Spring brings trees, grass, crops and gardens in every shade of green; yellow pond flowers, crocuses, daffodils, tulips, and other spring flowers; cool evenings and warmer days; open houses for grads; the return of the summer-only birds; geese nesting near the pond; baby ducks, baby geese, and fawns; the first bounty from the garden; Women’s History Month; April Fool’s Day; Earth Day; Passover; Cinco de Mayo; Mother’s Day; Father’s Day; Flag Day; Easter; Memorial Day, and many more seasonal holidays and traditions to celebrate.
Summer brings flowering trees and flower gardens; hot days and warm nights; beach walking; sand castles; U.S. Independence Day; fireworks; parades; Labor Day; vacations everywhere; cottage stays, beach fires, and many more seasonal holidays and traditions to celebrate.
Teams in various organizations have organized these events for the celebration of spring and summer holidays and traditions.
- Offer an Easter egg hunt or roll for the children of employees. A dessert table featuring spring goodies is always a success, too.
- Trips to Cedar Point, Six Flags and other amusement-type parks are popular, particularly if the company helps pay the tab for the bus or entry.
- Company picnics with catered food, with or without beer and wine, with games and playscapes for the children and organized golf scrambles, softball games, horseshoes, and swimming are a big hit with employees.
- Hold a hot dog or hamburger roast for employees. Better, encourage your executives and managers to do the grilling.
- Sponsor a community garden on your company property for employees who live in apartments and want to garden. Provide the rototilling and top soil.
- Hold a company open house for family, friends, customers, and vendors. Serve finger food and provide guided tours.
- Provide pizza for everyone in the company each time your company successfully avoids any lost time injuries and/or accidents for a whole quarter.
- Sponsor and help pay for the formation of sports teams that participate in leagues. Encourage employee attendance at games and matches. Softball, bowling, soccer, gold, basketball, volleyball and more sports teams, encourage the teamwork spirit.
- Raise money any time through silent auctions, 50-50 raffles, the raffle of vendor gifts, and the raffle of items purchased with employee-earned frequent flyer miles. Donate the money to employees with serious health problems or other needs or to your favorite charitable organizations.
I'm always listening for new ways for people to celebrate holidays and traditions at work. Your employees will appreciate the celebrations and they add to positive workplace motivation and raise employee morale.
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