From the Desk of Vicki Schreiner-Kaiser, TOPS Area Captain

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1 July/August 2014 From the Desk of Vicki Schreiner-Kaiser, TOPS Area Captain Dear TOPS and KOPS members, Well as you can see I finally became a Grandma. My Son, Kevin and Megan went into the hospital on May 19th which was four weeks early and we welcomed little Preston Eugene Schreiner into the world at 11:20PM. He was 6lbs 5ozs and 20.5 long. He is such a handsome grandson. It sure is an awesome feeling to see a new baby come into our lives to become a grandparent. Summer has finally made our way into Minnesota after all the flooding that is going on in the area. So lets keep walking and getting all the exercise you can for the upcoming fall rallies that are being planned with fun and inspiration. I will be participating in two fall rallies to get my area to attend one or the other this year. Information for both is on the next pages along with contest rules. Please be sure to read all information to your chapters. Thanks to all the chapters that have let me come visit and share the walking program with you this year. I hope that it got us all motivated to keep moving for our health. Remember Exercisers outlives the Non exercisers. Speaking of Walking Steve Kaiser, Leslie Knudson and I hosted a Picnic for our areas at Basset Creek in Crystal, MN. Lots of fun was had considering the weather. We had handouts to share and awards were given to the participants of the walking contest. The weather was rainy and damp but after we handed out awards and the rain quit we went on the walk around the beautiful park which was about a mile around. We saw a deer running through too. I would like to thank Chapter 1798 Chaska for coming out on the walk with us. They were in the walking contest with Chapter 830 Willmar and it was close: Chaska: miles and Willmar: congratulations to both Teams. Here are the results from other chapters I paired up and CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!! Keep walking! 775 Alexandria 998 miles/950 Litchfield miles(26 Participated) 471 St Cloud miles/773 Hutchinson 456 miles 1750 Cold Spring 1172 miles/1747 Arlington 389 Miles 164 Maynard 173 miles/1796 Watertown 464 miles 1794 Ortonville 718 miles/1751 Kimball 691 miles 691 Hutchinson miles/ 1683 Wood Lake miles /975 Montevideo TOTAL MILES:

2 Butterflies: TOPS to KOPS will be the theme for our fall rally. We will be looking for Butterflies that are on their way to a NEW YOU as they are losing the unwanted weight. Butterflies are one of God s most beautiful creations and oh so many colors. Fall Rally will be held September 20, 2014 so please mark your calendars. This is for all members in TOPS. Presented by LeAnn Warner and Vicki Schreiner-Kaiser Place is the Community Center Address: 115 2nd NE Sleepy Eye, MN Cost: $10.00 Registration will begin at 8:30AM with program beginning at 9:00AM WE will start off with roll call of all the chapters in attendance. So be thinking of a jingle. If any of our talented chapters would like to participate in doing a skit or a song or have a success story to share please let us know so we can fit it into the program. A success story can come from division winners and royalty from this past year. KOPS come with a Tip to share on your success, you may put it on a piece of paper that we can read for you if you like as we do the KOPS recognition. We will have a fabulous rededication ceremony for all Members in TOPS. If there is a song leader out there and would like to lead the singing at Fall Rally I would really appreciate that. It is mainly to get us going on the right note. Leaders, Secretary and Treasurers come with contests and ideas to share. Weight recorders bring one craziest excuse that you have heard. We will be doing a caring and sharing to talk about ideas that work in your chapters to make them fun and interesting. There will be places to set up for craft/raffle tables along with the TOPS shop. Fill in the form if you are bringing crafts/raffle and need a set up area. This year each chapter can create and wear a name badges using the Theme with caterpillars and butterflies to a NEW YOU. Bring an extra one in for the Name badge contest and be sure to have chapter number and city on them. Presenter: Sue Ahlness. She is a Nurse Practitioner at the Sleepy Eye Hospital. Contest are enclosed for: Best average weight loss No Gain Chapter meetings MVP (Motivation) Chapters with most new or former members KOPS at or Below Goal TOPS in Black. Best Loser by Age Contests need to start June 23 August 30. We will also include the week of the 4 th of July. Deadline to send them in by September 6th. Lunch will be provided and then after lunch we will have the work shop event for all of you. This is due to the change of election of officers.

3 SUMMER CONTEST June 23 August 30, 2014 (must be at Fall Rally to win) (at least a 5 pound lost) Best Average Loss: This is the same as we do on the resume at the end of the year. (Divide the pounds lost by how many TOPS members you have.) This is for the dates of the summer contest. (At least a 5 pound lost.) No Gain Meetings: Record all your no gain meeting for the dates of the summer contest. MVP (Motivation): Each chapter will be able to choose a Motivational MVP for their team. This person has inspired and motivated their team throughout the summer. Chapters with Most New or Former Members: This is during the summer contest only. Exercised 4 Times A Week: Each person can keep track on their own or do it as a chapter each week. Keep track on a separate sheet of paper. Then send the sheet of paper along with the contest. Best Loser by Age: Your weight recorder may have to fill this out for each chapter. (At least a 5 pound lost) KOPS at or Below Goal and TOPS in the Black: This one is self explanatory. TOPS can not have a gain for the whole summer contest.

