March Birthdays

NameBirthday

PATRICIA DONALD

1

RENU CHAND

1

MICHELLE FOX

2

PEGGY MOORE

2

ASHMIN SMALL

4

WENDY WHITTINGTON

4

VIVIAN W DICKSON

8

MICHELLE BROWN

15

BRITTANY WEBB

16

LESLIE WILLIAMS

17

DONNA DIETZEL

17

FELICIA WELLS

19

AIMEE TIDWELL

19

JOYCE CALVERT

25

AMY WILCOX

26

PEGGY SEAY

28

CHRISTINA SOUTHARD

29

APRIL WALLACE

31

March Anniversaries

First NameLast NameHired

JENNIFER

MINCH

3/27/17

LORIE

WARD

3/3/17

VIDA

TALLEY

3/9/20

ANNIE

DONALD

3/17/14

KATHY

PRUETT

3/9/15

ETTA

BROWN

3/21/14

KATHERINE

RAYMER

3/6/09

SANDI

TUMMINS

3/2/17

HELEN

KNUPP

3/17/02

CYNTHIA

BAKER

3/15/02

LINDA

ROARK

3/4/10

TERRY

HASKINS

3/31/17

JANICE

COLLIER

3/6/09

BETTY

IDLE

3/4/88

SUSAN

HARRIS

3/8/02

LESLIE

WILLIAMS

3/10/15

LAURA

SELLERS

3/1/16

JENNIFER

HUGGINS

3/5/18

DSDC Employees,

The first quarter wellness program is now available and will teach you all about weight management!

Attached to this email, you’ll find the following materials to assist you with accessing and participating in your first quarter wellness activities:

– Q1 Checklist – this will be used to track your activity completion in order to be entered into the raffle drawing for Prizes. Simply follow the instructions on the checklist.
– BlueAccess Flier*
– Member Wellness Center Flier*
– Personal Health Assessment Flier*
– BMI Scorecard
*Only available to BlueCross Medical subscribers and spouses.

We have also scheduled an educational webinar on weight management, led by a certified health coach. This webinar will be offered during the following timeframes, and will count as a qualifying wellness activity. What’s even better is these webinars are available to employee spouses as well as non-BCBST members.
– Friday, March 5th – 4:30pm
– Tuesday, March 9th – 5pm

We hope you find this quarter’s wellness topic and activities helpful in beginning or continuing on your personal wellness journey. Please email adonegan@dsdc.org or fsmith@dsdc.org with any questions you may have, and be on the lookout for additional information and reminders coming soon.

Downloads below

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Thank you,
Amber Donegan
Payroll & Benefits Coordinator

Reminder: If you complete at least two activities, you will be entered in the April raffle, for a drawing of five winners, to receive a $25.00 gift card!

Here are the dates for the 1st QTR Wellness webinars, click on the link to register. 

  1. You are invited to a Zoom webinar.

When: Mar 5, 2021 04:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

Topic: BCBST – Weight Management
Register in advance for this webinar:

https://guidewellconnect.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Lk4EIZAWRSCdUe–T2hxIw 

  1. You are invited to a Zoom webinar.

When: Mar 9, 2021 05:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

Topic: BCBST – Weight Management

Register in advance for this webinar:

https://guidewellconnect.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3aZ8BeJwSGqJLKRCuKY7QQ

 After registering ,you  will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Fun "Facts"

1) McDonald’s once created bubblegum-flavored broccoli….

2) The average U.S. household has 300,000 things in it….

3) Lobsters have clear blood….

4) There was a prehistoric dragonfly that it’s wings spanned more than two feet….

5) Antarctica is covered in a sheet of ice that’s 7,000 feet thick….

6) One of the largest pyramids in the world is a Bass Pro Shops in Memphis, Tennessee….

7) There are 118 ridges on the side of a dime….

8) It only takes six minutes for alcohol to affect your brain….

9) Daniel Radcliffe went through nearly 70 wands and 160 pairs of glasses during the making of the Harry Potter films….

10) You can get your eyeballs tattooed.

Raspberry Nutella Stuffed French Toast

1/2 cup milk
2 eggs
6 slices day-old bread
2 tbsp butter/margarine or shortening
1/4 cup nutella
170-g container raspberries
1/4 cup sliced almonds (optional)

 

Directions:

Whisk together milk and eggs.

Melt butter in a pan over medium heat in a skillet.

Dip each bread slice into egg mixture until well covered on both sides.

Place bread into the skillet and let cook until browned.

To create almond “crust”, sprinkle sliced almonds over uncooked side prior to flipping. (Only on 1/2 of the bread slices.)

Turn bread over and let cook until browned. (Repeat with all of the slices of bread.)

Mash the raspberries in a bowl and the combine with the Nutella.

Spread Nutella mixture over french toast piece without almonds and top with a slice with almonds.

Serve Warm.