TOPS

                                   Take Off Pounds Sensibly

Have you heard yourself say "I can't loose weight no matter how much I

try."  Have you every wanted to hide in the house without anyone seeing you

or have you lost weight and want to just keep it off, well TOPS is the place

to help you with that.

TOPS was started in 1948 by a homemaker in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and

now has almost 260,000 members and 11,000 chapters in the United States,

Canada and numerous other countries throughout the world.  Members

include women, men, and children.  They charge a yearly minimal

enrollment fee.  We have Fall Rallies, State Recognition Days and

International Recognition Days yearly at various locations.

Shell Rock has two chapters that meet weekly at the Benny Gambaiani

Library.  One on Wednesday evenings with weigh in from 5:30 p.m. to

6:00 p.m. and a meeting from 6:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.  The other chapter meets

on Friday mornings from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. with weigh in and a meeting from

9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.  The meeting consists of education, support, rewards and

communication with one another.  All weights and personal information are

held confidential.  Our meetings are open to anyone from age 7 to no age

limit. 

For more information about the TOPS organization you can to to www.tops.org

or you can call 885-4534 or 885-4877.