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Bluebag Media
Wellness
Challenge leads to healthy lifestyles and choices
GREENVILLE – They travelled 10,515 miles… about the same distance as
Greenville to NYC to Orlando to Austin to LA to Seattle to Montreal to
Maine and back home. Nearly 4,000 people registered; 3,392 individuals
and 97 teams completed one or more of 14 races… It was the 2015 Darke
County Wellness Challenge and over 100 people gathered at the Brethren
Retirement Community’s Brick Room Jan. 17 to receive their awards for
top “points” earned.
Individual awards went to first through third place in 14 age
categories for each, male and female. The top three teams – Addie Girl,
Yolo and CIA – were recognized; and overall point winners Justin
Marshall and Amy Brandt received $100 Visa Gift Cards.
A $1,000 scholarship was awarded to Ansonia High School graduate Ashley
Lewis, who will be attending Edison State Community College, Darke
County Campus, for accounting. “We are excited to be able to award this
scholarship,” said Phillip Pierri, Wellness Challenge Committee Member.
“We wish her best of luck with her upcoming schooling… and her
participation in the Wellness Challenge this year.”
“The awards event went very well,” said Shelly Acker, Wellness
Challenge committee member, adding it was also a successful year for
the challenge. The races promote community wellness, healthy lifestyles
and comradery. “It’s about health and exercise… it’s about a healthy
community!”
According to Pierri, what started as the Wayne HealthCare Series became
the Darke County Wellness Challenge “because we were looking to focus
on an all-around wellness challenge rather than just a running series.
It’s great seeing our community come together to help promote healthy
choices and healthy lifestyles...
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