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Sweat for VegasBridget Bonheyo, while juggling her time between running a company she owns and being a mother to 2 children, had neglected her health. Her wake-up call was when she saw that she was bigger than her husband in a picture. David Day is a 35-year-old who fell into bad habits due to his bachelor lifestyle. Before he knew it, his belly was protruding. The final straw was when he started getting good-natured fat jokes via his pager after he made video appearances on sportsmx.com. They made a decision: they would not take it anymore. They made a bet with each other on whom would shed the most fat in 12 weeks. Prize: Las Vegas in July. It's on.  Deaflympian in ProfileRebecca Meyers When diver Tom Daley of Great Britian made headlines across the globe for being the youngest Olympian in Beijing last summer, little did Daley know that he’d get a little competition of his own from a U.S. Deaflympian. Meet Rebecca Meyers. She’s also a pool prodigy of her own, but she focuses mostly on the freestyle and the butterfly. At the time of the Opening Ceremonies in Taipei, Meyers will be 14 years and 10 months old. Clearly the youngest U.S. Deaflympian on the 2009 Team, Meyers has a lot to prove in her first Deaflympics. A native of Timonium, Maryland, Meyers, who goes by her nickname Becca, attends Notre Dame Prep and swims for her local swimming club, the Loyola Blakefield Aquatics. Her bedroom is full of ribbons lining all four walls, a testament of competitive swimming since she was a young child. She has never let her deafness hinder her as she faces competition. In a video interview by her local television station, Meyers is seen speaking at an Optimist Club about her successes inside and outside the pool. With the help of her parents, family and friends, Meyers was one of the first U.S. Deaflympians to meet the fundraising commitment for the U.S. Team. Meyers’ goal at the Deaflympics is meeting Deaf athletes from all over the world and making new friends. It sure would help to bring home a medal too! (By U.S. Deaflympic Media Team; photo by the Meyers family) In FocusNational Bass Association of the Deaf Year established:1976 Active members:112 Affiliated clubs: 21 Slogan: "HAVE FISHING ROD, WILL TRAVEL" Website: www.nbad.org Goal: The object of this organization shall be the fostering and development of sportsmanship and fellowship among deaf and hard of hearing bass anglers through the medium of an Annual Tournament; and the interchange of bass fishing though the national organization and local bass clubs of the deaf and/or hard of hearing. NBAD gathers anglers from everywhere in the nation to compete for the top prize and to share fishing experience. We have Jr. NBAD which has an event for kids to get together and fish, get toys and prizes. We just added one more scholarship for college, $1000 dollars per kid. We awarded our first scholarship last year. We will present scholarships to 2 kids this year. NBAD just erected a new website which includes all facts and records starting in 1976. Vlogs, Pictures, awards are listed on the NBAD website. We strive for more anglers out there to come to compete and share their rich experiences. NBAD is working on to finalize the NBAD Foundation this year. It will be an exciting moment in history for NBAD as the Foundation will grant funds to all organizations that focus on fishing program for youth or disabilities. Our first place award is currently at $7000 dollars, Second $3000, third $1000. Our goal is to keep increasing the purse. This year will bring about an election for new NBAD officers. NBAD members are anxious to see who our new officers will be and see what the next 4 years bring with them in charge. |
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