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Thome Group News
Ready, steady, go for the

Thome East Coast Run

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By Jackie Lan Li,
Management Trainee
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(HSSEQ)

Staff well-being and personal health were top of the agenda at the beginning
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of November as 50 intrepid Thome staff donned their running gear, braved

the cool and cloudy weather, and embarked on the last Thome East Coast

Run of 2013.

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Staff well-being and personal health were top Our own Chief Financial Officer Mr Martin
of the agenda at the beginning of November when McGregor was the first one to pass the finishing
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50 intrepid Thome staff donned their running gear, line, followed by Mr Huang Runhua, Mr Rajiv
braved the cool and cloudy weather, and Malhotra, Ms Emily Choo and Mr Michael

embarked on the last Thome East Coast Run
Elwert. The Thome East Coast Run is not merely
of 2013.
about running, it reflects the management’s focus

on staff’s well-being and personal health. The The running route was the same as previously,
event helps to promote the idea of having a namely a 6.5km coastal route from east coast car-

healthy lifestyle, which is a vital concept of park B1 to car-park F2. One rollerblader together o
Thome’s Health Awareness and Human Element with one first-aider patrolled the route to ensure
Package.
the on-going safety of the runners while another

first-aider was stationed at the first water point Last but not the least, all runners then gave a
on standby.
big round of applause to the organizing committee
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who had not only made this event happen but had The warm-up was led by Ray Lee from the
spent a lot of their own time running the events Security Department and then, at 6pm sharp, the

throughout 2013.
race was on. A little light drizzle only served to
Following on the back of last year’s success, spur the runners on and by 6:50pm all runners had

we look forward to the exciting series of Thome arrived at the finishing point where they tucked t
Health awareness events in 2014.
into delicious barbequed food.

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Issue 36: March 2014