TOPS - Take Off Pounds Sensibly - has started a new Leelanau County chapter and is welcoming new members.

Open to men, women and youths age seven and older, meetings are held Wednesdays from 5-6 p.m. at the Connie Binsfeld Building off M-204 near Lake Leelanau.

TOPS, a non-profit network of weight-loss support groups, provides members with tools for losing weight. A diet-plan, food diary, menus and exercise plan are among available tools.

Attendance at a first meeting is complimentary. A $6 will be charged members to after their initial meeting.

Further information is available by calling club leader Lorraine Sharnowski at 256-9789.