Armstrong headlines Partnership dinner

- courtesy The Des Moines Register

Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong will be the lead speaker
at the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s annual dinner Jan. 16 in Des Moines.

Armstrong, a cancer survivor, created a furor in Iowa this summer by riding
in the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa and has vowed to
ride again next year. Retired from cycling, Armstrong leads the Lance
Armstrong Foundation, a nonprofit organization that assists cancer patients.

Also at the dinner, Jim Cownie of JSC Properties will take over leadership
of the group’s board from Mark Oman of Wells Fargo & Co. For reservations to
the dinner, call (515) 286-4980 by Jan. 5. Tickets are $125-$150. A
reception with Armstrong before the dinner costs $75 more.