One of Oprah's Final Guests, Former 550 lb woman, Returns to Weight Loss Camp

Top Quote Stacey Halprin, drama instructor at Camp Shining Stars, a non-profit weight loss camp for teens, will be a guest on one of the final Oprah Winfrey shows. Filming at the end of April, this will be Halprin's eleventh visit on Oprah. End Quote
  • Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (1888PressRelease) April 21, 2011 - Summer Weight Loss for Teens

    Author and actress, Halprin donated her summer last year to Camp Shining Stars where she taught drama, charm, poise and water aerobics. Her television visit is for a special episode featuring 100 people who have lost over 100 pounds. Having lost over 300 pounds herself, Halprin will be Oprah's guest. Camp Shining Stars' director, Ira Green, who has lost over 200 pounds, will be one of the audience members. The show is set to air before May 20, 2011. Halprin will also be featured in an upcoming issue of O Magazine as one of Oprah's favorite guests of all-time.

    Not a Traditional "Fat Camp"

    Halprin is returning to summer camp this year to donate her time once again. "I've never seen anything like the love and support flowing at Camp Shining Stars," Halprin said. Her goal is to inspire young adults to have a healthy adult life with long- term weight control.

    Camp Shining Stars is hosted annually on the Barton College Campus in Wilson, NC, offering teen campers the luxury of residing with 2 campers per air-conditioned dorm room. Camp Shining Stars registration is still open for the Summer 2011 and is limited to 100 campers. They maintain exclusive enrollment in order to preserve their acclaimed 3-to-1 campers-to-staff ratio. Registration information is available at campshiningstars dot org or by calling Director Ira Green at 866.644.2709 or 919.949.7415.

    About Camp Shining Stars
    Camp Shining Stars "Where Winners LOSE" is a non-profit, co-educational summer weight loss camp for teens hosted on the Barton College campus. They believe every child has inherent qualities of importance, beauty, and the capacity to enrich and be enriched by the world in which they live, regardless race, sex, ethnic heritage, income or socio-economic class. Camp Shining Stars promotes the welfare and healthy development of children and grants an environment of acceptance, discipline and affection. Unique in size, privacy and independence, Camp Shining Stars is smaller than traditional summer camps, offers a private residence life with two campers to a room, and is the only weight loss camp that allows campers to choose their own activities. Focused on teaching young adults the habits necessary for leading a healthy life, raising self esteem and losing weight, Camp Shining Stars is supported by a distinguished medical advisory board and offers a menu influenced by nutrition majors at Cornell University, University of North Carolina and East Carolina University.

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