Office of Research Services - Serving the NIH Community
Division of Amenities and Transportation Services  
   
NIH Take a Hike Day
 

Take a Hike Day Shoe logo2nd Annual NIH Take a HIke Day

Wednesday, May 6, 2009
A FUN time was had by All!

Over 1,700 NIH employees registered to participate in this year's event.

CONGRATULATIONS to the following 2009 NIH Take a Hike Day Institute/Center Winners*:

  • First Place - National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities
    Director Dr. John Ruffin
  • Second Place - Fogarty International Center
    Director Dr. Roger I. Glass
  • Third Place - National Center for Cooperative and Alternative Medicine
    Director Dr. Josephine Briggs
  • Fourth Place - National Human Genome Research Institute
    Acting Director Dr. Alan Guttmacher
* Winners were determined based on the highest percentage of employees who registered within their IC.

Special THANK YOUs go out to the following:
  • Office of the Director
  • Office of Management
  • Office of Research Services
  • Office of Research Facilities Development and Operations
  • Clinical Center Hospitality Services Program
  • Employee Volunteers
  • NIH Recreation and Welfare Association
  • NIH Fitness Centers
  • NIH Federal Credit Union
  • Eurest Dining Services
  • Fischer's Scientific
We look forward to seeing you at next year's event! The NIH Take a Hike Day event invites all employees and contractors to participate in a non-competitive Walk or Fun Run around the perimeter of the NIH campus. This event is held every year in conjunction with the National President's Challenge and the HealthierFeds initiative.

Coordination and planning for the event is managed through the Office of Research Services, Division of Amenities and Transportation Services in partnership with the NIH Office of Management.

 

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DATS Contact Information
 

Chris Gaines
Project Officer
gainesc@mail.nih.gov
(301) 451-3631

Pamela Jenkins
Quality Assurance Specialist
jenkinsp@mail.nih.gov
(301) 402-8180

 

 

 

 

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