{"id":84203,"date":"2013-10-03T11:42:31","date_gmt":"2013-10-03T15:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=84203"},"modified":"2015-12-14T11:14:14","modified_gmt":"2015-12-14T16:14:14","slug":"fall-festival-underway-at-the-health-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2013\/10\/fall-festival-underway-at-the-health-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall Festival at the Health Center"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Human Resources, through Know Better Place, hosted a fall festival for employees, students and volunteers at the Health Center Thursday. The Courtyard was transformed into a traditional fall fair for participants to take a break, have a tasty treat, mingle with co-workers and test their hand at some games.<\/p>\n

The festivities included Pumpkin Palooza, a pumpkin decorating contest in which participants voted for their favorite pumpkin. Photos from the scavenger hunt competition “Husky Hunt” were also on big-screen display.<\/p>\n

Alexis Crean with Human Resources says more than a thousand people attended the event which is only in its second year.<\/p>\n

“It's all about the people,” says Crean. “We love hosting this festival because we believe our employees work hard and deserve to be able to stop and take some time for themselves and to also enjoy being with their colleagues.”<\/p>\n

Pumpkin Palooza Winners
\n<\/b>First Place – Vegan Burger, Immunology
\nSecond Place – Corny Cornelius, Student Services Center
\nThird Place – Annie Heart, Cardiology<\/p>\n

Honorable Mentions
\n<\/b>Most UConn Spirit – UConn Football “Grrr!”, Communications
\nBest Dressed – “Pretty in Pink” Breast Cancer M&M, Cytogenetics
\nScariest – Dr. Drill & Fill, Dental Clinic 5
\nMost Elegant – Cinderella's Coach, Diagnostic Imaging and Therapeutics
\nBest Creature Feature – Just Mousing Around, Center for Comparative Medicine
\nCutest – Tooth Fairy, Dental<\/p>\n

Husky Hunt\u00a0 Winners
\n<\/b>First Place – Nuclear Medicine Team: Danette Matthers, David Daniele, Jim Forcade, Shara Brown
\nSecond Place – Center for Comparative Medicine, Gina Gates, Jessica Allen and Melissa Morris
\nThird Place – Reprographics, Gisella Petrella-Stevens, Brian Zagaja, Loung Chiem, Matthew Chamberland<\/p>\n

Husky Hunt Shout Out
\n<\/b>Neag CA Center Team, the Nursing Nubies Team, the UConn Opth\/Urology Team and the Facilities Team<\/p>\n

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