Healthy catch!
Rainforest Seafoods ‘reels in’ internal Jamaica Moves programme
RAINFOREST SEAFOODS recently became the latest corporate company to launch their internal Jamaica Moves programme. The launch, held at the company’s headquarters, follows the Ministry of Health’s Jamaica Moves Get Moving Corporate Challenge launched in July this year.
Bethany Young, marketing manager at Rainforest Seafoods, pointed out that the core of what the company does is related to living a healthy lifestyle, making reference to the products they manufacture and sell – seafood. She further explained that it was a nobrainer for the company to get involved in the Jamaica Moves Get Moving Corporate Challenge, since participating in 5Ks is almost innate to the company and its employees.
“It’s part of our company culture. It’s who we are. We’ve always been a participant of 5Ks and a lot of physical activities for years. We saw the Jamaica Moves Corporate Challenge as an opportunity for our team members to get out there, to participate in something fun, inspiring and good for them,” Young said.
COMPANY CULTURE
Alison Sutherland, special projects manager at Rainforest Seafoods and team leader for the physical activity at the company, noted that the company has been able to
develop a healthy habit for recreational activity because
they have the support of their chief executive officer (CEO), Brian Jardim; General Manager Jerome Miles; other executives and senior management within the company.
“The leader has to support it and that’s what we have here. Our CEO supports what we are doing. Without a support system, it’s not going to happen,” Sutherland said.
Adding to what Sutherland said, Bethany made mention of Jardim, who along with his wife, Shelagh, participate in almost every 5K run that their company is involved in.
“It feels like a team activity. Everybody is involved. Every level of the company is invited,” Young said.
The company also took it a bit further to encourage employees to get their family members active as well. Young explained that in a lot of the 5K runs, the company allows employees to bring a family member, which the company pays for. Winners and participants in the 5K races are also given special commendation in the company’s newsletter and featured on their social media pages.