{"id":207,"date":"2013-03-19T01:00:15","date_gmt":"2013-03-19T06:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/confidencecenter.com\/blog\/?p=207"},"modified":"2013-04-05T15:37:33","modified_gmt":"2013-04-05T20:37:33","slug":"employee-morale-newsletter-april-is-cultural-diversity-appreciation-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/confidencecenter.com\/blog\/employee-morale-newsletter-april-is-cultural-diversity-appreciation-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Employee Morale: April is Cultural Diversity Appreciation Month"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s no secret that appreciating cultural diversity can raise employee morale. Here are some activity ideas for you this month.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

ConfidenceCenter.com’s Weekly Newsletter – March 19, 2013<\/h5>\n

Word and Quote of the Week<\/h4>\n

*** Goals ***<\/p>\n

*** “The trouble with not having a goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field and never score.” -Bill Copeland<\/p>\n

Trivia Question of the Week<\/h4>\n

Q. What is the southernmost state in the U.S.? (Answer at the end of this newsletter.)<\/p>\n

Employee Morale Special Days to Celebrate<\/h3>\n

April is: Cultural Diversity Appreciation Month<\/h3>\n

This is a month to appreciate the contributions of the many diverse cultures at your workplace.<\/p>\n

Activity ideas:<\/p>\n

– Have a Potluck Lunch –<\/p>\n

and ask everyone to bring in a dish (and recipes) from their country or culture.<\/p>\n

– Hold a Diversity Fair –<\/p>\n

and give each culture a booth or table to display items from their culture.<\/p>\n

– Create a Diversity Album –<\/p>\n

where employees can contribute stories and pictures about their cultures. Make copies for everyone.<\/p>\n

– Invite a Speaker –<\/p>\n

to speak and show slides or a video about the culture.<\/p>\n

Get hundreds of creative low-cost morale boosters like these in the Employee Morale Center. Get a trial membership at: http:\/\/www.EmployeeMoraleCenter.com<\/a><\/p>\n

April is also…<\/h3>\n
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  • Alcohol Awareness Month<\/li>\n
  • National Donate Life Month<\/li>\n
  • National Humor Month<\/li>\n
  • National Car Care Month<\/li>\n
  • National Kite Month<\/li>\n
  • National Occupational Therapy Month<\/li>\n
  • National Poetry Month<\/li>\n
  • National Pecan Month<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    1 (April Fool’s Day)<\/p>\n

    7 – World Health Day<\/p>\n

    21 – 27 – National Volunteer Week<\/p>\n

    22 – 28 – Administrative Professionals Week<\/p>\n

    25 – Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work Day<\/p>\n

    28 – May 4 – Screen Free Week (Formerly TV-Turnoff Week)<\/p>\n

    Plan ahead<\/h3>\n

    May is: Workplace Relationships Enrichment Month<\/p>\n

    Answer to This Week’s Trivia Question<\/h4>\n

    Q. What is the southernmost state in the U.S.?<\/p>\n

    A. Hawaii<\/p>\n

    Joke of the Week<\/h4>\n

    A Glitch<\/h4>\n

    After an enthusiastic recommendation from my wife, I began listening to an audiobook.<\/p>\n

    “I love the book, but the writing style is so disjointed,” I complained. “He refers to characters I don’t know and introduces them a half hour later.”<\/p>\n

    My wife was as confused as I was, but I soldiered on, disoriented by the jumpy story line. It wasn’t until the end of the book that my dilemma was explained: I had set the iPod to Shuffle.<\/p>\n

    (c) Copyright 2013 Harriet Meyerson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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