EMPLOYEE FUN

THE SECRET PHRASE IS "EXERCISE CAN BE FUN"!

Wyndemere Survivor:

Send me your favorite wellness tip.  If you do, you get 500 points.

If you send me a selfie of you doing that wellness tip, you will get 1000 extra points.

We have a new Hidden Wellness Idol for you to find.  For everyone who finds the clue, let me know and you will get 200 points.  If you actually do what the clue recommends, you get an additional 300 points (if you need help in doing the wellness tip, let me know and I will send you information).

Here is the clue where it is hidden (there is one at Wynscape, one at Westbridge and one at Wyndemere):

A friendly person sits here

And deals with everyone’s issues.

To find the idol, stop by the main desk

And look under the box of tissues.

WELCOME TO EMPLOYEE FUN

The secret phrase is:   Hairy Eyeballs

Let Beth know you found the secret phrase by stopping into RHS or by calling x14037 or email griggbeth@wyndemerelcs.com.

All winners will be entered into a raffle drawing.  The winner of the drawing will get a fantastic (maybe) prize and his/her name up on our WINNERS BOARD. 

All entries must be received by noon on Wednesday, November 1st.

I am looking for players for a Minute To Win It game that will be held on Thursday, December 7th at 3pm.Do you want to be on a Minute to Win It team? (You know you do!Let Beth know. Stop into RHS or call x14037

Zombie Additional Tips, Rules and Executive Decisions

• It is ok if "off the clock" employees tag "on the clock" employees.
• If there are other employees around but don't witness your tag, that is legal.  However, if residents are around, it is illegal.
• If you try to tag your victim but they see you coming and they dodge you (but know they know you are trying to get them), you cannot switch victims.  Use creativity to try to tag them without them seeing you coming.  Ask coworkers for suggestions.
• When you get tagged, wear your "I'm a Zombie" sticker with pride.  The residents know we are playing and want to know who has gotten tagged out.

Zombie Players that have been Eliminated from the Game:

• Kelly Valadez

• Brian Given

• Judy Miltner

• Eddie Rodriguez

• Eric Deweese

• Amanda Sampson

• Sandy Stringer

• Ashley Buivis

Hello Zombie Players-

By now you should have all received your assignments and Zombie stickers. If you have not, let me know.

Game starts at 7am on Monday, January 16th.

If you have any questions or need me to settle a dispute, let me know.

My word is final – no arguments, k?

I’ll be sending out messages with results at the end of each day.

Have an awesome time, be sneaky, use your creativity, and don’t get Zombified.

Zombie Attack

The game starts at 7:00am on Monday, January 16th

RULE OF THE GAME

Purpose:

To be the last player who has not been turned into a Zombie.

How does it work?

Everyone will be given a registration envelope with Zombie Stickers, and instruction sheet, and a Popsicle stick with the name of a player. That name is your “Victim”. Your goal is to turn that player into a Zombie.

How do you turn someone into a Zombie?

All you need to do to turn someone into a Zombie is to stick the “I am a zombie” sticker on your victim.

What are the special rules?

In order to turn someone into a Zombie, there cannot be any “observers”. If anyone sees you put the zombie sticker on your victim, then you are out of the game and have to report to the Director.

Places you cannot do a zombie attack:

• In the bathroom -- ick. Respect privacy people!

• When someone is with a resident or family member, guest, visitor, or anybody who is not an employee

• USE COMMON SENSE

What do you do if you have successfully turned someone into a Zombie?

You need to notify the victim that they are now a zombie. (They might not realize that you have tagged and stickered them). Both the victim and the attacker need to notify The Director of the outcome – who is in the game still and who is out of the game. The victim in now out of the game and will give the attacker their own Popsicle stick with their victim’s name. You can now hunt their victim.

How can you avoid a Zombie attack?

• You can move away from someone who looks suspicious

• You can hide out in your office (however, note that this might actually make you more vulnerable to Zombie attack if there are no observers around).

• You can stay around large groups of people.

• If you think you are about to be attacked, if you put both hands on a wall, you cannot be turned into a zombie. However, once your hands come off the wall, you are vulnerable again.

• Keep your eyes peeled for someone who appears to be trying to get you alone for a strange reason, is lurking in the background, or is visiting you with a different pattern than what they usually do.

Who is the Director and what is her role?

Beth Grigg is the Director. Her role is to keep the game going, organize zombie assignments, and be there for any support. Please report any Zombie attacks immediately to The Director. Also, if you need help during the game, come see The Director for guidance.

