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Three Families will Win the Opportunity to Live Better in ’07
with Free Nutritional Advice, Health Check-ups, Gift Cards and More
(SAN ANTONIO) – With the New Year come resolutions to get healthy. Inspired by
this, H-E-B is making its own resolution to help three families live better in 2007 and has partnered with Baptist Health System and the San Antonio Express-News to make it happen.
On Wednesday, representatives from the three partners gathered at the H-E-B Plus store on Zarzamora to announce the “H-E-B goodness! Challenge.” Setting the tone during the announcement was a family of four, who worked out in the store with jump ropes, an exercise bike and free weights to demonstrate the fun a family can have in getting healthy together.
The H-E-B goodness! Challenge borrows its name from the company’s popular, in-store wellness magazine, H-E-B goodness! Customers can pick up an entry form for the challenge at a participating H-E-B store at the business center or pharmacy counter. Entries can also be found online at www.heb.com/challenge. Participants will be asked to submit a 75-word essay that asks why their family should be selected for a “goodness” makeover. Entries must be postmarked by March 5, 2007. The challenge is open to families in San Antonio and its surrounding areas including; Seguin, New Braunfels, Floresville, Pleasanton, Bulverde, Boerne, Fredericksburg and Kerrville.
Three winning families will be selected in March and will then begin the three-month challenge which runs through June. Their experiences will be chronicled in H-E-B goodness! and the San Antonio Express-News as well as on www.heb.com/challenge, www.mysa.com and www.baptisthealthsystem.com.
To reward the families for taking up the challenge and help them meet their health goals, each will receive:
- A free, three-month family membership to Baptist HealthLink wellness and fitness center
- $100 a week in H-E-B gift cards to “buy healthy” throughout the challenge
- Nutritional counseling and a specially designed activity program from H-E-B Pharmacy
- Nutritional advice and cooking lessons from an H-E-B nutritionist
- Health supplement advice and guidance from H-E-B’s director of Healthy Living
- Free physicals, health screenings, medical advice and monthly visits throughout the challenge from Baptist Health System
“We take a great interest in the health and well-being of our customers and this is one more way in which we hope to inspire them to meet their goals for a healthy future,” said Dya Campos, Director of Public Affairs for H-E-B. “We look forward to seeing the progress they make as they take on the challenge.”
About H-E-B
For more than 100 Years, H-E-B has been an innovative retailer. Known for its fresh food, quality products, convenient services, and a commitment to environmental responsibility and sustainability, H-E-B strives to provide the best customer experience at every day low prices. Based in San Antonio, H-E-B employs more than 60,000 Partners and serves millions of customers in more than 150 communities throughout Texas and Mexico.
About Baptist
Baptist Health System is a leading provider of health care in San Antonio and South Texas. Baptist Health System includes five faith-based, acute-care hospitals (Baptist Medical Center, North Central Baptist Hospital, Northeast Baptist Hospital, Southeast Baptist Hospital and St. Luke’s Baptist Hospital) which offer 1,558 licensed beds. Baptist Health System has been recognized as a Solucient 100 Top Hospitals®, and each of the five hospitals has earned Accredited Chest Pain Center designation. The system also includes Baptist Regional Children’s Center, Baptist Women’s Health Center, HealthLink wellness and fitness center, Baptist M&S Imaging Centers, community health and wellness programs, ambulatory services, rehabilitation services, medical office buildings, San Antonio AirLife air medical transport, a teaching center (School of Health Professions), and other health-related services and affiliations. Westover Baptist Medical Campus is expected to open in Spring of 2007.
About the Express-News
Founded in 1865, the San Antonio Express-News is the information source for South Texas. The Hearst Corp. newspaper is led by Publisher and President Thomas A. Stephenson, Executive VP and General Manager Sergio H. Salinas, Executive Vice President of Finance and Administration Susan Pape, Editor Robert Rivard and Managing Editor Brett Thacker. In addition to its staff in San Antonio and its neighboring counties, the Express-News maintains bureaus in Austin, Laredo, the Rio Grande Valley, Washington, D.C., and Mexico.
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