Looking for a festive way to raise employee morale? Celebrate Independence Day with activities that will raise employee spirits.
ConfidenceCenter.com’s Weekly Newsletter – June 10, 2014
Word and Quote of the Week
*** Sense of Humor ***
(Download this word on a printable poster in the Employee Morale Center. Info at http://www.EmployeeMoraleCenter.com)
*** “You see things; and you say Why? But I dream things that never were; and I say Why not?”
— George Bernard Shaw: Playwright, Nobel Prize Winner
Trivia Question of the Week
Q. Which American president served the most terms in office? (Answer at the end of this newsletter.)
Employee Morale
Plan Ahead for Independence Day – July 4th
July 4th is Independence Day in the USA
Freedom is our most precious possession. Celebrating this freedom at work makes us appreciate the freedom we have.
(Although July 4th is USA Independence Day, if you are one of our many subscribers in other countries, you can use these ideas to celebrate freedom in your own way.)
Independence Day Mural
Several days ahead of your celebration spread a roll of heavy white paper on a long table.
Have colored pens available for employees to write why they are grateful to live in the United States.
They can write a thought and/or draw pictures. Even employees who are not U.S. citizens can appreciate the many freedoms they, too, enjoy in the U.S.
Essay Contest
Hold an Essay Contest titled, What Freedom Means To Me. Set a limit of one typewritten page in length.
Post all of the entries on a Wall Of Freedom in the hallway of your company for all employees to read. Put a picture of the employee next to his or her essay.
Choose 3 – 5 winners who will read their essays at your Independence Day lunch.
Give the winners certificates, and give everyone who participates a small American flag.
Independence Day Lunch
Print song sheets of patriotic songs, and have a patriotic sing-a-long. Play a recording of the songs, or invite a talented employee to play a musical instrument.
Serve typical American food such as fried chicken, hamburgers, hot dogs, potato salad, and apple pie.
Ask employees to wear red, white, and blue clothes, and decorate with July 4th tablecloths and red, white, and blue balloons.
Answer to This Week’s Trivia Question
Q. Which American president served the most terms in office?
A. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Joke of the Week
As a claims adjuster, I often visit people who have injuries from accidents. One day when visiting an elderly client’s home for the first time, I was barely able to introduce myself before she launched into a long recitation of her many aches, pains, medications and treatments, and the details of her many doctors’ visits.
I took notes furiously, trying to keep up. Finally, she remarked: “But I shouldn’t really complain. At least I haven’t been in an accident like my poor sister. I suppose you’re here to see her?”
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(c) Copyright 2014 Harriet Meyerson, The Confidence Center
