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Wellness Center Break Hours and Free Employee YMCA memberships in December

Wellness Center December Break:
November 26- December 7 8am-9pm M-Th, 8am-6pm Fridays, December 10-14 8am-4pm, December 17-20 9am-4pm, Closed Dec. 21-Jan. 1, Jan. 2 1-8pm

Free December YMCA memberships available to all employees. Sign up at the YMCA Member Services if you want to join the YMCA from November 24 – December 31. Spouses can also join the YMCA in December for $30. Try out new classes that are free to members, just drop in.

Seasonal Gratitude Exchange

Just a few days left to sign up. Join the many departments that have already said yes.

Simply sign your department or area up by November 30th to be matched with a fellow neighboring (similarly sized) department. Once matched, your department is free to share your appreciation and gratitude at some point between December 10th and December 21st. You will be informed of your match by Wednesday December 5th.

Have fun with this and enjoy sharing the spirit of gratitude.

Email erin.buenzli@lawrence.edu with name and number of people in your department or group by Nov. 30th.

Office of 1? No worry. Sign up on your own or partner with another office.

What: Seasonal Gratitude Exchange
When: Now through December
How: E-mail Erin Buenzli to sign up

Wellness Fair Prize Winners

Thanks to all who made it out to the Wellness Fair last week, and a special shout-out and congratulations to our prize winners of baskets, certificates, and more! Congrats Biju Rajbhandari, Alicia Pope, Beth Krause, Yazmin Lara-Perez, Rebecca Minkus, Amy Van Schyndel, El Goblirsch, Calvin Phomsena, Julian Garcia, Sam LaRoi, and Chloe Armstrong!

Wellness Fair 2018 – Gratitude

We invite the Lawrence Community to Wellness Fair 2018 – Gratitude.  Centering around the theme of gratitude, our wellness fair offers an opportunity to engage with campus and community partners invested in various aspects of wellness.

Join us on Tuesday, October 9th in Warch (Somerset) from 11am-1pm and 6pm-8pm.  In addition to stopping in to visit our wellness partners, the Wellness Fair will be the site of the first campus flu shot clinic of the season (free for staff and a $20 charge for students) and will also provide the opportunity to win a variety of prizes (1-hr massage, 1-hr guided kayak tour, fit bit, prize baskets, and more).  We hope to see you there!

Piece of the Pie: Spring Wellness Initiative

Spring is still waiting to be sprung! This doesn’t mean we shouldn’t keep waiting to get a spring in our step! Come to the wellness center to participate in our Piece of the Pie Wellness Initiative! Complete 6 different activities to enter in for your chance to win prizes! Pick up and turn in your pie sheet to the front desk at the wellness center! Chance to win ends April 28th!

The Last day to turn in the completed Piece of the Pie will be May 2nd!

  • Yoga Class
  • TRX Class
  • Dietician
  • One-time Events
  • Mind Spa
  • 30min workout
  • Fit Bit Rental
  • Soccer
  • Basketball
  • Volleyball
  • Massage
  • Healthy Vikings
  • Intramurals