Kerstiens Companies to host free community wellness summit June 27

Kerstiens Companies will turn its Jasper office space into a public health meeting place on Saturday, June 27, offering Dubois County residents a free Community Wellness Summit built around practical advice, local experts and whole-person wellness. The event will run from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on the lower level of 1 DCB Plaza, and the company says the goal is to help people connect with ideas and resources that support healthier, more balanced lives.

The summit is designed as more than a one-off seminar. Kerstiens Companies says it wants to bring together speakers to explore the many pillars of health, including mind, body and beyond, while creating a morning focused on community connection. The event is free and open to the public, giving working adults, families and other Jasper-area residents a low-cost way to hear from wellness voices and learn about topics they may not have encountered before.

That public-facing approach fits a broader wellness push from the company. On May 14, Kerstiens Companies said it had earned a 3-Star rating through the Wellness Council of Indiana’s AchieveWELL program, and that Glenn Buechlein had been certified as an official Dream Manager. The Wellness Council describes AchieveWELL as its workplace wellness assessment, evaluation and recognition program, while its mission is to improve quality of life by helping employers and communities create thriving places to live, work, learn and play.

The location also reinforces the local reach of the effort. 1 DCB Plaza sits just off Jasper’s downtown city square, and Kerstiens Homes & Designs lists its address there as 1 DCB Plz Suite 100. The company says it has more than 60 years of experience as homebuilders in southern Indiana, a history that helps explain why its wellness work is being presented as part of a long-standing presence in the community rather than a stand-alone promotion.

Glenn Buechlein is the point of contact for questions at 812-309-3393. Kerstiens Companies said it believes “wellness is stronger when it’s shared,” and added that “this summit is just the beginning.” For Dubois County residents, the message is clear: the company is using its local platform not only to build homes, but to bring health education into the public square.