ELCA News Blog
August 8, 2006
ELCA Board of Pensions offers health campaigns
ELCA Board of Pensions offers health campaigns by Katherine R. Hinck*, ELCA News Service
The Board of Pensions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is sponsoring a variety of health initiatives in the next months, including "Here I Step: A Journey to Reformation," a six-week walking and wellness campaign, said Tammy Devine, ELCA Wellness Coordinator. From Sept. 17 to Oct. 29 participants are encouraged to increase physical activity, decrease caloric intake and live prayerfully. Planning materials and other tools are available online, she said.
In collaboration with the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn., participants can join "Walk to Wellness," a 28-day walking campaign Oct. 1-28 and track their progress online. Participants must register for this campaign between Sept.17 and Sept. 30, Devine added.
*Katherine R. Hinck is a senior journalism and religion major at Augustana College, Sioux Falls, S.D. This summer she is an intern with the ELCA News Service.
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