“Million Pound Challenge”   Begins January 1, 2012

By Mary Ircink, parish nurse

The Princeton Club offers a way for interested teams to sign up to work together to either lose pounds or increase exercise without becoming a member of the club. The Health Ministry committee and I are encouraging members of Memorial UCC to take the challenge by joining our church team on line and improving your health in the New Year.

Follow this link to find out more information about the Million Pound Challenge. Then click to “view an existing team”  Look for the Memorial UCC- Fitchburg team (we are a ways down the list) and click on the free challenge you would like to be a part of and join our efforts. 

It is your choice to either lose weight or increase your exercise and up to you to record your individual efforts each week.  Watch for “tips” to help you stay on track.  Login to your free account at any time to stay motivated.

For every 1 pound of weight lost or 1 hour of exercise, the Princeton Club and other cooperate sponsors will purchase 10 lbs of food for the Second Harvest Food Bank of Southern Wisconsin—up to 1 million pounds of food! 

The dates for the challenge are January 1 through May 31st, 2012

Let’s do it!!  With good effort our team can become healthier to do God’s work.  And while we eat less and/or move more we can help share in increasing the food opportunities for others!