MCC-Maple Woods Spotlight: Library Update

Interested in the MCC-Maple Woods Book Club? Here's what's coming up this month:

New MCC-Blue River faculty and staff book discussion group grows

The staff and faculty book discussion group recently formed by the MCC-Blue River library has been filling up with founding members. There are still about a dozen copies left in the library of The Secret Life of Bees and enough reading time to prepare yourself for the first meeting for anyone who is interested in joining. If the book club membership grows any more, an additional Wednesday group will be formed.

MCC-Blue River librarian Susanne Boatright says, “Our first read will be the best-selling novel The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd. The novel was later made into a movie starring Dakota

Culprit & the Cure begins today!

The Culprit & the Cure email book club for MCC employees begins today, and there is still time to sign up. If you want to join many of your colleagues who plan to complete this program (and earn a wellness medal of honor), visit with one of your wellness reps to sign up. The cost of the book is a mere $3.

Join the Culprit & the Cure email book club program

The Culprit & the Cure email book club is a 7-week program designed to take MCC employees through the book The Culprit and the Cure and help employees become more responsible for their own health. The program begins on Jan. 24 and runs through March 11.

In order to complete the program, you will need to:
*Purchase the book for $3 from your wellness committee rep (listed below)
*Give your email to your rep
*Respond to 10 out of 13 emails sent to you throughout the program
*Complete a short program evaluation at the end

Employees who complete the program will earn a wellness medal of honor.

The program focuses on having a long, healthy life, adopting a healthy diet (nutrition) and being regularly physically active (exercise). Click here to view the weekly email program.

To enroll in the program, please contact your committee representative:

AC: Michelle Schmiedeler
BR: David Owens
BTC: Peggy Gann
LV: Gretchen Blythe
MW: Sheila Juenger
PV: Darrell Phillips

Choose your health, join the club!