10/24/2009
I’ll be the first to admit, before I became involved in the Lose For Good campaign, childhood hunger was not a subject that was readily on my mind. Of course, I had seen those commercials with the malnourished children with the big, innocent eyes and felt so bad, but I never REALLY thought about it. [...]
09/16/2009
Wow! I am truly impressed with all of you who went above and beyond to spread the word about Lose For Good yesterday! We sure appreciate it, and I know Share Our Strength, Action Against Hunger, and Weight Watchers all do too! As promised, we have two LFG tees to give away and after viewing [...]
09/15/2009
.!. Today is the big day – Lose-A-Palooza – an online social media networking day to raise awareness for the Lose For Good campaign! Weight Watchers will donate up to $25,000, on top of the $1 million they are hoping to donate to Action Against Hunger and Share Our Strength for LFG! Lose-A-Palooza begins at [...]
09/03/2009
The winner of the autographed magazine + a year’s subscription to WW magazine is: Annette!! Congratulations, Annette! Please email me with your contact info and your prizes will be on their way! I know, I know, I have been keeping all of you in suspense for like a MONTH now! FINALLY, I can spill the [...]
08/31/2009
You are probably on information overload by now, but I have a few more quick details I want to share with you about the Lose For Good campaign! In celebration of Lose For Good, Weight Watchers is offering a free month of Monthly Pass for any new member who joins during the campaign and that [...]
08/30/2009
Our new challenge starts TODAY! I cannot even TELL you how excited I am for this challenge. Not only will we be improving our own health, we are going to giving back to our communities while we do it! It’s a win-win, right? Lose For Good launches today and will run through October 17, 2009. [...]
08/28/2009
Did you know that the number of hungry people in the world has exceeded the ONE BILLION mark for the first time EVER.1 That means ONE in SIX go to bed desperately hungry each night. The global economic downturn and rising food prices have contributed greatly to the amount of people suffering worldwide from acute [...]
08/24/2009
Last year, more than 12.4 million children were at risk for hunger. In the United States. That’s 17.2% of all US children, feeling hungry and not really understanding why. That’s a sobering and heartbreaking statistic, Sisters and Brothers. About Share Our Strength®: Share Our Strength® is a national organization that works hard to make sure no [...]
08/19/2009
Brace yourselves, Sisters (and Brothers), because this is going to be packed with all kinds of excitement and information. For.real. How are you doing on the 21 Days Challenge? It’s been 14 days and hopefully those new habits are slowly forming! How are you feeling? Is it getting easier, or has it been hard? Have [...]
08/18/2009
A few weeks ago, I was asked if I would like to participate (on the behalf of SJ) in a campaign for Weight Watchers and their partners, Share Our Strength and Action Against Hunger, called Lose for Good. Being that I love Weight Watchers, and LOVE helping out good causes, of course I said YES! [...]