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More than 30 New Trophies Are Here for Your Year-End Awards!

This month we're introducing a ton of brand new trophies —just in time for your year-end award ceremonies! Laura, our Creative Manager, is here to tell you a little more about this new trophy offering.

Over the last several months, my creative team has been working hard to bring spectacular new trophies to our trophy collection that focus on both variety and elegance. We started with more than 30 new trophies, then crafted brand-new graphic titles and verses that will make a powerful impression on your award recipients.

Laura
Creative Manager

Taking inspiration from these pairings, our team created all-new styling that is updated and fresh. We put our hearts and souls into these awards . I'm so proud of the work that everyone has done!

We hope you love them as much as we loved designing them!

(If you want to learn more about Laura, check out these free desktop downloads she created just for you!)

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As Baudville's Creative Manager, Laura is the cherry on top of a diverse and supremely-talented design team. In her eight years at the 'ville, she's contributed to a complete revamping of the Baudville brand, seen thousands of products developed from a spark in the artist's eye to completion, and been a driving force behind the fetching catalogs that grace mailboxes everywhere. Yet, somehow, she has still not seen the Princess Bride. Inconceivable.

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Five Ideas for National Physician's Assistant Week – October 6-12, 2013

The first class of Physician's Assistants graduated from Duke University on October 6, 1967. Since that time, the week of October 6th has been set aside as a time to pause, celebrate, and appreciate the invaluable asset that Physician Assistants are to Physicians and General Practitioners.

So who are PAs, and what do they do? PAs practice medicine under the direction of Physicians and Surgeons. Their formal training allows them to examine patients, diagnose injuries and illnesses, and provide treatment. Busy physicians and surgeons rely on their PAs for help with the ins and outs of daily medical practice. PAs save the day time and time again, so let's celebrate their hard work!

Here are 5 great ideas for celebrating National Physician's Assistant Week!

1. Spread the word!
ow awesome would it be if the PAs in your office were appreciated not only by the Docs, but also by the patients? Hang posters or signs all around your office celebrating PA Week and leave baskets of Pocket Praise by each poster to encourage on-the-spot, sincere appreciation from Docs, staff, and patients alike!

2. Send the surprise home!
National PA Week may be a time when your PAs expect to get some love in the office. Why not surprise them (and their family) with a gift delivered straight to their door?! Try sending a nice bouquet of flowers to their home, or mail a personal greeting card with a gift card to a nice restaurant or tickets to the local theatre that they can enjoy with their loved ones.

3. Start the day off right.
Show your appreciation for your hard-working PAs by catering a morning breakfast buffet. Bring in a local chef to set up a build-your-own omelet station, offer fresh fruit, and play barista for the morning preparing lattes, cappuccinos, and more!

4. Theme it!
If you plan to celebrate all week long, start your celebration off with a theme to make each day's events easier to execute. Check out all of our healthcare-related themes and build raffles, scavenger hunts, team events, and recognition moments around your favorite one!

5. Be sincere.
The #1 recognition faux paus we see time and time again, is lack of sincerity. When giving your appreciation, even if in a casual setting, prepare your message, call out each staff member whether in a hand-written note or a verbal thank you with a personal thought of why you appreciate their work. Above all else, this is the cherry on the top, the icing on the cake, and the one thing that can make or break the power of recognition in your office. For more tips and tricks on what to say and how to say it, check out our free download: Sample Employee Recognition Messages for Every Recognition Occasion.

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As a team member since 2005, Falon has worn just about every hat the 'ville has to offer. She's seen both sides of working life — as an employee and as a manager — so if it sounds like she knows what she's talking about, we're pretty sure that's why. When she's not juggling between the IDville and Baudville brands, she's been known to whip up a mean diorama - just like that!

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Don't Be a Boob; Get Involved!

Almost exactly five years to this day, I got a call from my sister. She told me that after some suspicious self exams, her doctor ran a series of tests and procedures that revealed a cluster of malignant cells. At 41, my sister was diagnosed with breast cancer.

How powerless we all felt—me, my parents, her husband, her two daughters, her dear friends, and, of course, my sister herself—as we waited to learn what was next. Was it treatable? Would she be pumped with drugs that would sap her energy and cause her hair to fall out? Would she have to undergo surgery and lose a part of herself? Would the unthinkable happen?

She did receive treatment, and ended up being one of the fortunate ones: within about six months, she was almost entirely back to her old self. Minus some tissue, but plus a positive prognosis for a full recovery.

Whew.

I could recount a similar story about my maternal grandmother. Or my mother-in-law. They were also touched by this frightening disease and lived to tell about it. But so many aren't so lucky. Which is why my family gathers every year in April to raise funds and walk a 5K to support research and promote breast cancer awareness. It's also why I take part in Baudville's campaign during

Five Ways to Make Boss’s Day Boss-some!

National Boss's Day is coming up soon! Are you ready? Every year Boss's Day is falls on October 16. National Boss's Day was first celebrated in 1958 because an employee forgot her Boss's birthday. In 1962 it became a recognized holiday. Today, National Boss's Day is an international holiday celebrated not only in America but also in Australia, India, South Africa, and Egypt. Make your Boss's day by recognizing him or her in a special way!

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