9/27/07
9/10/07
Timber Rattles Game
Great Eats, Great Company and of course Great Game.
Here are some photos from that night.
Thanks Art for all the organizing it took to make a great outing.
Here are some photos from that night.
Thanks Art for all the organizing it took to make a great outing.
John and his Kids
Kyle-Tammy Mijal's Husband and Sam
8/31/07
WOW
We have an email address!
Please use this address whenever you would like to contact the committee. You can also find this address in the resources spot on a permanent basis.
social@directions.com
Please use this address whenever you would like to contact the committee. You can also find this address in the resources spot on a permanent basis.
social@directions.com
End of Summer Walk
-photo from PhilYesterday was the last day of the
Shattuck Park Out To Lunch Concerts.
We hope that everyone who had a chance to experience the lunch concerts had great time. Mark your calendars for next year, as we hope to do this again.
"I definitely enjoyed going to the park whenever I could, and appreciate everyone involved for making it happen. Attached is a photo of the view at the park yesterday. It was a beautiful day, and thought I'd share."
-Phil
A special thank you to SMT and all of you for making this a great event.
8/14/07
7/31/07
Survey just in
A few weeks ago we asked everyone to check the blog and participate in a quick survey. Here are the results.
Which event would you be most interested in doing?
Bowling - 2Scavenger Hunt - 6
Kickball Tournament - 3
Happy Hour - 3
Please continue to check the left side of the blog for upcoming information and surveys. If you have an idea that you would like posted please let one of the team leaders know and it will get posted.
7/17/07
Social Committee Goal Statement
In an attempt to better serve the employees here at Directions, the Social Committee would like to take a moment to clarify what our goals are as a team and how we look forward to serving you in the future.
OUR GOAL:
The Social Committee's primary goal is to be a collaborative resource assisting with the implementation of Directions employees interests & ideas. We are here to help facilitate social gatherings & events of all kinds, whether it's something that is near & dear to your heart such as fundraising for breast cancer awareness, or simply getting people together for an old fashioned potluck -- we are interested in helping you get the word out and make your event a success. It is our goal to spread the spirit of cooperation, get to know one another better, bring out the creativity in all of us & most important -- Have Fun! See below for some of the ways we can help bring our team here at Directions closer together:
OUR RESOURCES:
• The Social Committee Blog (www.directionssocialcommittee.blogspot.com)
Let us help you get the word out about your event by making a special post on our blog. Both your pictures and copy can be uploaded to pique interest!
• Posters and Signage
We would be happy to assist you in organizing your thoughts for an event, making posters,and sign-up sheets (time permitting), or finding places to hang your own shout out -- just speak with a SC Team Leader for details.
• Fiscal Support
Have an idea but short on cash to make it happen? See a Social Committee Team Leader to see if your idea can be sponsored with our support!
We want EVERYONE here at Directions to be a part of the Social Committee team -- to feel comfortable to have an event, share an idea, or just do something fun! We (Jodi, Tara, Aria, Liz) are happy to assist in any way we can -- just let us know!
Thanks You :)
Your Social Committee Team Leaders
OUR GOAL:
The Social Committee's primary goal is to be a collaborative resource assisting with the implementation of Directions employees interests & ideas. We are here to help facilitate social gatherings & events of all kinds, whether it's something that is near & dear to your heart such as fundraising for breast cancer awareness, or simply getting people together for an old fashioned potluck -- we are interested in helping you get the word out and make your event a success. It is our goal to spread the spirit of cooperation, get to know one another better, bring out the creativity in all of us & most important -- Have Fun! See below for some of the ways we can help bring our team here at Directions closer together:
OUR RESOURCES:
• The Social Committee Blog (www.directionssocialcommittee.blogspot.com)
Let us help you get the word out about your event by making a special post on our blog. Both your pictures and copy can be uploaded to pique interest!
