Illinois
Association for Home and Community Education
  Julie Hadden Conference,  August 26, 2010
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Schedule:  5:00 p.m.  VIP dinner for sponsors

   At Shade Tree Café
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
  Expo featuring health and
   well-being exhibits and workshops
6:00 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.  Entertainment by musical group
   The Pickin’ Chicks
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.  Keynote by Julie Hadden
   Book signing immediately after her speech

$15.00 per ticket admission for Expo and Keynote
or
$16.00 online ticket and 50 cents handling fee


     
   INTRODUCING JULIE HADDEN,
KEYNOTE SPEAKER OF INSPIRE!

   
  
At age thirty-four she found herself at a crossroads:  would she settle for staying “big” the rest of her life, or would she insist on making big changes instead?  Reality-TV fans know which path she chose.  Julie stepped on the scale at the show’s Season 4 finale and was named the “Biggest Female Loser” of the season and revealed she had lost an astounding 45% of her body weight.
Her journey on The Biggest Loser chronicled her emotional battle with obesity on national television for the entire world to see.  It was previously a private struggle that became very public.  The experience helped birth her new physique, but the transformation went far deeper than that.  From displeasure to contentment, from indulgence to self-control, from shame to self-confidence every step along renovation’s path, Julie sensed that God was hard at work.
   She has appeared on many popular TV shows and in numerous other magazines and print publications throughout the U.S. and abroad.
   Julie writes a weekly article for Guideposts.com.  She feels compelled to “pay it forward” as she shares her story and provides inspiration on healthy living, fitness and how extraordinary things really do happen to ordinary people.  She is grateful for a total transformation of body, mind and spirit.
   Perry County Home & Community Education is sponsoring Inspire!  It is a conference being held August 26, 2010, at The First Baptist Church in Pinckneyville from 5 to 8 p.m.  Julie Hadden will offer her audience an intimate portrayal of a once fat woman who sweated and slogged her way toward thin.  She will inspire and teach as she shares moments and endears her audience with her firsthand experiences.  For information and conference ticket details check out the website www.hceinspireconference.com.  There will be goodie bags for the first 250 participants and a chance at a doorprize.  Contact Perry County Marketplace ( A gold sponsor of this event), Sara Tanner at 618-317-6599,  or the University of Illinois Extension office (phone 618-357-2126) to reserve a seat.  HCE is proud to promote healthy lifestyles by bringing a person of this caliber to our region.