diff --git a/examples/CloudWatchEventsSample.py b/examples/CloudWatchEventsSample.py
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+++ b/examples/CloudWatchEventsSample.py
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+from troposphere import Template
+from troposphere.events import Rule, Target
+from troposphere.awslambda import Function, Code
+from troposphere import GetAtt, Join
+
+
+t = Template()
+
+
+# Create a Lambda function that will be mapped
+code = [
+    "var response = require('cfn-response');",
+    "exports.handler = function(event, context) {",
+    "   context.succeed('foobar!');",
+    "   return 'foobar!';",
+    "};",
+]
+
+# Create the Lambda function
+foobar_function = t.add_resource(Function(
+    "FoobarFunction",
+    Code=Code(
+        ZipFile=Join("", code)
+    ),
+    Handler="index.handler",
+    Role=GetAtt("LambdaExecutionRole", "Arn"),
+    Runtime="nodejs",
+))
+
+# Create the Event Target
+foobar_target = Target(
+    "FoobarTarget",
+    Arn=GetAtt('FoobarFunction', 'Arn'),
+    Id="FooBarFunction1"
+)
+
+# Create the Event Rule
+rule = Rule(
+    "FoobarRule",
+    EventPattern={
+        "source": [
+            "aws.ec2"
+        ],
+        "detail-type": [
+            "EC2 Instance State-change Notification"
+        ],
+        "detail": {
+            "state": [
+                "stopping"
+            ]
+        }
+    },
+    Description="Foobar CloudWatch Event",
+    State="ENABLED",
+    Targets=[foobar_target]
+)
+
+print(t.to_json())
diff --git a/tests/examples_output/CloudWatchEventsSample.template b/tests/examples_output/CloudWatchEventsSample.template
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+++ b/tests/examples_output/CloudWatchEventsSample.template
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+{
+    "Resources": {
+        "FoobarFunction": {
+            "Properties": {
+                "Code": {
+                    "ZipFile": {
+                        "Fn::Join": [
+                            "",
+                            [
+                                "var response = require('cfn-response');",
+                                "exports.handler = function(event, context) {",
+                                "   context.succeed('foobar!');",
+                                "   return 'foobar!';",
+                                "};"
+                            ]
+                        ]
+                    }
+                },
+                "Handler": "index.handler",
+                "Role": {
+                    "Fn::GetAtt": [
+                        "LambdaExecutionRole",
+                        "Arn"
+                    ]
+                },
+                "Runtime": "nodejs"
+            },
+            "Type": "AWS::Lambda::Function"
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/troposphere/events.py b/troposphere/events.py
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+++ b/troposphere/events.py
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+# Copyright (c) 2013, Mark Peek <mark@peek.org>
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# See LICENSE file for full license.
+
+from . import AWSObject, AWSProperty
+
+
+class Target(AWSProperty):
+    props = {
+        'Arn': (basestring, True),
+        'Id': (basestring, True),
+        'Input': (basestring, False),
+        'InputPath': (basestring, False)
+
+    }
+
+
+class Rule(AWSObject):
+    resource_type = "AWS::Events::Rule"
+
+    props = {
+
+        'Description': (basestring, False),
+        'EventPattern': (dict, False),
+        'Name': (basestring, False),
+        'RoleArn': (basestring, False),
+        'ScheduleExpression': (basestring, False),
+        'State': (basestring, False),
+        'Targets': ([Target], False)
+
+    }