Milwaukee Senior Center SAMPLE LETTER FOR PROMOTING TOPS TO SENIOR CENTERS
Attn: Program Director
123 TOPS Street
Milwaukee, WI 53207
Dear Program Director,
You can keep your seniors healthier and happier by chartering a TOPS chapter in your senior center.
Over the years, TOPS has helped millions of people take off pounds sensibly and keep them off with our unique system of peer support and recognition. TOPS chapters meet weekly and are facilitated by volunteer officers elected from within the group, including a chapter Leader. During meetings, members receive expertly prepared educational materials and engage in fun activities that address issues related to nutrition, realistic goal-setting, physical activity, and behavior modification. This combined with weekly weigh-ins and encouragement from others helps people develop the knowledge, patience, and self-esteem they need to make permanent, healthy lifestyle changes.
Aside from helping them lose weight and improve their overall health, TOPS also provides an important social outlet for the seniors who attend.
Unlike other for-profit weight-loss companies, TOPS is nonprofit and charges just $32 USD/$48 CAD per person for yearly dues. Each group also sets its own nominal weekly dues (usually about $1.00 per member) to cover the costs of awards, meeting space rental, and incidental supplies. Each new chapter receives – at no charge–a Starter Kit. Members also have access to many free tools, including the chapter programs, on our website,
A recent university study published in Obesity, the official journal of The Obesity Society, shows TOPS is just as effective as for-profit weight loss groups but costs much less.
Here is just one testimonial from among our 125,000 members. This member, who happens to be a senior citizen, lost more than 140 pounds in about two years, and says TOPS completely changed his life.
"In December 2007, I was hospitalized with congestive heart failure. I wasn't ready to die.... Today, I'm taking fewer medications. I no longer have high cholesterol, Type 2 diabetes, sleep apnea or require the use of O2 oxygen. TOPS has been a positive thing in my life."
I look forward to meeting with you in person to discuss further how TOPS can help seniors in your county live fuller, healthy lives. Please call me at your convenience at NUMBER or you can reach me at EMAIL.
Sincerely,
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