February 3, 2014
1000kms to build funds, hope, health and team spirit
Presbyterian Support Northern’s virtual walking team challenge begins
Four hundred staff members of Presbyterian Support Northern (PSN), one of the largest charitable social service
organisations in the country, will each walk 1,000 kilometres this month to build team spirit, their wellbeing and hope
for those who are in most need of their services.
Called, Count Me In, the PSN team challenge will see over 50% of its staff undertake a virtual walking visit of all PSN
sites from Whangarei to Turangi, approximately 1000 kilometres, between now and early March.
PSN participants will be fitted with pedometers and team up in groups of five. Every step they take will be counted and
logged. Once teams virtually reach each PSN site they will receive information about who works there and what services
the site provides.
PSN’s General Manager of Human Resources, Heather Clark says one of the best ways to engage employees in a large
organisation such as PSN is to design a team event that pulls colleagues together for a great cause they believe in.
“Employee engagement, wellbeing and health and safety go hand in hand in our field and the Count Me In programme – an initiative of the Best Places to Work team –brings together elements of each of these key employment
strategies.”
“By sharing information with our employees about all our sites throughout the region helps raise awareness of how
diverse an organisation PSN is, in both people and services,” says Heather.
As a part of Count Me In, participating staff will be donating to Family Work’s Guardian Angel programme.
Family Works is part of PSN, with services which annually support more than 15,000 at-risk children and their families
to help them address complex issues like violence and conflict.
For more information please visit https://northern.ps.org.nz or www.angel.org.nz
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