Lincoln, RI (June 12, 2007) – CEO Kevin Fusco has challenged the 350+ employees of The Children’s Workshop to walk to the moon! In an effort to both inspire and motivate employees to develop a healthy approach to wellness and fitness, the entire company is keeping track of their daily miles with pedometers which the company distributed for free to each employee.

Our goal as an organization is to get our staff to walk just a little bit more than usual” said Fusco, “It’s 230,000 miles to the moon and there are about 350 of us….which means that each of us has to walk 657 miles between now and November 12.” Fusco’s reference to November 12 is the date for the company’s annual L.I.F.E. Conference – Leadership Institute For Educations which is held on Veteran’s Day each year as a professional training day for the entire organization. This year’s theme is Health and Wellness and the day will start off with a key note address from Gary Marino, who lost more than 150lbs by walking from Florida to Boston. Also joining the day is Kelly MacFarland, an outrageous comedian who lost 85lbs on the TV show, The Biggest Loser”.

As added incentive, For each week between now and November 12, Fusco will be awarding a $100 Visa gift card to the employee who has walked the farthest for that week.

The Children’s Workshop, which is a member of the Child Care Connection Inc Family, prides itself in providing their families with high quality care and learning for infants, toddlers, preschool, kindergarten and school age children. The company owns and operates early learning centers and is committed to providing excellence in education for young children. The company opened its first early learning center in 1990 and has since grown to 16 centers throughout RI and MA.