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2009 Live Healthy Iowa YP Challenge

Here's a note from Young Professionals of Iowa:

Young Professionals of Iowa (YPIowa) is excited to announce the 1st Annual Live Healthy Iowa YP Challenge (Formerly Lighten Up Iowa), January 14, 2009 – April 23, 2009. Compete with other YP teams from across Iowa for a travelling trophy. Click here to register today and use Group Code "LHIYP". Choose the YP organization that you represent fromt he "department" selection. For questions about the YP Challenge, send an email to info@ypiowa.com. Continue to visit the YPIowa web site (www.ypiowa.com) for updates throughout the program.

Live Healthy Iowa brings together friends, families, businesses and communities in a team-based nutrition, activity and weight loss program designed to promote a healthier lifestyle. Live Healthy Iowa is a part of a nationwide program, Live Healthy America.
Live Healthy Iowa encourages participants to set realistic goals and make informed decisions about their health. For $18, all participants will receive:

• Live Healthy Iowa Training t-shirt
• One-year subscription to one of the following magazines*: Better Homes and Gardens, Diabetic living, Family Circle, Fitness, Heart Healthy Living, Ladies Home Journal, Men’s Journal, Midwest living, Motor Trend, Parents, Siempre Mujer
• *Upon logging onto your personal dashboard and selecting the magazine of your choice.
• A personal online tracking page
• Weekly e-mails from Live Healthy Iowa containing tips on nutrition, fitness, and healthy living
• Chances to win monthly prizes and incentives throughout the 100 Day Challenge
• Access to the Team Leaderboards and Challenge Boards
• 100 Days of access to TRAINING PEAKS software – New!

In 2008, 36,791 Iowans participated in a Live Healthy program. They lost over 138,271 pounds and logged over 63,000,000 minutes of activity. Since its inception, over 128,425 people have participated in the program. Participants have logged over 19.7 million miles of activity and lost over 491,344 pounds. There are now hundreds of human interest stories depicting the success of this campaign.

Here’s how you can get involved:

• Form a team of 2-10 people
• Designate a captain
• Captains should visit your local Hy-Vee food store for a discount registration code (available by January 1). This code can be received at checkout after a $15.00 purchase of participating partners’ products. Please see the store for more details. Look for the Live Healthy America display!
• Visit www.livehealthyiowa.org and team captains will register their team members for the Live Healthy Iowa 100 Day Challenge.
• Change your choice. Change your life!

For more information, visit www.livehealthyiowa.org

Live Healthy Iowa is a program of the Iowa Sports Foundation, Iowa Department of Public Health and Iowa State University Extension.

Twittering

Generation Iowa, a site by young Iowans for young Iowans, has a Twitter. So does Chuck Grassley. Should Grinnell Young Professionals start a Twitterfeed? Share your opinions in the comments.

YP Day at the Capitol 2009

The next YP Day at the Capitol will be February 23, 2009. This annual event was started by YPIowa in 2007 to unite young professionals across Iowa and provide an opportunity to connect with legislators. Many of your YP organizations have participated in in the past, and YPIowa wants to offer you the opportunity to be involved in the planning process as well.

We will hold a statewide conference call every other week starting Tuesday, December 16, at 11:00 a.m. The calls will be brief, about hour to 45 minutes, and will outline the following:

*Main objective and programming
*Schedule of events
*Logistics
*Marketing of the event to YPs

If you would like to participate please join the conference call or email me at jypalmer@gmail.com for the conference call details. We welcome everyone's participation. If the call times do not work with your schedule but you would still like to be involved please let me know. If you are not the correct contact for this event, please forward this to the person who is. Thank you!

Jessica Palmer
(319) 431-7443

© Copyright 2008 Young Professionals of Iowa. All Rights Reserved.

Facebook and LinkedIn

Stay connected with other Grinnell Young Professionals through Facebook and LinkedIn!

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=36094023852
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=67650

(Thanks to Elaine and Dan for setting up the groups.)

Coming Attractions...

Lots of upcoming events this winter for the Grinnell Young Professionals...

• Thursday, December 11, 5:30 p.m., we'll have a pub night at Lonnski's Pub, 922 1/2 Main Street in Grinnell. Be there!
• In January, we'll have a wine tasting featuring Brad Erickson and Colleen Klainert, proprietors of the Ladora Bank Bistro.
• Saturday, February 7, we'll road trip to Des Moines for hockey night. The Iowa Chops will face the Rockford IceHogs.
  
• In March, we'll have a scrapbooking workshop.

Watch the Grinnell Young Professionals blog and calendar for more details. We're always looking for suggestions from you for great event ideas. Have one? Let us know.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Young Professionals interviewed on KGRN

Here's audio from yesterday's KGRN interview with Dan McCue about Grinnell Young Professionals.

Part 1:


Part 2:


(Audio is courtesy of KGRN news director Chris Johnson.)

Dan McCue to Discuss YP Group on KGRN's

Be sure to tune to KGRN 1410-AM Radio's 'Let's Talk' program next Wednesday, November 19, at 7:45 a.m.

Dan McCue will be Chris Johnson's guest that morning, discussing the young professionals organization and the opportunities it is creating.

Dan will also be promoting the Nov 20 event at Linden House B&B in Lynnville.

If you haven't RSVP'd for that event, yet -- please drop us an email. grinnellyp@gmail.com

Nov 20 at Linden House in Lynville

Hello Grinnell Area Young Professionals --

We've been hard at work planning some great events for the next few months. From wine tastings to hockey, there will be some fun to be had.

The next YP gathering will be Thursday, November 20 at 5:30pm at the newly-restored Linden House B&B in Lynvillle. Visit www.lindenhouse.com to learn more.

The event will be a chance for attendees to meet and network with faculty and staff from the Montezuma school district. There will be appetizers and an open bar, courtesy of Brownells. There is also an opportunity to stick around for the fabulous meals being prepared at the Linden House dining room. Let Rachel Daly know if you're interested in staying for dinner!

Also, reach out to others who you think might be interested in joining the group. Anyone who thinks of themself as young and a professional is welcome to attend!

Grinnell Young Professionals calendar

The Grinnell Young Professionals not only has a blog, we have a calendar. You can view it on our blog or on its own page.

Have a tip, event, or meeting for the calendar? Email us.

Fun with Guns

Here are photos from our event at Brownell's Gun Range on Saturday, June 14. We hope to have another event there soon.