Gail Baker is the staff wellness coordinator. Three hundred of National Life's 700 employees belong. A lot of times we bring in outside people to do lectures here. Employees can bring family and friends to use the PAR course, and National Life allows Montpelier High School students to use the facilities. Vermont National Bank has wellness activities.
Activities depend on the region.
Vermont National also encourages its employees to participate in community fitness events, such as the Corporate Cup Race in Montpelier, the Winston Prouty Walkathon and the American Cancer Society Relay for Life, which the bank sponsored. People can go out for a run anytime they want. We have an incredibly athletic group, so everybody does it on their own. DRM has had a team in the Vermont City Marathon every year and has won its division three years in a row. Pierson says some companies begin by allowing a certain amount of time each day for employees to work out.