• Posters and Signage
We would be happy to assist you in organizing your thoughts for an event, making posters,and sign-up sheets (time permitting), or finding places to hang your own shout out -- just speak with a SC Team Leader for details.
• Fiscal Support
Have an idea but short on cash to make it happen? See a Social Committee Team Leader to see if your idea can be sponsored with our support!
We want EVERYONE here at Directions to be a part of the Social Committee team -- to feel comfortable to have an event, share an idea, or just do something fun! We (Jodi, Tara, Aria, Liz) are happy to assist in any way we can -- just let us know!
Thanks You :)
Your Social Committee Team Leaders
7/11/07
NEWS FLASH...
Potluck cookout scheduled for July 20!It’s the All-Star Break. Summer is officially half over. And we have grossly underutilized our beautiful patio, tables and grills. We’re about to change all that.
I have long cast covetous eyes on those magnificent grills, and I can’t wait to get behind the wheel, open the tank valve, and unleash . . . PROPANIUS, god of fire, and grill up some of your summertime favorites! (Gives you chills, doesn’t it?)
We will be putting out a sign-up sheet so that you can select your choice(s) of grilled goodies from our simple — but tasty — fare. We will be offering brats, beef hot dogs, hamburgers and veggie burgers. But save room on your plates and in your innards, because we will also have a sign-up sheet for all of the many culinary experts in our midst to bring in their favorite appetizers, salads, sides and desserts.
Sign-up sheets will be placed in the Galley later this week. That will give you the weekend to peel your veggies, boil your Jell-O, stew your prunes, or whatever you have to do. We would like to know by Wednesday, July 18, if you would like to participate, and in what capacity. Celebrate summer with a good ol’ fashioned Directions cookout!
If you have any questions please see Art and Beth
Photo courtesy of Ann P.
7/10/07
UPDATE-Advertisement
Thank you - Art and Tom L. for volunteering to do set up / clean up for the Luncheon. Other then Art and Tom L. and a few others who's workload did not permit, we had no other volunteers for come forward from our Wanted Ad. So, we are sorry to announce that the Luncheon for Friday the 13th will be canceled.
If you have any questions or comments please see a Committee member. Thanks
If you have any questions or comments please see a Committee member. Thanks
6/26/07
6/25/07
Local Events 2007
Timber Rattlers
All Summer! Fox Cities Stadium, 2400 N. Casaloma Dr. Appleton
Waterfest 07!
NEW Leach Amphitheater, Riverside Park Downtown Oshkosh
6pm to 11pm - EVERY THURSDAY - over 50 acts!
Admission: $8 before 7pm and $15 after
20 Pass Pack: $100 ($160 value) Season Pass: $100 ($225 value)
920-236-8170 (Dawn)
15 consecutive Thursdays May 24-August 30
City Band Concerts
All Summer!
Appleton: Pierce Park, Tuesdays 7pm
Little Chute: Doyle Park, Wednesdays 7pm
Kimberly: Kimberly Amphitheatre, Wednesdays 7pm
Neenah: Riverside Park, Tuesdays 7pm
Oshkosh: Lourdes Academy Cafetorium, Wednesdays 6:30pm
Farm Markets
All Summer!
Downtown College Ave., Appleton
Shattuck Park, Wisconsin Ave., Neenah
City Hall Parking Lot, Oshkosh
Art in the Park
Jul 29 Aug 4, 5 City Park 500 E. Franklin Street, Appleton
This annual festival celebrates the high concentration of local artists and performers. Dozens of arts and crafts booths are featured as well as live music and entertainment. Activities begin at 10am.
Danger: Dinosaurs
Apr 3-Dec 31, 2007 Weis Earth Science Museum 1478 Midway Rd. Menasha
920-832-2925 Admission Required
W & Th: Noon-4pm, F: Noon-7pm, Sat: 10am-5pm, Sun: 1-5pm
On display are more than three dozen dinosaur specimens from around the world, including teeth, claws, bones, tracks, and more. Among the highlights of the exhibit is a dinosaur nest containing 22 eggs and a complete skeleton of the dinosaur Psittacosaurus, complete with gastroliths. The specimens are on loan from the collection of Appleton resident Dr. Bruce Danz. Species represented by real fossils include Allosaurus, Triceratops, Diplodocus, Maiasaurua, Daspletosaurus and others. Replicas of an Allosaurus skull and Tyrannosaurus rex are part of the exhibit.
