District’s One Ton Challenge Losses Make for a Winning Workforce

    Ulliance staff members met with Oakland Schools' employees to provide direct support, access to a dietitian and exchange recipes.

    More than 125 Oakland Schools’ employees slimmed down during the district-wide Let’s Lose a Ton Challenge, shedding more than 1,000 pounds in just three months. The competition, which kicked off just after the New Year, was hosted by the district’s Wellbeing Committee in conjunction with Ulliance.

     

    Ulliance staff members met with Oakland Schools’ employees to provide direct support, access to a dietitian and exchange recipes.
    Oakland Schools’ Wellbeing Committee brought the “Let’s Lose a Ton Challenge” to the district in early 2018.
    Montez McDonald took individual honors for dropping 14.57 percent of his body mass.