Lake Wales, FL (March 23, 2012) – The Mall Walkers program, sponsored by Lake Wales Medical Center and Eagle Ridge Mall, will hold its next prize party on Tuesday, April 3, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. in the Food Court area of the mall.

During the prize party, Mall Walkers participants are asked to turn in their mileage tracking cards. Mall Walkers tracks each walker’s mileage, and they earn prizes for reaching mileage milestones. Mall Walkers also is tracking total miles walked by the group this year, and plotting their virtual journey to various destinations around the U.S. Currently, the group is heading for a virtual stop at Maclay Gardens State Park in Tallahassee.

The Mall Walkers program enables people to walk inside the mall from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Mondays through Saturdays, and from 10 a.m. to noon on Sundays. All Mall Walkers must enter through the Food Court, and are encouraged to wear their Mall Walkers t-shirts so that security officials know they are part of the program. Participants are encouraged to use their tracking cards to log their mileage each time they walk in the mall to earn prizes, including walking towels, water bottles, movie tickets, and gift cards. Mileage logged and turned in must be walked inside the mall to be eligible for prizes through Mall Walkers.

Participants are reminded to check with their physician before beginning any exercise program.

For more information about Mall Walkers, call 678-2288.