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FRANKLIN —
Health and Wellness Committee of Crawford County announced Monday that the Franklin Community Council Inc. and Kendall Packaging are 2012 third quarter recipients of the Live Well Apple Award.
The Apple Awards were created to recognize individuals and businesses which have positively impacted the health and wellness of the county. Recipients have been instrumental in creating programming or opportunities for people to implement healthy lifestyle changes, according to Joanna Rhodes, Live Well coordinator.
Kendall Packaging started a wellness program for its employees five years ago and has a company which comes on site to draw blood and take measurements for health risk assessments. These results help to determine which persons will receive one-on-one coaching.
“We believe in incentives to help people be motivated,” said Joe Moore, machine specialist.
Kendall Packaging also partners with Via Christi Hospital to offer seminars on issues such as tobacco cessation, stress management, diabetes education, weight loss and women’s health. The company also holds a wellness challenge throughout the year between its two plants and the home office and between employees per location. Challenges include losing weight, quitting smoking, eating right and exercise (walking). The newest challenge, drinking water, offers a chance for employees to win cash prizes.
“Kendall Packaging believes health and wellness is a win-win for everyone,” Moore said. “Health is no longer a goal in itself. Health and wellness is about the ability to enjoy a higher quality life for a longer period of time.”
Franklin Community Council Inc. is a private non-profit corporation formed in 2003 for the purpose of organizing residents to work together to rebuild and restore the feeling of home and sense of community.
The award presentation was held at the Franklin Community Park.
“I think this would be the perfect place for it because of our walking trail here and the exercise equipment,” said Phyllis Bitner. “Also, we have our farmers market here every Thursday with healthy foods.”
Six laps around the track equals one mile, and Bitner said that every time she comes to the park she sees someone walking.
“The gardens at the park are so pretty and there are historic items to look at as they walk,” she noted.
The park also boasts a bocce area, horseshoe pits and basketball goals.
Rhodes praised the efforts made by FCCI to make Franklin a good and healthy place to live.
“Franklin may be a smaller community as compared to some, but it has what it takes,” the Live Well coordinator said. “This is as nice a park as you’ll see in Pittsburg.”
The Franklin Community Center also sponsors events such as blood drives, health fairs and fitness classes.
Anyone wishing to nominate a company or individual for the Live Well Apple Award may contact Rhodes at 232-1930 or livewellcrawfordcounty@gmail.
Health and Wellness Committee of Crawford County announced Monday that the Franklin Community Council Inc. and Kendall Packaging are 2012 third quarter recipients of the Live Well Apple Award.
The Apple Awards were created to recognize individuals and businesses which have positively impacted the health and wellness of the county. Recipients have been instrumental in creating programming or opportunities for people to implement healthy lifestyle changes, according to Joanna Rhodes, Live Well coordinator.
Kendall Packaging started a wellness program for its employees five years ago and has a company which comes on site to draw blood and take measurements for health risk assessments. These results help to determine which persons will receive one-on-one coaching.
“We believe in incentives to help people be motivated,” said Joe Moore, machine specialist.
Kendall Packaging also partners with Via Christi Hospital to offer seminars on issues such as tobacco cessation, stress management, diabetes education, weight loss and women’s health. The company also holds a wellness challenge throughout the year between its two plants and the home office and between employees per location. Challenges include losing weight, quitting smoking, eating right and exercise (walking). The newest challenge, drinking water, offers a chance for employees to win cash prizes.
“Kendall Packaging believes health and wellness is a win-win for everyone,” Moore said. “Health is no longer a goal in itself. Health and wellness is about the ability to enjoy a higher quality life for a longer period of time.”
Franklin Community Council Inc. is a private non-profit corporation formed in 2003 for the purpose of organizing residents to work together to rebuild and restore the feeling of home and sense of community.
The award presentation was held at the Franklin Community Park.
“I think this would be the perfect place for it because of our walking trail here and the exercise equipment,” said Phyllis Bitner. “Also, we have our farmers market here every Thursday with healthy foods.”
Six laps around the track equals one mile, and Bitner said that every time she comes to the park she sees someone walking.
“The gardens at the park are so pretty and there are historic items to look at as they walk,” she noted.
The park also boasts a bocce area, horseshoe pits and basketball goals.
Rhodes praised the efforts made by FCCI to make Franklin a good and healthy place to live.
“Franklin may be a smaller community as compared to some, but it has what it takes,” the Live Well coordinator said. “This is as nice a park as you’ll see in Pittsburg.”
The Franklin Community Center also sponsors events such as blood drives, health fairs and fitness classes.
Anyone wishing to nominate a company or individual for the Live Well Apple Award may contact Rhodes at 232-1930 or livewellcrawfordcounty@gmail.
