UPDATE BELOW! Quest Fitness-"Healthy Hearts for Healthy Kids" fundraiser benefitting the West Side New Beginnings Community Center, February 26th-27th, 2010.

Ideal Nutrition and Fitness is excited to be part of this wonderful event for a great local cause.

Quest Fitness will be open 24-hours straight to raise funds ($2,400 or more in 24 hours) to purchase much-needed sports equipment for the West Side New Beginnings Community Center.

Event begins at 4 PM on Friday, February 26th and ends at 4 PM on Saturday, February 27th. Fun, food, hourly activities for all ages and give-aways as well as entertainment will be enjoyed by all. Teams may register for the event at Quest Fitness. Teams may be comprised of two or more participants and are required to raise $100 and work-out for one hour.

Non-members welcome as well for a special "drop-in fee" of a donation of $5 or more (regular drop-in fee is $10).

Offer valid through Sunday at 3 PM. Sponsors and products and services for the hourly give-aways welcome from local businesses - contact Quest to see how your business can be part of this great event. 302-644-7020. www.questfitnesskayak.com.

Lisa Harkins, owner of Ideal Nutrition and Fitness and Diaz Bonneville, youth program director for the West Side New Beginnings Community Center having a great tme at the event at Quest!

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Flex World Fitness Memorial 5K Run/1.6mi Walk in honor of fallen police officer, Chad Spicer, October 3rd.

Registration opens at 8 AM, race starts at 9 AM.  All proceeds to benefit the Chad Spicer Family.

And stay for the FlexWorld Health Fair from 10 AM until 2 PM! Food, fun, prizes! Ideal Nutrition and Fitness LLC will be there offering healthy treats as well as raffling an Ideal Nutrition and Fitness LLC baseball cap and nutritional service package!  You don't want to miss this!

For more information go to: www.flexworldfitness.com.

UPDATE: It was a great day!

Lisa Harkins, RD, LDN, owner of Ideal Nutrition and Fitness at the Flex World Fitness Health Fair on October 3rd, 2009. Check out those black bean brownies! A real crowd pleaser.

Lisa Harkins, RD, LDN, owner of Ideal Nutrition and Fitness and Heidi Helou, owner of Flex World Fitness at the Chad Spicer 5K run/1.6mi walk -it was a great turn-out to benefit a fallen hero.

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Ideal Nutrition and Fitness LLC, Quest Fitness and Kayak, and Good For You Natural Market team up to help local business owner Bryan Hecksher of Auto Gallery of Delaware lose weight and get healthy!

Project Big Guy (PBG), a weight-loss program for a motivated individual kicks of October 1st, and will run until Jan 1st. Lisa Harkins, RD, LDN owner of Ideal Nutrition and Fitness LLC, will create a nutrition plan and ongoing counseling to Bryan Hecksher, owner of Auto Gallery of Delaware; Matt Carter, owner of Quest Fitness and Kayak will personal train Bryan; and Andy Meddick, owner of Good For You Natural Market will assist him with organic and natural food selections.

Bryan's goal is to lose weight and keep it off in a slow, steady and sustainable manner.  The PBG team experts and Bryan are shooting for about 70 lbs by the end of the three months, but improving quality of life and a sense of well-being, as well as reducing Bryan's risk of critical disease is even more important.

Look for periodic updates in the Cape Gazette, on Bryan's blog (site forthcoming), this website, and become a fan of Good For You Market as well as Ideal Nutrition and Fitness LLC on Facebook.com to get the latest info on Bryan's journey. You can also follow Good For You Market on twitter.com, user name @g4umarket, Ideal Nutrition and Fitness LLC, user name @LewesRD, as well as Quest Fitness and Kayak, user name @questfitness. 

We wish Bryan all the best on what will be a difficult at times but ultimately rewarding achievement!  Go Bryan!

For more information on Bryan Hecksher and Auto Gallery of Delaware visit: http://www.autogalleryofde.com.

For more information on Matt Carter and Quest Fitness and Kayak visit: www.questfitnesskayak.com.

For more information on Andy Meddick and the Good For You Market visit: www.good4uorganic.com.

The Project Big Guy Team: Matt Carter, owner of Quest Fitness, Lisa Harkins, RD, LDN, owner of Ideal Nutrition and Fitness, Bryan Hecksher, our Big Guy, and Andy Meddick, owner of Good For You Natural Market

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"Eat Smart for a Healthy Heart" - a nutrition education and cooking program taught in a three-part series by Lisa Harkins, RD, LDN, and Kathleen Splane, MS.

When: October 1st, 8th, and 15th, 6:30 PM until 8:30 PM.

Where: UD Cooperative Extension Kent Campus, Paradee Center, 69 Transportation Circle, Dover, DE.

If you or a loved one have suffered from a heart attack, stroke, or high blood pressure, this class is a must. You'll learn how to keep you and your family's heart healthy, along with a fabulous cooking demonstration with tasting at the end of each session. Recipes and lots of other goodies included.

Just $30 for all three classes.

For more information contact Kathleen Splane at 302-730-4000.

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Taste the Fruit of the Vine

 A benefit for the Sussex County Community Outreach Program.

Friday, September 25, 2009
7:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m.
Patron ticket: $200.00 each (Includes Friday and Saturday events.)

