants and plastics).
And how about the fact that, although nearly 60 percent of the United States population lives in areas that have passed strong smoke-free laws covering restaurants and bars, studies show that the laws have no effect at all. These laws are important because there’s overwhelming scientific evidence that secondhand tobacco smoke is a direct cause of lung cancer, heart disease, and bronchial infections.
Visit kickbuttsday.org to learn how you can join the Campaign’s nationwide movement against tobacco use and smoking.
March is the 30th anniversary of National Women’s History Month. One of the many partners of this national observance is the Arizona Women’s Heritage Trail. This organization aims to educate Arizonans about fascinating women who helped to build the state while maintaining families and aiding their communities; women like Arizona’s first Congresswoman, Isabella Greenway, whose chosen causes included assistance for World War I veterans, improvements to Arizona’s infrastructure, and health relief for poor families. And Placida Gracia Smith who, in the mid-1940s, worked to bring health care and educational opportunities to Mexican-American children. And Annie Wauneka who, in 1951, became the first woman elected to the Navajo Tribal Council, known for her dedication to public health causes such as lowering rates of infant mortality, tuberculosis, and bridging gaps between Native healers and medical doctors.
For more information about the Arizona Women’s Heritage Trail—including tours, volunteer opportunities, and biographies of the hundreds of women’s that worked to make Arizona what it is today—visit womensheritagetrail.org.
Literacy experts know that introducing kids to poetry is one of the best ways to get them reading. March 21, according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), is a day to promote reading, writing, teaching, and publishing of young poets around the world. Go to portal.unesco.org for more information. And for a daily dose of poetic inspiration, visit poems.com.
Join psychologists, psychiatrists, counselors, social workers, primary care physicians, nurse practitioners and others with an interest in integrative mental health for the 2010 Integrative Mental Health Conference, March 22 to 24. This conference, sponsored by the University of Arizona and taking place at the Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa, is the first of its kind. The three-day event will provide attendees the opportunity to learn how to promote wellness, raise awareness, and treat patients using integrative modalities such as mind-body practices, nutrition, acupuncture, botanicals, light, music, spiritual counseling, and other scientifically proven methods.Visit integrativemedicine.arizona.edu for registration information.
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