To the Editor:

TOPS NY 0102 Canton, is pleased to announce the winners of our spring raffle. Winner of the lottery tree was Jonathon Charleson, the gift basket was won by Cathy Stromm, and the spring basket winner was Jonathon Charleson.

We would like to thank all that bought tickets and a special thanks to Walmart in Potsdam for allowing us to set up to sell tickets, also to Kinney Drugs in Canton for allowing us to sell tickets too.

On Feb, 22, 2014, TOPS NY 0102 Canton, celebrated our 50th anniversary.

We hold our meetings at 4 Commerce Lane, Canton every Thursday from 6 to 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome to the meetings. The first meeting is free and the next one you join. The annual fee is $32 and costs $1.25 each week.

TOPS is a weight loss support program. There is no food you need to buy, like some other programs. TOPS will give you the support and help you loss the weight and to keep it off.

TOPS stand for Take Off Pounds Sensibly. When you reach your goal weight (which is set by your health care provider) you will be a KOPS. This stands for Keep Off Pounds Sensibly.

We currently have 16 members. We have 6 KOPS and 10 Tops. We have a member that has been a KOPS for 45 years. The other KOPS range from 2 year up to 30 years. We have one that is a century club member. To be a century club member you need to take off 100 pounds or more and keep it off for a minimum of one year.

The chapter has won many chapter and individual awards.

For more information call Beverly 528 – 9358

Beverly Murray

TOPS NY 0102 Chapter Leader