YOU are APPRECIATED!

Employee Appreciation Day was celebrated Village-wide this year on Friday, March 4th with get-togethers in each department Administration along with IPC/PO staff had a cookout, so did Public Services, and Public Safety shared some croissants from Burney’s together that morning.

Admin. & IPC/PO enjoyed burgers & dogs with all the fixin's.

Employee Appreciation Day is an unofficial holiday that is observed on the first Friday of March It was started in 1995 by Workman Publishing to make the holiday appear prominently on workplace calendars. March was chosen because December and March are the most popular months for employees to leave their jobs. With December being mostly filled with holiday celebrations, March was chosen. March also follows the shortest month in the year, meaning the shortest turnaround times and

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Village Manager Chris McCall grilled burgers & hot dogs behind Village Hall.

Department of Public Safety enjoyed a delicious breakfast treat together with croissants from Burney's.

Continued from Page 1 deadlines, so March is a break from the February stress. Workload is the number one cause of on the job stress.

Employee Appreciation Day is a great way to reaffirm our connections with our fellow employees and re-energize each other as we head into spring Appreciation doesn’t have to come from a higher-up/supervisor, we can lift up our peers when we see a job well-done Recognizing and appreciating each other’s efforts makes for better working relationships, improves employee satisfaction, and increases productivity

Public Appreciation

Receiving appreciation from the citizens we serve is one of the more rewarding aspects of working in local government. Here are a couple of comments the Village received from Islanders If you receive any in the future, please pass them on! Tooting our own horns is not a bad thing! Send comments to: public.information@villagebhi.org or (910) 368-6338.