StageCraft: The Art of the Theater
May 4-June 30, 2007 Appleton Art Center 111 W. College Ave. Appleton
920-733-4089
Admission Required
M-W: 9am-5pm, Th & Fri: 9am-9pm, Sat: 10am-4pm, Closed Sundays
Experience theater from the perspective of the visual arts. Elements of set design, puppetry, costume, and masking reveal how artistry helps paint the scene onstage. The exhibition also includes works of art inspired by plays, musicals, opera, and ballet theater. The exhibition features art from regional and international artists as well as a special display of works by Julie Taymor, director and designer of The Lion King, the Disney musical.
Memories of WW II:
Photographs from Archives of the Assoc Press
5/6/2007 - 7/1/2007
Bergstrom-Mahler Art Museum 165 N. Park Ave. Neenah
920-751-4658
Tues-Sat 10am-4:30pm, Sun 1-4pm
As the main source of war news for most of the nation's newspapers, The Associated Press offered Americans a daily view of the global conflict that took 40 million lives. For this exhibition, images were culled from AP's collection of more than 100,000 World War II photos. The more than 120 images in this exhibit, by turns grim and glorious, comprise a unique documentary record of the war. This exhibit debuted May 2004 in Washington D.C.'s Union Station as part of a summer of events honoring World War II veterans.
Big Boom (Appleton Fireworks)
7/3/2007, 4pm
Appleton Memorial Park, Witzke Blvd.
Fireworks at dusk. Live music, food & beverages. Band: Boogie & the Yo Yo'z
Shattuck Park Evening Concert Series
Shattuck Park, 100 E Wisconsin, Neenah
6-8pm
The Shattuck Park Evening Concert Series will begin on June 13 and continue every other Wednesday evening through August 22. A variety of regional acts with a large area draw will be featured during these six concerts.
Outdoor Movie
8/9/2007 Schildt Park, 1780 Cold Spring Road, Neenah
Dusk (8:30pm)
Come out to the park to see the computer animated comedy “Over The Hedge” on a giant 25-foot movie screen. Movie begins at dusk (approximately 8:30-9pm). Refreshments and popcorn for sale beginning at 7pm. Sponsored by Evergreen Credit Union.
Quarry Quest
9/15/2007
Michiel's Materials Quarry, Tullar Rd., Neenah
Admission Required
9am-4pm
An exciting family outing held at Michiels quarry in Neenah. The event educates visitors about geology, mining, and construction with hands-on activities.
Octoberfest
9/29/2007 Downtown Appleton
Th: 5-9:30pm, F: 6-10pm, Sat: 9am-6pm
Octoberfest weekend, celebrating its 26th year. The annual festival opens with Heritage Day on Thursday, in Houdini Plaza. The legendary 'License to Cruise' event rumbles in Downtown on Friday. Octoberfest hits College Avenue on Saturday and is the area's largest one day festival with over 100 food booths serving ethnic delights, live music on five stages, a large arts and crafts area on campus of Lawrence University, and a Family Fun Area.
Thank you Wellness committee for all the great information.
All Summer! Fox Cities Stadium, 2400 N. Casaloma Dr. Appleton
Waterfest 07!
NEW Leach Amphitheater, Riverside Park Downtown Oshkosh
6pm to 11pm - EVERY THURSDAY - over 50 acts!
Admission: $8 before 7pm and $15 after
20 Pass Pack: $100 ($160 value) Season Pass: $100 ($225 value)
920-236-8170 (Dawn)
15 consecutive Thursdays May 24-August 30
City Band Concerts
All Summer!
