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Move ME Challenge!

B Well has partnered with the folks at Central Maine Conditioning Clinic and several area businesses to issue a challenge to thousands of local employees.

Starting on April 23rd, Bates employees will have the chance to get in teams of three and track physical activity for the opportunity to earn prizes and a T Shirt plus the motivation to B Well. This physical activity promotion program will have teams competing against other teams at Bates but also other teams in area organizations such as Austin Associates, Maine Oxy, Thomas Mosher and more.

The program will culminate around the B Well 5K on June 15th! Being the largest business involved, let’s show the community our support for the concept of healthy, active lifestyles!

Send your registration form to Mike Milliken at HR (due by April 20th)

Click Here for the Registration Form

Are you interested in eating local, healthy, and fresh produce grown by immigrant farmers who have settled in the Lewiston / Auburn area?

I am excited to invite you to join in a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) summer share from Fresh Start Farms in Lisbon. The shares will be delivered right to Bates once per week throughout the summer months (starting in July). A half share should be enough food to meet the vegetable needs of 2 adults who eat vegetables with most meals or a larger family who cooks less frequently. A full share would meet the needs of a larger family who eats vegetables with most meals.

The cost options are as follows:

Half Share: $250 for 16 weeks or $125 for 8 weeks
Full Share: $500 for 15 weeks or $250 for 8 weeks

To make this process even easier for you, the shares can be paid for through payroll deduction split up over 4 paychecks (July-October). If you are interested in the payroll deduction option please fill out this form and send it to HR.

The food is healthy, local, and grown with organic practices. The farmers are Somali, Sudanese, Latino and Burundian who have recently settled in the area.

Here is how to it will work:
1) Send (or drop off) an application (click here for a copy) with a $50 deposit check made out to Cultivating Community to Mike Milliken at Human Resources.
2) Receive a box of food every week from July – October