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Comprehensive
Health Services Employees Help To
Raise $75,000 and Hopes
Company Culture Evident
As 25 Florida Staff Show True Compassion
VIENNA, VA.
– May 2, 2006 – Comprehensive Health
Services (CHS), a nationwide occupational health and
wellness services company, today announced that 25 of
its employees in Florida helped to raise $75,000 for
the American Cancer Society. The staff, together with
members of the Merritt Island, Fla., community, completed
an 18-hour overnight Relay for Life® event on March
18, with money raised benefiting the local Brevard area
American Cancer Society.
“This kind of
effort reflects the nature of the compassion, hard work
and dedication our employees consistently demonstrate,”
said Gary Palmer, senior vice president for CHS. “We
are very proud to have these 25 caring people on our
team, and are honored to contribute this money to such
a great cause.”
“We set up our
site together, cooked and sold hot dogs and hamburgers,
officiated games, walked together and cried together,”
said Rose Padrick, a member of CHS’ relay team.
“Many of my co-workers and I have had cancer rear
its ugly head in our lives one way or another, and working
together to collectively take a jab at the monster was
cathartic indeed.”
18-hour nationally-known
events, held locally in communities across the country,
are devised to celebrate cancer survivors and raise
money for American Cancer Society research and programs.
The Merritt Island High School event saw teams of people
gather to take turns walking or running laps. Each team
tried to keep at least one team member on the track
at all times.
“Our team captains proudly set the tone in the
first lap, and the rest of us clad in white coats carrying
Life Savers (hence the team name) followed together
en masse, tossing out life saver candy and sunscreen,”
added Padrick. “To all of you who cheered as we
passed, or dodged as we tossed candy, or bought a hot
dog, or played a game, or sponsored us in walking a
lap—we send a heartfelt thank you.”
CHS was included as
Flagship sponsor, and became a Bronze supporter by raising
$2,500 prior to the date of the Relay.
About CHS
Founded in 1975, CHS is a nationwide
leader in the design, implementation and management
of outsourced occupational health and wellness programs.
Serving Fortune 1000 corporations and the largest federal
agencies, CHS delivers customized solutions for maintaining
a healthier, more stable and productive workforce. With
in-house medical professionals, a national network of
CHS-certified physicians and health care providers,
and a proactive approach fortified by a time-tempered
foundation of best practices, CHS partners with its
customers to provide flexible, performance-based workforce
wellness and health programs that result in bottom line
benefits across the organization. A member of the Founder’s
Circle of the Occupational and Environmental Health
Foundation, CHS also is a charter sponsor of the American
College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM)
Corporate Health Achievement Award. For more
information, visit the CHS web site at http://www.chsmedical.com.
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