Mrs. Kasich encourages Ohio students to keep it safe—and healthy—when walking and biking to school

First Lady Karen W. Kasich encourages Ohio's 1.2 million students in grades K-8 to bike and walk to school as Ambassador for the Ohio Safe Routes to School "Every Move You Make, Keep It Safe" educational campaign spearheaded by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT).

continue to blog entry Ohio's First Family shares a meal with families at the Ronald McDonald House

Governor John Kasich, First Lady Karen Kasich and twin daughters Emma and Reese kicked off Parents Week in Ohio with a visit to the Ronald McDonald House of Central Ohio (RMH) in celebration of "Family Meal Night."

continue to blog entry Highlights from the first-ever First Lady's Day at the Fair

The 158th Ohio State Fair featured the first-ever First Lady's Day with a series of events celebrating Ohio agriculture, local foods, wellness and fitness. The First Lady announced a new awards program celebrating women in agriculture, partnered up with an Ohio chef for an all-local meal, cheered kids to the top of the infamous Corn Climbing Wall and handed out vegetable seeds in the daily parade.

continue to blog entry The First Lady takes action for healthy kids alongside Ultra-Marathon Man Dean Karnazes in Springfield

"Regis and Kelly's Run Across America with Dean Karnazes," was a 12-week, coast-to-coast challenge in which Karnazes ran 3,000 miles to inspire Americans to get active. Mrs. Kasich participated in the 5k run alongside Karnazes and 130 students, as well as 130 members of the Springfield community.

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