Deadline looms for Wells Weighs In

The deadline for registering for what is being billed as the first annual Wells Weighs In Challenge is drawing near.
Teams must register by Thursday, Jan. 21, but are encouraged to pre-register before the actual weigh-ins. “Those teams who wait to register on Jan. 21 will most likely be waiting in line,” a spokesperson for the organizers said.
The Wells County YMCA, in cooperation with several local businesses, has organized a program to raise health awareness and help people lose weight after the holidays.

The “Wells Weighs In Challenge” will offer a team of four people a $1,000 prize for the biggest percentage of weight loss between January 21 and May 20, 2010. Besides the YMCA, other sponsors are the Caylor Nickel Clinic, P.C., Bluffton Regional Medical Center, the Purdue Extension office and The News-Banner.

Teams of four people will agree to attend four weigh-in dates. The sponsors will offer information and instructions on healthier lifestyles and weight loss, blood screening work at the initial weigh in, and the YMCA will offer participants free limited use of their facilities during the contest period. There is an entry fee of $40 per team.
The initial weigh in, which requires all members of the team to be present, will take place on Jan. 21 from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. at the YMCA and from 4 to 7 p.m. at Bluffton Regional Medical Center. Forms, which have been printed in the News-Banner, are also available at the YMCA. Pre-registration is encouraged; forms and entry checks should be submitted to the YMCA.
More information is available by contacting Nikki Surbaugh at 565-9622.