Pies in the face. Executives on tricycles. Yummy breakfast burritos and homemade lunches. River bed clean-ups. Stuffing backpacks for kids. Bake sales, walks and runs. Our coworkers love doing their part to both raise money for charities and serve on the front lines. It’s true – it IS more blessed to give than receive. Just ask our charity volunteers as we recap what our offices have been up to all year.
Thanksgiving provides us with a reminder to say thanks and appreciate everything that we have. That's why this month, managers and supervisors around our company want to share their gratitude with the employees who are standing out with a shout-out. Our list is long so be sure to check twice and let your coworkers know you saw their name and give them extra recognition.
Jamie Cox is a commercial lines service manager with our Automotive Aftermarket Program based in the Overland Park, KS office. In her second guest blog, she's sharing practical and tactical ways to implement a peer-based recognition program to help boost employee engagement.
We'll be updating this page monthly with job postings and descriptions for each office; plus we'll feature the teams and managers that are hiring so you can decide if you're a fit with their culture. You'll also learn how to earn money with referrals, and managers will weigh in on professional trends and topics, while HR shares their top-notch advice for your career growth.
Nicole Borden, underwriting account manager for Bellingham, not only participated in Whatcom County Relay for Life, she is also on the steering committee and headed the luminaria event. Relay for Life raises funds for the American Cancer Society.
After the Thanksgiving turkey has been carved, pumpkin pie served and the family fighting has subdued, everyone starts to get into the Christmas mood. To help us be merry and bright, let’s check in with some of our coworkers around the company to see what gets them in the festive mood.
You’ve just swallowed that last bite of pumpkin pie. Now that you’re fueled up, do you:
a) Take a nap
b) Watch football
c) Play with the kids
d) Hit the stores for a shopping spree
Black Friday. Depending on your point of view, it’s either the shopping mecca day, or the day retailers offload their so-so products that aren’t selling. It’s either a 24-hour marathon or a good day to spend with the family doing anything BUT shopping.
Our Carlsbad and San Diego teammates engaged in charity events every month in 2016, from gathering holiday gifts and school supplies to fixing meals and cleaning a riverbed.
Early this year the sunny teams collected 45 much needed bath towels for the Toussaint Academy. A group of volunteers sacrificed a weekend evening to prepare and serve 102 meals at the Ronald McDonald House. Our ACM coworkers raised $345 for RETT with their annual ValentineGrams. And a Coastal Clean-Up took place on March 15 where six volunteers joined forces with The San Diego River Park Foundation to spruce up the natural habitat at the mouth of the San Diego River.
The Overland Park team was definitely busy this past year with all of their hard work and contributions to charities like Make a Wish Foundation and NETS Developmental League. Check how these busy bees have made a difference in 2016.
Our Denver team focused their charity efforts on fighting cancer, helping coworkers and fund raising for a children's organization in Haiti.
The Denver charity team consists of Melissa Claypool, chairperson, assisted by Janet Cooke.