ONCE YOU ARE ZOMBIFIED: Please have respect for the other Zombies and the integrity of the game by not talking about the game. Don't tell anyone (except for The Director, of course) who zombified you or who your target was. Remember, people aren't supposed to know who else is playing. Just don't talk about it.

The Director will step in if rules aren’t followed. If you play dirty, have a bad attitude, talk about Zombies in a public forum, forget that work comes first, play the game in front of a resident, prospective resident, visitor, guest, or non-staff, or tick The Director off, The Director will turn you into a Zombie and you will be removed from the game. 

Who are the players in the game?

It could be anyone. That’s part of the fun.  You might not know who the person is that you are assigned to.  It’s your duty to get to know who that person is in order to be able to zombify them.

Remember –

• Do not tell anybody if you are playing the game.

• Use Common Sense.

• We are still at work and should always keep that in mind.

• Just for fun, I will keep everyone posted regularly about who has been eliminated from the game.

Have fun, get to know your colleagues, and don’t get Zombified!!!!

Questions? Ask Beth anything.

(630) 681-4037     griggbeth@wyndemerelcs.com

Hanukkah goes from December 24th - January 1st this year.  Test your smarts by seeing how many of these Hanukkah words you can find in the word search.

 RESULTS of FAVORITE HOLIDAY SONG POLL:

• Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

• O Holy Night - by Celine Dion

• Little Drummer Boy  x 2 votes

• White Christmas -- by Bing Crosby

• All I want for Christmas is You  x 2 votes

• O Little Town of Bethlehem

• Jingle Bell Rock

• Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

• Mary Did You Know?

• Hark the Herald Angels Sing

• Up on the Housetop -- by Jackson Five

• Last Christmas

The answer to last week's Secret Employee of the Week is Jenn Franck, our Director of Westbridge.  Give her a wave when you see her!

Need an extra clue for the SECRET EMPLOYEE OF THE WEEK GAME?  Here's a clue to help out:

Her initials are JF.

The point of this game is to get to know your colleagues and co-workers. We will be doing a Secret Employee every week. Answers will be posted on that website and emailed to staff every week and a new puzzle will be given at that time. Secret Employees can be employees from any area of campus, any shift, and any department. If you would like to be a future Secret Employee, contact Beth at (630) 681-4037 or griggbeth@wyndemerelcs.com.

Our Secret Employee from last week was....CATHERINE WELCH -- TRANSPORTATION!!  Find her in her office in the fitness studio at Wyndemere or driving our fleet all over town -- be sure to wave hi when you see her go by.  Thanks for all you do Catherine!

Our Secret Employee from last week was GARY DIVITO!  He's our very own Wyndemere Drone Expert -- and was able to take a group picture of our residents and Wyndemere using his drone.  Very cool, Gary!

The Secret Employee from last week is our very own NANCY FRALEY!!  Stop on over to Wynscape Medical Records and give her a high five!!

Congratulations to all who guessed our Secret Employee from last week:  Angel Perez!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  If you haven't had a chance to meet him yet, he is on our Security Team and is a great guy.  Stop by to say hello.  We'll get a picture of him up on this website as soon as we can get a picture of him.   :) 

The last employee of the week was ADAM TYER from Facility Services.   Go on by and say hello! 

The answer to last week's challenge is:  Amy Quintana!!!!!  Amy is one of our nurses in Memory Care, and is a great member of our team.  Stop on down to Memory Care to say hello to her!

The answer to last week's challenge is:  Katie Lohr!!!!!!!!  She can be found going back and forth between Wynscape and all the local hospitals as our Nurse Liaison.  Be sure to tell her hello when you see her.

The answer to last week's Secret Employee is Beneta Usechek.  You can find Beneta in the Marketing office and zipping around Wyndemere showing new prospects all around our community.  Great job to all those employees who guessed her.  When you see her around, be sure to say hi.

I am happy to announce the winner of the Wyndemere Trivia Game.

Thank you for all who participated!  We had lots of responses and I loved seeing all the teams working together.

The prize for this game is a snazzy pair of sneaker wings that will make the winner’s shoes look like this (except they are HOT PINK wings, not gold): See picture below.

Without further ado, the winner of this amazing pair of sneaker wings is:

Jacquelynn Miller!!!!!!!

Jacque, be watching inter-office mail for your wonderful prize.  J

Thanks for playing everyone!  If you haven’t had a chance to try out this game, I have attached it to this email along with the answer key.  Have fun!