Fitness walk campaign for the Satakunta Cancer Association
Pori coreboard factory employees' fitness walk campaign raised 2000 euros for Satakunta Cancer Association
At the end of 2022, a fitness walk campaign was launched at Corex's Pori cardboard factory, aiming to walk 2 000 kilometers and collect a donation of two thousand euros for the Satakunta Cancer Association. The goal was clearly achieved.
The idea for a charity campaign to improve staff fitness and raise funds for the Satakunta Cancer Association came from Pasi Maunumäki, a cardboard machine operator at the Pori cardboard factory. Maunumäki had seen similar campaigns elsewhere and wanted to run one at the Pori cardboard factory.
– The aim and condition of the walking campaign were that the staff would walk the six-kilometer Katinkuru outdoor track 333 times. This way, a total of 2 000 kilometers would be covered, i.e., the amount to be donated," says Kirsi Mustonen-Saari, HR specialist at Corex Finland Oy, explaining the background of the campaign.
The target was exceeded by far, with no less than 340 participants
The number of fitness walks taken by the employees of the Pori board factory in the Katinkuru landscape was monitored with a simple record-keeping system at the end of 2022 and the beginning of 2023. In the forest, a mailbox with a notebook and pen was placed halfway through the walk. Each worker who completed the six-kilometer walk wrote their name in the notebook.
– The two thousand kilometer target was well exceeded, with 340 names of factory staff being entered into the booklet during the campaign. All staff members who took part in the walk were rewarded with a nice hat with the Corex logo, says Kirsi Mustonen-Saari.
Corex employees personally delivered the donation to the cancer society
The number of fitness walks taken by the employees of the Pori board factory in the Katinkuru landscape was monitored with a simple record-keeping system at the end of 2022 and the beginning of 2023. In the forest, a mailbox with a notebook and pen was placed halfway through the walk. Each worker who completed the six-kilometer walk wrote their name in the notebook.
– The two thousand kilometer target was well exceeded, with 340 names of factory staff being entered into the booklet during the campaign. All staff members who took part in the walk were rewarded with a nice hat with the Corex logo, says Kirsi Mustonen-Saari.
The campaign is part of a values-based approach
Corex aims to promote employee well-being in various ways, for example, through campaigns and employment benefits such as employment bicycles. Healthy lifestyles and work-life balance also contribute to employee well-being. The company strives to maintain employees' health throughout their careers and identify threats to their ability to work at an early stage.
– Besides well-being, Corex values a supportive working environment and employee involvement in decision-making. The charity campaign fits in well with these core values and is a concrete demonstration of the company's values, Mustonen-Saari sums up.