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FUN AND FESTIVE
Themed Birthday Parties Show You Care
C
elebrating staff birthdays is far from a new
idea, but we think we created the perfect
twist to the common morale-booster.
Before an upcoming birthday, several staff mem-
bers and I get together to plan a surprise theme,
which is usually based on the personality, hobbies
or interests of the staff member we're celebrating.
The birthday parties are held on a surgery day,
when the entire staff is available to take part in the
festivities. We've held a Coachella-themed party for
a staffer who was obsessed with the music festival,
a Wonder Woman party in honor of a nurse's preg-
nancy and a Game of Thrones birthday, as well as
many others. In order to maintain the element of
surprise, several of us stay behind the evening
before the party to decorate the break room. While
planning the themes requires a bit of effort, it pro-
vides an opportunity to learn more about each
other's personal interests and shows the team that
we care about them as more than co-workers.
Victoria Wiltshire, MBA, RN
SightTrust Eye Institute
Sunrise, Fla.
vwiltshire@sighttrust.com
PERSONAL THEME Staff at SightTrust Eye Institute created a customized birthday celebration for their very own "PACU Princess."
Victoria
Wiltshire,
MBA,
RN
