The 500 Festival Employee Wellness Challenge is a great way for companies of all sizes to promote employee wellness, add excitement to team-building, and encourage company participation in the Month of May. Whether you will be participating in your 44th
OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon or taking on your first
Delta Dental 500 Festival 5K, the Employee Wellness Challenge offers opportunities for all experience levels and distances!
The program is simple to execute as we provide training resources and marketing materials that can be personalized for your employees. The EWC also offers Indiana businesses with the opportunity to add a little excitement with a head-to-head competition against other companies to win awards for company participation, Mini-Marathon team finish time, and 5K team finish time. There is no cost to enroll your business in the Employee Wellness Challenge!
Registration for the 2020 Employee Wellness Challenge is now closed. Registration for the 2021 EWC will open back up in Summer of 2020.
How do I get my company involved?
Step 1. Chose a Team Captain: Each company will need a team captain to lead their team motivation and to coordinate with the 500 Festival. The 500 Festival will provide promotional and training materials. Team Captains also have the opportunity to receive a free entry, merchandise, or Athletic Annex Reward based on team growth.
Step 2. Enroll Company: The Team Captain will fill out a team registration form
here. The 500 Festival will provide the Team Captain with a link to your team's online registration.
Step 3. Get Your Team Signed Up! The Team Captain will reach out to their coworkers with all of the promotional and training materials along with the team registration link.
Step 4. Start Training! It's never too early to start training! We'll provide your team captain with sample training plans, ideas for lunch and learns and resources to inspire success among your employees!
The Perks
There are tons of benefits for employees, your company and your team captain!
- Healthier, happier employees!
- Discount on registration for Mini-Marathon, 5K and Challenges*
- Awards and recognition
- No cost for companies to enroll in the EWC
- Option for team packet pick-up at the Mini-Marathon Expo
- Opportunity for the employer to sponsor a portion or all of employees' registration cost
- Host a registration drive at your office
- Promotional and training materials provided to help recruit, educate and train team members
- Exposure and engagement opportunities at a world-class event
- Start-To-Finish Support with help from your team members, from that first training run to the finish line
* If team size requirement is met -OR- your company is a 500 Festival Corporate Member -OR- employer sponsors some or all of your registration cost