Friday, October 14th

• Woman’s Power Lunch Featuring Khaliah Ali – Khaliah will share her lifelong struggle and triumph to control and maintain a healthy body weight as told in her book Fighting Weight (HarperCollins). Weighing in at 350 pounds in 2004, Khaliah says she had endured years of hurtful comments. After undergoing gastric banding surgery and regaining control of her weight, she is committed to helping women develop and nurture a positive self-image and high esteem.

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. • CMC Auditorium • Cost $10/person • Limited Seating - RSVP Required

Please call Conway Chamber of Commerce at 843.248.2273 on or before Wednesday, October 12 to reserve a seat. First 10 people to register and attend luncheon will receive an autographed copy of “Fighting Weight.”

• Weight Loss Surgery Seminar - Dr. Morris Washington, CPG Bariatric Surgeon, and current patient, Khaliah Ali, will present an informational and inspiring seminar on weight loss surgery options. Khaliah will give insight to her personal decision in choosing gastric banding surgery and her lifelong battle and triumph in maintaining a healthy weight.

6:00 p.m. • CMC Auditorium First 10 people to register and attend seminar will receive an autographed copy of “Fighting Weight.”

Saturday, October 15th

• Walk from Obesity presented by CPG Coastal Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery – The Walk from Obesity is a national event aimed to create awareness of the obesity epidemic and raise funds for education, research and treatment of obesity. Funds raised support the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Foundation and its research and professional education initiatives and also supports the general public education and advocacy programs of the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC).

Registration begins at 9:00 a.m. • Walk starts at 10:00 a.m. • Pre-register for the Walk by visiting www.coastalbariatric.com Grand Park Front Lawn at Market Common 1119 Farrow Parkway Top 10 fundraisers at the Walk From Obesity – Myrtle Beach event will receive an autographed copy of “Fighting Weight.”

Join Us in the Fight Against Obesity.More than 93 million Americans are affected by obesity, and more than two-thirds of all Americans are classifi ed as overweight. Recent studies show South Carolina ranks 8th in the nation for obesity. Conway Medical Center is committed to doing all that we can to help improve the life and health of those affected by obesity. Khaliah Ali, daughter of heavyweight boxing icon and civil rights activist Muhammad Ali, and a current patient of CPG Bariatric Surgeon, Dr. Morris Washington, will be joining us as we gear up for the Walk from Obesity.

Khaliah Ali is committed to helping people around the world. As an author, entrepreneur, TV personality, social activist, motivational speaker and former Ford model, her talent as a passionate communicator is limitless. In Fall 2007, she shared her lifelong struggle and triumph to control and maintain a healthy body weight and co-authored the book, FIGHTING WEIGHT (HarperCollins) with Dr. George Fielding, a pioneer in the fi eld of laparoscopic and bariatric surgery. Khaliah had the gastric banding procedure, and CPG Bariatric Surgeon, Dr. Washington has provided her follow-up care. Khaliah is committed to helping young women everywhere develop and nurture a positive self-image and self-esteem.

For more information, please visit www.coastalbariatric.com or call 843.347.8108.

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