Simply The Best! Teammate Appreciation Week

Appreciate Someone: 

• Make someone’s day with a printable sign “Simply the best___!” – fill in a teammate’s name and what they are simply the best at: ____, you’re simply the best (teammate, nurse, leader, etc.). Then, give it to your teammate and tell them why they are simply the best. Don’t forget to snap a photo and post it on social media or Viva Engage. #SimplyTheBest #AdvocateHealth 
• Send a “Simply the Best” eCard or Kudos. 
• Show your appreciation by downloading the Teams background during your meetings.

Have Fun: 

• Sign up for prize giveaways. Enter once, any time during the week, for a chance to win. You could win sports tickets and memorabilia, Advocate Health swag, concert tickets and so much more. 
• Whether it is during your daily huddle or at home at your computer, begin your day listening to the
  Advocate Health Teammate Appreciation Week Playlist Song of the Day. 
• Say “cheese” in our virtual photo booth all week (Aug. 23-30). 
• “Pause for Paws” and get a boost from cuddling one of our furry pet therapy friends (Midwest and Southeast schedules). 
• Enjoy a 20% discount on items from the Simply The Best: Teammate Appreciation Week Pop-up Shop all week beginning Aug. 23, plus a free gift for the first 250 orders! (Southeast Store and Midwest Store). 

Take Care of You: 

• Take part in the 7 Days of Loving Kindness Meditation Program. 

Appreciate Someone: 

• Send a sweet personal thank you note to a fellow teammate. 
• Share a sweet treat with someone. 

Have Fun: 

• Learn how to arrange flowers with this beginner tutorial and a few tips to make flower arranging easy.   
• Make a 'simply the best beverage’ using Simply products.

Take Care of You: 

• Watch the How Sweet It Is – Homemade Strawberry Frozen Yogurt recording. Heather Klug, MEd, RD, CD, from the Aurora Karen Yontz Women’s Cardiac Awareness Center, will teach you how to make a sweet but healthy frozen yogurt summer treat using any in-season fruits. 

Appreciate Someone: 

• Connect with your teammates to learn more about their pets, children, hobbies or anything they love to do to relax.  

Have Fun: 

• Let your inner artist shine with this simply the best coloring activity! (Single Coloring Page and Large Group of Coloring Pages) 
• Pause for Paws! Get a boost from our furry friends. Plan to visit our pet therapy animals or share a photo or video of your pet on social media or Viva Engage with #SimplyTheBest #AdvocateHealth 

Take Care of You: 

• Feeling stressed? Learn about the 4-7-8 Breath: An integrative approach to relaxation in a recorded session.

Appreciate Someone: 

• Send a note, eCard or Kudos to a teammate to brighten their day and make them smile. 

Have Fun: 

• Ready for a thrill? Take advantage of discounted tickets (including parking!) at Carowinds, Six Flags Over Georgia and Six Flags Great America Over Georgia from Aug. 11 to Sept. 2.  
• Don’t forget to show us your smile and say “cheese!” in our virtual photo booth (all week long). 
• Smile and laugh with us as we share our favorite funny jokes and memes.

Take Care of You: 

• Join us for a live, virtual class, Gratitude, Connection and Gratitude Practices, from 1 to 1:30 p.m. EST. Learn about gratitude’s health benefits, how it relates to connection, and discover some gratitude practices that you can incorporate into your daily life. Register. 
• Listen to The Benefits of Laughter, an episode of The WELL Podcast. 

Appreciate Someone: 

• Recognition on the run: Take a moment to send a quick text, message or chat to someone who you haven’t spoken to in a while to let them know you appreciate them and are thinking of them.    

Have Fun: 

• Whether you work in a clinical setting, in an office or from home, take 10 minutes to go for a walk and enjoy the outdoors (weather permitting).  
• If the weather is nice, switch your meeting to a walking meeting outdoors.  
• Share a photo of you walking or running today on social media or Viva Engage. #SimplyTheBest #AdvocateHealth 

Take Care of You: 

• Put on your tennis shoes and join us for a live, virtual class, Stretching for Walking & Running, from noon to 12:30 p.m. EST. A personal trainer will lead the group in a virtual stretching class. They will go over pre and post workout stretching. Lace Up and let’s go! Register.  

