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County wellness committee offers YMCA discount, lunch‑and‑learns and biometric screening dates
Summary
The county wellness committee secured a YMCA offer (no $50 sign‑up fee and 5% discount), held two lunch‑and‑learn events, scheduled biometric screening dates in October and plans a summer produce/lunch session and a group run sponsorship.
The Lee County wellness committee updated the Finance Committee on employee programs and incentives, including a YMCA membership discount, recent and planned lunch‑and‑learns, biometric screening dates and a proposed registration subsidy for the Reagan Run 5K.
Sarah, co‑chair of the wellness committee, said the YMCA agreed to waive the $50 sign‑up fee and offer a 5% discount on membership levels for county employees; staff are coordinating start dates and marketing materials. The committee emailed a New Year wellness incentive in February offering a $100 Tango rewards e‑gift card for insured employees and reported two recent lunch‑and‑learn sessions: gardening with 15 employees attending and a yoga/meditation session with 14 attendees.
The committee plans a summer lunch‑and‑learn on preserving and using garden produce, and it scheduled biometric screening dates for Oct. 8 and Oct. 15 with a potential location change to encourage walking from county offices. The wellness committee denied two sheriff’s department weight‑room funding requests to preserve funds for broader departmental requests; it will revisit unspent funds at year‑end. A survey found 17 employees interested in participating in a Reagan Run 5K; the committee plans to pay registration fees for employees who sign up.
What happens next: wellness marketing materials and registration details will be distributed; the committee will meet July 29 and continue program outreach.
