Limerick Chamber, in partnership with Barrington’s Hospital Great Limerick Run, has launched the Fittest Company Challenge. This novel Challenge, which will run as part of the Great Limerick Run event, provides an opportunity for some friendly competition amongst businesses in the mid-west region as well as highlighting the idea that healthy employees are happy employees.
For each employee who finishes a race in the Barrington’s Hospital Great Limerick Run, their company will earn points per mile finished. The company with the most points in their category will be declared the Fittest Company.
The benefits of companies participating are numerous:
- Running and walking promotes a healthy lifestyle, which in turn creates healthier employees who in turn are more productive and less likely to take sick leave
- It is a good way to boost company morale, team spirit and a fun way for employees to interact outside the office
- Winning companies get the right to claim they are the “Fittest Company” for the year!
Maria Kelly, CEO, Limerick Chamber, explained why the organisation developed the challenge, “Our work in the Chamber is about helping companies to succeed. One of the greatest assets any company has is its employees. We hope that this challenge will encourage companies to develop healthy lifestyle strategies for their employees which will in turn lead to a more productive and successful workforce. It also gives us a unique way to support the Great Limerick Run which brings substantial economic benefits to the Limerick region year on year.”
Joe Leddin, Chairman, Barrington’s Hospital Great Limerick Run, commented, “The event is all about encouraging individuals to compete and achieve their personal goals. This challenge brings another dimension to our event which is now becoming the largest participatory event in the Country and the GLR team are looking forward to seeing how companies embrace the challenge and friendly competition.”
“In 2013 we launched the ‘Team Relay’ option which proved very popular in particular with companies as employees enjoyed training together in a friendly but competitive way”, he continued.
The Challenge is open to companies of all sizes. There are categories for micro, small, medium and large size companies. Participants do not need to be runners as walkers are also encouraged to participate in the Great Limerick Run.
A number of companies have already got behind the Challenge – Dell, Cook Medical, Northern Trust and micro firm Copytype. Each will be encouraging their staff, suppliers, customers and industry partners to get involved.
For further information on how the challenge works please visit www.greatlimerickrun.com/fittest
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For further information please contact Edwina Gore, Communications Consultant, Limerick Chamber, 061 217607 or 087 6295323
About Limerick Chamber
Limerick Chamber is a business representative organisation seeking to create the best environment for business to succeed by influencing key decision makers and helping our members grow by sharing knowledge and expertise.
Photograph Caption:
Front row kneeling – Denise Gore & Tony Carey, Copytype
Back row from L to R – Fintan Flanagan & Bryan Sheedy, Northern Trust, Liv Carrig & Jonathan Griffin, Dell and Linda Edgeworth & Julianne Greenslade, Cook Medical
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