MUSC The Catalyst
MUSC arial view

 

MUSC Medical Links Charleston Links Archives Catalyst Advertisers Seminars and Events Research Studies Public Relations Research Grants Catalyst PDF File MUSC home page Community Happenings Campus News Applause

MUSC Medical Links Charleston Links Archives Catalyst Advertisers Seminars and Events Research Studies Public Relations Research Grants MUSC home page Community Happenings Campus News Applause

 

return to The Catalyst home page


Charleston Moves sponsors bike to work day events

 

National Bike to Work Day is an event celebrated across the United States each May to encourage and celebrate bicycling to work and to promote public awareness of bicycling and bicycle safety. Sponsored by The League of American Bicyclists, Bike to Work Day will be held May 18 as an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of bicycle commuting, including fitness, cutting fuel costs and reducing pollution.

Piggly Wiggly is sponsoring six Breakfast Aid Stations around the region. From 6:30 – 9 a.m. Bike to Work goodies will be free for bicyclists at the following local Piggly Wiggly stores:

Mount Pleasant
IOP Connector, 1981 Riviera Drive
Coleman Blvd/Ben Sawyer: 1220 Ben Sawyer Dr.

West Ashley
Sam Rittenberg/North Bridge area; 14 Sumar St.

James Island
1005 Harborview Road
1985 Folly Road

Downtown
445 Meeting St.

MUSC Employee Wellness' Charleston Moves will host an aide station at the East Bay end of the Ravenel Bridge. At the end of the day, come celebrate the good work done by local bike/pedestrian advocates at the Work to Bike party from 6:30 – 10 p.m. at the Hippodrome, Liberty Square, downtown Charleston. The free, bike-friendly waterfront evening will feature live music by Satellite Rodeo, New Belgium Beer and a silent auction. Membership donations are encouraged. For information on Bike to Work Day events, visit http://www.charlestonmoves.org/.

Employee Wellness events

· Chair massages: Free massages are offered to employees on Tuesday nights and midday Wednesdays. Look for broadcast messages for locations and times.

· MUSC's Pitch the Pack Program: Free smoking cessation program offered to MUSC employees and students. Classes, counseling and a one-month supply of medications are available to eligible participants. Receive a complementary "success kit" with enrollment that is filled with gifts. Enroll online at: http://ceii.muschealth.com/SCP/SCPRegistration.aspx.

· MUSC Urban Farm: Work & Learn - Learn through working with the soil and seeds in the MUSC Urban Farm from noon - 1 p.m. May 23. Family workday is 9 – 11 a.m. May 19. Bring a plastic bag and take home some fresh produce for a harvest of kale, chard, totsoi and radishes. Please bring water, sunscreen and wear closed toe shoes. Email musc-empwell@musc.edu for more information and to register for this event.

· Wellness Wednesday: National Alcohol Awareness Month. Stop by Children's Hospital lobby from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. May 23 and learn about the good and the bad health effects of alcohol use, what a standard serving of alcohol looks like, how to talk with your teenagers about alcohol consumption and how you or a loved one might benefit from participating in free and confidential research studies that are taking place at the Center for Drug and Alcohol Programs. The event is hosted by The Center for Drug and Alcohol Programs (CDAP). For more information, call Sylvia Rivers at 792-9531 or e-mail riverssy@musc.edu.

· Farmers market: Fresh fruits and vegetables are available from local farmers from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. every Friday in the Horseshoe and in the grassy area next to Ashley River Tower behind Charleston Memorial Hospital.

Contact Susan Johnson at johnsusa@musc.edu to become involved in employee wellness at MUSC. Events, speakers, classes, or any other ideas are welcome.

 
 

 

The Catalyst Online is published weekly by the MUSC Office of Public Relations for the faculty, employees and students of the Medical University of South Carolina. The Catalyst Online editor, Kim Draughn, can be reached at 792-4107 or by email, catalyst@musc.edu. Editorial copy can be submitted to The Catalyst Online and to The Catalyst in print by fax, 792-6723, or by email to catalyst@musc.edu. To place an ad in The Catalyst hardcopy, call Island Publications at 849-1778, ext. 201.