September 2016
Chamber Connection Your connection to the greater Hanover business community.
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Mission: We deliver value to our members and advance the interests of the business community.
Teambuilding, Excitement at the Corporate Challenge Are you looking for a new and different way to bring your employees together as a team? Look no further! Registrations are now being accepted for the 2016 Corporate and Community Challenge, scheduled for Fri. Sept. 16, sponsored by McDonalds.
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Bruce Myers, Snyder’s -Lance, Inc., praises the Corporate Challenge for bringing co-workers together in a fun, competitive way.
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“When I think back on the Challenge, I consistently go back to teamwork,” said Myers. “Companies, much like Snyder’s, talk about team building, culture and behaviors all the time. We’re always trying to find new ways to `build the team’ and `break down silos’. I believe the Challenge broke down more silos and built more lasting relationships on our team in that one day than I’ve experienced in 10 years of jeans, lunches and happy hours. The Challenge is not just a physical competition, it is truly a test of teamwork, and in order to win your team is forced to work together.”
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Myers’ team from Snyder’s- Lance was the Corporate Challenge winner in 2014, and they plan to be a big contender again this year. Teresa Seamans, Office Manager at Smith and Company CPAs, has been recruiting her team for the 2016 Corporate Challenge since the
The Mighty Money Magicians prepare to compete at the 2016 Corporate Challenge.
2015 awards ceremony wrapped. “When we decided to participate in the Corporate Challenge the first year, my team had no idea what to expect,” said Seamans. Ultimately, the Mighty Money Magicians, a team comprised of Seamans’ coworkers and two competitors from PeoplesBank, took home second place in the 2014 Challenge. “None of us had ever participated in any type of Challenge like this; wow, did we ever have a blast! We learned a few new things we never knew about each other, like how competitive my boss can be during dodgeball and how cont’d p. 3
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