One Sweet Scavenger Hunt

CARSON wrappedhersheys.com employees were put to the test this month with an office-themed scavenger hunt. Our FunShine group created a list of riddles relating to our company that put all of our brains in a twist. Each individual received the list and was timed to see who could get the most right in the fastest time. Throughout the race day, we wandered around the office trying to match objects to clues. Once all of the lists were completed, Molly, a Sales and Marketing Associate, calculated the scores to determine the winner. Michelle W.  figured out the most riddles, in the fastest time and got to pick a prize out of our Carson Treasure Chest.

Fun, Food & Games

This month, on the day of our company meeting, FunShine decided to put together a couple activities to celebrate the birth of our nation. We played cornhole, pinned the star on the flag and ate some great Barbeque from a local restaurant called SmoQ. Everyone at CARSON wrappedhersheys.com participated in a cornhole tournament that took place throughout the day. Each team battled through the bracket until one “sweet” pair was victorious. Sara and Andrew knocked out the competition and were the reining champs.

After the fun-filled cornhole event, we gathered in the Café to enjoy a catered lunch from SmoQ. We feasted on pulled pork sandwiches, smoked fried chicken, baked beans, mustard slaw, sweet potato brulee and cornbread muffins. Yum!

After we ate and conducted our meeting, everyone had a chance to pin the star on the flag. One of our graphic artists printed out a large American Flag with one star missing. Then, one by one we were spun in circles by Sharon, President of Marketing & Creative Services, and then released to stagger towards the flag in hopes of putting the star the closest to the missing spot. After much laughter, Sara (again) was the winner of this event!

Although we are always hard at work, we also know how to have fun and be a team!

A Celebration of the Earth

Did you know the first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970? We have come a long way since 1970 when the environment wasn’t in the forefront of many of our minds like it is today. Earth Day is a time to give back to the planet and show how much we truly care by planting trees and picking up litter. It is also a good time to learn a little bit more about the wonderful planet we live on and its environment.

This year at CARSON wrappedhersheys.com we planned a day of activities to celebrate the Earth. We decorated bags we could use again with Go Green designs – we had so many artistic and creative designs!

We also decided for lunch that we would each make food that “came” from the earth. We had fruit salad, veggie rolls, fruit pizza and even dirt cups with worms. Later in the day we planted seeds in little cups and put them in the windows to watch them grow over the next few weeks.

At CARSON we try to celebrate the Earth not just on Earth Day, but 365 days of the year with the green initiatives we have put into place, like recycling all of the cardboard boxes we use, using recycled paper for our wrappers and our website, which we keep updated on a daily basis. You can also check out our green video to see the other ways we stay green. 

Happy Earth Day Everyday! 

Carson Paints the Town

This weekend the team at CARSON wrappedhersheys.com had the opportunity to participate in Give Back Cincinnati's Paint the Town. The event was an amazing experience for all involved and we were thrilled to get the chance to be a part of such a great cause.

Things weren't looking so hot for the nearly 1,500 volunteers ready to paint as the morning started off with a huge thunderstorm and a torrential downpour. However, by the time we had checked-in, ate a delicious breakfast, got our t-shirts (pink team!) and met with our team leaders, the skies had miraculously cleared and it was shaping up to be a great day!

When we arrived at the site our team got to work quickly to get as much done before the next round of anticipated showers. We were such an efficient group that we were nearly done by lunch time without a storm cloud in sight.

After a much needed lunch break of Chick-fil-A sandwiches, Grippos Potato Chips and Potbelly cookies we were back to work. We finished up with enough time to even do some yard work and spend time with the owner of the home (she was as sweet as they come). We were even one of the first teams back to the after party where we got to bond with our fellow co-workers and new friends with food and drinks provided by Gold Star Chili, Buona Vita Pizza and Christian Moerlein Brewing Co.

Overall, it was a wonderful day. Together, all of the volunteers painted a total of 40 homes in Dayton and Bellevue, KY. Everyone had a blast and we are definitely planning on participating next year as well. A big thank you to Give Back Cincinnati for putting together such an amazing day and allowing us to be a part of it!

No Fools About It

On April Fools Day here at CARSON wrappedhersheys.com, we celebrated it in a non-pranking way.  It was Bowling Night.  Once 5 o'clock hit, everyone who was partaking enjoyed some Chester's Pizza.  Chester's just so happened to be celebrating their anniversary.  We thanked them for delivering our pizzas with more than a handful of personalized minis.  When we were finished enjoying our pizza, it was time to burn it off by bowling the night away.

