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Author: Media & Communication, Faculty of Science
Published: 25/08/2016

Staff from the Faculty of Science were treated to free neck and shoulder massages, free yoga and Pilates sessions, health screening, information sessions and a fun walk during the annual Wellness event on Thursday 18 August 2016.

Presented by SU's Wellness Programme and Discovery Health in conjunction with Maties Gym, this fun event was aimed at getting people out of their offices and moving around, explains human resources practitioner Ms Marzelle Benade.

Staff from the Department of Chemistry and Polymer earned boasting rights for best participation by a department, while both the current Dean of Science, Prof. Louise Warnich, and the former acting Dean of Science, Prof. Doug Rawlings, completed the 4-kilometre fun walk.

Winners of the lucky draw afterwards – Prof. Emile van Zyl, Dr Bali Sishi and Dr Carla Pretorius – walked away with free membership of Maties Gym for one, two and three months respectively. Other fun walk participants won cash vouchers from Food Lovers Market (Ms Welma Maart and Ms Grazelda Simon) as well as lucky packets packed with a variety of healthy goodies (Ms Lynne du Toit, Ms Crystal Hendrickse and Dr Sonia Fidder-Woudberg).

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At the back, from Maties Gymnasium, Mr Conrad Human (sales manager), Ms Gretchen Bickerstaff (sales consultant), Ms Annelize Adams (gymnasium manager) and Mr Francois Kotzé (head: fitness and wellness). In front, from the Faculty of Science, Dr Sonia Fidder-Woudberg, Prof. Louise Warnich, Ms Marzelle Benade, Ms Lynne du Toit and Ms Welma Maart. Foto: Wiida Fourie-Basson