Willmar Public Schools Wellness Committee
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Please consider joining the Willmar Wellness Committee! We have meetings on the first or second Tuesday of each month after school. They are located at the Willmar Middle School Multipurpose Room and begin at 3:30 pm. Please contact Alison Scheffler, Wellness Coordinator, with questions or suggestions for the committee.
2020-21 Wellness Incentive
The incentive this year will be $500 in a staff member's VEBA/HSA account, for those in the SWWC health insurance pool, if the following two requirements are completed:
- Participate in TWO activities from the Wellness Committee this year.
- Participate in Biometrics this year. This will be the same process as previous years, where you can participate in our screening or get the information from your doctor and fill out a form we will provide.
*Communication for Wellness related information will only come out through Cardinal Essentials (Newsletter, Activities information, etc.). Make sure you check Cardinal Essentials each week for updates.
2020-21 Wellness Activities
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Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Presentation: November 10, 3:30pm
Come and learn about FSA's and how it works with your HSA/VEBA. Open enrollment for FSA (Dependent Care and Health Care) is in November. This year's presentation will be virtual. Use the link in Cardinal Essentials to attend the zoom presentation by Justin Kroeger.
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Enhancing Personal Well-being Virtual Presentation: November 18 and December 2, 3:30-4:15 pm
This is a two-part training that will provide a number of brief, effective activities that you can begin utilizing immediately to decrease stress and anxiety while improving sleep and well-being. Participants also will be guided through a visualization/relaxation/imagery activity that will encourage resiliency and capitalize on each individual's unique strengths. Various resources will be discussed. Zoom links will be sent through Cardinal Essentials.
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Sleep Hours Challenge: November 30-December 18
The National Sleep Foundation recommends adults 18 years and older get 7-9 hours of sleep each night. During this challenge, you document how many hours you sleep each night, either on your own or with a Fitbit that can track your sleep.
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We Are Willmar STEP Challenge: January 4-29
This is a 4-week challenge. We are changing things up a little this year and counting STEPS instead of minutes! Document the number of STEPS you get in a day - the goal is 10,000 each day. Bonus - you can use this with Sharecare, too.
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Cooking Demonstration: Dates - TBD
This will be a virtual presentation. More information to come!
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At Home Menu Planning and Shopping List Creation: 101: Date - TBD
This will be a virtual presentation. More information to come!
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Eat Your Veggies and Fruit Challenge: February 1-26
Keep track of your vegetable intake each day. The recommended amount is 3-5 servings of vegetables and 2-4 servings of fruit according to the food pyramid. It is your goal to keep within this serving size each day throughout the challenge.
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Water Challenge: March 1-26
The challenge is to place 5 rubberbands around a 20oz. water bottle daily and remove a rubber band each time you refill your bottle. Goal: 100oz. per day! Drinking water helps maximize physical performance, has a major effect on energy levels and brain function may help to prevent and treat headaches, can help with weight loss, and so on.
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Learn to Live/Gratitude Kits/etc.: November 1-March 26
This category is for a number of different activities that staff can participate in earning the $500 incentive. Staff who participate in the Learn to Live program should fill out the Google form found in Cardinal Essentials. There are gratitude kits (a way to express gratitude to others in our community to boost happiness!) with tools to write up to 5 gratitude letters. Limited quantities available - first-come, first-serve! There are other 'activities' mentioned in this form that also fit under staff wellness such as the Strong program sponsored by the YMCA and Woodland Centers, and the Education Support Group offered through Woodland Centers.
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WCE Fitness Classes/REC Adult Sports League(s): November 1-March 26
If you sign up for and participate in a fitness class offered through Willmar Community Education or Adult Sports League through the City of Willmar Recreation during the above dates you can get credit toward the VEBA/HSA incentive by filling out the google form sent out weekly. *Note: You must participate in at least two different challenges plus biometrics for the incentive.
**Two fitness classes/adult sports leagues will not count as two challenges.
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Omada: November 1-March 26
Staff who meet the qualifications for Omada can use this as one of their 'challenges' toward the VEBA/HSA incentive.
*Staff who participate in Omada must also participate in one other 'challenge' plus biometrics to earn the incentive.
