Diane,

This can be the most difficult aspect of planning something like the challenge- how do you get the word out.

It's a hard thing to balance- too early and people forget about it and too late and people say I wish I knew about it sooner.

It's great to get some info out in the media now and then follow it up in 3 months and then 3 months.

It gets easier in some ways every year because you get the word of mouth of those who have participated in the Challenge.

It's great to get people talking about it at both the NJ and MD Challenges also- you get people who didn't know about the others.

I'm still working on Esther to celebrate her birthday on LI for the challenge. I'd have an easier time if it was my birthday, though.

Dennis