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Every dollar you donate purchases water bottles, pedometers, fitness and nutrition aids, and collateral health materials to help NoFizzUSA work with young people in health outreach programs across the country!

When you donate, you will be prompted to add a message; write the name of the person you pledge to support. We’re a non-profit organization; donations are tax-deductible. For info, click here. Thank you for your contribution!

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MEET MAUREEN
Maureen is a broadcast journalist, and the co-Anchor of WBTV News at 4, 5, and 6 pm.

Follow her on: Twitter | Facebook | WBTV Charlotte

Why are you taking the Walk The Walk Challenge?
Because Bobby DeMuro is a very charismatic guy who gets people, including me, excited about exercise!!

What do you hope to get out of it?
I want to help raise awareness that a simple hour-long walk a day can change your life, your attitude, and your waistline!

What’s your strategy to win?
I’m putting treadmills in the newsroom, the studio, home and under my desk at WBTV!

What’s your advice for people trying to get more active?
Start simple! Having too big of a goal can cause burnout, and disappointment. If you have big dreams, that’s great! But keep the challenge you’re putting your body through to one it can handle. Build consistently towards that goal!

Why should followers support you and NoFizzUSA during the event?
I believe that grassroots efforts grow into mammoth movements, just like NoFizzUSA did… people were passionate about changing the future! If our “Walk the Walk” competition prevents one child from the health risks childhood obesity presents, then every step will have been worth it!

For more information on the Walk The Walk Challenge, click here.

Pledge to Support Morgan!
Every dollar you donate purchases water bottles, pedometers, fitness and nutrition aids, and collateral health materials to help NoFizzUSA work with young people in health outreach programs across the country!

When you donate, you will be prompted to add a message; write the name of the person you pledge to support. We’re a non-profit organization; donations are tax-deductible. For info, click here. Thank you for your contribution!

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MEET MORGAN
Morgan is a broadcast journalist, and the co-Anchor of FOX Charlotte news at 10pm.
Follow her on: Twitter | Facebook | FOX Charlotte

Why are you taking the Walk The Walk Challenge?
To promote health, raise awareness, to hopefully inspire someone else in the process, and to get healthier myself.

What do you hope to get out of it?
Increased health, and establishing a more consistent exercise routine that includes more walking!

What’s your strategy to win?
Walk as much as possible! If it gets down to the final week of the contest and I think I’m falling behind, I may end up walking 11 miles to work. Just kidding… Kind of.

What’s your advice for people becoming more active?
The only person who can make healthy choices for you – is YOU! Fit feels great. Give it a chance – and take it one day at a time. Don’t set unrealistic goals. Don’t beat yourself up if you have a “bad” day, but do something positive!

Why should followers donate to NoFizzUSA and pledge to support you during the event?
NoFizzUSA is a great organization that’s educating the Charlotte community – and beyond – one bottle of water and one pedometer at a time. And you should pledge your support to me… because who else in the competition has a nickname like MOFO?

For more information on the Walk The Walk Challenge, click here.

By Bobby DeMuro

Every day over the next few weeks, we’ll be introducing participants from our Walk the Walk Challenge. Today, meet Mary Pat Baldauf, representing the city of Columbia, South Carolina!

Pledge to Support Mary Pat!
Every dollar you donate purchases water bottles, pedometers, fitness and nutrition aids, and collateral health materials to help NoFizzUSA work with young people in health outreach programs across the country!

When you donate, you will be prompted to add a message; write the name of the person you pledge to support. We’re a non-profit organization; donations are tax-deductible. For info, click here. Thank you for your contribution!

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MEET MARY PAT
Mary Pat is the sustainability coordinator for the city of Columbia, SC and the odds-on favorite to win the challenge!

Follow her on: Twitter | Lean Green MP

Why are you taking the Walk The Walk Challenge?
To take my fitness efforts to a new level – time to up the intensity and focus just a little bit.

What do you hope to get out of it?
To lose my last 6-8 lbs. Since September 2010, I have lost 78 lbs. by working out and changing my eating habits (gave up processed and fast foods, as well as soft drinks – NoFizz for life!). The last few pounds are stubborn and holding on for dear life, and I’m more than ready to knock them out!

What’s your strategy to win?
I can’t spill my secrets! Mostly, I will keep moving, and likely add another 30 minutes at the gym to make sure I get my steps and stay ahead of everybody else!

