Registration is now open for the 3rd annual FirstLight 5k! This year our event is titled ColorSplash5k. MORE FUN is being added this year by using not only colored powder, but Party Paint and Confetti too! Participate with your co-workers, friends or family and be prepared for an absolute blast.
Register here: colorsplash5k.zapevent.com
Congratulations to our employee all-stars for January and February! We have increased our average visits per month by over 150 visits since November 2016. Way to get after it FirstLight employees!
Congratulations to Rachel Dahlquist in Nursing on being the grand prize winner of the Love Your Heart Challenge! Rachel won a happy heart gift basket valued at $150.00.
151 employees spent time giving extra love to their heart in February and completed the challenge, receiving a journal. That is over 30% of our employees! Nice work!
The Healthy Weight Challenge will be starting March 6th. This challenge is for everyone! Maintain your weight OR lose weight.
To get started, email wellnessemp@welia.org and say you would like to register for the challenge. Also provide a nick name for when we share results. Cost is $10.00 to Deb in Wellness. Must sign up by March 3rd.
Top three winners will be based on greatest percentage of weight lost. There are also five prize drawings for those that maintain or lose any amount of weight.
Put time into YOU and achieving your healthy weight.
See flyer for details.
In honor of National Heart Month and to promote awareness of heart disease in women, we will be celebrating Go Red for Women by wearing red on Friday February 3rd. To learn more about this cause please visit www.goredforwomen.org.
A new employee wellness challenge will be starting on Wednesday, February 1st, filled with heart healthy tasks to complete during the month.
Registration is required! Sign up at wellnessemp@welia.org and say ‘I Love My Heart’ in your email.
Turn in your challenge sheet by Monday March 6th to receive a love your heart journal and the chance to win a heart healthy gift basket valued at $150, sure to make any heart happy.
Please turn in your log sheets with your walking minutes and beginning/final weight by Wednesday December 14th if you want to qualify for a pair of socks and a bonus prize.
Forward your walking log sheets to Deb in Wellness or stop down to the Wellness office (HR hallway, last door on your right). You can pick up your socks if you check in with Deb before Thursday December 15th (times in the office vary). Starting December 16th you can get your socks in HR.
Colors available: orange, yellow, purple, pink, green, blue (not pictured). First come, first served with the colors.
Socks are the #1 clothing item requested at homeless shelters. Through our purchase of socks, 130 pairs were donated by this company to homeless shelters across America.
Here are the final Show Your Bib photos that were submitted for the challenge.
Congratulations to Kim Tepley and Jenny Lindahl! Their names were drawn as the two winners for this challenge. Kim won a $150 gift certificate to Amazon and Jenny won a $150 gift certificate to Lee’s Pro Shop in Pine City.
Thank you to all employees who submitted photos for this challenge.
It’s the first snowfall of the year! Take a few moments and read some tips supported by our cardiac staff on how to be safe when you are shoveling the white stuff this weekend.
Hello WINTER!
There will be a Shake Up Your Break on Thursday November 10th at 10:00am and 2:00pm in the employee gym. These are 15 minute sessions.
Learn strengthening exercises with lightweight dumbbells.
This is mainly geared toward beginners, those new to strengthening, or those wanting to improve their technique.
PELASE BRING YOUR OWN DUMBBELLS. Dumbbells 3# to 8# is recommended.
