Congratulations to the top three teams in this year’s UPMC Weight Race Challenge: Mission Slimpossible, Dump Your Rump and VDMThrivers. These three teams achieved more than 100% of their weight loss goal during the challenge. In addition, the Administration Building and Convent earned the award for having the highest percentage of employees who completed challenge.
Overall, 81% of those who registered completed the challenge. That’s the second highest percentage of all participating companies in the challenge.
The 110 employees who completed the challenge earned 15 Wellness credits toward the Thrive Health Education incentive.
Here are the final standings.
Top 3 Teams with the highest percentage of weight loss:
- 1st Place: Dump Your Rump – 294%
- 2nd Place: Mission Slimpossible – 153%
- 3rd Place: VDThrivers – 109%
Facility with the highest percentage of employees who complete challenge:
- Administration Building and Convent – 46.27%
Winners of the prize drawings at each campus:
- Catherine Shea, Vincentian Home
- Eunice Adebayo, Vincentian Marian Manor
- Melissa Rothert, Vincentian Schenley Gardens
- Ebony Thomas, Vincentian de Marillac
- Karen Wannagat, VCS
- Barbara Goral, Vincentian Child Discovery Center
- Kayla King, Independent Living
Need help making healthy changes?
Wellness Champions
Manager of Employee Engagement
Taneshya Williams-Wood
twilliamswood@vcs.org
Vincentian de Marillac
Krista Albitz
kalbitz@vcs.org
412-924-1930
Ebony Thomas
ethomas@vcs.org
724-814-4933
Vincentian Marian Manor & VCDC Greentree
Alex Konecky
akonecky@vcs.org
412-654-3770 – cell
Cece Stocki
cstocki@vcs.org
412-463-6055 – Cell
412-440-4307 – Office
Vincentian Schenley Gardens
Melissa Rothert
mrothert@vcs.org
412-621-4200
Rosemarie Malanoski
rmalanoski@vcs.org
412-209-8120
Vincentian Home
Carly Douthit
cdouthit@vcs.org
412-310-5741 – Cell
Joanne Zaletsky
jzaletsky@vcs.org
412-508-7903 – Cell
Vincentian Home Personal Care
Sara Markl
smarkl@vcs.org
412-925-8315 – Cell
Shirley Reese
sreese@vcs.org
412-366-1039
Vincentian Administration Building
Cassie Tenos
ctenos@vcs.org
412-548-4039 – Office
Lindsey Efkeman
lefkeman@vcs.org
412-548-4043
Vincentian Villa & Terrace Place
Christine Holko
cholko@vcs.org
412-364-6591 – Office
412-523-7317 – Cell
VCDC
Jill Paragi
jparagi@vcs.org
412-366-8588 – Office
412-297-3589 – Cell