Rewarded for Employee Health

Much thanks to the Portland Business Journal for noticing cascade's efforts to promote healthy, active lifestyles amongst the workforce. We took home the #6 spot in the 5-99 employees category at the Oregon's Healthiest Employers Awards earlier this month.

This is a win-win for us. We're extremely grateful for the recognition, and, frankly, we enjoy being active. Literally, all of our employees have made the choice to be active not only for the health benefits without anyone twisting their arm to do so (except on Sunday mornings). Whether its biking, running, skiing/snowboarding, hitting the gym or competing in many of Portland's plethora of competitions (see An Event that Took Our Breath Away) it's just something we enjoy. We also encourage healthy living by offering various incentives for our employees.

Hopefully, we'll be able to keep this up and maybe take home the #1 spot next year!

An Event that Took Our Breath Away

Over the weekend the cascade crew competed in the Oyster Urban Adventure Race which had us literally running in circles all over Portland. The race combines a scavenger hunt with all types of physical activities. Throughout the 3-4 hour race we biked up Mt Tabor, played beer pong, found the world's smallest park, completed an obstacle course at a rock climbing gym, tasted some food cart delicacies, tried not to plow over children while sprinting through the zoo and kayaked under the Burnside bridge, amongst other tasks.

Here are some stats on our mileage:

Foot = 6.7 miles
Bike = 14.7
Total = 21.4 (Hence the reason why it took our breath away)

Even though we didn't capture first place, we had a blast!

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Post-Race

The Oyster Race takes places in several cities across the US. Be sure to register when it comes to your town next year.