October County Cup Competition is a Blustery Good Time!
By: Tim Moubray, Director, Orange County Parks & Recreation
The most recent County Cup event mirrored the May competition, but this time with a fall twist! In the spirit of the (sometimes frustrating) leaf cleanup chores that many of us face in our yards, we tasked staff with
gathering as many leaves as possible in the “ Tube of Turbulence. ” We had 51 folks come out to help us get those pesky leaves. Over 1,000 leaves were tossed about in the tube, with varying point values based on their relative prevalence, but there was only one special golden glittery leaf worth 100 points! Once the wind picked up, participants had 30 seconds to gather as many as possible. Amanda Sorrells (Animal Shelter and Team Ops) was our winner with 2,679 points. She was followed in second place by Jessica Lohr (Team E911) and in third place by Jennifer McGuire (Team Admin/HR).
Out of 51 players, only five people caught the special golden leaf, our champion being one of them. Amanda will receive one of our brand new OCPR stadium/travel blankets. The other four are Julie Perry (Team EconDev/Tourism), Jen Fox (Team Admin/HR), Amanda Amos (Team Finance), and Gail Lloyd (Team OOY). Those five skilled leaf grabbers will receive their very own miniature Golden Rake (a.k.a. “ backscratcher ”). While Team DSS received no points this time, they still hold a comfortable lead ….. for now. The battle for second has gotten fierce with only 6.5 points separating Finance, Public Works, and Ops. Things are heating up just in time for some surprises … Stay tuned for next month ’ s Orange County Cup results.
Now reaching the latter part of its inaugural year, the County Cup is a morale - boosting and team - building set of activities that support our cultural initiative work. Are you a talented individual Interested in working for an award - winning organization that values a strong employee culture? Visit www.orangecountyva.gov/jobs (or check out page 28) to view our current open positions!
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