Held under the theme “The healing power of togetherness” the event aimed at the physical wellbeing and health of the employees started with a 5 km fun run.
After the fun run won by Lawrence Baloyi from Indigo Fruit Farming and Thembi Shikwambana from Du Roi Nursery in the male and female’s category respectively, Ladies soccer, netball and men’s soccer teams from each division of Du Roi Group fought it out on the sport fields.
In the finals, Du Roi Laboratory narrowly defeated Indigo Fruit Farming 1-0 in extra-time following a scoreless stalemate in regulation time.
Indigo Fruit Farming beat Du Roi Laboratory 1-0 in men’s soccer while Indigo Fruit Farming netball team registered a 14-7 convincing win over Du Roi Laboratory.
“On the sports field there is no differentiation between management and labour. Although the team sport is highly competitive amongst the different divisions, the focus is on participation, fair play and having fun,” said management.
The Wellness Days are ended with a prize giving, handing out of trophies and medals. A well-deserved healthy meal is shared and enjoyed by all the participants, supporters and VIP guests.
According to the Du Roi Agricultural Group management, Since 2009 Du Roi Group formally encourage Wellness Programmes by committing themselves to the overall health and wellbeing of its employees in the workplace and will assist all employees to be happy, healthy and productive.
To promote the Sport and Cultural Wellness Days, we encourage hundreds of employees within the Du Roi agricultural group to participate in this bi-annual event which is held at the Hlanganani Centre in Letsitele.
Du Roi Group also pride themselves in being involved with the challenges regarding primary health.
By organizing a “Wellness Day” Du Roi Group creates a successful platform to increase the awareness of healthy living and related issues whilst motivating employees to take part in these events.
The HIV/Aids awareness campaign is supported by ChoiCe Trust, in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and United States Agency for International Development (USAID). In support of the campaign, free HIV, blood pressure and diabetes testing and counselling is conducted throughout the Wellness Days.
The Cultural Wellness Day is held in September each year.
The day includes activities such as, drama, dancing, choirs and poetry reflecting the different cultures within the Du Roi Group. Once again the focus is on encouraging participation and appreciation of the different cultures.
These events are supported by various sponsors namely Absa Bank, Standard Bank, First National Bank, Oasis Water Tzaneen, ChoiCe Trust, Coca Cola, Houers, Clemengold and Indigowho generously contribute both financially and in kind to make the Wellness Days a huge success.
