OH is getting so excited with the National Convention coming up in October 29 to 31, 2004 at the Universal City, Hilton. We have been planning and working with volunteers to make this the most exciting and informative collection of classes, speakers, and vendors. Now all that is missing is YOU! Mark your calendars and check out the information and registration at: http://ohmemberevents.com/losangelesindex.htm Come and visit the STAR capital of America. Here YOU will be the STAR! We hope that you plan on attending - we would love to meet you and spend some time with you. You owe it to yourself to come and be with 500 friends just like you from the OH family! We've been there and understand. Together we can do this! Feel free to contact me if you have any questions: [email protected] New Programs being announced at the convention: We will be proudly presenting our newly appointed Chapter Leaders (Don't know what a Chapter Leader is...it someone who is leading a support group in their area through OH. If you are interested in this role: e-mail me and I'll send you an application or call me for more information.) Our new National Losers Program will be announced PLUS - PLUS - PLUS So mark you calendar - make your reservation - And let's party Hollywood style! I look forward to see all of you there with smiling faces - you never know when one of those Hollywood photographers will be taking your picture! It's a lifestyle! Monica Ganz, Ph.D. 450/185/175 Support Group Specialist [email protected] 886 957-4636 x 385

Hello to all! This is an advanced notice that we will begin registration next week. Have you ever been to Hollywood? Have you ever wanted to see what California looks like? If so, then now is your chance to come to California and enjoy a fun filled weekend at the Obesityhelp Los Angeles Convention. To clarify an earlier post the cost per room night will be $124 double occ. This is a good rate for hotels in the Universal City area! For more information about this or any other event please visit http://www.ohmemberevents.com Thank you and we look forward to seeing you there. Bo McCoy Events and Outreach Manager. 866-957-4636 ext. 365

Dear Guys and Chickies, I am happy to announce that the DC Conventions has been approved, and I have been given the go ahead to post it... It will be held November 5th through the 7th at the Marriot in Bethesda Md. Heather Ford Hotel Sales Manager Phone: 301-564-5062 Hotels rooms are $99.00 a night, make sure you tell them you are with Obestity Help...... You can fly into Reagan International Airport, and they will be providing shuttle buses to the hotel from the Airport.... and also the Marriot will provide shuttles to the Metro train station.... The Convention itself will be held in DC at the Faternal Order of Police Lodge.. It is in the heart of DC, and just blocks from Chinatown, The Police Memorial, Viet Nam Memorial, and our new WWII Memorials... SO far...... Friday Night we will be at the hotel, where we all will be meeting. Saturday we will take the metro into DC, to the seminar at the lodge, and then dinner and dancing to follow... Sunday we are trying to arrange for some tours through DC, and Arlington at the Pentagon... The cost for Admittance is 30.00 per person, and that does include the dinner and dancing... Hope you all can make it, we are really going to have a great time... And it is going to be so cool to finally get to hug a lot of you in real time... Love ya's, Val

Greetings to one and all. We will begin registration for our October 29 - 31, 2004 event very soon. http://www.universalstudios.com/index.php The national convention will be held at Universal Studios @ the Hilton Universal City. The hotel will begin accepting reservations to our room block on Monday August 9th 2004. To book a room under our room block please call 800-hilton ask for the Obesityhelp room block rate $124.00 per room up to 2 persons per room. Cost for this 3 day event? $60 per person early registration. At the door? $120 per person. So register early. Special group rates are available for groups of (5) or more. Registration link will be posted on Monday August 9th. In the mean time you may keep an eye out for the website updates at the following link for event information: http://ohmemberevents.com/oct.htm For more information about this or other events please contact me. Sincerely, Bo McCoy Events and Outreach Manager 866-957-4636 ext. 365 [email protected] http://www.72inches.com [Lost 345 lbs in 24 months]

We are expecting a HUGE crowd at the Walk from Obesity on September 18th. We need more volunteers to man the registration booth, for set-up, clean-up, and at check point stations. Please send me your name and number if you can give just two hours of your time to support this wonderful event. Details of the walk is as follows: 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)