4 Butterflies: TOPS TO KOPS KOPS IN BLACK (at or below goal) TOPS IN BLACK (new wt. loss for the contest) June 23, to August 30, June 23, to August 30, 2014 Must be present at Rally - Must be present at Rally Exercise 4 X s per Week Best Loser by Age June 23, to August 30, June 23, to August 30, 2014 Must be present at Rally - Must be present at Rally - female male lbs. lost - Teens/preteen

5 Butterflies: TOPS TO KOPS MVP No Gain Meetings (Motivation) (Summer Contest) Each chapter may choose a MVP June 23, to August 30, 2014 person that has inspired and June-week of motivated you or your chapter. week of July-week of Our Motivational MVP is: week of Name: week of Because: week of August- week of week of week of week of Best Average Loss Most New Members June 23, to August 30, 2014 June 23, to August 30, 2014 No. Active members Most new or former members Subtract KOPS to join your chapter during Net members the summer contest. Names Total pounds lost Total pounds gained Net Lost All contest winners must attend Fall Rally. Please make copy of these forms if you need more space and send all these forms in with the registration form. All forms and registrations are due back by September 6 th.

6 MEMBERSHIP AND CHAPTERS International Pound Bankbook Please go to page 32 in your TOPS NEWS June/July issue and order your pound Bankbooks for your members and put in your new member folders. We don t know how long they will have these available at Headquarters. ELECTIONS Elections are to be held in July the second week. I know that many of you are struggling with officers that want to rotate out. I am one of them and we need to work together somehow to keep our chapters striving. I look at this way if we didn t have TOPS where would our weight be, we need each other to keep it going in the right direction and to keep healthy. So here is some guidelines for each officer duties: Leader: Presides at meetings, appoints weight recorders, Receives the mailings from Headquarters, Coordinators and Area Captains. Distributes the reading for others to read. We don t have to do it all. Co-Leader: Assist the leader, assumes duties in the absence of officers. Treasurer: Keep records of chapter dues and renewals. Forward membership renewals and any requests made by Coordinators. Balance the account. Weight Recorders and Assistant weight recorder: Follow rules of weight recording. Maintain the official and the duplicate weight charts. Other positions are voluntary to help the chapter carry on. New member coaches to help new members feel welcomed and comfortable so they keep coming back. Sunshine person to keep a roster of birthdays, TOPS anniversaries, and help with renewal. Photographer for before and after pictures of winners. Program leader the leader does not have to do them all the time. All members can help with all these positions. Secretary: Keep the highlights of the meeting as well as the contest rules. Read correspondence as requested by leader.

7 Leaders Corner July is here, Gone is the first half of the year. Are you happy with a loss, Or does a gain have you cross? Don t give up there is still time, Make a plan and walk the line. Our goal is to lose 10 pounds each, Six months to go it s not out of reach. Come to meetings your friends are here, Support and fun for the rest of the year. Please read this and all correspondence from Area Captains and Coordinators. Newsletters ONLINE go to Check Out the TOPS Website often for Renewals and Programs at Please send me any information as requested in this letter to my address: vicki.schreiner.kaiser@outlook.com Everyone here is in the same boat Take up your anchor and stay afloat. Together we all can succeed, TOPS provides the support we need. Written by- Dianne Tiell TOPS #OH 1504 LOOKING AHEAD June 23 Butterflies: TOPS to KOPS Contest starts July: Election of Officers second week in July and IRD July 10-12, 2014 Plan to attend it will be motivational July 13: Spread Your Wings as Pounds Fly Away Fall Rally contest Starts July 26: TOPS Walk at Granite Falls August: First week Officers to take office and honor them with installation of officers August 30: Butterflies TOPS to KOPS contest Ends September 13: Spread Your Wings as Pounds Fly Away Fall Rally Contest Ends September 20: Spread Your Wings as Pounds fly Away Fall Rally Registration and contest forms are due. October: Spread Your Wings as Pounds Fly Away Rally October 4, 2014 Coon Rapids Free Church September 20: Butterflies: TOPS to KOPS Rally - Community Center, Sleepy Eye December: Make sure possible winners all have a December weigh in and that KOPS have 15 weigh ins. January 8: Resumes due April 24-25, 2015: SRD Theme is A New You September 6: Butterflies: TOPS to KOPS Fall Rally Registration and contest forms are due,