{"id":9383,"date":"2015-05-29T11:02:17","date_gmt":"2015-05-29T15:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/lits\/?p=9383"},"modified":"2015-05-29T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-05-29T15:00:00","slug":"litsers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/lits\/2015\/05\/29\/litsers\/","title":{"rendered":"LITSers run, climb and dance their way to a happy Staff Fest"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_9402\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9402\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/lits\/files\/2015\/05\/staff-fest1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9402\" src=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/lits\/files\/2015\/05\/staff-fest1.png\" alt=\"Photo of people doing a line dance\" width=\"360\" height=\"288\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9402\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Library Lovelies in action.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>LITS was well-represented at Staff Fest, held on Friday, May 15, with scores of employees taking in the festivities. This year&#8217;s event featured a run\/walk, line dancing, a climbing wall, volleyball, and a variety of food vendors.<\/p>\n<p>Congrats to\u00a0all who participated in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fsap.emory.edu\" target=\"_blank\">FSAP<\/a>-sponsored Fun Run\/Walk. This year featured a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hr.emory.edu\/eu\/docs\/fun-run-walk-route.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">course change<\/a> as well as making both the run and walk be two full miles. The following LITS employees finished in the top three in their respective age groups:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lee Clontz<\/strong> &#8211; 3rd place &#8211; Men&#8217;s 40-49 &#8211; 13:51<\/li>\n<li><strong>Garrett Southwell<\/strong> &#8211; 2nd place &#8211; Men&#8217;s 50+ &#8211; 15:45<\/li>\n<li><strong>Molly Kent<\/strong> &#8211; 2nd place &#8211; Women&#8217;s 40-49 &#8211; 19:03<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lanta Dodson<\/strong> &#8211; 1st place &#8211; Women&#8217;s 50+ &#8211; 18:06<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Other registered LITS participants included: <strong>Nydia Charles-Huggins<\/strong>, <strong>Jay Flanagan<\/strong>, <strong>Raj Garrepally<\/strong>, <strong>Rebecca Sutton Koeser<\/strong>, <strong>Kari Meyer<\/strong>, <strong>Kaven Moodley<\/strong>, <strong>Khadijah Muhammad<\/strong>, <strong>Linda Nodine<\/strong>, <strong>Tracy Preyer<\/strong>, <strong>Kathleen Quitmeyer<\/strong>, <strong>Ryan Roberts<\/strong>, <strong>Khalid Sharif<\/strong>, <strong>Christopher Smith<\/strong>, <strong>Bev Turner<\/strong>, and <strong>Kirsten Wehner<\/strong>. (<strong>Note<\/strong>: if you were a walk-up participant, please <a href=\"javascript:secureDecryptAndNavigate('r5kbL7ia8nONTqoarW0V7+HMgcYwGn3s895dWGSVvC9kAQte4XiObcbgkZD++aziVqT2yJSsGEPDx9vkuQaS5nQEFydpsK9X', 'f06ce84dc9f38960737bc21900f48c093bed7fe35b4c8a11db8d44734d12ad54')\" target=\"_blank\">contact us<\/a> and we will add you to the list in this article.)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9416\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9416\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/lits\/files\/2015\/05\/staff-fest2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9416\" src=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/lits\/files\/2015\/05\/staff-fest2.png\" alt=\"Photo of runners at a race\" width=\"360\" height=\"167\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9416\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This year&#8217;s participants about to start running\/walking.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One of the highlights of the festival was a line dancing performance by the\u00a0Library Lovelies. The group was led by <strong>Linda Nodine<\/strong>, who is also inviting anyone who wants to get fit through dance to join.<\/p>\n<p>The line dancing group meets at least 2 days a week in the Jones Room from 12:15 pm to 12:45 pm. No need to change clothes, just wear some comfortable shoes or socks. There is also no need to have any special skill or talent, they\u00a0will teach the steps and you go at your own pace and level.<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in line dancing, contact <a href=\"javascript:secureDecryptAndNavigate('IYbnNrNqZeB3YtxYW4Zm54EbFizq5+V8k89JZXTaI7OQv7Bz6TWn2B+UUmHGa4niDy68A2e7paQYNh3cAXYoP+55RDabVg==', 'f06ce84dc9f38960737bc21900f48c093bed7fe35b4c8a11db8d44734d12ad54')\" target=\"_blank\">Linda<\/a> or <a href=\"javascript:secureDecryptAndNavigate('oZY5vDDctK2B7lmDpZpWoQ8G0T82En\/EhvOgyxbo6vl+xmwDVksKA7N7907ZC8WUj82pk+35lOlj3HF\/ApAklL1w0d9Hg6p8', 'f06ce84dc9f38960737bc21900f48c093bed7fe35b4c8a11db8d44734d12ad54')\" target=\"_blank\">Nydia<\/a> and they\u00a0will add you to their\u00a0email list.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LITS was well-represented at Staff Fest, held on Friday, May 15, with scores of employees taking in the festivities. This year&#8217;s event featured a run\/walk, line dancing, a climbing wall, volleyball, and a variety of food vendors. Congrats to\u00a0all who participated in the FSAP-sponsored Fun Run\/Walk. 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