What’s your advice for people trying to get more active?
Get a pedometer! Maybe I just have a Monk-ish OCD, but when I wear my pedometer, it really keeps me on my toes. Just parking further out at the grocery store, taking the stairs or walking to your co-worker’s office to talk instead of sending that email — it’s the little things that add up.

Why should followers donate to NoFizzUSA and pledge to support you during the event?
With just a couple of dollars, you can change someone’s life! One of NoFizzUSA’s challenges was the first step in my journey to get healthy; my life was changed for the better from seeing just one Tweet. Let’s give Bobby and company funds to spread the word across the country!

For more information on the Walk The Walk Challenge, click here.

By Bobby DeMuro

Every day over the next few weeks, we’ll be introducing participants from our Walk the Walk Challenge. Today, meet Mike McBride, representing both Tiger World and Industrial Test Systems, Inc.

Pledge to Support Mike!
Every dollar you donate purchases water bottles, pedometers, fitness and nutrition aids, and collateral health materials to help NoFizzUSA work with young people in health outreach programs across the country!

When you donate, you will be prompted to add a message; write the name of the person you pledge to support. We’re a non-profit organization; donations are tax-deductible. For info, click here. Thank you for your contribution!

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MEET MIKE
Mike is the Marketing Director for Industrial Test Systems, Inc. and Tiger World, a 501(c)3 animal rescue non-profit organization.

Follow him on: Twitter | Sensafe | Tiger World

Why are you taking the Walk The Walk Challenge?
Bobby threatened to block me on Twitter unless I joined!

What do you hope to get out of it?
MIllions of loyal followers (of course, that’s the important stuff!) and to get back in shape and make health a habit.

What’s your strategy to win?
Lots of walking.

What’s your advice for people trying to get more active?
Get up off the couch!

Why should followers donate to NoFizzUSA and pledge to support you during the event?
Because everyone loves a winner.

For more information on Walk The Walk Challenge, click here.

By Bobby DeMuro

Every day over the next few weeks, we’ll be introducing participants from our Walk the Walk Challenge. Today, meet the awesome Kim Hughes, representing 704 Events!

Pledge to Support Kim!
Every dollar you donate purchases water bottles, pedometers, fitness and nutrition aids, and collateral health materials to help NoFizzUSA work with young people in health outreach programs across the country!

When you donate, you will be prompted to add a message; write the name of the person you pledge to support. We’re a non-profit organization; donations are tax-deductible. For info, click here. Thank you for your contribution!

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MEET KIM
Kim is the owner of 704Events.com and a community philanthropist.

Follow her on: Twitter | Facebook | 704 Events

Why are you taking the Walk The Walk Challenge?
I am taking the challenge because I rarely to never turn down a challenge but most importantly, as I am embarking on the journey to better health personally, I hope to inspire people to take the journey with me. Cheesy and generic? Maybe. But it is the absolute truth!

What do you hope to get out of it?
I hope to create even stronger connections with my fellow social media and media standouts, get healthier and get as many people joining us on the health train as possible! It’s time to make being healthy and active ‘cool.’

What’s your strategy to win?
Win? Totally… I am in it to win it, baby! My strategy is to walk and work-out a whole lot and ‘out-step’ the competition. Ladies, if anyone has suggestions about a fashionable way I can rock the pedometer at all times, in all environments and at all events, please let me know!

What’s your advice for people trying to get more active?
The motivation and determination has to come from within, and you have to be ready to make a change in your health. Don’t beat yourself up or give up if you slip up. This is an investment in your own future and well-being and you deserve the best of everything! I have come a long way but I have a long way to go, and a lot to lose, but I guarantee you that if you commit and ease into the process as a lifestyle change, you will feel better than you ever thought you could and have energy and confidence that you never believed you could achieve!

Why should followers donate to NoFizzUSA and pledge to support you during the event?
People should support NoFizzUSA because the mission is basic, but the results and the positive changes that participants lives will encounter are monumental. Drinking soda, even diet soda, and sugary drinks wreck our bodies; children are growing up drinking these drinks like water. It is time to stop the cycle and educate people about the toxins that we are dumping into our bodies each day. Your donation will better the health of our country and will aid in helping people become more health-conscious and feeling well!

For more information on the Walk The Walk Challenge, click here.