The Friday night event features a reception and dinner in the gardens at the Herring Landing home of Hart and Rob Tunnell.

Food and wine by Baywood Clubhouse Restaurant.

Saturday, September 26, 2009
3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.
Friend ticket: $100.00 each (Includes Saturday event only).

The Saturday event includes wine tastings served with food pairing suggestions, an open bar, and a tour of the house and gardens at
the Tunnell home.

Wine selections by Teller Wines. Catering by The Buttery.

For more information, visit: http://www.tastethefruitofthevine.com

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DogFish Dash 5K and 10K Road Race

Sunday, September 27, 2009, 8 AM.The Dogfish Dash is a slightly off-centered 5K & 10K road race that starts and finishes at the Dogfish Head Craft Brewery (# 6 Cannery Village Center, Milton, DE 19968) and benefits the Delaware Chapter of The Nature Conservancy. Aside from a great race, they'll have food, entertainment, brewery tours, lots of fun, and Dogfish Head beer.

For more information visit: http://www.dogfish.com/dogfishdash

UPDATE: What a crowd! Over $25K was raised for the Nature Conservancy!

Hannah Weiner, RN, of Kent General Hospital and Lisa Harkins, RD, LDN, owner of Ideal Nutrition and Fitness are all smiles after the race.

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Good for You Market: Grand Opening of the Good for You Market Juice and Coffee Bar.

Saturday, July 25th, starting at 9 AM. Amazing juices, scrumptious smoothies and kick-butt coffee will be served along with food and live entertainment!  Hope to see you there!

Visit Good for You: www.good4uorganic.com

Andy Meddick, owner of Good For You Natural Market, and Lisa Harkins, RD, LDN, owner of Ideal Nutrition and Fitness are about to enjoy a juice at Auntie's Juice Bar Opening.

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Summer on the Green at the Villages of Five Points Town Center Summer 2009 Movie and Concert Series.

Concerts, free movies, live entertainment and more for the whole family.

For more information go to:

http://www.thevillagesoffivepoints.com/VFP_Poster_09.pdf

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Seven Sisters and Two Brothers of Dewey Beach Running/Walking Series

A series of local 5K and 10K road races benefiting a variety of worthwhile charities. For more information go to:  

www.sevensistersdeweybeach.com

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Lewes Farmer's Market

Every Saturday from May 30th through October 10th, 8 AM until 12 PM, Lewes Historical Society Complex, 110 Shipcarpenter Street, Lewes, DE. Grow local. Buy Local. Eat Local. For more information go to:

 www.historiclewesfarmersmarket.org.

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April's MOW Monthly Newsletter 2009:

http://www.beachmeals.com/MOW-Monthly-April-2009.pdf

May's MOW Monthly Newsletter 2009:

http://www.beachmeals.com/MOW_Monthly_May_2009.pdf

July's MOW Monthly Newsletter 2009:

http://www.beachmeals.com/MOWMonthlyJuly2009.pdf

August's MOW Monthly 2009:

http://www.beachmeals.com/MOW_Monthly_Aug_2009.pdf

September's MOW Monthly 2009:

http://www.beachmeals.com/MOW_Monthly_September_2009.pdf

October's MOW Monthly 2009:

http://www.beachmeals.com/MOW_Monthly_October_2009.pdf

November's MOW Monthly 2009:

http://www.beachmeals.com/MOW_Monthly_November_2009.pdf

December's MOW Monthly 2009:

http://www.beachmeals.com/MOW_Monthly_December_2009.pdf

January's MOW Monthly 2010:

http://www.beachmeals.com/MOW_Monthly_January_2010.pdf

February's MOW Monthly: 2010

http://www.beachmeals.com/MOW_Monthly_February_2010.pdf

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Lower Delaware Autism Foundation's Annual Race for Autism. 1/2 Marathon, 5K Run & 5K Family Fun Walk, at Cape Henlopen High School. Sunday, April 26th, 2009, 8 AM.

For more information, please call the LDAF offices at 302-644-3410 or visit www.ldaf.com.

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2nd Annual Meals on Wheels Danceathon -benefitting the Meals on Wheels of Lewes & Rehoboth's homebound meal program (Epworth Church on Glade Road, Rehoboth Beach, DE)

Saturday, March 7, 2009 - 12:30 PM-4 PM (registration at 11:30AM). Dancing, prizes, food, and much more.

For more info go to: www.beachmeals.com or call 645-7449.

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18th Annual Lewes Polar Bear Plunge - benefitting the Special Olympics (Rehoboth Beach, DE)

Run to the Plunge 5K Walk/Run: Saturday, January 31, 2009, 1 PM (starts at the boardwalk outside the Atlantic Sands Hotel)

Lewes Polar Bear Plunge: Sunday, February 1, 2009, 1 PM (on the beach at the Atlantic Sands Hotel)

Pre-plunge festival, chili-cook-off, apres party and more. For more information go to: http://www.plungede.org/

Ideal Nutrition and Fitness LLC is dedicated to making our community healthier and stronger by participating in local fundraising and charitable events! 

Check back frequently for event updates on this page.

If you are an organization that would like Ideal Nutrition and Fitness LLC to be part of your event, please contact Lisa Harkins at 302-388-2856 or at lisa@idealnutritionandfitness.com 

See you around town!