We just had our 1st Annual Employee Appreciation Day here at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary. The date was set for June 13th (yes, Friday the 13th), and a committee of 6 was chosen to put the day together. I was one of the six. I’ll just say that planning an event like this with 5 other opinions, attitudes and agendas was not easy. I wanted to quit after the first meeting. But, I made the commitment so I stuck it out.
The day went off without a hitch. It was great! The weather was beautiful and everyone was overdue for a day of fun in the sun.
Starting the Day
The day started with a light breakfast followed by the Scavenger Hunt Game. The object of the game was to find different things around the seminary using the clues provided at each stop. You needed one clue to get to the next. It was a big hit. It’s amazing what you don’t notice after seeing it everyday.
After the Hunt, was a prayer service in the Immaculate Conception Chapel. Then it was time for lunch.
Can You Say Bar-be-que?
The lunch was catered by The Italian Bros. and the food was delicious. There was a cook onsite grilling up more food than anyone could eat. There were even Filet Mignon sandwiches. Mm…tasty. Or, so I heard.
As everyone arrived, it was my job to make sure everyone got leid. And I took my job seriously. It was fun to see the expressions on the faces of my co-workers when I said "you’re guaranteed 1 good lei today." I just needed to remember not to say it to a priest.
Our fabulous baker made a delicious cake for the occasion and it was definitely a work of art.
We had a hula hoop contest won by Brenda due to her "mom skills", and a limbo contest won by the library’s very own Juan DeJesus.
Everyone enjoyed themselves and are still talking about it. After all the shouting, headaches and disorganized meetings, the day turned out to be one to remember.
When was the last time you had this much fun at work?
