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An Employee Wellness Event Built for Every Northwest Indiana Shift

An employee wellness event in Northwest Indiana has to reach the crew that clocks in at midnight as well as the one that leaves at five. That's why our Bath & Body Bar runs across every shift, from refinery break rooms to utility offices. Each guest spends about twenty calm minutes making something soothing to take home.

The bar is a styled apothecary spread (apothecary is the old word for a pharmacy), so picture glass jars, dried botanicals, and soft linens. Guests blend foaming bath salts or fine Himalayan salts, sugar scrubs, and body oils with a premium fragrance they choose. Then each guest picks a handmade bath bomb, and we jar and label the whole set at the station.

Employee wellness event Northwest Indiana: a bath and body bar with glass jars of bath salts, botanicals, and soft linens
  • Calm, with nothing to win
  • Every shift welcome
  • Serving Northwest Indiana
  • Proposals in 2 business days

Why an employee wellness event works in Northwest Indiana

Around-the-clock employers shape this region. For example, Lake County counts U.S. Steel's Gary Works and the BP Whiting Refinery among its biggest employers, and NiSource, which owns NIPSCO, keeps its headquarters in Merrillville. Their teams rarely share one lunch hour, so a single afternoon party leaves people out. Instead, an employee wellness event in Northwest Indiana should follow the shift board, and we staff the bar to match it.

Because the station needs no water and usually no power, it fits a control-room break area or a training center without special hookups. There is nothing to win and no competition, so every employee can join, seated or standing. Plus, the gift goes home, where rest actually happens. Our most requested Northwest Indiana wellness bookings are shift appreciation days for the night crew, wellness day activities in a plant break room, a relaxed break room event for utility office staff, and a calm benefits fair activity during open enrollment.

Employee wellness event Northwest Indiana: a bath and body bar with bath salts, scrubs, and botanicals
The Bath & Body Bar, styled as an apothecary

Who books an employee wellness event in Northwest Indiana

Plants and refineries

Steel, refining, and energy crews work long, physical shifts. A quiet table in the break room gives each person a few unhurried minutes, then a gift for home. We also plan around your safety briefings and escort rules.

Hotel and campus teams

White Lodging, the hospitality company, is based in Merrillville, and Valparaiso University has served Porter County since 1859. Both workplaces care for guests and students all day. So a wellness week that turns the care back toward employees feels especially kind.

Women's networks and ERGs

An ERG (employee resource group, such as a company's women's network) often plans its own employee wellness event in Northwest Indiana. The bar works well as a lunch-hour gathering. In addition, every guest leaves with jars they filled side by side with coworkers.

What is on the Bath & Body Bar

Bath saltsFoaming bath salts and fine Himalayan salts, mixed to each guest's taste.
Scrubs and oilsSugar scrubs and body oils for a soothing ritual at home.
BotanicalsRose petals, dried citrus, and other botanicals to finish each jar.
Scent and a bath bombEach guest chooses a premium fragrance, then picks a handmade bath bomb to round out the set.

The bar is a styled apothecary spread. Apothecary is the old word for a pharmacy, and our bar has that look: glass jars, botanicals, and soft linens. Each guest spends about twenty calm minutes with a host, and then everything is jarred and labeled at the station. Because it runs without power at most venues and needs no water, it fits a lobby, a cafeteria, a break room, or a benefits fair. We also staff it to cover your shifts.

Guests can make a product to take home without applying anything to their skin. Full ingredient and allergen details are on our allergens and safety page. For a small leadership group, the corporate skincare bar in Northwest Indiana is a seated alternative. For a bigger celebration, however, pair the bar with the corporate perfume bar so two stations spread people out.

Northwest Indiana spaces for a wellness event

Most Northwest Indiana wellness days happen on site. Still, a few local halls suit a larger gathering when several locations come together.

Your plant, office, or refinery

Break rooms, cafeterias, and training centers are the easiest way to reach every shift. We bring the full spread, so you only need a corner of the room.

Halls of St. George

This Schererville hall on East Joliet Street holds up to 1,000 guests. As a result, it can host a company-wide wellness day with space left for benefits tables.

Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana

The Gary property offers meeting rooms with catering, which suits a wellness lunch for a regional team.

Avalon Manor Banquet Center

Just east of I-65 in Merrillville, its 16,500 square feet can welcome a small team or more than 1,100 guests. So it works when several sites meet for one day.

Planning notes for Northwest Indiana

  • Share your shift gridFirst, send us the start and end times for every shift, including overnight crews. Then we schedule hosts so the night shift gets the same experience as days.
  • Plant accessIndustrial sites often ask vendors to finish safety training or stay with an escort. Tell us early, because we build that time into the arrival plan for your employee wellness event in Northwest Indiana.
  • Space and tablesOur team arrives an hour before the first guest. We need about 12 by 6 feet and two 6-foot tables, and if the break room has none to spare, we bring tables for $30 each.
  • Getting hereHammond is roughly 24 miles from our Mokena studio, while Merrillville is about 32. Also, since March 2026, the South Shore Line's West Lake branch has served Hammond, Munster, and Dyer.
Cheryl Gleason, trained perfumer and founder of Glitters & Grace

Glitters & Grace was founded by Cheryl Gleason, a trained perfumer, a cosmetic and skincare formulator, and the creative force behind every bar we bring to your event.

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Employee wellness event pricing in Northwest Indiana

Every wellness event is quoted per event, so you pay only for what your event needs. As a result, your quote reflects headcount, hours, shifts, staffing, and any custom labels.

Jars carry our label as standard, or yours with your logo or wellness program name. Custom labels are printed in advance, so allow about four weeks. We also send an itemized proposal within two business days. After that, a 50% deposit holds your date.

Employee wellness event Northwest Indiana FAQs

Can an employee wellness event in Northwest Indiana include our overnight crew?

Yes. Share your shift times, and we staff the bar from the first shift to the last. Since it needs no water and usually no power, it sets up wherever each crew takes its break.

Do guests have to put anything on their skin?

No. Guests make products to take home, so nobody applies anything at the bar. We also publish full ingredient and allergen disclosures for every product on our allergens and safety page.

Which time zone do you plan in?

Central Time. Lake and Porter counties keep the same clock as Chicago and our Mokena studio, so there is nothing to convert.

Can our wellness program name go on the labels?

Yes. Custom labels with your logo or program name are printed ahead, so allow about four weeks. Otherwise, each set carries our standard label.

Do you travel to Crown Point and Valparaiso?

Yes. Our team travels from our Mokena studio throughout Lake and Porter counties, from Hammond and Schererville to Crown Point, the county seat, and Valparaiso.

Plan an employee wellness event in Northwest Indiana

Send us your date, location, headcount, and shift times. Then we will confirm availability and reply with an itemized proposal. Also, see more employee wellness event ideas.

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