This October we’re celebrating Employee Wellness Month at Northwest Colorado Health! All month long our employees will have a chance to participate in wellness activities that will be available live and recorded. And for every activity that an employee tracks, they will be entered into a drawing for 5 HUGE prizes! Staff will get bonus points if they submit a photo of their activity or surroundings during a Wellness Activity. We will be uploading the photo submissions on this page daily, so please check back to see everyone’s wellness journey this month.
Week 5: Environmental Wellness Week
This week you can take a photo of you or the environment around you as you pick up trash or yard waste outside of the offices or at home!
Emily O’Winter – picking up trash at school 
Jaclyn McDonald – taking our jack-o-lanterns to YVSC’s pumpkins for piggies 
Michelle Gottschall 
Michelle Gottschall – my grandmother passed away in May and we have been fortunate enough to move into her home. Every week we choose a space to clean and along the way we have found some of her artwork tucked away. People from her generation are known for hoarding and cleaning these spaces has been far from fun but finding these little treasures sure makes it worth it! We have been able to get most of the art framed and I now have a piece of her work displayed in almost every room of my home.
Week 4: Social Wellness Week
This week you can submit your Halloween photos.
Wendy Hanna 
Craig Dental Team – Harry Potter: Madeline Connick, Bryanda Chacon, Yesenia Marin Lugo, Holly Reed, Diamond Craig 
Kathy Lowrey 
The Lovely Loft Ladies! – Kathy Lowrey, Leslee Hurst, Diamond Craig 
Lilia Luna 
Denise Turton & Jennifer Earls 
Jaclyn McDonald 
Jennifer Earls – Social Butterfly 
Michelle Gottschall – Stinkin’ Lincoln the Skunk, Kyson as the Joker and me as a scarecrow! 
Emily O’Winter 
South Routt Dental Team – M&M Squad: Jamie Zander, Reanna Messer, Sue Walker 
Kyleigh Lawler
Week 3: Financial Wellness Week
This week you can submit a photo of a Do-It-Yourself (DIY) or money saving project you have completed.
Bryanna McFadden – I DIYed my whole wedding! 
Bryanna McFadden 
Eveline Bacon – Our ultimate goal is to make our yard more sustainable. With the possibility of water shortages we are laying a lot of rock in our property. 
Eveline Bacon – We had 16 tons of gravel moved by my husband and neighbor! 
Reanna Messer – we built a fence to help save money and keep our husky in the yard 
Arin Daigneau – closet converted into a home office! 
Brandi Long – I DIY Christmas gifts 
Brandi Long 
Valerie Powell – I like to make my own notecards from old magazines and calendars, which helps save money and diverts trash from the waste strem 
Valerie Powell 
Sue Walker – I DIYed my grandson’s Luca costume instead of purchasing on Etsy 
Sue Walker 
Brittany Ahlgrim – we will be looking into budgeting and saving for all of the work that we will be completing ourselves, when building a home. 
Emily O’Winter – I make my own cards 
Michelle Gottschall – my husband and I remodeled our first home one room at a time. From the garage doors to the trim, nothing was left untouched. It was very hard to sell this home but we can’t wait to make our next home our own! 
Jaclyn McDonald – I like to DIY my kid’s bday cakes & decorations
Week 2: Emotional Wellness Week
This week you can submit a photo of yourself or your surroundings in a place that makes you feel happy.
Arin Daigneau – my backyard 
Jaclyn McDonald – with family at my parent’s cottage – Door County, WI 
Susie Coleman – my Dad’s condo, New Smyrna Beach, FL 
Susie Coleman – no stress when you are soaking up the sun with the people you love most! 
Bryanna McFadden 
Bryanna McFadden 
Michelle Gottschall – being with my family outdoors 
Bryanna McFadden 
Arin Daigneau – my garden 
Carol Mahoney 
Carol Mahoney 
Stephanie Anderson 
Valerie Powell – camping in the woods! 
Brandi Long – night sky camping 
Brandi Long – family time riding 
Brittany Ahlgrim – the mountains! 
Susan Madigan – Los Muertos Beach in Puerto Vallarta 
Reanna Messer – Stagecoach 
Eveline Bacon – hiking at Elkhead Reservoir 
Suzi Mariano – on the sidelines! 
Emily O’Winter 
Kyleigh Lawler – spending time outdoors with my kids and dog, Phoebe
Week 1: Physical Wellness Week
This week you can submit a photo of yourself or your surroundings doing your favorite physical activity and send us a photo.
Arin Daigneau 
Emily O’Winter 
Kyleigh Lawler 
Brittany Ahlgrim 
Suzi Mariano 
Valerie Powell
Bryanna McFadden 
Bryanna McFadden 
Bryana McFadden 
Bryanna McFadden 
Stephanie Einfeld 
Jaclyn McDonald 
Michelle Gottschall