Healthy Weight Loss Challenge Benefiting the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation

Roslyn Franken, cancer survivor and founder of The Weight Loss Connection, proudly presents the 2006 “$1-A-Pound Healthy Weight Loss Challenge” to help in the fight against cancer.  Participants will ask family, friends and colleagues to sponsor them at a rate of 1$ minimum for every pound they lose through “The Weight Loss Connection” healthy eating and lifestyle program.  For every $200 raised between January 1 and October 31, 2006 participants will get an additional chance to win a grand prize (total value over $2800).  All funds raised will remain local and be directed to the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation to help support cancer services in our community.  The grand prize will include:

• Gift certificate from The Weight Loss Connection one-on-one weight loss counseling, feedback and support. (value $499)
• Weekend Spa Getaway package for Two from Domain Bourget (value $360)
• Personal consultation with Mark van der Pas, owner of Ottawa's premier catering company, Tulips and Maple Catering, over a healthy lunch on cancer fighting foods. (value "PRICELESS")
• 1-year membership at Personal Pace Fitness 30-minute Women's Workout (value $480)
• 6 Personal Training sessions, consultation plus one month online training from A Woman's Way (value $350)
• Gift certificate from Tai Knots Jewelry (value $200)
• Gift certificate (value $200) from Budd Gardens for Perennial Plants and Hostas plus 2 gardening books published by Budd Graphics (value $30)
• A Memorable Gift Health Gift basket (value $150)
• Initial appointment with a Naturopath ($175 value) from Ottawa Integrative Health Centre plus supply of multivitamins and an anti-oxidant ($75 value)
• Gift Certificate plus Gift Pack from Pure Hair Design (value $150)
• Terra Grill Restaurant dinner for two (value $125)
• Reflexology session from Sole Soothing (value $60)
• Romance Agent Leona Hamel’s "The ABC's of Tease & Please: A Romance Handbook" plus 1-year membership to Extra! Extra! Card program  from Romance Unlimited (value $30)

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The Weight Loss Connection’s professional one-on-one guidance, feedback and support, healthy approach and unique electronic diary system help better health and weight loss seekers to stay focused, motivated and accountable as they learn to eat better, feel better and live better for the rest of their lives. Services are offered in person at 2255 Carling Ave. Suite104 (inside Advance Chiropractic) and 5929 Jeanne D’Arc, Unit 28 (inside Personal Pace Fitness) or long-distance by telephone and email. By raising money for the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation through the $-A-Pound Healthy Weight Loss Challenge participants can benefit by improving their own quality of life while helping improve the lives of those fighting cancer at the same time.

Last year, The Ottawa Hospital Regional Cancer Centre cared for over 6,000 new cancer patients.  By 2010, the lifetime risk of developing cancer for all of us will approach 50%.  At the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation we believe that the magnitude and complexity of the problem exceeds the capacity of a single organization.  That is why we partner with health care charities, cancer associations and community leaders like those who invested time and energy in organizing this event to generate resources in support of cancer providers in our community. For more information on the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation please call 247-3527 or visit www.orcfoundation.ca

For more information about the $-A-Pound Healthy Weight Loss Challenge to help support cancer services in our community, visit www.theweightlossconnection.com or call Roslyn Franken at (613) 266-4003.

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