Article: AB&C Group Rewards Staff Members for Shedding Pounds in Annual Weight Loss Contest; Corporate Commitment to Employee Wellness Turns Healthy Weight Loss into Gain for Company and Clients.

Lifestyle Editors/Business Editors

MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 14, 2003

The AB&C Group, one of the nation's largest direct response and fulfillment services companies, recently launched its annual company-wide Team Weight Loss Contest to encourage physical fitness among Staff Members.

The "Fat Free in 2003" competition runs from January 17 to April 18 and will award $1,400 in prizes to the top three "losing" teams. Thirty-three teams of four have entered the competition, including "The Executives' Excess," "3 Ho-Hos & A Ding Dong," "Fatty Patties," and "GigaButts." Since 1998, some 800 AB&C Staff Members have lost more than 2,500 ...

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