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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, July 8, 2005 -  Contact: Sandra Faux or Joseph Giomboni King’s College Public Relations Office, (570) 208-5958.

KING'S COLLEGE COMMUNITY IS

"LEGGIN' IT WITH LEO" FOR BETTER HEALTH

July 8, 2005– King’s College in cooperation with Steps to a HealthierPA–Luzerne County is inviting faculty, staff, and administration to join “Leggin’ it with Leo,” a twelve-week health and wellness program from July 11 through Sept. 30.
 
Steps to a HealthierPA–Luzerne County s part of a national health promotion and disease prevention initiative named Steps to a HealthierUS, launched by the Department of Health and Human Services. This five year cooperative agreement program aims to help Americans live healthier, longer and better lives by reducing the burden of diabetes, overweight, obesity and asthma by addressing three related risk factors of physical inactivity, poor nutrition and tobacco use and exposure.
 
“Leggin’ it with Leo” is designed to increase physical activity through walking. A kickoff rally will be held on Monday, July 11 at 10 a.m. at King’s Regina Court. Participants will receive a pedometer to track their weekly progress, a water bottle, and walker’s starter pack, including coupons from the College and local businesses.
 
Throughout the program, participants will be entered into drawings to win weekly prizes including hooded sweatshirts, gift certificates to local restaurants, Red Barons tickets, movie tickets, and many other great prizes. Also, all participants who have completed the program will be entered into the grand prize drawing.
 
Luzerne County is part of a three county project led by the Pennsylvania State Department of Health through funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Luzerne County is one of 40 projects nationwide awarded Steps funding.

King’s College is a Catholic College sponsored by the Congregation of Holy Cross