09/27/2011

New Jersey Devils Support Woodbridge ''Drop-A-Ton'' Weight Loss Challenge

Devils Take Center Ice at The Arenas at Woodbridge on Sept. 28 to Issue Challenge to Participate in ''Drop-A-Ton'' Wellness Program

The NJ Devils will join Woodbridge Township Mayor John E. McCormac and the Mayors
Wellness Campaign on ''center ice'' at The Arenas at Woodbridge in the Community Center as part of a special challenge to encourage Township residents to sign-up for and participate in the ''Drop-A-Ton'' health and wellness weight-loss campaign. The Woodbridge ''Drop-A-Ton'' challenge is designed to encourage and assist participants lose weight and engage a healthier lifestyle.

The Woodbridge ''Drop-A-Ton'' challenge is on Facebook where Woodbridge Township residents - and participants in the ''Drop-A-Ton'' weight loss challenge - can sign-up, pledge weight loss goals and track progress. Raritan Bay Medical Center provides participants with weight loss tips, healthy menu and diet recipes, fitness and
exercise tips. An easy-to-use, confidential weight loss tracking program will calculate Body Mass Index so weight loss participants can target their ideal weight and goals. Weight loss totals will be based on the honor system. Challenge
participants who lose more weight than Mayor McCormac will win a three-month free membership to the Woodbridge YMCA and a ''Total Makeover'' from Vito Mazza Salon & Spa. The NJ Devils will provide game-day tickets to ''Drop-A-
Ton'' participants for the Nov. 23 game against the Blue Jackets.

In addition to the weight loss challenge,''Woodbridge Drop-A-Ton'' will help in the fight against hunger in our
community. For every pound pledged, Woodbridge ''Drop-A-Ton'' will donate $1 to ''We Feed Woodbridge'' in support of local food pantries. The objective of the Woodbridge ''Drop-A-Ton'' weight loss challenge is to help Woodbridge
residents lose a ton - 2,000 pounds - and to engage a healthier lifestyle, and to donate $2,000 to our food pantries.

The challenge ends on Oct. 31, 2011. Sign-up today… Take the Pledge… and work toward a healthier lifestyle… and meet the NJ Devils as part of your work-out program.