October 1
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4:30 pm
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6:30 pm
On Wednesday, October 1, 2025, thousands of people across the State of Iowa will go outside and take a walk for 30 minutes to promote a statewide initiative that’s all about being active and connecting with your community.
From 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on 10/1, you can join this effort by heading to Kiwanis Park (4223 Greenbrier Drive), where the City of Bettendorf’s Parks & Recreation Department is hosting an event for the 15th Annual Healthiest State Walk, part of the Iowa Healthiest State Initiative.
During this special two-hour event, the community can take a stroll on one of Bettendorf’s beautiful trails and check out several special features along the way:
• NEW IN 2025: The Bettendorf Public Library, Bettendorf Parks & Recreation Department, and Parks Maintenance Division have partnered to create a Story Walk that allows you to stop and read one page of a book as you circle the path surrounding Kiwanis Park (funded by the Bettendorf Public Library Foundation)
• Get a SNEAK PEEK inside some Bettendorf Public Works vehicles
• HANG OUT with Bettendorf Police Officers and Firefighters
• PLAY GAMES with the Bettendorf Parks & Recreation Department, Bettendorf Public Library, and the Family Museum
• Learn how to PLAY PICKLEBALL with the Quad Cities Pickleball Club
“The Healthiest State Walk is a great way to get the family outdoors and enjoy one of our amazing neighborhood parks,” said John Byrnes, Parks & Recreation Director. “Kiwanis Park has been recently updated and is an incredible venue to host a fun event for the whole family.”
ABOUT the Iowa Healthiest State Initiative: The Iowa Healthiest State Initiative is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization driven by the goal to ensure every Iowan can live their healthiest life. By engaging worksites, communities, schools, retail food, organizations, institutions, and individuals, it works to create awareness and integrate solutions to improve the physical, social, and emotional well-being of Iowans.
