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Kimberly's Kitchen: Thanksgiving Office Potluck

Thanksgiving is coming up fast and I'm sure many of you are organizing office potlucks to kick off the holiday season. The holidays are the perfect time to get your team together, celebrate the year's accomplishments, and thank everyone for all they've done. A potluck is a great way to kick that recognition and camaraderie into full swing!

So if you aren't planning one yet, think about starting an annual holiday potluck to get the office rejuvenated during a time when people are getting antsy about the holidays, but also to take a breather and enjoy co-workers' company.

Make sure to create a signup sheet so you know how many people will be bringing something and that you don't end up with all the same stuff! You can also go to a free online tool like, SignUp Genius, to help you create the online sign up form, email your co-workers, and track what everyone's bringing. Very handy!

I don't know about you, but I always struggle with what to bring to potlucks. You want something you can make the night before, that's easy to transport, and doesn't have a lot of fuss. One of my favorite items to bring is a cheese ball, and it's always a hit. It's so easy – just whip it up the night before, and bring it to the potluck. No muss, no fuss. And it's so delicious!

PINEAPPLE CHEESE BALL

1-1/2 packages (12 oz) cream cheese
1 small can crushed pineapple (well drained)
Powdered sugar (to taste- approximately 2-3 Tbsp.)
Green onion (optional-to taste, approximately 2 Tbsp.)
Chopped ham (optional-to taste, approximately 2-3 Tbsp. I used deli meat ham)
Chopped pecans (about 1 cup worth)

Combine all ingredients together. Mash into a ball and chill. Roll in crushed pecans. Refrigerate until served. Serve with crackers.

Recipe courtesy of chef in training.

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Kimberly is the Baudville Website Manager and star of our online product videos. She applies her knowledge of the web to create the ultimate online experience for Baudville customers.

Adventures in Daily Recognition: Getting to Know the Baudville Team! Meet Sara!

Baudville is no ordinary place to work – we drop our executives into dunk tanks, pour our hearts into philanthropic ventures together, and wear jeans for a good cause. For these reasons, our team members are no plain Janes or even Stevens either – they're super stellar rock stars! Get to know them one-by-one and we're certain you'll agree.

What do you do here at Baudville?
I'm Sara Vreeland and I am an accounting clerk primarily specializing in accounts payables, but I have worn other hats at Baudville in the past.

What's your favorite part about your job?
I actually like the sorting, matching, and prioritizing of the paperwork (I know...I'm weird). I also like solving the mysteries and puzzles that come my way. Most people think that accounting is the same ole thing every day, but there are new puzzles and mysteries to solve and resolve every day.

What is something that none of your coworkers know about you?
I have no idea...I read... 2 to 3 books a week? Oh also, in the 1950's, my father work at the CIA (not as an agent or anything...he worked in the communications department in Washington D.C.).

Do you have any pets? Tells us a little bit about them.
Yes, we have 2 cats, Bill & Bennie. Bennie name was easy, but Bill's was named Q-Tip first (he's all white), but that just didn't seem right and we went through about 4 other names until we got to Bill...It seems to fit.

What's your favorite app?
Candy Crush...I've been sucked in, hook, line, & sinker!

What Smart Saying best represents you?
I Work With Super Heroes". I know we don't save lives or anything like that, but I am ALWAYS amazed at the lengths that the people I work with go to make sure our customers get the best shopping experience ever. From the people who make our computer system run its best, the product dreamers, designers and purchasers, the customer service representatives, the warehouse staff, and everyone in between, our customers are always number 1 and we'll do whatever it takes to keep it that way!

Does all of this sound like fun to you? Check out our current openings here!

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Kendra is Baudville's Product Coordinator. Using her awesome powers of organization and research, she brings new and innovative products to our customers. She is a recent graduate and is ready to help with your recognition wants and needs. Watch out, because this young professional just touched down at Baudville!

Our Newest Free Download is Just in Time for World Kindness Day!

World Kindness Day is celebrated November 13 every year, and the next one is right around the corner. We've been feeling a lot of love here at Baudville lately, so the idea of extending it a little bit longer has been on everyone's minds.

In that spirit , we decided to create our own act of kindness by designing a free download for you for World Kindness Day. The idea is to help your organization promote kindness—and, in turn, offer your team members a feel-good moment of good ol' goodwill.

Sound like work? No, way; being kind is way easier than you think! I know this because it took me only a short time to come up with 12 simple, low-cost & no-cost missions that you and your team can carry out—just like that! They're so easy to do, we recommend you do them over and over. Or even take more than one. Or take one for every day of the week!

The great thing about this undertaking is that you can make it as ambitious (or not) as you want. For example:

Option 1
Download, print copies, post in public areas, and publicize to everyone in the company. Then sit back and watch the kindness unfold.

Option 2
Add to Option 1 the opportunity to earn casual days for every task fulfilled. Once the mission is accomplished, participants just turn in their slips to their manager or HR to redeem them.

Option 3
Add to Option 2 a matched donation. Choose a charity or organization you want your proceeds to go to, then, for every mission redeemed, assign a dollar value that your company will contribute to that chosen beneficiary.

Option 4
You could be the Grand Poobah of Kindness and try all 75 ideas in our free Random Acts of Kindness eBook.

How ever you decide to use this new, free download, make sure to promote it! The more your team members know about it—and all the good that can come from it—the more participation you'll have.

Now, wasn't that easy? And, wow, doesn't it feel good?!

By the way, we'll be using this download internally here at the 'ville. Stay tuned to find out which option we chose. And, by all means, share with us if you used this free download and what you did with it at your organization. We'd LOVE to hear it!

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Allison is a self-proclaimed Copywriting Diva and has the certificate to prove it! She's been writing for Baudville for almost five years and has worked in a variety of business settings for 20 years. Before becoming a professional writer 12 years ago, Allison worked as a department manager where she used Baudville products to motivate her team. She's what we call a true believer!

No-Shave November, AKA MOvember.

It's that time of year again and the concept of No-Shave November seems to be catching on like wildfire! Laziness becomes acceptable, even honorable, this month as guys around the world put down the razors to outwardly raise awareness for men's health.

Princesses, Goblins, and Elmo all mean a Successful Halloween at the Ville!

We had a blast in our office this year for Halloween! Our day consisted of a costume contest, trick-or-treating, and sugar highs to last a lifetime.

We start off our day with a costume contest. Our in-house photographer, Tisha, goes around and photographs everyone who wants to participate. Then we print out the photographs of everyone and post them up in our lunch room for everyone to see the amazing costumes and vote for their favorite! Later in the afternoon, the winners are announced and receive a mystery gift card.

After all that excitement our day gets even better when our coworkers' kids come to the office and trick-or-treat at our desks. This is my favorite part of the day! Not only is it really cool for the kids to see where their awesome Moms and Dads work, but they are extra excited for all the candy.

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