Office Costume Contest Winners
By: Orange County Communications Department
The tenth anniversary of the OCPR Office Costume Contest did not disappoint! Offices around the county donned the silliest, scariest, and most fantastic costumes they could find (or make), in a display fitting of an anniversary event. The Facebook vote reflected the significance of the event and the widespread interest it generates. The post with this year ’ s album reached an astonishing 14,500+ during the voting period, and the 15 entries received more than 1,600 total votes. In the end, those in cyberland favored the Treasurer ’ s Office ’ s KISS entry. However, the contest is structured so that Facebook following alone cannot carry the day. Several official judges are recruited each year to contribute scores towards determining the winners. Their scores, weighed with a participation bonus and combined with the Facebook vote (scored as equivalent to a judge) determine each year ’ s winners. This year, we are pleased to welcome a new champion to the podium. Orange County Administration, Finance, Human Resources, and Economic Development & Tourism joined forces to play with the idea of a Toy Story theme. The rules allow for combination entries, but doing so has pros and cons. While a group may benefit from the added participation, it often becomes more difficult to coordinate high - quality costumes, sometimes actually leading to lower scores. This year, the risk paid off, and we know even Andy himself would have been proud of this group. In second place, the perennial contenders in the Extension Office came up with one of the most unique themes we ’ ve seen yet, a tribute to the deep catalog of the late Jimmy Buffet. Their costumes played with many of his famous lines, such as the “ lost shaker of salt, ” and the “ cheeseburger in paradise. ” Rounding out our winners were four - time champions, the Orange County Treasurer ’ s Office. Taking third this year, their KISS - themed costumes definitely rocked! They never fail to impress with their creativity.
With this year ’ s contest wrapped up, it ’ s time to start planning for next year. We can ’ t wait!
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