By Bobby DeMuro

Every day over the next few weeks, we’ll be introducing participants from our Walk the Walk Challenge. Today, meet Brooks Briz, representing Tenders Fresh Food in Cornelius, NC.

Pledge to Support Brooks!
Every dollar you donate purchases water bottles, pedometers, fitness and nutrition aids, and collateral health materials to help NoFizzUSA work with young people in health outreach programs across the country!

When you donate, you will be prompted to add a message; write the name of the person you pledge to support. We’re a non-profit organization; donations are tax-deductible. For info, click here. Thank you for your contribution!

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MEET BROOKS
Brooks, who refers to himself as “The Otter,” (we’re not really sure why, either) is the man over at Tenders Fresh Food in Cornelius, NC.

Follow him on: Twitter | Facebook | Tenders Fresh Food

Why are you taking the Walk The Walk Challenge?
I’m taking the challenge for four reasons: To help show others that tracking results will motivate them to take the action necessary to make positive changes in their lives; to have fun and compete with other local leaders; I want to track my results to help motivate me and meet my own personal fitness goals; and, Bobby said that I’d find flaming bags on my doorstep every night if I didn’t participate.

What do you hope to get out of it?
Again, a few primary objectives: Lose seven (7) pounds during the initiative and lower my BMI 1.5%; meet 10 children that replace an hour of inactivity with physical exercise every single day; bragging rights upon victory!

What’s your strategy to win?
I anticipate on learning how to sleepwalk, water-proofing a pedometer so that I can swim with it, and making a conscious effort to walk and exercise 1.5 hours more a day.

What’s your advice for people trying to get more active?
Stop waiting around and do something! If you truly want to make a change in your life then embrace speed of implemention. In other words, once you have an idea and know what you intend on accomplishing; take massive action! Make constant progress and don’t worry about the details. You don’t even have to know me, but I promise I will serve as your accountability partner (holding you to what you say you’re going to do) if you want to make a significant change in your life.

Why should followers donate to NoFizzUSA and pledge to support you during the event?
NoFizzUSA is a great organization to support because they truly care about the community that they serve and I really appreciate about their non-existence of bureaucracy. In essence, every penny that is donated goes right back into causes that make a difference in people’s lives. Furthermore, I’d be insanely grateful if anyone is willing to support me. I’ll make you a meal in my chicken joint as a small token of my appreciation, which would accompanied by numerous high fives and hugs. Ah, what the heck? We can even make a secret handshake together.

For more information on the Walk The Walk Challenge, click here.

By Bobby DeMuro

Every day over the next few weeks, we’ll be introducing several Walk the Walk Challenge Participants. Today, meet Brian Gott, from Mecklenburg County, NC:

Pledge to Support Brian!
Every dollar you donate purchases water bottles, pedometers, fitness and nutrition aids, and collateral health materials to help NoFizzUSA work with young people in health outreach programs across the country!

When you donate, you will be prompted to add a message; write the name of the person you pledge to support. We’re a non-profit organization; donations are tax-deductible. For info, click here. Thank you for your contribution!

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MEET BRIAN
Brian is the Director of Community Partnerships for Mecklenburg County, NC

Follow him on: Twitter | Mecklenburg County

Why are you taking the Walk The Walk Challenge?
I am participating to raise awareness for the need that we have as a society to move more. I have a degenerative knee injury from years of playing hard court tennis, but I want to show that there are no excuses when it comes to taking part in even a simple sort of a physical fitness plan. Moving more helps me feel better, and I want to be a good example for others and, hopefully, help others have a better quality of life.

What do you hope to get out of it?
I hope to get additional motivation to stretch myself and move even more by participating in this challenge. I also think it will be fun!

What’s your strategy to win?
My strategy to win is to play as much tennis as possible given my knee injury, and make sure I am having fun while I do it!

What’s your advice for people trying to get more active?
My advice for people who want to get more active in their lives is to try lots of different things until you find some things you truly enjoy — and then go do it. I rarely go inside a gym. I have found activities I really like to do that are outside, and I do them as much as possible. Plus, I always feel better afterward.

Why should followers donate to NoFizzUSA and pledge to support you during the event?
This organization really is helping people change their behaviors. Obviously, changing behaviors is the only way that we can turn the tide on this overwhelming problem of obesity facing our nation. That is why people should donate to NoFizzUSA – they offer a realistic solution to a serious problem.

For more information on the Walk The Walk Challenge, click here.