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	Walk each village to win prizes! Walk the Villages is free, fun and easy! Welcome to Walk The Villages   Here's how it works...   Register to Walk the Villages and obtain your "AREA" kit with booklet. The season starts in June and goes through October. While walking the villages stop by a merchant to have your Walk the Villages card stamped. At the end of the season, eligible participants are entered into a drawing to win prizes!   Fill out a free Health Risk Assessment Health Risk Assessment      Register to get your free Walk the Villages kit Register in AREA 1 Register in AREA 2     Each Walk the Villages campaign is  broken down into "AREAS". Select an area to see participating merchants, plan your walk and get additional information. Select an Area from Below Akron Batavia Clarence Kenmore Leroy Tonawanda Williamsville Alden East Aurora Ellicottville Lancaster Orchard Park         Click the "Play" button to view.   Above is a brief 2005 Walk the Villages Video with Senator Mary Lou Rath. Be sure to SAVE this site to your favorites!      A Message from NYS Senator Mary Lou Rath  Thank you for your interest in “Walk the Villages.” This program is a great way to get people exercising and moving to promote a healthy lifestyle. As obesity rates and health care costs continue to soar, it’s so important that we each take responsibility for our health and wellness. Walking is one of the most effective and easiest ways Walking is one of the most effective and easiest ways to get or stay in shape.   “Walk the Villages” is in its third year now. The program continues to grow and I have people from all over the state asking me how they can start a similar initiative. I am pleased to announce that five additional villages will be participating this year: East Aurora, Ellicottville, Alden, Lancaster and Orchard Park.   In addition to strolling through your hometown “village,” I hope you take this opportunity to walk through neighboring villages to see all they have to offer.   Thank you to the sponsors and many of our community businesses for coordinators and volunteers who have worked countless hours to ensure the success of this program. Good luck and happy walking.   Very truly yours,   Mary Lou Rath New York State Senator       Certificate of Completion: To receive a Certificate of Completion, simply return your competed walking log to: Walk the Villages, c/o Clarence Hollow Association, 10748 Main Street, Clarence, NY14031.   Village prizes: To be eligible to win village prizes, have your village coupons stamped by any four participating merchants in that village. Village coupons are included with each kit. Once your have four merchant stamps, turn in your coupon at one of the drop-off points in that village. Each village also has prizes that they will award according to the information in their section. Grand Prizes: To be eligible to win a grand prize, have your Grand Prize Coupon stamped by one merchant in each village. Once you have a merchant stamp from each of the six villages on your Grand Prize Coupon, turn in that coupon at any of the various village drop-off points.   The mission of the Walk the Villages program is to encourage walking for health and wellness, while promoting intercommunity visitation and access to neighborhoods and businesses.     Better Health  What if there was a magic pill that, if you took it each day, would lower your risk of developing heart disease, cancer and diabetes? What if this pill also gave you more energy and helped you live a longer, healthier life? There is such a pill! It is called exercise.     Walk the Villages Promotes                   Health Commerce Tourism