The program was the brain child of Christina Crane an employee in the Human Resource Department. Because budgets have been cut and no money was available, she sent out an all call to anyone interested in volunteering their time to help others. It has been amazing to watch how many people offered their time freely for the sole purpose of helping others. Employees now have the opportunity to participate in p90x training, interval training, yoga, belly dancing, zumba, and run /walk groups. Something is taking place every day of the week and allows employees to participate in multiple activities. The turn out has been pretty good, the classes started out with 7-13 people and have grown each week. The Walk/ run groups have increased as well.
Yesterday employees had the opportunity to get a free health screening that included blood pressure check, blood sugar, cholesterol, body mass index and others items checked for free. It was a good time to see how things stacked up and get a plan for improving health. Health Counselors were available to help employees set goals and time lines and get on the road to success.
I applaud Chritina Crane and Dr. Jones, Superintendent, for putting something in place during times of stress when health means everything. Way to go Griffin Spalding School System.
Above in the picture are Griffin Spalding County employees who came out Friday night to Run the Stepping Stones 5k. Pictured left to right: April Mayo (Crescent Elementary), Lindy Pruitt- Me (Rehoboth Middle School), Spencer Boggs (Maintenance Department), Ed Aragon (Technology Department). It was a great showing for the run/walk groups and hopefully more will come out for the Crescent Elementary Cougar Chase 5k on April 28th at 5:30pm.
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