As a city that frequently appears in the top 10 “unhealthiest” cities, Mayor Cornett was concerned that the community needed to address the obesity issues in his community and begin an awareness program as the first step. At the same time, a goal was set to lose 1,000,000 pounds – as a community. Setting the 1,000,000 pound goal was secondary to the awareness campaign. Today, the community is marching steadily towards the 1,000,000 pound goal. As one of the first community-based programs, completely funded by private citizens and companies, the program has served as a model for other communities and continually shares the programs experiences with other community leaders.