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Vitality Champ Oscar Perez Lends a Helping Hand for Events Throughout HCP

In 2014, Vitality champ Oscar Perez helped family and friends to the walk as well.”
to organize seven hikes for HCP teammates,
and has helped in countless others, even For a few years, Vitality has been a family af-
outside of his region. Whenever a message fair for Perez. His family joins him on the
comes out about helping champs at an up- walks and hikes, and he and his brothers
coming event, Perez, Supervisor, ACC Clinical enjoy running and hiking together. With his
Pharmacy, HCP Carson, is quick to offer a points, he has purchased a heart rate moni-
hand. tor for his brother and a Fit Bug for his
mother.
Perez has been serving as a champ for about
two years at the Carson site, volunteering to “I like seeing people going to the walks and
step in when the champ there went on ma- hikes,” Perez said. “I really enjoy it.” This
ternity leave. Even when his colleague re- year, Perez plans to add boot camp classes
turned, he kept helping out as a champ, for HCP teammates.
feeling very natural in the role.
His fellow colleagues have taken note of his
Among the places he helped to organize enthusiasm for work and for the wellness
walks and hikes last year: Griffith Park, War- program. “Oscar is hard working, profes-
rior Trail, Square Mile Walk, the Long Beach sional, conscientious, and has good customer
5K, and the Bolsa Chica Beach Walk. service skills,” said Leo Turgeon, Administra-
Oscar Perez shares his enthusi- tor 2, HCP Carson. “He has truly been an in-
asm for fitness with HCP team-
“I like to motivate people to go,” he said. “I spiration to staff with his enthusiastic
mates in all regions.
find out what level of fitness they are at, and promotion of Vitality events. He is a champ
tell them how far they can go, and that they in every sense of the word, but he is also
get to enjoy the scenery. I encourage them to bring their very humble.”

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