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04
2022

Resident Wellness Month 2022 is Coming!

By Sasha Zalyvadna 0

Resident Wellness Month is right around the corner!

Resident Wellness Month occurs annually every May to help promote the wellbeing of residents. This year, together with the Health & Wellness Committee, we have worked hard to create a Resident Wellness Month you can participate in from both the comfort of your own home, and outside of it with other residents. Contests and events will be occurring throughout the entire month.

We acknowledge that there is more to ensuring resident wellness and wellbeing than the events we and the Health & Wellness Committee have planned, and are mindful and focused on the core issues year-round. The topics of appropriate resident scheduling, resident compensation, respect of residents’ time and the need for a safe and supportive working and learning environment are just some of the considerations we are focused on with regard to resident wellness. Our annual Resident Wellness Month is the work of the Health & Wellness Committee and RDBC to promote resident wellness and uplift resident morale, and every year, we look forward to hosting a series of events and contests for our residents. We can’t wait to see you all this Resident Wellness Month!

This May, themed weeks are making their return with a contest and events specific to the theme each week. Every Monday, we will be sending out an email detailing the full details of that week and how you can participate.

To celebrate the coming start of Resident Wellness Month, here is an overview of this month’s events:

MAY 2 – 6: MENTAL WELLNESS

  • Join your fellow residents for a virtual Yoga Class held on Wednesday, May 4 at 7 PM for an evening of both physical and mental wellness. RSVP here.
  • Tell us all about one resident who supports you! Send us an email with their name, email and how they support you to enter yourself into our weekly grand draw.
    • Please nominate only one, and different, resident per week.
    • Only the nominator will be entered into the weekly grand draw. The nominee will need to submit their own entry to be entered into the weekly grand draw.
    • Your nominee is welcome to submit their own nomination, but it cannot be the person who originally nominated them.
  • Each entry (nominator and nominee) will receive a virtual $5 gift card to Amazon.
  • A draw will be held at the end of the week on the Friday, 3 PM PST, from all entries for a virtual $100 gift card to Amazon.
  • Residents are eligible to enter every week to receive the $5 gift card for that week.
  • The $100 Amazon gift card will be drawn from all entries to date, but entering more than once will not add additional entries.
  • Winners of the $100 Amazon gift card will not be entered for future weekly draws.

MAY 9 – 13: NUTRITION AND SLEEP

  • Attend the virtual Cooking Class on Wednesday, May 11 at 6:30 PM, where you’ll be learning to cook Coconut Chickpea Curry and a dessert* with Rooted Nutrition. Delicious! RSVP here.
  • The Rollerskating Party will be happening on May 14. This is a family friendly event, so invite your partner/spouse/children and come on out! RSVP here using the code found in your email. RSVP by May 6.**
    • Family friendly: 4 PM
    • 19+: 6 PM
    • 19+: 8 PM
  • Tell us all about one resident who inspires you! Send us an email with their name, email and how they inspire you to enter yourself into our weekly grand draw.
    • Please nominate only one, and different, resident per week.
    • Only the nominator will be entered into the weekly grand draw. The nominee will need to submit their own entry to be entered into the weekly grand draw.
    • Your nominee is welcome to submit their own nomination, but it cannot be the person who originally nominated them.
  • Each entry (nominator and nominee) will receive a virtual $5 gift card to Dairy Queen.
  • A draw will be held at the end of the week on the Friday, 3 PM PST, from all entries for a virtual $100 gift card to Amazon.
  • Residents are eligible to enter every week to receive the $5 gift card for that week.
  • The $100 Amazon gift card will be drawn from all entries to date, but entering more than once will not add additional entries.
  • Winners of the $100 Amazon gift card will not be entered for future weekly draws.

MAY 16 – 20: FINANCIAL WELLNESS

  • Financial literacy is invaluable! Join us and Financial Literacy Counsel, MNP and the Resident Wellness Office on Wednesday, May 18, at 6:30 PM*** for a virtual session on Managing Financial Stress, Taxes and Paying Off Debt. RSVP here.
  • Tell us all about one resident who makes you laugh! Send us an email with their name, email and how they make you laugh to enter yourself into our weekly grand draw.
    • Please nominate only one, and different, resident per week.
    • Only the nominator will be entered into the weekly grand draw. The nominee will need to submit their own entry to be entered into the weekly grand draw.
    • Your nominee is welcome to submit their own nomination, but it cannot be the person who originally nominated them.
  • Each entry, both nominator and nominee, will receive a virtual $5 gift card to Starbucks.
  • A draw will be held at the end of the week on the Friday, 3 PM PST, from all entries for a virtual $100 gift card to Amazon.
  • Residents are eligible to enter every week to receive the $5 gift card for that week.
  • The $100 Amazon gift card will be drawn from all entries to date, but entering more than once will not add additional entries.
  • Winners of the $100 Amazon gift card will not be entered for future weekly draws.

MAY 25 – 28: COMMUNITY AND CREATIVITY

  • Attend the 4Cats Studio Art Class, with options both in-studio and virtual, on Wednesday, May 25 at 7 PM. In-studio residents will be making a ceramic mug, and remote residents will receive an oven-baked figurine kit with online instructions. RSVP here.
  • Tell us all about one resident who brightens your day! Send us an email with their name, email and how they brighten your day to enter yourself into our weekly grand draw.
    • Please nominate only one, and different, resident per week.
    • Only the nominator will be entered into the weekly grand draw. The nominee will need to submit their own entry to be entered into the weekly grand draw.
    • Your nominee is welcome to submit their own nomination, but it cannot be the person who originally nominated them.
  • Each entry, nominator and nominee, will receive a virtual $5 gift card to Starbucks.
  • A draw will be held at the end of the week on the Friday, 3 PM PST, from all entries for a virtual $100 gift card to Amazon.
  • Residents are eligible to enter every week to receive the $5 gift card for that week.
  • The $100 Amazon gift card will be drawn from all entries to date, but entering more than once will not add additional entries.
  • Winners of the $100 Amazon gift card will not be entered for future weekly draws.

We look forward to having you participate in Resident Wellness Month with us!

If you have any questions about Resident Wellness Month, please send an email to info@residentdoctorsbc.ca. 

*The Cooking Class menu has been updated.

**This event now has a RSVP by date.

**This event was previously listed for 7 PM.

author: Sasha Zalyvadna