After a successful “Moovin’ for a Cure 5K” last year, the ISU Dairy Club has decided to bring back the event for its second annual race.

The race will kick off at 10 a.m. Saturday. The course will be set up at Ada Hayden Heritage Park.

The event was started when the club learned that a member’s family was affected by diabetes and the family happened to enjoy running.

“We decided to combine the two and it ended up creating a great cause,” said Brittany Menke, senior in dairy science and co-chair of the race. 

Last year’s event was organized solely by the Dairy Club, but this year the club has decided to bring the ISU Block and Bridle Club on board. The two clubs are branches of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

“This event is a great way to give back to the community and it is a great way to bond with fellow club members,” said Rachel Demmer, sophomore in pre-business and public relations chair of the club.

The ISU Dairy Club focuses on bringing people up to speed about the dairy industry. The club hosts various events that help provide information to fellow peers interested in the dairy field.

The Block and Bridle Club also promotes the animal science industry to people who are interested in animal agriculture. Members of this club are constantly surrounded by livestock and cattle.

“Joining forces with the Dairy Club is a great way to promote our industry, so we figured we should join forces with them,” said Neil Vezeau, senior in animal science and member of Block and Bridle.

Along with all the time that is put into scheduling this event, it has its fair share of struggles. Vezeau said one of the biggest struggles was risk management. Since it is a race, waivers are needed in order to participate. He also mentioned it is sometimes tough to get other groups to participate.

Race organizers expect about 50 to 75 participants to come out to the activities, and the proceeds from the race and activities will go toward the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

While the race is going, there will be food and booths available with pamphlets of information about various animal science clubs and details. The booth that the club has put the most effort into is the importance of chocolate milk after a workout. 

Each female and male winner from each division, 35 years old or younger and 35 years and older, will receive a cowbell as their prize. All participants will receive a T-shirt.

“It’s a fun run,” Demmer said. “Everyone should come out and get a good workout in.”