We recently sat down with Shannon McMann, DO, FACOI, DipABOM, to discuss her experience being the team captain for Pesta's Pride - the 2023 #NationalWFODay Fundraising Champions. #NationalWFODay is TREO Foundation's annual virtual Walk from Obesity which helps raise awareness and funds for obesity treatment efforts by encouraging participants to walk or perform other healthy activities. [...]
Dr. Pesta: Hi, Scott. Congratulations to you and team #NutritionDirect for defending the President’s Cup Trophy as the Top Fundraising Team of the 2022 National Walk from Obesity Day. For the third straight year, the passion and support of team #NutritionDirect led the fundraising efforts of so many participating teams. As the current leader of team #NutritionDirect, tell us about the pressure to keep the President’s Cup Trophy. Scott Selling: [...]
When you have a goal as important as ours—funding research and education on the treatment of obesity—you have no choice but to find creative ways to keep going, even through a pandemic. The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Foundation reacted, and hosted the virtual National Walk from Obesity Day on September 25, 2021, [...]
Pictured: Dr. Paul Enochs, ASMBS Foundation President, Jim Bradley, Senior Manager of Bariatrics, Jeff Day, National Sales Director, Nutrition Direct™. The Walk from Obesity is synonymous with members of a local community coming together to raise funds and awareness for the cause of obesity treatment and prevention. However, with a global pandemic ensuing, walking side by [...]
[column col="1/2"] New York, NY Presented by: New York City Bariatric Programs Event Leaders: Rachel Goldman Carrollton, TX Presented by: Baylor Medical Center of Carrollton Event Leaders: Karen Baumann Indianapolis, IN Presented by: Community Health Network and Get Your Strong On Event Leaders: Sarah Muntel, Courtney Moss, and Robanne Robin Greater CT Presented by: Bristol [...]