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February 2010 Newsletter... Opening Article

Mifflin County Meltdown
A massive project is in full swing to encourage healthy living and attention to weight, blood pressure, cholesterol, exercise and healthy diet. The pro-ject is based on a book written by Carole Carson in 2004 called “Fat to Fit”.

Ms. Carson was facing a 60th birthday and found herself 60 pounds over weight and void of any exercise routine. She realized that she wasn’t alone in her need for a healthy living tune-up. She reached out to her small community in Nevada County, California and formed a “Meltdown” committee of members from community industries, businesses and organizations. After much planning and publicity, low and behold, over 1000 people packed the high school auditorium for the eight weekly sessions. Hundreds of teams formed and several tons of weight were lost....

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