More than 100 employees & retirees enjoyed Virtual Holiday Lunch 2020
Over 100 current and retired College employees attended the 2020 Holiday Luncheon, sponsored by the Cincinnati State Foundation, which took place via Zoom on Dec. 17.
The 90-minute gathering included contests and chat, with conversation facilitated by Foundation Board member Jeff Stec to help give everyone a chance to exchange greetings in the computer-mediated setting.
More than 230 heat-and-serve holiday box lunches from Funky’s Catering were distributed before the event.
President Monica Posey said, “The holiday event planning team developed an innovative plan that was challenging to carry out, but it worked.”
“The positive energy among our retirees who attended was extremely rewarding,” Dr. Posey added.
In the photo above, retirees Tom Bauer (upper left), Annie and Tom Stark (lower left), and Mike Jones (lower right) chatted with Kim Taylor from the Office of Advancement, who was one of the event facilitators.
The gathering included a series of trivia contests (facilitated by Tom Hale) with questions about winter holidays and College history.
Participants submitted their answers “live” via Zoom chat. Lunch attendees also voted for winners of photo contest entries that were submitted prior to the event.
Winners of $10 Starbucks gift cards were:
Photo Contest (see all 3 winning photos below):
- Indoor decorations – submitted by Jamie Nowak
- Outdoor decorations – submitted by Christopher Banzhaff
- Ugly/funny sweater – submitted by Karen Moffett
Trivia contest:
- Karen Douglas (won 2 questions)
- Meredith Effler
- Denise Gabrelski
- Bob Hafertepen (won 2 questions)
- Peggy Harrier (won 2 questions)
- Julie Rohling
- Wendy Steinberg
- Myshamil Walker (won 2 questions)
Gift cards will be mailed to winners this week.
Chief of Institutional Advancement and Foundation Executive Director Elliott Ruther said, “In this challenging year, it was wonderful to be with such good cheer, even if we couldn’t do it in person.”
“The entrepreneurial Cincinnati State spirit truly came through with this event,” Elliott added.
“A lot of intense work came together quickly to organize and execute this event full of logistics without precedent for us– and the result was fun!”
Elliott thanked those who contributed to event planning and implementation, including Foundation Board member Jeff Stec, Alumni Board member Bob Hafertepen, Office of Advancement staff members Kristin Donaldson and Kim Taylor, as well as Tom Hale, Patty Edwards, Frankie Baker, Karen Magness-Lewe, Dan Reid, Anna Hall, Lisa Grant, Zachary Braun, Pam Ecker, and Chef Mike VanFleet.
Holiday Photo Contest Winner – Indoor Decorations (submitted by Jamie Nowak)
Holiday Photo Contest Winner – Outdoor Decorations (submitted by Christopher Banzhaff)
Holiday Photo Contest Winner – Ugly/Funny Sweater (submitted by Karen Moffett)
(Photos/screenshots provided by Kristin Donaldson and Jeff Stec)