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See what’s on tap this month

On Your Mark, Get Set, Go!
Want to enjoy a run (or competitive walk) and benefit some good causes? Sign up for the inaugural Lehigh Valley Hospital Marathon for Via. You can run the whole race, join a relay team, take part in a competitive walk or volunteer to help along the course. All proceeds benefit Via, an organization that helps people with disabilities.

The event will take place Sept. 7 on a 26.2 mile course that starts in downtown Allentown, winds through Bethlehem along the Lehigh River canal path, and ends in downtown Easton. Registration is open, and colleagues receive a 15 percent discount on registration. For more information on registering or volunteering, call 610-402-CARE.

Want to Compete for Free?
We are sponsoring three individual runners and five, five-person relay teams. Click here and tell us why you deserve one of the spots. Teams should provide one entry each. The best entries will be selected, and registration will be free. Entries are due by April 30.

Scrubeez—10 percent off all purchases

For information on this and other discounts:

• Go to TAO e-mail
• Click on Bulletin Boards
• Click on Employee Discounts

Retirement Strategies for Women
AIG Retirement, the company managing our retirement plans, will host three seminars to help women plan for retirement.

Wed., April 16; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.;
LVH–Muhlenberg, ECC-C

Thu., April 17; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.;
LVH–Cedar Crest, Kasych, ECC 10

Tue., April 29;
LVH–17th and Chew; conference room A

To register, visit my.aigretirement.com/seminars and enter the following seminar codes:

LVH–Cedar Crest 3074ALL11AQ

LVH–Muhlenberg
LVH–17th and Chew
5547BET11AC

Lunch will be served.

Getting Out the Vote
With Pennsylvania’s primary election on the horizon, the government relations team spread the word. Coordinator Tracey Sechler (right) and intern Geoffrey Roche helped staff three voter registration events. Nearly 100 patients, visitors and hospital colleagues, including invasive cardiology coordinator Carl Andreas (left), picked up registration forms and, if needed, absentee ballot applications. You can still register for November’s general election. To learn more, contact Sechler at 610-402-0819.

Our colleagues also are earning “No. 1 Nurse” honors, christening a new cath lab room and more. Click here or call 610-402-CARE.

Be an Advocate
Health information management administrator Zelda Greene (left) wondered if her sister, Sherry Cole (right), was getting the best breast cancer care at a New Orleans-area hospital because of limited health care access following Hurricane Katrina. So Greene asked her to participate in our Breast Cancer Second Opinion program. Cole agreed and traveled here to meet with our oncologists. She was so impressed by their expertise, care and compassion that she decided to temporarily move in with her sister so she can receive care here. “Now I know she’s at the best hospital, and I can offer her support,” Greene says.

Are you spreading the word about our quality of care? If so, call 610-402-3175 or e-mail Richard. Martuscelli@lvh.com and share your story in Check Up.

Be Green. Buy Recycled.
Tue., April 15; 10:30–11:30 a.m.
LVH–Muhlenberg, first floor conference room
Wed., April 16; 10 a.m.–noon
LVH–Cedar Crest, Kasych ECC 10
Thu., April 17; 9:30–11 a.m.
LVH–17th and Chew
We’re teaming up with Office Max to celebrate Earth Day. Learn about products we can buy that are made from recycled materials.

Belly Dancing for Fun and Fitness
Tue., starting April 29;
noon–1 p.m.
8 classes /$56 reimbursable*
Healthy You Center
Stimulates senses and boosts creativity.

Body Wedge 21TM
Thu., starting April 17;
6–6:45 p.m.
8 classes/$56 reimbursable*
Healthy You Center
Repetition exercises target major muscle groups.

FlashFit
Tue. and Thu., starting
April 22; 7–7:45 p.m.
LVH–Muhlenberg,
1770 Bathgate
Mon. and Thu., starting
April 24; 5-5:45 p.m.
Healthy You Center
16 classes/$64 reimbursable*
Circuit training boosts energy and burns fat.

Get on the Ball
Sat., starting April 5;
10:15–11 a.m.
8 weeks/$56 reimbursable*
Healthy You Fitness Center, 1243 S. Cedar Crest Blvd.
An inflated exercise ball enhances your balance.

Pilates Express
Wed., starting April 2;
5:15–6 p.m.
Tue., starting April 15;
5–5:45 p.m.
8 classes/$48 reimbursable*
Healthy You Center, Fish Hatchery Road
Deep muscle conditioning builds core strength.

Reiki Workshop I
Sat., April 12; 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
$100/50 percent reimbursable*
LVH–Muhlenberg, ECC-A
Learn the healing benefits of Reiki.

Relaxing Yoga
Thu., starting April 17;
10-11:15 a.m.
8 classes/$80 ($75, Vitality Plus GOLD members) reimbursable*
Healthy You Center
Gentle flow of poses.

The Health of Touch  and Trigger Points (Partner Massage II)
Sat., April 19;
11:45 a.m.–2:15 p.m.
$65/couple/50 percent reimbursable*
LVH–Muhlenberg, Banko Center, conference rooms 1 and 2
Learn how to relieve stress and reduce pain.

Yogalatte
Tue., starting April 15;
6–6:45 p.m.
8 classes/$48/reimbursable*
Healthy You Center
A cup of pilates with a splash of yoga!

Click here to get the complete listing of offerings—from parenting classes to blood drive dates to medical massage lectures and more.

For more details on all programs or to register, call 610-402-CARE.
* Programs reimbursable through Culture of Wellness

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