Cook Spencer’s Fun Committee engages employees year-round
By: Teresa NicodemusMay 29, 2018101134
The Fun Committee brings big smiles to the employees at Cook Spencer. Cook Spencer production and office employees can volunteer annually to serve on the committee for one year. The Fun Committee volunteers meet for one hour a month to plan events that Spencer employees facility-wide can enjoy. As a result, Cook’s unique family culture thrives. The Cook culture is one of the most important things employees want to maintain as our company’s transformation continues.
From friendly competition in the form of Easter bonnet decorating and Halloween costume contests to community service projects, employees enjoy each other’s company. Last year’s Backpack Buddies Food Drive raised 11,896 items from the generosity of Cook Spencer employees. The Backpack Buddies program helps children who are at risk for hunger by sending nutritious food home with them on the weekends.
“I like seeing the employees having fun; they seem to love the events,” said Taylor Cooper, 2017 Fun Committee volunteer. Multiple Cook Spencer employees stated “the sillier the better” when it comes to enjoying the events. Check out the photo slide show below of the 2017 Spencer Fun Committee’s events.
2017 Spencer Fun Committee Members
Levi Allen
Bobbi Brown
Cheyenne Bussing
Taylor Cooper
Evan Dyer
Christy Granger
Lacy Merchant
Brad Peach
Kathy Sips
Brittainy Smith
Robert White
Debbie Kinley, a Cook Spencer employee, participates in the St. Patrick’s Day celebration in style!
Cheyenne Bussing from Cook Spencer dresses in green for St. Patrick’s Day.
Cook Spencer leadership model their department’s masterpiece bonnets. Each leader’s department worked together to create an Easter bonnet for the bonnet competition. The bonnets were judged for Most Creative, Most Elaborate, and Funniest.(From left to right: Ken Byrge, Mark Lamb, Misty May, Sherry McIntosh, Darby Gowin, Jamie Henderson, Shannon Wood, and Brittainy Smith)
Hats off to the winners! From left to right: Ken Byrge for the Funniest Bonnet, Mark Lamb for the Most Creative Bonnet, and Mary Beth Galuoppo and Sherry McIntosh tied for the Most Elaborate Bonnet.
Vickie Guy and Rhonda Bishop from Cook Spencer learn how Cook products work during Fun Committee-sponsored Product Awareness Day.
Cook Spencer employees Brittainy Smith and Bobbi Brown proudly display their “I’ve attended Product Awareness Day” cards.
From left to right: Jimmie Merk, Bowie Johnson, Griffen Dahlstrom, and David Lessard enjoy a cookout during Spirit Week at Cook Spencer.
Cook Spencer employees display their Cook spirit with Cook T-shirts during Spirit Week.
Jhonafel Klee and Rosemarie Trull enjoy a fall-time foods menu in the Cook Spencer cafeteria and a free cup of cider and cupcake at the Cook Spencer Fall Fest 2017.
From pumpkin carving and...
...a Halloween parade to...
...a costume contest, Spencer employees get their “ghoul” on for Halloween 2017 thanks to the Spencer Fun Committee!
10 Comments
What a nice idea. I can see that you have a lot of fun!
What a nice idea. I can see that you have a lot of fun!
Nice! Every company should have a fun committee!
Keep passing those smiles around… smiles and laughter brings so much joy to the heart, mind and sole.
You guys look like you have a great time!!!
Great investment for our employee’s morale!
This is great to see! Thank you so much to all of the volunteers and participants in these important initiatives
Great initiative!
Barry
Nice to know that’s happening! Everybody in Cook helps Patients in different ways!
I admire the Cook Inc. Spencer team for finding the right perspective of having fun while we manufacture products to help patients. Keep it up!
So much fun!
It’s great to see all of the smiles. 🙂