5 Healthy Towns opens wellness centers to local school district teachers, staff

Information from 5 Healthy Towns Foundation

To show its gratitude to local schools, 5 Healthy Towns Foundation (5HF) announced recently that all school district staff members will receive five free visits to any of its wellness centers to be used between Dec. 20, 2021, and Jan. 31, 2022. Staff members only need to present their employee identification at any location, and they will receive a punch card for the remaining visits. 

Participating wellness centers include:

• Stockbridge Wellness Center, 5116 S. Michigan 106, Stockbridge.
  • Chelsea Wellness Center, 14800 E. Old U.S. 12, Chelsea.
  • Dexter Wellness Center, 2810 Baker Road, Dexter.
  • Manchester Wellness Center, 710 E. Main St., Manchester.

“Our partnership with the schools helps us to reach so many families and children in the region with wellness programs. We especially acknowledge that school staff members, who have demonstrated their tremendous resilience during another challenging school year, need down time to focus on their own physical and emotional well-being,” said Steve Petty, 5HF CEO. “Using the wellness center as a place to move more or access additional programs like strength training, gentle yoga or a spinning class, can be just what a person needs to relax and restore during the holiday period.”

School districts were notified about the benefit before the Thanksgiving break.

“We think the process we have created will make it easy to use our wellness centers,” said Cindy Cope, wellness center director. “We hope that every school staff member will take this opportunity to see what the wellness centers are all about!” 

“More than anything,” Petty said, “we want our teachers and support staff members to know just how much we respect and appreciate their dedication to our children and their vital contributions to our community.”