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Grafton Vol. Fire Dept. Biggest Loser Contest

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submitted by Becky Snyder-Greene 

The Grafton Fire Department sponsored a “Biggest Loser Contest.” The contest started on February 1, 2014, and ended on May 31. It started as a Facebook® joke and then was organized by Jay Goyer, Vicky Burdick and Ingrid Gundrum. [private]Fifteen people joined. We held weekly weigh-ins on Saturday mornings. At the final weigh in we had eight faithful weight losers still weighing in. Our “Biggest Loser” was Jay Goyer, losing 56.4 lbs. for a total percentage of 16.48. He won $360. In second place was Erwin Greene, losing 31 lbs. for a total percentage of 14.62, winning $105. In third was Roy Williams, losing 33.2 lbs. for a total percentage of 13.96, winning $52. The group lost a total of 226.2 lbs., and the Grafton Volunteer Fire Department received $175 towards its digital sign fund.

The biggest losers (from left to right) are Erwin Greene, Becky Greene, Noelle Goyer, Jay Goyer, Melissa Rifenburg, Roy Williams, Joann Williams; missing from picture is Candice Sherman. Photo courtesy of Becky Snyder-Greene.
The biggest losers (from left to right) are Erwin Greene, Becky Greene, Noelle Goyer, Jay Goyer, Melissa Rifenburg, Roy Williams, Joann Williams; missing from picture is Candice Sherman. Photo courtesy of Becky Snyder-Greene.

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