Race Car Scale Used To Weigh Lighten Up Teams

As the nation's obesity epidemic continues to grow, Wisconsin Sports Development Corporation continues to encourage businesses to get their employees involved in employee wellness through the Lighten Up Wisconsin program. With over 300 American Family Insurance employees signed up for the Lighten Up Wisconsin program, they are taking a lead in encouraging healthy lifestyles across the state. A race car scale will be trucked in for the final team weigh-in.

What:
TEAM WEIGH-IN on RACE CAR SCALE
American Family will celebrate its success with a team weigh-in.

When:
Thursday, June 8, 2006 11:00 am

Who:
Tim Allen, Marketing Director,
Wisconsin Sports Development Corporation

Dick Haas, Vice President
American Family Insurance

Where:
American Family Insurance Offices
6000 American Parkway
Madison, WI

For more information, contact Tim Allen, the WSDC Marketing Director, by phone at (608) 226-4780, ext 224 or e-mail him at tallen@SportsInWisconsin.com.

Lighten Up Wisconsin is presented by Ministry Health Care and supported by Clear Channel Madison, th Princeton Club, Donna Manning and Hydrite Chemical Company.

Wisconsin Sports Development Corporation is a nonprofit sports management organization that helps develop sports tourism in Wisconsin and promotes positive lifestyles and physical fitness through amateur athletic events and health education programs. WSDC properties include Lighten Up Wisconsin, Shape Up Wisconsin Kids, the Fit Kids Challenge, the Badger State Games, Paddle & Portage and the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame. WSDC is also the local host of Ironman Wisconsin.