Employee Appreciation Day is observed on the first Friday of March. This year it falls on Friday, March 7, and is part of Employee Appreciation Month. Please take time to reflect and find ways to show gratitude to your team and colleagues for their hard work, dedication, and effort on this day, this month, and throughout the year.
To help show our appreciation, Human Resources and All Staff Council invite you to take a break and join us for this year’s BINGO event. We also encourage you to try your hand at one or more of the other activities listed below. Details on these activities and other appreciation month resources can be found on the Employee Appreciation Month webpage.
Build a Bulldog
It’s simple. Click HERE to print off an outline of Griff II. Decorate the picture using whatever artistic materials you wish and send your completed picture to Linda Feiden, HR, 3rd floor Old Main, by Monday, March 10. Your kids are welcome to participate too! Don’t forget to put your name on the back. Finalists will be on display during the BINGO event on March 12 for faculty and staff to vote on for awards.
Free Ice Cream Sundaes, Popcorn, and BINGO
Join All Staff Council and Human Resources on Wednesday, March 12, from 2-3 p.m. in Parents Hall South, Olmsted Center to enjoy some ice cream sundaes and popcorn, while playing BINGO. Prizes include a pair of tickets to the Varsity Cinema (and popcorn), gift certificates to Lachele’s, Drake Diner, and Café Chai, tickets to the Drake student production of “Legally Blonde”, Bulldog Shop gift baskets, and Drake Relays apparel.
Photo Scavenger Hunt
Recruit a colleague (or group), bring your cell phone, and have fun. Send an email to linda.feiden@drake.edu to receive a list of locations around Drake’s campus. At each location, take a fun photo. Once you complete the list, submit your photos for a chance to win a prize. All photos must be submitted by Thursday, March 27.
Give a shout-out
Shout-Outs are a wonderful way to recognize your fellow Drake faculty and staff. Simply write a sentence or two thanking a colleague or team for going the extra mile or showing support to others. Submit your shout-outs to linda.feiden@drake.edu between now and March 25, and they will be compiled and posted in OnCampus.
Finally, All Staff Council is sending some lucky staff a magnet in March with a picture of Griff II ‘high-fiving’. If you receive one, keep it for a few days, then pass it along to another colleague who also deserves a high-five. If you have a magnet from past years, pass it along to another deserving colleague as well. The magnets can be handed off again and again with the hopes of reaching as many of Drake’s amazing staff members as possible.
Please take some time this month to let others know you appreciate their efforts and know that YOUR efforts are appreciated.
— Linda Feiden, Human Resources