ASBS Foundation Walk from Obesity

All OH friends -- Below is the information for "our" walk. The 'walk' is a Nationwide event. Please go to www.walkfromobesity.com to find the event in your area. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you need more information or have any questions regarding the MD event. -- ASBS Foundation Walk from Obesity WHO: Regional bariatric programs working alongside the ASBS (American Society for Bariatric Surgery) Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to research into causes, prevention of, and treatment for obesity. WHAT: Walk from Obesity - a nationwide event to increase awareness of the life-threatening implications of obesity and raise funds for research into the causes, prevention and advanced treatments for the disease WHEN: Saturday, September 18, 2004 Registration 8-10AM or in advance Walk begins promptly at 10AM WHERE: Oriole Park at Camden Yards and M&T Bank Stadium Parking Lot A HOW: To Register: Go to www.walkfromobesity.com/baltimore/index.php Print and fill out forms. Also available at event. Mail or bring $25 registration fee to the event. T-shirt included in fee. To raise pledge dollars, a form is also located on the web site. Please make check payable to: ASBS Foundation Walk WHY: 58% of Maryland adults are overweight or obese. (CDC BRFSS, 2002) 29% of low-income children between two and five years of age in Maryland are overweight or at risk for overweight (CDC PedNSS, 2002) The obesity rate among Maryland adults increased by 62% from 1990 to 2002. (CDC BRFSS, 2002) ***For Further information contact Bob West at 443-849-6260