Closing Ceremony - Final Results

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5th Annual Fitness Challenge Closing Ceremony - August 21, 2012
The official Closing Ceremony for the 2012 5th Annual WHOI Fitness Challenge was held on August 21, 2012 at 11:30am at Carriage House.

Fitness Challenge participants gathered to celebrate their personal and team accomplishments during this year's 8-week Challenge.

Once again, Liberty Mutual sponsored this event and provided us with free fruit smoothies from our local Pie in the Sky restaurant.

Special recognition was given to those who supported this year's event with either a financial donation or with their own personal support. We could not have had such a successful event without them:

Corporate Sponsors:
Liberty Mutual
241 Fitness
The Bostonian Group
BlueCross BlueShield
Delta Dental
CIGNA
Benefit Strategies
Diversified

WHOI Employees:
Gretchen McManamin from team Bigelow Bowlers for leading the pack each week for a 45-minute walk in the Village.
Shirley Barkley from team Bigelow Bowlers for leading a weekly Hula Hoop session on the Challenger lawn.
Peter Landry from team Upwellers Redux for leading a weekly Bike Ride.
Susan Darmofalski from team Girls Gone Walking for leading a walk around Ring Road.
And of course, our HR TEAM for putting this together and making it all happen (Linda Snow, Susan Darmofalski and Julie Fawkes)

Overall Results from the 8-Week Challenge
WINNERS were recognized and rewarded for their outstanding performance throughout the entire 8-week Challenge.

Top 3 TEAMS with 'Most Points Earned'

3rd Place (Bronze Medal):  Weapons of Mass Reduction (4,722 total points)
Prize:  Each member received a Gym Bag and WHOI Golf Shirt

2nd Place (Silver Medal):    Bahama Mamas (5,164 total points)
Prize:  Each member received a Mini Food Processor

1st Place: (Gold Medal):     Koscaplipandred (5,370 total points)
Prize:   Each member received an I-Pod Shuffle

Top 3 Individuals with 'most points earned'

3rd Place (Bronze):   Mary Zawoysky from Upwellers Redux with 1,300 points
2rd Place (Silver):     Denise Barnett from Less Cargo with 1,580 points
1st Place (Gold):       Cyndy Chandler from Bahama Mamas with 1,676 points
Prize: Each individual received a pair of New Balance running sneakers

Grand Prize Raffle for 'consistent participation throughout the 8-weeks'

Those individuals who exercised consistently throughout the entire Challenge were automatically entered in a special Grand Prize Raffle for the following categories. Two (2) prizes from each category were awarded and randomly selected.

3rd Place for exercising at least 2 hours per week (but less than 4 hours):
Aleta Barton from team Green Sheets to the Wind
Betsey Doherty from team Sea Legs
Prize: Williams Sonoma Healthy Cookbook

2nd Place for exercising at least 4 hours per week (but less than 6 hours):
Helen Gordon from team Green Sheets to the Wind
Beth Ryan from team Sea Legs
Prize:  Cuisinart Citrus Juicer

1st Place for exercising at least 6 hours per week:
Megan Carroll from team Sea Legs
Steve Senior from team Less Cargo
Prize: Cross-Training Wrist Band

Door Prize Raffles

All participants who participated in the Challenge were automatically entered for a chance to win a door prize raffle. However, to give more participants a chance to win a prize, the prize recipients mentioned above were excluded.

Finally, a Grand Prize Raffle was given and was up for grabs by everyone who participated (all 80 Fitness Challenge participants). The lucky winner was Horst Marshall from team Leanmeanmclean who won a freshly made basket of healthy items from Whole Foods Market.

Congratulations and THANK YOU to everyone who participated in this year's WHOI Annual Fitness Challenge. Keep up the good work and we look forward to the next Challenge!

Last updated: March 20, 2013