[Nfbofnc] Fwd: YouTube Star Expert Advocate Joins WE Fit Wellness Team

[Tim Jones]

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From: Kevan Worley <Kevan at wefitwellness.com>
Date: Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 3:54 PM
Subject: YouTube Star Expert Advocate Joins WE Fit Wellness Team
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*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* *CONTACT:* Ivoryanna McDonald WE Fit Wellness
866-543-6808
Ext. 10 Ivoryanna.McDonald at worleyenterprises.com



*YouTube Star Expert Advocate Joins WE Fit Wellness Team*

*Colorado Springs, Colorado (September 1, 2015).* Today, WE Fit Wellness
<http://www.wefitwellness.com/> announced the addition of Maureen Neitfeld
to their team of expert advocates. Neitfeld stars on her own YouTube
channel, *Breaking Blind <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUtfS9hwT0g>, *which
has nearly 10,000 subscribers and climbing*.** WE Fit Wellness is launching
a multimedia initiative, which will include podcasts, community radio, WE
Can Culture workshops, and the Breaking Blind YouTube channel.* In January
of 2015, WE Fit Wellness launched its programs to bring exercise and
nutrition options to underserved communities. These programs have been
greeted with great enthusiasm, particularly by individuals with
disabilities.

*WE Fit Wellness Executive Director, Jessica Beecham said, “It has been
absolutely* *wonderful to play in this space. We are building and
connecting a community around total fitness education and the motivation to
re-create one’s self.  We have offered solutions, beta tested products, and
conducted numerous workshops and seminars.” Jessica continued, “Maureen
Neitfeld’s Breaking Blind YouTube channel will help us increase our reach.
She brings unparalleled expertise, passion, and an extraordinary story of
perseverance and success.”*

*On Breaking Blind, soon to be rebranded, WE Fit Wellness Breaking Blind,
Maureen confronts stereotypes about blindness, breaks through
misconceptions, and motivates others with her approach to health and
wellness. Maureen lives a full, rewarding life, teaching home management to
blind and vision-impaired students at the Colorado Center for the Blind
<http://coloradocenterfortheblind.org/>. She is a living example of the
Center’s “take charge with confidence” approach to training. Maureen has
undergone more than 30 surgeries as a result of Von Hippel-Lindau disease.
Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome (VHL) is a hereditary condition associated with
hemangioblastomas, which are blood vessel tumors of the brain, spinal cord,
and eye. The eye tumors are also called retinal angiomas. VHL took
Maureen’s sight at the age of 16.*

*Maureen explained, “I persevere through willpower, love from family, a
commitment to diet, exercise, yoga, and by maintaining a positive attitude.
Joining the WE Fit Wellness team is an honor and a tremendous opportunity
to encourage everyone to find their fit. The Breaking Blind YouTube channel
will continue to personify the right of all people to live in the world on
terms of equality. Or as the National Federation of the Blind
<http://www.nfb.org/> exclaims, ‘to live the life you want.’ We will break
barriers, inspire, and have a lot of fun doing it!” Maureen continued,
“Breaking Blind on YouTube will also offer us the opportunity to feature
inspiring stories of Paralympians working with the United States
Association of Blind Athletes <http://www.usaba.org/>.” *

*For more information, contact Jessica Beecham by phone at (866) 543-6808
ext. 15 <%28866%29%20543-6808%20ext.%2015> or by email at *
*jessica at wefitwellness.com* <jessica at wefitwellness.com>*. *

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Tim Jones
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