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Goose Creek CISD employees (from left) Misty Stephens, Myleka King and Regina Aguilar from Carver Elementary and J. Carlos Alvarez from Cedar Bayou Junior School register for the Goose Creek CISD 2nd Annual Employee Wellness Fair at Ross S. Sterling High School with Letty Arredondo (back right) and Maria Andrade from Human Resources.
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Joseph Landris (right) from Goose Creek CISD Operations discusses what causes joint pain with Jordan Montoya (left) and Brittany Pittman from The Joint Chiropractic at the recent Goose Creek CISD 2nd Annual Employee Wellness Fair.
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Stacy Fernandez (right) from the Goose Creek CISD Communications Department samples a salad from Salata served by employees Daniela Gualito (left) and Sebastian Benavides at the recent Goose Creek CISD 2nd Annual Employee Wellness Fair held at Ross S. Sterling High School.
GCCISD Holds Second Annual Employee Wellness Fair
By Susan Passmore
More than 430 Goose Creek CISD employees and 58 vendors participated in the 2nd Annual Goose Creek CISD Employee Wellness Fair, “Step Into Wellness,” at Ross S. Sterling High School. The event was held January 7, 2019, which was the first day back to school for school employees after the Christmas holidays.
Sponsored by the Goose Creek CISD Benefits and Human Resources departments, the Wellness Fair provided valuable information and resources for employees, including health care, financial information, educational opportunities and food and nutrition.
“This is the second year we have offered the Employee Wellness Fair, and we were pleased with the increased participation this year,” Stephanie Myers, benefits coordinator, said. “We hope that employees enjoyed the variety of information available in one location, and we look forward to hosting it again next year.”
Participants included AFLAC, Allstate Benefits, AMBA, Ameritas Vision, Aramark, Area Agency on Aging, AXA, Bayshore, Baytown YMCA, Berkeley Eye Center, Camp Gladiator, Care Patrol, Celebrate Recovery, Center for Success and Independence, Chambers Health, Chick-fil-A, Community Resource Credit Union, DeVry University, Eagle Pointe, First Financial, Goose Creek CISD Benefits, Goose Creek CISD Education Foundation, Goose Creek CISD Healthy Community School Coordinator, Gulf Coast Educators Federal Credit Union, H & R Block, Harris County Public Health, Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital, Humana Dental, Joint Chiropractic, Kelsey Seybold, Lamar University, Learner Dynamics, Lee College, Lee College Wellness, MetLife and MD Anderson.
Also participating were Next Level Clinic, Partners Resource Network, Patients ER, Rightway Imaging, Salata, Sam’s Club, San Jacinto College, Schlitterbaun Resorts, Smoothie King, Summit Dental Center, Sun Life, TCG Services, Texas Workforce Solutions, The Children Assessment Center, The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD, The Rose, Total Care, 24 Hour Fitness, United Way, UT Arlington Online, Walgreen’s and Weight Watchers.