Appreciate Someone: 

• Share on social media, Viva Engage or in person why you love working with your team. #SimplyTheBest #Advocate Health. 

Have Fun: 

• Show your spirit and rock your swag — wear your Advocate Health, Advocate Health Care, Atrium Health, Aurora Health swag. This is an acceptable enterprise-wide designated event to wear a work-related t-shirt.
• Last year, CEO Gene Woods wrapped up the 2023 Advocate Health Has Talent Grand Finale by leading the finalists in a performance of One Love by Bob Marley. Watch the performance to get you excited for the 2024 Grand Finale, coming this fall! 

Take Care of You: 

• Join the Advocate Health Corporate Social Responsibility Team for a live, virtual class, Teammate Community Service: A Connective Tissue to Personal Well-being, from noon to 12:30 p.m. EST. Learn more about how you can plug into teammate community service opportunities as a means to spread intentional kindness, become more socially connected and positively impact the six signs of wellness for yourself. Register. 

Appreciate Someone: 

• Saying thank you is music to our ears: Go out of your way to do a small act of appreciation for someone today. 

Have Fun: 

• Listen to our Teammate Appreciation Week Playlist and vote for your favorite song.  
• Meet the brilliantly talented 2024 Advocate Health Has Talent Finalists.
• Sign up to learn more about Creative Corner, which is a forum to create opportunities for Advocate Health teammates to showcase their talents and encourage them to bring their full selves to work! 

Take Care of You: 

• Join music therapist, Lainey Raab, for a live, virtual class, Motivated by Music, from noon to 12:30 p.m. EST. Learn how to make the most of your day utilizing music, whether it is listening, singing along or creating a musical game. We’ll dive deeper into the science behind music as it motivates us, and we’ll identify how music can influence us without even knowing it! Register. 
• Listen to the Benefits of Music, an episode of The WELL Podcast. 

Appreciate Someone: 

• Send a “Simply the Best” eCard or Kudos to a teammate. 
• Read about several of our “simply the best” teammates from across the organization.  

Have Fun: 

• Share your “simply the best” moment from the week — whether in a team huddle or on social media or Viva Engage using the hashtag #SimplyTheBest 

Take Care of You: 

• Grab a pen and paper to restore and heal through this therapeutic, interactive activity of self-expression in a live, virtual class, Return to Sender: Post Trauma Healing, from noon to 12:30 p.m. EST. Register. 

• Carolina Panthers vs. Cincinnati Bengals (Sept. 29)
• Carolina Panthers Memorabilia 

• Charlotte FC vs. New England (Sept. 21)  
• Charlotte FC Memorabilia  

• UNC Charlotte vs. Gardner-Webb (Sept. 14) 

• Charlotte Knights vs. Jacksonville (Sept. 13) 

•  Kannapolis Cannon Ballers vs. Fredericksburg (Sept. 1) 

• Charlotte Motor Speedway, Bank of America Roval 400 (Oct. 13) 

• Wake Forest University vs. Ole Miss (Sept. 14)

• Carolina Core FC vs. Huntsville City (Sept. 29)

• Winston-Salem Dash vs. Brooklyn (Sept. 1)  

• High Point Rockers vs. Lexington Legends (Sept. 8) 

• Appalachian State vs. Liberty (Sept. 28)

• Chicago Bears vs. Los Angeles Rams (Sept. 29) 
• Chicago Bears Memorabilia  

• Chicago Bulls vs. TBD  
• Chicago Bulls Memorabilia  

•  Chicago Cubs vs. TBD 
• Chicago Cubs Memorabilia  

• Green Bay Packers vs. TBD (mutually agreed upon game) 

• Milwaukee Brewers vs. TBD
• VIP Milwaukee Brewers Experience (at a mutually agreed upon game)
• Milwaukee Brewers Memorabilia