The Owners' Manual | Issue 14 | Fall/Winter 2018

We introduced some friendly competition with our jigsaw puzzle challenge. Every office received the same 2000-piece puzzle and raced to see who could complete it first. Congrats to the Bridgeport office, who was the first to complete the puzzle!

Over the course of the month we hosted four coffee breaks, each designed to get us away from our desks for some yummy refreshments.

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Above: Bridgeport’s completed puzzle.

Above: The KOP Office took the opportunity to work on the jigsaw challenge during coffee breaks. Below: One of Meriden’s coffee breaks had an Apple Cider theme.

CUBE DECORATING The Halloween cubicle / office decorating contest is an ESOP Month fan favorite. Michele Smith in Meriden took home first place, with Andy Loraw from KOP as the first runner-up and Manon Morande from Hartford as the second runner-up. And a special shout out to Chris Mastriano from Meriden, who carved the BL pumpkin featured in the winning submission!

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The final coffee break was a Lemonade Stand theme and was hosted by the Giving Back Committee. We raised nearly $300 for the Stockings for Soldier initiative.

COSTUME CONTEST In addition to our decorating contest, we also had a Costume Contest, with 25 amazing entries! Karina Molnar from Meriden came in first place, with Annette Hyland from Meriden in second, and Clayton Stewart from Houston in third. 1st 3rd

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Above: The Hartford Office’s Giving Back Lemonade Stand.

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