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Preregister for weight loss program HELP HELP (Healthy Eating and Lifestyle Plan), a six-week wellness program through MUSC that promotes healthy living and weight management through education and activities, is hosting a contest in which participants have the opportunity to win door prizes and a grand prize worth $100.   Sponsored by the MUSC dietetic interns, this program runs from Jan. 14  through Feb. 25 and includes a weigh-in assessment, weekly classes and interactive activities, and a final weigh-out evaluation.   Particpants will earn points for each activity  performed, classes attended and percent of weight/body fat lost. The person with the most points at the end of six weeks will be the grand prize winner. There are also prizes for second and third place. Door prizes will be awarded during each class.   Weekly classes will be offered twice daily: 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. and 5 to 5:30 p.m. in Room 302, Basic Science Building. Classes are held every Monday, Jan. 14 through Feb. 25 (except Martin Luther King Day and Presidents Day—those will be held Jan. 22 and Feb. 19). Participants will be sent reminders via weekly e-mail and newsletters.   Registration is open to all MUSC employees, students, faculty, family members, and friends of MUSC who are 18 years and older.   The preregistration fee is $20 (before Jan. 14) and $25 for standard registration (due at weigh-in on Jan. 14). Checks can be made payable to MUSC Dietetic Internship. Cash is also accepted.   There are four ways to register: Pre-registration option No. 1 ($20): Fill out the form and place in the gift wrapped box in the cafeteria/food court entrance no later than Sunday, Jan. 13 (Do not leave money—the $20 pre-registration rate will be paid at the weigh-in Jan. 14). Pre-registration option No. 2 ($20): Fill out the form and fax to 792-4184 (attn: Kelley Martin) no later than Jan. 13 (the  $20 pre-registration rate will be paid at the weigh-in Jan. 14). Pre-registration option No. 3 ($20): Sign up at the registration booth Jan. 9. Registration after Jan. 13 ($25): Sign up on weigh-in day, Monday, Jan. 14   For more information, e-mail HELP at dietetic-interns@musc.edu or visit the Health 1st Wellness Wednesday booth from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 9 in the Children's Hospital lobby. HELP Preregistration Form Name:__________________________________________________________   Home phone: ______________________________________________________ Campus phone: ___________________________________________________ E-mail: _________________________________________________________ Mailing address: _________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ Fax to 792-4184 (attention Kelley Martin) or drop in the gift wrapped box in the cafeteria entrance (Do not include money)     Friday, Dec. 14, 2007 Catalyst Online is published weekly, updated as needed and improved from time to time by the MUSC Office of Public Relations for the faculty, employees and students of the Medical University of South Carolina. Catalyst Online editor, Kim Draughn, can be reached at 792-4107 or by email, catalyst@musc.edu. Editorial copy can be submitted to Catalyst Online and to The Catalyst in print by fax, 792-6723, or by email to catalyst@musc.edu. To place an ad in The Catalyst hardcopy, call Island Publications at 849-1778, ext. 201.