She is constantly pushing for adequate housing and equal insurance coverage for the mentally ill. She works tirelessly to educate the public to try to erase the misconceptions about mental illness. And now she's reaching even more people by organizing 'The Dash,' a run to benefit those Iowans with mental illness. We're walking for people who have mental illness. They're in a lot of pain.
Music Makes A Difference.
These three musicians known as the 'Young Concert Artist Trio' make beautiful music together. They studied at Julliard, perform in symphonies all across the country, and they stopped by Valley High School thanks to the Civic Music Association. Marge Spevak proved how she cares about kids during her 14 years on the school board. But through her role on the Board of the Civic Music Association, she has been instrumental in bringing groups like this to Des Moines to work with students and to perform for the public at the Civic Center. Marge says she wants to provide more roll models for kids than just athletes and celebrities.