Tuesday, September 12, 2017

The Results are In!

A huge thank you to all of you who participated in our first Fitness Challenge!  I can't tell you how proud I am of your results and the hard work you put into this past month.  Those of you who participated really worked your a$$es off and the results are proof that hard work and CONSISTENCY lead to positive results.  Thank you, thank you, thank you! 


So, after tallying up all the points and figuring percentages, here are the winners of the Challenge:


1st place, with a total of 5% lost and 69% of points earned (74% total),  Kristi Gempler ($100)
2nd place, with a total of 6% lost and a total of 57% of points earned (63% total),  Angie Birdsall ($60)
3rd place, with a total of 3% lost and a total of 60% of points earned (63% total),  Deb Wills ($40)


I am so happy for the three of you.  You took this Challenge very seriously and made some very positive changes.  I hope you are as proud of yourselves as we are of you!


Although this challenge focused primarily on improving individual health, one part of the Challenge also focused on doing random acts of kindness for others around us.  Our thought here was that by improving the lives of others around us, our light might shine a little brighter.  And, I can't tell you how humbled I was in reading your Challenge forms.  Without embarrassing anyone, I'd like to share some of these "random acts of kindness" so those reading can be just as proud of you as I am.  Here are some entries:
"Received a phone call to drive to Elizabeth to pick up people who had drank too much to drive and drove them back to Warren"
"Gave my cart to an elderly woman with a walker who was struggling to get a cart from the cart rack."
"Helped a stranger with directions."
"Put away carts for two people at Wal-Mart."
"Picked up trash and litter along a six mile route on the river."
"Baked 32 dozen cookies for farmers in my territory (and didn't eat one of them!)"
"Included a thank you note with our payment to Top Notch"
"Left a treat in the mailbox with a note for the mail person."
"Donated $5 to Children's Charity foundation."
"Donated $5 to Girls on the Run program."
"Gave waitress an extra big tip."
"Helped a person put their groceries away in the parking lot."
"Told the lady at the check out that I hoped she had a great day too!"
"Bought food for a new co-worker."
"Helped push person in a wheelchair during a tour while on vacation."
"Let people go ahead of us in line that were in a hurry."
"Helped an older couple with their luggage."
"Helped a mother with her infant so she could eat her lunch while it was hot."
"Helped a co-worker so she could leave work early."
"Sent extra supplies to school for kids that need them."
And so many more......


So, for the "Random Acts of Kindness" award, we actually have two winners.  Congratulations to Kelly Kowal and Tiffany Vrstal!  You will each receive $40 for your efforts.  But in all honesty, all of you did a great job and I know you put some smiles on people's faces.  You never know how someone's day is going or what problems they are dealing with, and I'm 100% sure you made a difference in someone's day.  How cool.


Thank you for making our first Challenge a success!!  I know I say it a lot, but I really am very proud of your efforts.  Part of being healthy and happy is surrounding yourself with like minded, inspiring, positive, hard working individuals, and you are these people in my life.  Thank you for being awesome.


Coach Craig

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