Fairfield Bowling Lanes didn't know what they were in for.  We had such a great turn out between employees and our guests that we ended up filling 5 lanes.  There were all different types of bowlers in our group, from experienced (brought their own ball and shoes), to intermediate, to even those who improved as they continued to bowl.  I think the real highlight of the night was when Spencer, who is Michelle’s 6 yr. old son, got a strike.  If you didn't see it happen, you sure knew something great happened from all the cheering and clapping.  In all, I believe it was a successful, fun night at the bowling alley.

Talent Forever Hidden

I guess you can say we didn’t have an unforgettable event, since CARSON’s Got Talent was cancelled. Our committee might have been under the impression that everyone here would love to share their hidden talents, but apparently they’re keeping them under wraps.

Moving on…tomorrow is Fat Tuesday/Mardi Gras and we’re not holding back to celebrate.  We have a fun filled day planned with games and contests to a king cake and paczkis.

Do you have Talent?

We're coming back full swing after a slight hiatus with an unforgettable event in the office.  Have you heard of the show America's Got Talent, well we can do it one better with CARSON's Got Talent.  The big day is Friday, February 25 and I can't wait to see all the talent we have housed here.  Check out the video below of the excitement to come.

 

Halloween Hijinks

Our day was filled with non-stop Halloween celebrations.  One of the first games we were able to participate in was Deface your Face.  Everyone received a paper with their photo the night before.  We were given the task to make our face as ugly or scary as possible.  You were not allowed to leave your photo blank if you were thinking you were ugly enough as is.  Everyone had a deadline of Friday morning to turn in their masterpieces to receive a ballot to vote at lunch.  Once the votes were tallied, Dianne had swept over the competition with her death defying clownish look.

Then came time to mummify one of our co-workers in Mummy Wrap.  There were a total of 6 teams and you had to select one team member to wrap in toilet paper.  Your team raced against the clock to come up with your best looking mummy.  The Tomb Raiders (Bob, Colleen, Dee and Tosha) wrapped their way to the best dressed mummy.

Soon after came the Body Parts game, where food items were meant to feel like human body parts.  You had to stick your hand into a brown paper bag and to your surprise you would feel something gooey, hard, slimy or wet.  Vicki was able to identify the most body parts and what food they were for a win.

To round out our day of Halloween festivities we had a Feast of Souls.  This is where our fellow co-workers would put their cooking and baking skills to the test.  There were 3 chances for one to walk away with a win: Most Creative, Best Tasting and Most Appealing.  We had an array of food from boo pudding cups, mummy crescent hot dogs and a never-ending amount of dips.  Three previous winners from the day walked away with another win: Most Creative went to Dianne for her Bigfoot Biological Sample, which just so happened to go along with her costume of Bigfoot Hunter.  Lauren walked away with Best Tasting for her Seven Layer Mexican Dip with homemade guacamole.  Then I managed another win for Most Appealing with my RIP cupcakes.  I better start thinking of a costume now for Halloween 2011.

Costumes Galore

Here at CARSON wrappedhersheys.com we love to celebrate Halloween.  Even though there was a brief hiatus for the year of 2009, we pulled out all the stops for 2010.  It was a day filled with games, interesting, yet tasty foods and figuring out what everyone’s costumes were.  We take the dressing up for Halloween part very seriously.  This year there was a wide variety of outfits from Tea Partiers, to Cincinnati Bengals and Bearcats Fans, Elves and Reindeer, Dentist and even a Bigfoot Hunter.  Who would turn down the opportunity to dress up in just about anything and potentially walk away with Best Individual or Best Group Costume?

The Best Individual Costume was nearly unanimous for Tigger.  Yes, that rambunctious, orange with black stripes friend of Winnie the Pooh showed up in Fairfield, Ohio.  Though I don’t believe I heard Dee say his infamous line “Bouncing is what Tiggers do best,” his laugh was indeed heard from time to time throughout the day. Best Group Costume was awarded to a group right out of the Super Mario Bros. and I’m proud to say that I was a part of this group as Mario.  My other friends included Luigi, Toad and the Piranha Plant.  Congratulations to all and we can’t wait until next year.

Games and lunch extravaganza coming soon.

Playing for Prizes

Here at CARSON wrappedhersheys.com someone is always coming up with wild and crazy things to do.  The latest thing was putt-putt in the office.  You might think "How is that possible?"  But around here they make all kinds of things happen.  The girls in charge made a little putt-putt course on the carpet with obstacles.  We all had three holes to go through.  The person with the lowest score won.  I was the winner, which is a funny thing because anytime we go to putt-putt with the kids and grandson I never play because (don't tell anyone but) I really don't like to putt-putt.

Of course when I heard there were prizes at stake I decided I had to have one of them.  Most people here may not know I am very competitive.  Well I ended up with a cool CARSON shirt for just hitting a little ball in a hole.  I can hardly wait til our next crazy event.

- Dee