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Below is a compilation of exciting, effective and low-cost events that you can use during your employee campaign to raise extra dollars and have extra fun learning about our communty.

  • Waffle or pancake breakfast, served by management
  • Spelling bee pitting employees against management
  • Walk/run-a-thon, with employees pledging per mile
  • Food drive, clothing drive
  • Carnation or flower sale
  • Car wash
  • Tricycle race
  • Baby photo contest. grade school photo contest
  • Goofy Olympics or triathlon, canoeing with one paddle, three legged race, etc.
  • Ice cream social
  • Children's coloring contest
  • Potluck luncheon
  • Potluck cookbook - recipes are compiled in book form; on one day, potluck lunch is served and book is sold
  • Dunk tank
  • Paper airplane toss
  • Silent auction with items donated by management, employees or vendors, such as: use of parking spaces, refinishing furniture, tax prep, golf lessons, free condo use, holiday cookies, leaf raking, gourmet dinner
  • Joke book - employees submit their favorite jokes
  • Miniature golf tournament throughout the building
  • Bubble gum blowing contest
  • Guess the height and weight of the "Heavy Weights" - employees guess the combined height and weight of management staff or specific departments
  • Watermelon seed spitting contest
  • Basketball shooting contest
  • Extra vacation day raffle
  • Bake sale of desserts donated by employees; hot dog sale
  • Balloon bust: executives sit on ballons to burst in least amount of time
  • Pizza luncheon
  • Hawaiian shirt day
  • Sweatshirt day / dress down day
  • Western theme day
  • Casino night
  • Pie eating contest
  • Pie throwing contest: pies (whipped cream on paper plates) are thrown at management staff as they place face in opening of cardboard screen
  • Cribbage / 500 tournament held over noon hours
  • Jail and Bail
  • Mystery hunt with clues sent via email, leading hunters to an agency or co-worker who is connected to an agency
  • Yo-Yo contest
  • Lip sync contest / air guitar contest
  • Turtle derby
  • Flea market / white elephant sale
  • Garage sale
  • Crazy hat day

 

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