{"id":108401,"date":"2026-03-13T14:13:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T18:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=108401"},"modified":"2026-03-13T16:30:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T20:30:59","slug":"save-the-date-for-wellness-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2026\/03\/save-the-date-for-wellness-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Save the date for Wellness Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brock faculty and staff can circle their calendars for a day of relaxation and connection this spring.<\/p>\n<p>The University\u2019s beloved employee Wellness Day returns Monday, June 22 with a full day of programming focused on health and well-being.<\/p>\n<p>Along with a range of on- and off-campus activities, colleagues can enjoy a meal together during the Wellness Day President\u2019s Barbecue, which will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>The 24th annual Wellness Day will feature some popular staples, such as pickleball and flower arranging The Watering Can, as well as opportunities to explore new workshops and speaker sessions.<\/p>\n<p>The day includes the annual presentation of the Health, Safety and Wellness (HSW) Champion Award, which recognizes individuals or departments who have demonstrated outstanding commitment to fostering a culture of health, safety and wellness at Brock. Nominations for the HSW Champion Award are due by Friday, May 8. More information on the nomination process can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.sharepoint.com\/human-resources\/Shared%20Documents\/Forms\/AllItems.aspx?id=%2Fhuman%2Dresources%2FShared%20Documents%2FHSW%2FHSW%20Toolbox%20%28SharePoint%29%2FHSW%20Champion%2FHSWChampionAward%20%2D%20Nomination%20Form%20%2D%20fillable%202026%2Epdf&amp;parent=%2Fhuman%2Dresources%2FShared%20Documents%2FHSW%2FHSW%20Toolbox%20%28SharePoint%29%2FHSW%20Champion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Health, Safety and Wellness Toolbox<\/a> on SharePoint.<\/p>\n<p>Faculty and staff will also have the chance to support student success by participating in the 2026 Wellness Day raffle. Last year, the initiative raised $5600 for four student scholarships. This year\u2019s raffle will open on Thursday, June 18; Friday, June 19; and Monday, June 22.<\/p>\n<p>Wellness Day registration will open in mid-May through\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.universitytickets.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University Tickets<\/a>. To learn more about the day, raffle sales and volunteer opportunities, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.sharepoint.com\/Health-Safety-and-Wellness-Toolbox\/SitePages\/Wellness-Day.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wellness Day website<\/a> or email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:wellnessday@brocku.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wellnessday@brocku.ca<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brock faculty and staff can circle their calendars for a day of relaxation and connection this spring.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":108416,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7,1],"tags":[5397,3394,339,1985,12575,1141],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108401"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108401"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108401\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":108418,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108401\/revisions\/108418"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/108416"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}