Bethpage Federal Credit Union’s Employee Wellness Program Wins Top Prize In 2nd Annual Action Long Island (ALI) Corporate Wellness Challenge

Posted: 2012-02-03 00:00:00

Bethpage, NY, February 3, 2012 - After competing against 25 other Long Island businesses, Bethpage Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce its Employee Wellness Program as the overall winner in the 2^nd Annual Action Long Island (ALI) Corporate Wellness Challenge and first place winner in the Challenge’s “beginner” category.  The ALI-Corporate Wellness Challenge is an annual wellness competition sponsored by Action Long Island and the American Heart Association, which challenges Long Island businesses to compete against one another in a year-long competition focusing on employee health and wellness.   The Long Island business or organization with the greatest amount of employee participation wins.   

A first-time competitor, Bethpage is pleased to note that they finished the ALI Corporate Wellness Challenge with participation from over 400 employees, which represents 88% of its staff.  As part of the competition, Bethpage employees signed up for various online wellness tools provided by the American Heart Association and Action Long Island, and participated in a variety of wellness seminars organized at various Bethpage branches.  Bethpage’s Employee Wellness Program also staged internal competitions between branches and departments to encourage participation.    

Bethpage launched its Employee Wellness Program last year as a direct outcome of its Management Development Program.  Each year the credit union identifies high-potential managers to participate in a 12-month training program to enhance their management skills.  The program culminates with a group project to be rolled out across the organization.  Last year’s project was the Wellness Program and participation in the ALI-Corporate Wellness Challenge.  

Noted Doug O’Neill, Senior Vice President, Human Resources for Bethpage, “Since employee health and wellness have always been important to Bethpage, the Wellness Challenge seemed like a perfect fit.  We believe that healthy people are more productive, more energetic and more focused individuals.  I applaud the efforts of all of our employees who participated, and the managers who developed the program and sustained it throughout the year.”

Bethpage Federal Credit Union is a not-for-profit financial cooperative, existing solely to serve its members and has experienced rapid growth in recent years to become a strong alternative to banks.  Bethpage was approved for the largest federal community charter in the U.S. in 2003 and now is Long Island's largest credit union and leading community financial institution with over 196,000 members, 26 branches and 60 shared service center locations throughout Nassau and Suffolk Counties.   As a financial cooperative, Bethpage offers better rates, lower fees and a full menu of personal and commercial financial services.

Bethpage maintains branch locations in Bay Shore, Bay Shore King Kullen, Bethpage, Central Islip, Commack King Kullen, Elmont, Farmingdale, Freeport, Glen Cove, Hempstead, Huntington, Levittown King Kullen, Lynbrook, Massapequa, Melville, Mineola, North Babylon, Patchogue, Port Jefferson, Riverhead, Seaford, Smithtown, Roosevelt, West Babylon and Westbury with over 350 surcharge-free ATMs in King Kullen, 7-Eleven, Walgreens and Costco locations throughout Long Island.  For more information, call 1-800-628-7070 or visit www.lovebethpage.com.

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