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Sponsorships and Events It’s good to know we go where you go and do what you do. In fact, you’ll see us at Iowa and South Dakota’s premier wellness events, entertainment venues, and community happenings.

Among others, Wellmark's corporate sponsorships include:

• Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield Family Series^SM
  Announced in 2009, the Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield Family Series, produced by the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines, will provide professional and affordable live theater experiences for all families.
  
  
• Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield Field
  Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield Field plays host to thousands of Midwestern arena football fans each spring and summer as the official home of the AF2’s Iowa Barnstormers.
  
  
• Drake Relays
  

  Held annually since 1910, the Drake Relays is renowned as one of the nation’s largest and most prestigious track & field meets. Over four days, “America’s Athletic Classic” attracts approximately 40,000 fans and 8,000 athletes.
  
  

• Sioux Falls Race Against Breast Cancer
  More than 4,500 individuals, including many cancer survivors, their friends and families, participate in this inspiring race that generates more than $200,000 each year to support local cancer patients.

• Healthy Newz 4U
  

  Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa and the Iowa Newspaper Foundation (INF) have teamed up to integrate health and wellness curriculum into Iowa middle schools. Called Healthy Newz 4U, this innovative program includes teacher curriculum, student guides and take-home materials focused on health and wellness topics important to middle school students.

The program was launched in September 2009, and is delivered to 120 school districts four times each school year.

• Healthy Newz 4U - Student  (1MB)
• Healthy Newz 4U - Parent  (776KB)
• Healthy Newz 4U - Teacher  (1MB)