FirstLight is one of the proud sponsors of Positivity in the Park activities this summer! Join us at 12:00pm on select Thursdays this summer in the Mora Library Park for all kinds of family-friendly fun!
Welcome to 10 Ways to BeWell! This toolkit is part of a new employee wellness initiative that will help direct efforts toward creating a culture of greaterwellbeing in our organization, helping employees connect mind, body and soul. Various topics in the toolkit will be highlighted throughout the year starting in July.
Access the toolkit on your breaks, lunch, even before or after work to find ways to improve your wellbeing. The entire toolkit will be available under the NEW Employee Wellness tab on the intranet.
We have exciting news for our employees!
The Employee Wellness Committee will soon be launching the ‘WellBeing Toolkit, 10 Ways To BeWell.’
There will be ten different topics, with interactive resources, links, and general information that will promote inspiration, learning, and engagement in your own personal wellness. Watch for more info in June!
The weather is finally cooperating so it’s time to get off that couch and hit the ground walking or running! Participate in the 6-week employee wellness challenge = Couch To 5k! There is a program available for beginners and intermediate runners. Even if you don’t plan on running a 5k, this might be just the motivation you need to get moving!
Starts: Monday April 23rd Ends: Saturday June 2nd
Sign up is required! You must sign up and be actively participating in a program by NEXT WEDNESDAY, April 25th! Training plans actually start Monday April 23rd to get the full 6-weeks in, but we will give you a couple extra days to sign up.
There is a SUPERHERO inside all of us. We just need the courage to put on the cape.
We invite you to run, walk, or fly your way through our annual 5k on Saturday, June 2nd at 9:00am. $10 for students ages 7-18, $20 for adults. 6&U are FREE but can purchase a swag bag for $5.00.
Swag Bags include a cape, mask, tattoo, medal, and race bib. Costumes are encouraged.
We have a new route which includes staying off of Highway 65. You will run through our city streets, on our beautiful trails, take a lap through the new FirstLight Community WellnessCenter, finally ending in the Library Park. There will also be some optional kid-approved obstacles along the way!
A special thank you to these FirstLight employees and family members for volunteering at the Life Rice service event on Sunday March 11th from 1pm-3pm at Calvary Lutheran Church in Mora.
• Bonnie Dalbey
• Claudia Cauley and family
• Gail Lobdell
• Barb Fore
• Dannen Kroschel
• Jen Peterson and family
• Becki Baumann and family
• Brenda Moos and foreign exchange student Thea
• Deb Wright
We packed 23 boxes of a high protein rice mixture that will provide 4,968 meals to our own community!
Big time thanks to these employees for delivering boxes to the food pantries in our communities:
• Jen Peterson delivered to the Mora food pantry
• Dannen Kroschel delivered to Hinckley Clinic, then Jen Hansen delivered to the Sandstone food pantry
• Becki Baumann delivered to the Ogilvie food pantry
• Jenna McGuire delivered to the Pine City food pantry
The FirstLight Community Wellness Center orientation will be available on SWANK today at 1:00pm. Completing the education is required in order to receive your key fob. Review the power point, print your certificate, and bring it to HR to receive your key fob.
The Wellness Center is located on the northwest corner of the Mora Elementary School campus, at 200 9th St. N.
Walking track hours are: 5am-10pm daily.
A few things to note:
The FITNESS ROOM is unavailable at this time, as there is scheduled installation of new equipment occurring over the next couple of weeks. Hopefully it will be open sometime the first week in April.
PROVIDERS and those that don’t have access to SWANK will have a different orientation process; we will be communicating that process soon.
The MAIN COMMUNITY ENTRANCE is a little tricky to find your first time. Enter using the northwest main entrance, not the school entrance. This is the only door with a fob reader. The best way to get there is to turn on the road between the baseball field and tennis courts. There is a parking lot directly in front of the wellness center. Just look for our sign on the building and you will find the main entrance.
Exam roomFitness/education roomAthletic training roomUpper walking trackElevatorOffice spaceOffice spaceUpper walking trackLocker roomLower courts and trackLower courts and trackFirstLight space hallwayCommons and concessionsMain community entranceMain community entrance
To coincide with the Winter Olympics, the Employee Wellness Committee is hosting our own version of Winter Olympics! Take the FirstLight Winter BLITZ Olympic Challenge for a chance to win a pair of snowshoes! There will be three chances to win.
The challenge starts Friday February 9th and ends Sunday February 25th. You must complete 10 events on the list to qualify for prizes. Completed sheets are due to Deb in Wellness by Friday March 2nd. Embrace the snow, cold, and ice and HAVE FUN!
