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Contest for Communities

    

     
 

2007 Winners:

Youth - School Category - Hartland Consolidated School, Hartland
Youth - Community Category - "Fit for Kids Program," Boothbay Region YMCA, Boothbay Harbor
Healthy Workplace - Medium Business Category (tie) - Seacoast Management Company, Topsham and
Toms' of Maine, Kennebunk
Healthy Workplace - Large Business Category - MaineHealth Works on Wellness, MaineHealth
Community Category - MDI Hospital Wellness Programs - "Spring & Fall Walking Series," Bar Harbor
Special Populations Category - "3rd Annual Latino Soccer Tournament," Minority Health Program, City of Portland
Adult Category - "Fit for Life," Somerset Sports & Fitness, Skowhegan
Lifetime Achievement Category - University of Maine, Campus Recreation Department, Orono


Healthy Workplace - Large Business Category winner -- MaineHealth Works on Wellness, MaineHealth

2006 Winners
Youth - School Category -
"A Healthy You" Walking Program, Kittery School Department
Youth - Community Category -
"Techni-Kids on the Move!" - University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Portland
Healthy Workplace - Small Business Category -
River Coalition Health and Wellness Program, Old Town
Healthy Workplace - Medium Business Category -
HealthWays - Worksite Wellness Program, Lubec
Healthy Workplace - Large Business Category -
Building Healthy Ways, BIW Wellness Program, Bath Iron Works
Community Category -
Walking Event Committee of the TLC Coalition, Newcastle


2005 Winners

Adult Category: 
Maine Senior Women's Basketball Team
Youth - School Category: 
"Walking Wednesday Program,"  Houlton Southside School
Youth - Community Category:  10th Mountain Ski Club
Special Populations Category:  Greater Waterville Area Boys & Girls Club and YMCA
Healthy Workplace Category (small employer):  Harriman Associates, Auburn
Healthy Workplace Category (medium employer):  National Semiconductor
Community Category:  STRIDES "Walk Around the World Program," Healthy Community Coalition Wilton
Lifetime Achievement:  Joan Benoit Samuelson


Adult Category winner -- Maine Senior Women's Basketball Team, South Portland.

2004 Winners
Adult Category: 
Seacoast Management, Topsham
Youth - School Category: 
Maine Winter Sports Center Healthy Hometowns Ski Program, Windham
Youth - Community Category:  Somerset Sports & Fitness Conditioning Programs, Skowhegan
Special Populations Category:  WIC-Tivities, Biddeford
Healthy Workplace Category (small employer):  Bowdoin College Dining Services, Brunswick
Healthy Workplace Category (medium employer):  Wellness Team & Community Health Promotion, Bridgton Hospital
Healthy Workplace Category (large employer):  Central Maine Medical Center, Health and Wellness Services
Community Category:  Health-Link, The Wellness Center of Maine Coast Memorial Hospital


Special Populations Category winner - WIC-Tivities, Biddeford

2003 Winners
Adult Category: 
"Community Wellness Program," Waldo County General Hospital, Belfast
Youth Category (tied): 
"Williams-Cone's Fit for Life Program," Williams-Cone Elementary School, Topsham; "None Time Walking Program," Hichborn Middle School, Howland; and "Teamwalk 2003," D.W. Merritt School, Addison
Special Populations Category:  Cancer Community Center, South Portland
Healthy Workplace Category:  "Walk Around the World," Lincoln Academy, Newcastle (small employer); Mathews Brothers Company Health, Education and Wellness Program, Belfast (medium employer); and Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield Maine Health Improvement Power Team, South Portland (large employer)
Community Category:  "Move More," Greater Waterville PATCH's Physical Activity & Healthy Weight Workgroup, Waterville
Lifetime Achievement:  Special Olympics Maine, South Portland
 


Shannon Moore and Suzanne Famalore accepting the award for Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield Maine Health Improvement Power Team, South Portland (Healthy Workplace Category).

2002 Winners
Adult Category: 
Get Strong ... Get Healthy, Health Education Center, Blue Hill Memorial Hospital
Youth Category: 
"Rec. Rookies," Brewer Parks and Recreation Department
Special Populations Category:  Physically Challenged Club, Dover-Foxcroft
Healthy Workplace Category:  Tom's of Maine Wellness Center, Kennebunk
Community Category (tied):  Somerset Sports and Fitness, Skowhegan, and Sisters of Charity Health System, Lewiston
 


Kelly Coughlin accepting the award for Somerset Sports and Fitness (Community Category)

2001 Winners
Youth Program:
  Physical Education Leadership Course, Windham High School
Special Populations: 
Pulmonary Exercise & Education, USM Lifeline Center
Senior Program:
  Senior Fitness, USM Lifeline Center
Adult Program: 
Walk to Hawaii, Lincoln Academy, Newcastle
Community Program: 
(tie) Wellness, Inc., Rumford Community Hospital and Health Education Center, Blue Hill Memorial Hospital
Individual: 
Deb Smith, South Portland Parks & Recreation


Youth Category Winners:  Participants of the Physical Education Leadership Course at Windham High School.

2000 Winners
Youth Program:
  (tie) The South Bristol "Spindrifters" coordinated by Liz Giles-Brown, South Bristol School, and The Gym Dandies Children's Circus coordinated by Jon Cahill, Wentworth Intermediate School Scarborough
Special Populations: 
(tie) Community Health and Counseling (CHCS) - Bangor and Windham Schools/St. Joseph's College Partnership
Senior Program:
  Osteoporosis Health Network - 1st Annual Bone Density Dash, South Portland
Adult Program: 
Portland Public Health - March into May Greater Portland
Community Program: 
(tie) Wellness, Inc. - Rumford Community Hospital and Health & Fitness with Skiing, Stockholm Elementary School
Business Program:
  Fit for Fall - Hannaford Wellness Program, Community Wellness Service, Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor
Individual: 
(tie)  Seung Choi, Choi School of Self Defense and Abe Furth and Rahvi Barnum, Pedaling to Prevent Violence



Rahvi Barnum and Abe Furth (winners in the individual category) with Governor Angus King.
 

1999 Winners
Youth Program: 
Homeless Youth Clinic coordinated by Scott Stoll, RN, Portland
Special Populations:  Maine Handicapped Skiing, Newry
Senior Program:  Eldercise, Portland
Adult Program:  Primary Cardiovascular Prevention Program coordinated by Lt. James Willis, Hancock County Sheriff's Department, Ellsworth
Community Program:  (tie)  Move and Improve, Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor, and Field of Dreams, Bert G. & Coral B. Clifford Charitable Foundation, Unity
Business Program:  Employee Fitness Program, Mead Paper Division, Rumford

 




 

     
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