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Lakeshore Eating Disorders Coalition (an initiative of the Muskegon Community Health Project)The Lakeshore Eating Disorders Coalition (LED-C) is a non-profit, community organization dedicated to combating eating disorders through development of awareness, education and prevention strategies.Vision: LED-C envisions a Muskegon community advocating for a healthy lifestyle and sense of well being by embracing size acceptance, internal beauty, and the uniqueness of each individual. Upcoming Events November 10, 2009 - Production of the play Full Mouse Empty Mouse. Full Mouse/Empty Mouse: The Musical brings to light tools that students and parents can use to cope with stress, with the teasing of Billy and the fear of being fat experienced by Sally and her friends. The lyrics, catchy tunes and lovable mouse characters allow the audience, especially the students, to connect with the characters and their concerns in a personal way. Children will leave the theater with wonderful new songs in their heads including, "Why Do I Feel So Fat?", "I Wish I Could Make Myself Vanish", "Thin and Fat Won't Teach You That" and "I'm Doing The Best I Can." The play will be presented free of charge to 4th grade students throughout Muskegon County. Trained LED-C volunteers will do follow-up activities in the 4th grade classrooms following the production. The purpose of the presentation is to educate children and parents about eating problems and to lower the incidence of dysfunctional eating patterns in our community.
The play is unique in that it points out the importance of stress and emotional factors as a potential cause of eating disorders and/or obesity. Additionally, it demonstrates how the same type of stress might cause over-eating in one individual and under-eating in another. Please click on this link to read the article from the Muskegon Chronicle about Full Mouse Empty Mouse Contact Patti Dauser - 739-8800 or e-mail drdauser@shorescounseling.com for more information about LED-C 
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