Happy New Year from Olympian Julia Clukey
In January, Julia will be in Lake Placid, New York, to continue her winter luge season before returning to Maine in early April.
This spring, Clukey will begin her third year of involvement in the Maine Beer & Wine Distributors Association's responsibility initiative by speaking at high schools about the importance of responsibility and good decision making.
To learn more or to schedule a presentation,
click here.
National Distributors Makes Donation to Local Food Bank
From left to right: National Distributors employee, Ken Greenleaf; Judy Anderson, "Changes" Weight Loss Consultant; Sybil Riemensnider, Director of the South Portland Food Cupboard; and Jeff Kane, President and CEO of National Distributors.
In December, National Distributors Inc., based in South Portland, presented a check for over $700 to the South Portland Food Cupboard in South Portland, Maine. The money was raised through National Distributors' new CHANGES wellness program designed to increase employee fitness and health at the family-owned beverage distributor.
The CHANGES program has helped National Distributors' employees to lose a combined 360 pounds over an eight week period. As a way to celebrate the accomplishments of their employees and give back to the community, National Distributors donated a check of $722.40 ($2 per pound), to the South Portland Food Cupboard.
The check was presented at the South Portland Food Cupboard by Jeff Kane, president of National Distributors, to Sybil Riemensnider, director of the South Portland Food Cupboard. The presentation included Distributors' employee Ken Greenleaf, who lost the most weight using the program and Judy Anderson, the Transformation Specialist of the CHANGES program.
Did you make a Resolution? Many people start the New Year with a pledge to be healthy. Often times, weight loss and exercise are part of the goal. 
