Each rider will raise much-needed funds to benefit local and national lung disease research and education programs. These include camps for children with asthma, asthma research, initiatives to reduce air pollution and training high school students in tobacco use prevention. Lung disease is one of the nation's fastest growing health problems.
Most people know someone whose life has been touched by lung disease.
D.C. Some of the highlights on the 3,250 miles ride include the Rocky Mountains, Mt. Rushmore, the Mississippi River, Gettysburg and the Lincoln Memorial. The American Lung Association, is one of the oldest non-profit voluntary health organizations in the nation. The ALA provides advocacy, research, education and programs to promote healthy air, healthy people and healthy lungs. If you are interested in the Big Ride, space is still available. Along with our medical section, the American Thoracic Society, we provide programs of education, community service, advocacy, and research.