Appleton: Pierce Park, Tuesdays 7pm
Little Chute: Doyle Park, Wednesdays 7pm
Kimberly: Kimberly Amphitheatre, Wednesdays 7pm
Neenah: Riverside Park, Tuesdays 7pm
Oshkosh: Lourdes Academy Cafetorium, Wednesdays 6:30pm
Farm Markets
All Summer!
Downtown College Ave., Appleton
Shattuck Park, Wisconsin Ave., Neenah
City Hall Parking Lot, Oshkosh
Art in the Park
Jul 29 Aug 4, 5 City Park 500 E. Franklin Street, Appleton
This annual festival celebrates the high concentration of local artists and performers. Dozens of arts and crafts booths are featured as well as live music and entertainment. Activities begin at 10am.
Danger: Dinosaurs
Apr 3-Dec 31, 2007 Weis Earth Science Museum 1478 Midway Rd. Menasha
920-832-2925 Admission Required
W & Th: Noon-4pm, F: Noon-7pm, Sat: 10am-5pm, Sun: 1-5pm
On display are more than three dozen dinosaur specimens from around the world, including teeth, claws, bones, tracks, and more. Among the highlights of the exhibit is a dinosaur nest containing 22 eggs and a complete skeleton of the dinosaur Psittacosaurus, complete with gastroliths. The specimens are on loan from the collection of Appleton resident Dr. Bruce Danz. Species represented by real fossils include Allosaurus, Triceratops, Diplodocus, Maiasaurua, Daspletosaurus and others. Replicas of an Allosaurus skull and Tyrannosaurus rex are part of the exhibit.
StageCraft: The Art of the Theater
May 4-June 30, 2007 Appleton Art Center 111 W. College Ave. Appleton
920-733-4089
Admission Required
M-W: 9am-5pm, Th & Fri: 9am-9pm, Sat: 10am-4pm, Closed Sundays
Experience theater from the perspective of the visual arts. Elements of set design, puppetry, costume, and masking reveal how artistry helps paint the scene onstage. The exhibition also includes works of art inspired by plays, musicals, opera, and ballet theater. The exhibition features art from regional and international artists as well as a special display of works by Julie Taymor, director and designer of The Lion King, the Disney musical.
Memories of WW II:
Photographs from Archives of the Assoc Press
5/6/2007 - 7/1/2007
Bergstrom-Mahler Art Museum 165 N. Park Ave. Neenah
920-751-4658
Tues-Sat 10am-4:30pm, Sun 1-4pm
As the main source of war news for most of the nation's newspapers, The Associated Press offered Americans a daily view of the global conflict that took 40 million lives. For this exhibition, images were culled from AP's collection of more than 100,000 World War II photos. The more than 120 images in this exhibit, by turns grim and glorious, comprise a unique documentary record of the war. This exhibit debuted May 2004 in Washington D.C.'s Union Station as part of a summer of events honoring World War II veterans.
Big Boom (Appleton Fireworks)
7/3/2007, 4pm
Appleton Memorial Park, Witzke Blvd.
Fireworks at dusk. Live music, food & beverages. Band: Boogie & the Yo Yo'z
Shattuck Park Evening Concert Series
Shattuck Park, 100 E Wisconsin, Neenah
6-8pm
The Shattuck Park Evening Concert Series will begin on June 13 and continue every other Wednesday evening through August 22. A variety of regional acts with a large area draw will be featured during these six concerts.
Outdoor Movie
8/9/2007 Schildt Park, 1780 Cold Spring Road, Neenah
Dusk (8:30pm)
Come out to the park to see the computer animated comedy “Over The Hedge” on a giant 25-foot movie screen. Movie begins at dusk (approximately 8:30-9pm). Refreshments and popcorn for sale beginning at 7pm. Sponsored by Evergreen Credit Union.
