Employee Recognition/appreciation Day

[StrongerToday]

I've been drafted for our Employee Appreciation Day committee, we're looking for ideas on how to acknowledge staff members and I need some good, inexpensive, suggestions. In the past we've put up a card w/ each persons picture and have people write "thank you for _____" or have the manager get up and say nice things about each person on the team.

We're a non-profit with approximately 50 people, so think cheap... er... budget conscience!

Thanks...

[amybeth]

Balloons and a pot luck thrown by the committee.

Something dedicated to the office that you already need, in their names.....our PTO at school gave us an electric holepunch as a gift and it gets used and appreciated EVERY day.

You could make a twist on what you did before and make it a guessing game....guess who in the office managed to accomplish _________________ with only __________________ to get it done. Have simple prizes for the guessers that get it right. (Still acknowledges all the good people have done and gives them recognition!

Good luck.

[Lisa]

WEll, you can go "GREEN" and buy all the recognized employees an azalea or hydrangea plant, or small office plant.

Do a recognition letter on the computer and frame it for their office.

As mentioned, a celebration office party. With a public appreciation from the Boss.

Acknowledgement in the local paper.

Gift Certificates (could be a little pricey)

A paid day off, of choice.

[blueeyedmanda]

When our nurses celebrated us a few weeks ago, they each brought us a plant. It was nice since they each picked one out according to our personalities.

Pot Lucks are always fun. You can put a spin on it too, a lot of times my office does Pot Luck breakfasts, and it is a surprise to everyone.

How many people are you appreciating? That will help us with ideas too.

Good Luck.

[Kyalesyin]

Something they did while I was a mechanic worked quite well-

We each got a pin badge made for us that said 'I am good at...' and then listed our specialist area, underneath the company logo and our name [they had trouble fitting my name on, but hey!]. I was only the apprentice, but apparently I was better at testing brake lines than I thought! Pin badges are not expensive to make, and people can wear them if they like, and it shows that you've paid a little bit of individual attention to the person. Its a good way to say 'I'm proud of you' and people need to hear that. Mine stayed on my overalls until the company was forced to downsize and shed all their apprentices.

[StrongerToday]

Great ideas!! There are 50 full time staff and 20 part timers. We are planning a day out of the office with lunch too. Everyone does get a $10 gift card as well. I'm looking for more of a personal recognition ideas, while the $10 gift card is nice... we need to show the personal touch.

I knew you guys would have some great ideas!

[GFinVA]

Last year my boss went to the dollar store and bought each person in our department a $1 gag gift and explained why he selected it for that person. He presented each one in front of the whole department and it was absolutely hysterical. The idea went over really well and we all appreciated the time he took to match a gift to our personalities/positions.

Good luck!