Wa-Rite meets Fridays in CH 3

Wa-Rite is afemale-only club that meets on Fridays from 9-10 a.m. in Clubhouse 3, Room 1.

Weigh-ins are from 8-8:45. Dues are $10 a year, plus 10 cents upon signing in. LW ID cards must be shown. For support on a weight-loss journey, women are welcome to stop by at 8:15 to weigh in and complete the registration paperwork.

Club members at the Aug. 28 meeting learned that members lost a remarkable 22 pounds.

The biggest loser was Joy Nasser, who lost 4 pounds by not eating snacks, taking a walk after dinner, drinking a lot of water, and trying to exercise as much as possible despite the hot weather.

The last Friday of each month is the day that members share whatever is on their mind. Members expressed how sad they felt about Dolly Partons passing and what a unique, talented individual she was. They commented on how her generosity helped researchers find a medicine to eliminate COVID, and her exceptional reading program helps countless children learn how to read around the world. They also commented about how helpful both balance classes are here in LW; eating whatever one wants on the weekend but watching it the rest of the week; how working out at the wonderful gym can really take off the pounds; and how important it is to support each other through thick or thin. Velma Sarna captured the essence of Wa- Rite by saying “we are all better together.”

The weekly food for thought was: “The journey is becoming

—Jan Friedland

Kathy Moran (l-r), Velma Sarna and Bea Quintana

Joy Nasser