Quarry Quest
9/15/2007
Michiel's Materials Quarry, Tullar Rd., Neenah
Admission Required
9am-4pm
An exciting family outing held at Michiels quarry in Neenah. The event educates visitors about geology, mining, and construction with hands-on activities.
Octoberfest
9/29/2007 Downtown Appleton
Th: 5-9:30pm, F: 6-10pm, Sat: 9am-6pm
Octoberfest weekend, celebrating its 26th year. The annual festival opens with Heritage Day on Thursday, in Houdini Plaza. The legendary 'License to Cruise' event rumbles in Downtown on Friday. Octoberfest hits College Avenue on Saturday and is the area's largest one day festival with over 100 food booths serving ethnic delights, live music on five stages, a large arts and crafts area on campus of Lawrence University, and a Family Fun Area.
Thank you Wellness committee for all the great information.
5/23/07
LUNCH in The PARK
Check it out!- Music and food in Shattuck Park on Thursdays.
- They have a different band and restaurant every Thursday.
- Walk there and Directions will pay you for the exercise.
- Get a group together and take your lunch or get one there.
- Enjoy the music and socializing.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask one of us.
5/14/07
Neenah-Menasha Kiwanis Pancake Fest
~Calling all Pancake lovers~
Neenah-Menasha Kiwanis Pancake Fest
Grab a friend or two and go to lunch...
Once again Directions has received tickets to the Pancake Fest at Neenah Riverside Park on May 24th, 2007. The tickets are free to you, as Directions has already paid for them.
You can either go between 10am-1:30pm (lunch) or 4pm-7pm (supper).
Tickets are in the Kitchen.
Neenah-Menasha Kiwanis Pancake Fest
Grab a friend or two and go to lunch...
Once again Directions has received tickets to the Pancake Fest at Neenah Riverside Park on May 24th, 2007. The tickets are free to you, as Directions has already paid for them.
You can either go between 10am-1:30pm (lunch) or 4pm-7pm (supper).
Tickets are in the Kitchen.
5/11/07
NEW SPOT on Blog
NEW SECTION
Check out the new section on the Blog:
"Employee of the Moment"
It's at the bottom of the page.
This section will change from time to time.
Make sure to check in often.
ENJOY
Thanks ER for the great copy!
Check out the new section on the Blog:
"Employee of the Moment"
It's at the bottom of the page.
This section will change from time to time.
Make sure to check in often.
ENJOY
Thanks ER for the great copy!
4/26/07
Cinco De Mayo
Calling all employees!May 5th is Cinco De Mayo.
Mark your calendars: Friday, May 4th, for lunch
It's FIESTA time!
We are looking for volunteers who love to cook.
There will be a sign-up sheet at Tara's desk for all who are interested in helping with the menu.
Please sign up by Wednesday May 2nd.
4/24/07
Neenah Police Dept-Fundraiser Lunch
YUM YUM....the food was great...
Thank you to all...Thursday April 26th.
Please make sure to have money to Tara by Thursday morning if you are taking part.
The Social Committee with be providing Chips/Dip and Baked Beans for those of you who are participating.
Thank you,
~SC
4/18/07
Easter Egg Decorating Event
The event started with a great invite that Aria put together. "PEEPS"Great job Aria...way to get the creative juices flowing.
What a great tree o eggs.
And the winners are:
WOW what a great event!
Thanks to all who participated: Art, Aria, Brenda, Candace, Deborah, Dusty, Jodi B, Jodi W, Linda, Liz, Lon, Lori D, Nate, Paulette, and Tim.
Lets not forget the wonderful judges: Kris, Allan, and John G
Keep you eyes open for the next event.
Look forward for your comments.
Thanks to all who participated: Art, Aria, Brenda, Candace, Deborah, Dusty, Jodi B, Jodi W, Linda, Liz, Lon, Lori D, Nate, Paulette, and Tim.
Lets not forget the wonderful judges: Kris, Allan, and John G
Keep you eyes open for the next event.
Look forward for your comments.
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