10 Week Weight Loss Program

As the 2022-23 Masonic Year is underway, the Mighty Men of Federal Lodge No. 9 have moved forward in our principal tenets of brotherly love, relief, and truth. In an assessment of the Honorable Noel C. Osborne’s philanthropic interest with the African American Diabetes Association, Federal Lodge No. 9 agreed to take a direct approach to battle the disease. On Saturday 24 June 2023, our lodge initiated a 10-week weight loss challenge with a grand prize of $300. The intent of the program is to get members, their family, and friends an opportunity to focus on their diet and daily exercise as losing weight is the best recommended option to reduce and/or eliminate complications of certain types of diabetes.

The weight loss program consists of 9 contestants eager to improve their current health conditions. The program has been augmented to include a GroupMe support chat for the contestants to check in and converse as needed. The winner is projected to be selected at the Block Party held by Federal Lodge on 2 September 2023. Registration included a weigh in, where the contestant will confirm the current weight at the Block Party with an acceptable deviation of +/- 5 pounds.