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WellFest 2020 Shannon Media Inc. hosted WellFest 2020, a virtual festival with 30-plus free wellness classes and a ticketed WellFeast cooking class taught by Kevin Callaghan, chef and owner of Acme Food & Beverage Co. The second annual event transitioned from an in-person event at American Tobacco Campus to a virtual platform due to the pandemic. On Oct. 4, WellFeast participants picked up their meal kits at University Kia of Durham with live music by The Simple Joy band and a live POUND class led by Katrina Dooda. WellFest classes are available all year and can be viewed upon registration at wellfestnc.com. Each WellFest class is taught by a local wellness professional, including Tom Ferguson of Rise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken, Patrick Jeffs of The Resiliency Solution and Perri Kersh of Neat Freak Professional Organizing. This year, WellFest partnered with the Durham Tech Foundation to fund student scholarships, and for every WellFeast ticket purchased, Hungry Harvest donated 10 pounds of produce to food insecure Durham Public Schools families. The event was made possible by University Kia of Durham, Durham Tech Foundation, Hungry Harvest, Acme Food & Beverage Co., US Foods, Coastal Credit Union, Busy Bees Maid Service, Durham Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Downtown Durham, Inc., Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, Firsthand Foods, Elevate by Longfellow, eXO Skin Simple, Triad Studios and YMCA of the Triangle. Photography by Cornell Watson
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1 Coastal Credit Union’s Creighton Blackwell and Chapel Hill Magazine Vice President of Planning & Development Ellen Shannon. 2 YMCA of the Triangle Zumba instructor and WellFest Coach Derek D. Ross. 3 Bernie Wade and Laura Wade. 4 Chatham Magazine Publisher Chris Elkins and University Kia of Durham General Manager Aric Swanger. 5 WellFest founder and Chapel Hill Magazine COO Rory Gillis and Kara Pittman. 6 Chapel Hill Magazine Account Executive Lauren Phillips participated in a live POUND class taught by Katrina Dooda. 7 For every WellFeast ticket purchased, Hungry Harvest donated 10 pounds of produce to food insecure Durham Public Schools families. 8 The Simple Joy plays live at the WellFest 2020 kickoff event at University Kia of Durham.
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chapelhillmagazine.com
December 2020