Winter Edition
January 2012
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H o w I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :
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Southern Professional Day
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Book Review
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Editors Notes
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Physical
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Emotional
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Mental
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Social
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Spiritual
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Winter is a tough season, short dark days and illness can drag even the best staff member through the mud and leave everyone feeling unloved and blue. My theory is attack, Attack, ATTACK!!! Start with killing everyone with kindness, the smallest act can inspire someone to be kind to another. Next put the things you
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appreciate about each staff and volunteer on paper. This gives them solid proof to refer to every day that someone noticed. Last, be silly and get everyone involved. Whether it is a hula party at lunch or fun team games played in a staff meeting do something that is light and full of laughter. Continue these three
T r e a s u r e r ’ s Fundraising is always in the back of our Coordinating brain so here are some fun ideas to inspire you this year…
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steps until the sun comes out and you can kick them all outside to soak in some Vitamin D. Remember through it all take your vitamins, eat right, drink lots of water and laugh. You are the example that can lead your team out of the darkness. Don’t let negativity seep in. You are stronger than that. HB
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a “Jail & Bail”; Pick your favourite era and throw a stunning afternoon “Fashion Show” Be the first business in the area to host an annual Pancake Race for Strove Tuesday. Work
with the big companies near you and get them to match what you raise and then make whatever you choose an annual event so that the hype can grow.