Hickory, NC – Frye’s Surgical Weight Loss Program will host the 4th Annual Walk
From Obesity on Saturday, September 30. The event will be held at the Hickory Foundation YMCA’s outdoor track from 8:00am-11:00am. Registration is $25 and will include a national t-shirt. Corporate Sponsorship opportunities are also available for this year’s walk.

    The ASBS Foundation’s Walk from Obesity is a national fundraising event designed
to reduce disability, death and discrimination of people who are obese by educating the public and healthcare professionals about effective treatments. This annual nationwide non-competitive walking event brings together participants of all ages throughout their communities. Walkers in the unifour area raise money by asking friends, family and co-workers to sponsor them. In addition to walker income, funds are raised through sponsorship, matching gifts, corporate contributions and other fund-raising activities.
The funds raised through this event will support the ASBS Foundation’s educational mission by:

• Increasing research funding specifically for severe obesity
• Improving obesity awareness and reducing its associated discrimination
• Increasing public education about this devastating disease
• Increasing professional education concerning effective treatments of the disease

    For more information on the Walk From Obesity, or to register, visit http://walkfromobesity.com/hickory. For information about corporate sponsorships, please contact Sheri Crafton at 828-315-5577.