In the fourth year of our D300 Wellness efforts, we will continue to offer you comprehensive wellness programming that is focused on your physical health, fitness, employee benefits, mental health, and financial health.
The program will include a variety of activities centered on these topics throughout the year. You will be awarded Wellness Reward Points for your participation in the various activities with special recognition of D300’s Wellness Champions and Warriors in May. For more information on the Rewards Program or to view the 2022-23 Wellness Rewards Program Overview, click here.
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Congratulations to the below employees for reaching Warrior status! |
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Congratulations to the below employees for reaching Champion status! |
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Melissa Beatty
Nancy Brocker
Bridget Demetriou
Kimberly Duffey
Rebecca Dziubla
Kayla Ensign
Charlotte Ferris
Michael Flowers
Aaron Godfrey
Molly Gomberg
Jenny Gonzalez
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Emily Jacobs
Patricia Kumm
Jennifer Liebentritt
Joyce Lucas
Kathryn O’Brien
Laura Ornelas
Michelle Petersen
Kenneth Ransom
Joy Skorburg
Earl Stiegemeier
Stephanie Theil
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March Wellness Activities |
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Physical Health
Presentation by Northwestern Medicine - (5 Reward Points)
Functional Foods: March 1st at 4 p.m.
Functional foods are those that provide health benefits beyond the provision of essential nutrients. These foods help build immunity against disease. Join Northwestern Medicine Wellness to learn which foods supply us with ample amounts of nutritional value. To join the presentation on March 1st, click here.
Northwestern Medicine 6 Month Cholesterol Recheck - (15 Rewards Points)
March 1 - March 31
Employees who completed their annual Wellbeing Assessment in Fall 2022 with Northwestern Medicine (onsite/remote NM Facility) or with their Physician by submitting screening results have the opportunity to recheck their Total Cholesterol, HDL/LDL Cholesterol, Triglycerides, Blood Glucose at a Northwestern Medicine facility.To participate, sign into your CHC Wellbeing portal and register, click here.
Northwestern Medicine Virtual Nutrition Challenge - (10 Possible Rewards Points)
Eating a healthy and balanced diet is one of the pillars of great wellbeing! To promote this healthy behavior, we are hosting a nutrition challenge. The goal of the challenge is to maintain a food diary through your wellness portal! Log your food in the nutrition tracker on the wellness portal every day! For details and information, click here.
Fitness
March Virtual Walking Challenge - (5 Reward Points)
Shamrock Shuffle: March 15 - March 29
Walk from Algonquin, IL to Dublin, Indiana for a total of 228 miles. Each walker will need to average 9,120 steps per day, for this challenge 1 mile = 600 steps. Registration ends March 14th.
For details and information on how to participate, click here.
To participate in the walking challenge you will need access to the Northwestern Medicine CHC Wellbeing portal nm.chcw.com and link a device, see below.
- Returning Participants - log in using your username and password
- New Participants - click on the “New Participants” box, enter code: 5591Com143
Link a Device - (5 Reward Points)
To participate in the virtual walking challenges you will need to link a device. For information, click here. Need more help? Call 866-373-4242 or email us at walking@chcw.com to talk to our walking specialists!
D300 Fitness Session IV - (5 Reward Points)
Registration for Session IV has begun. The below classes currently have some openings. To view availability or register for a class, click here.
Hot Yoga with Shannon at 4:30 PM (Tuesday)
- Location: Melt - 1 North Main Street, Algonquin, IL
- Dates: 4/4/23 - 5/23/23
- The cost is $32 for 8 classes
All-Level Yoga with Toni at 4:15 PM (Wednesday)
- Location: Algonquin Lakes Elementary School
- Dates: 4/5/23 - 5/24/23
- The cost is $50.00 for 8 classes
Hot Yoga with Shannon at 4:30 PM (Thursday)
- Location: Melt - 1 North Main Street, Algonquin, IL
- Dates: 4/6/23 - 5/25/23
- The cost is $32 for 8 classes
Gym membership information and fitness sessions are available on the D300 Fitness page, click here.
Employee Benefits
Delta Dental Scavenger Hunt
March 1 - March 15
This month we would like to highlight Delta Dental by hosting a scavenger hunt to learn more about this coverage. You can participate by completing this Google Form by clicking here.
Employees who answer correctly will be entered into the drawing to win one of the below three prizes.
- Bluetooth Speaker
- Yeti Rambler 10oz
- True Wireless Earbuds
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For information on your insurance beneifits click on the HR Benefits tile in RapidIdentity. |
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Mental Health
**NEW Mindful Pro Series**
This year we are offering the Mindful Pro Series with Toni. Email messages will be sent every week, to view previous messages, click here or visit the YouTube channel, click here.
**NEW Self Care Calendar**
This year we are offering the Self Care Calendar by Griselda Hernandez, click here.
Northwestern Medicine CHC Wellbeing Portal - (2 reward Points)
This month’s recommended webinar is “Nutrition Facts and Fiction.”
To view this webinar, sign into your account, click here. Click on “Improve Your Health”, scroll down to Diet and Nutrition and click on "View All."
Perspectives Webinar of the Month
This month’s Perspective Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is “The Sandwich Generation: Multi-Generational Caregiving” Are you taking care of your children and your parents? Many middle-aged people find themselves stuck caring for both ends of the age spectrum—helping both their children and their parents navigate finances, social lives, and changes in capacity for independence. This kind of caretaking can cause burnout and exhaustion. This webinar will review the phenomenon of the sandwich generation and how we can better manage the needs of our changing families. We’ll discuss ways to have productive conversations with aging parents about their needs, ways to troubleshoot burnout as a caregiver and how to keep your own family running smoothly.
For instructions on how to view this webinar, click here.
Financial Health
Gallagher 2023 Virtual Monthly Financial Education Calendar
Retirement Income and Social Security - March 15 at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.
To register for this session, click here. Getting Better with Gallagher Financial Wellbeing calendar of all the scheduled monthly participant education webinars, click here.
Northwestern Medicine CHC Wellbeing Portal - (2 Reward Points)
This month’s Financial Wellbeing recommended webinar is “Planning for Retirement.”
To view this webinar, sign into your account, click here. Click on “Financial Wellbeing”, click on the search icon in the upper right hand corner and search for this topic.
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Previous Challenge Updates |
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Congratulations to the 37 employees for completing January’s virtual walking challenge. Participants walked from Algonquin, IL to Winter,CA for a total of 1,779 miles.
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Melissa Beatty
Tracy Beatty
Sarah Bernaky
Nancy Brocker
Ann Burton
Laura Degiulio
Bridget Demetriou
Kayla Ensign
Michael Flowers
Caitlin Gerke
Steven Gertz
Aaron Godfrey
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Crista Goluch
Molly Gomberg
Jenny Gonzalez
Asia Gurney
Linda Guzman
Tamara Hill
Kim Kelley-Adamowicz
Patty Kumm
Claudia Mestizo Miranda
Michelle Petersen
Kenneth Ransom
Tom Ruzinok
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Joy Skorburg
Stacy Smith
Bethany Sorg
Jacob Stouffer
Sharon Super
Stephanie Theil
Megan Vincent
Daniel Wagner
Erica Wiltberger
Ed Wysocki
Jenna Yurs
Kari Zeid-Brandstedt
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To learn more about the Rewards Program and this year’s Rewards Program Overview click here.
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District 300
2550 Harnish Drive, Algonquin, IL 60102
P: 847-551-8300 | F: 847-551-8413
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