Employee Activities Committee News Page
The Connector
December 2013, Volume 1, Issue 7
T
he MISS DIG System EAC extends its very best
wishes to all for a blessed holiday season along
with our sincere thanks for your support throughout our first year. You made so many good
things happen within the office and throughout our respective communities.
To all employees…..from your suggestions to your generous donations, your participation was key to a successful
kickoff of this employee group. Thank you for all food
donations for the food banks around us. Thank you for
sending holiday greetings to our military abroad. Thank you for donating to the EAC coffers. Thank you for dressing up
for Halloween and thank you for walking in the Buddy Walk in Escanaba. We’re sure we’ve missed something so we
will just say…….Thank you for everything.
We also wish to thank all EAC team members for their hard work. It is apparent that all have confidence that this group
can have a lasting, positive impact on the future of the MISS DIG organization.
With that in mind, we can look forward to new EAC projects in 2014. We will continue to task all to keep moving
throughout the winter months. Anticipate a GET HEALTHIER challenge in January. Start tracking your activities on
January 1st. In the meantime, don’t forget to hit the treadmill in the office on the cold, slippery days.
A
s 2013 comes to a close and the new year’s resolutions are looming, it’s very
encouraging to witness, first-hand, some amazing weight loss successes
among us. The past year has seen some tremendous physical changes in a
few CSR’s. Linda Portelli and Kay Oatley of AH have lost 36 and 25 lbs
respectively. The biggest loser this year was Gladstone’s Shannon Gagne; down 55 lbs
since January. Way to go, Shannon!!!
An abundance of holiday treats will challenge us all in the next few weeks so we asked
these three to share their holiday eating strategy to stay on track through December.
Shannon will eat in moderation, take a small taste of everything and will continue her
daily regime of exercise. Kay will eat before she attends a party and pledges to put only
healthy choices on her plate.
Linda advocates being conscious of what she eats and will question if a food splurge is worth the calories before she
opens her mouth. She asserts some very sensible insight into a healthy relationship with food. She reminds us that
she is not dieting but has made a lifestyle choice so that a single day off-plan doesn’t sabotage her. She’ll be right
back on track the next day. Great example, Linda, FOR OUR GOOD HEALTH.
Halloween Memories
Employees of the Month
Gladstone — Heather Batchelor
Auburn Hills — Dave Trousdale
Doesn’t everyone have a jar of pennies, buttons, golf
tees and miscellaneous change sitting around the
house. These days, those pennies seem almost useless; rumors persist that they cost more to mint than
they are worth. NOT ANYMORE. Make your spare
change count!
Who are these Gladstone trick-or-treaters???
From left to right: Mary Pascoe, Jennifer Hurkman, Lenita
Scholer, Dana Strong and…...Colleen Goddard?
ANNOUNCING
Auburn Hills vs
Gladstone
Penny WARS
Starting January and extending through February, there
will be a spare change jar in each office.
Pennies count as one cent toward that office total but
silver coins and paper money (including checks) count
AGAINST the opposite office. The highest (or least negative) total wins. The EAC will hold all proceeds for our
next charity project but the winning office gets bragging
rights as the 2014 PENNY WARS winner.
Happy Birthday!
December
Kay Oatley
Sharon Dewey
Sandy DeMars
January
Brooke Hatton
Dana Strong
Linda Gilbert