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The Gist
Stepping Up for a Good Cause
written by Liz Long The staff at Physicians to Children walked nearly one million steps in five weeks for local charities.
Physicians
to Children
walking teams
celebrate
incredible
community
outreach.
W
hen Phys icians
to
Children pediatrician Dr.
Mark McBride suggested
an exercise competition to
his staff, they rose to the
challenge beyond all expectations.
" I'd been walking regularly for about four
months myself, and when I approached the
office about an exercise challenge, I got an
immediate response from about 15 employees,
but it spiraled and evolved quickly from there! "
McBride says.
The staff formed four walking teams to
compete over the course of five weeks, which
took place during one of their busiest times of
the year. McBride says it has done remarkably
well for staff morale. McBride even surveyed
his team, asking if they felt they were able to
influence others, of which a majority answered
no. McBride says he would refute that beyond
a doubt after watching his team over those
weeks, influencing each other to work hard -
22 of the 36 walkers had their best week in the
final fifth week! Even the handful who could
not participate still contributed to the charities
and took part where possible.
Staff teams could walk and earn the dollars
per mile; each week, the first place team
who walked the most got $250, while second
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place received $100 and they each picked
their preferred charities for their rewards to
benefit. Each week saw increased steps from
every team. A different speaker also visited
their offices each week, offering 20-minute
sessions to discuss exercise, mindfulness and
other helpful tips to keep on walking.
McBride reached out to the community for
funding, not for the employees, but for charities.
Community organizations rallied behind
them, offering incentives for McBride's prizes.
Blue Eagle Credit Union co-sponsored their
program, handling their shirts for free as well
as donating a first-place prize (they even want
to get in on their own competitive company
walks and compete against McBride's teams!).
McBride gave out five to 10 prizes daily
based on a variety of criteria, such as walking
early that morning, walking with your kid,
hitting 5,000 steps before noon and more.
Prizes included gift cards, a free aerial view
of Roanoke from a plane; another for a B&B
The team makes
blessing bags for the
Rescue Mission.
TheRoanoker.com
MELISSA LEMPECKSKI
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