On Friday, County employees celebrated Halloween in a big way. Some decorated their workspace, others dressed up in costume and even more planned to head to the Haunted Plaza at the COC. From 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., the plaza will be full of tricks and treats.
Share photos of your costumes or office celebrations. Email them to communications@sdcounty.ca.gov with your name and department.
Sam Bledsoe, with the Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk
The unnerving wait is over! The fangtastic winners to the Workplace Decorating and Scary Face contests were crowned.
After casting more than 1,300 votes, County employees selected the top three workspace winners. While all participants impressively decorated their workspace with ghastly ghosts, terrifying tombstones and morbid mummies, only three spirits were crowned wicked winners. (See the photos below.)
Sam Bledsoe, with the Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk’s office, won the Scary Face contest. His transformation is frighteningly fun.
Don’t miss out on the thrilling Haunted Plaza on Halloween Day from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the County Operations Center. Some of the planned activities include dancing the Monster Mash, games, and more tricks and treats. Employees are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items for the San Diego Food Bank to the big bash. Each person who brings in an item (or items) will receive one entry into a raffle. Winner need not be present to win.
Patrick Baker, with Sheriff's Department came in 1st place.
Joneal Chu, with Auditor& Controller, came in 2nd place.Norweena Asignacion, with Probation, came in 3rd place.
There’s still time to sign up for two frighteningly fun contests being held on Halloween at the County Operations Center. Sign up to dress up or carve it up at the Haunted Plaza on Friday—there are openings in the pumpkin carving and costume contests.
All you need to do to sign up is click on the blue links below. Here are the details:
Pumpkin Carving Contest: The contest is open to both freestyle and pattern carvers. Registration is required, so sign up now. Participants carefully carved creations will be displayed at the Haunted Plaza where County employees will vote for the best of the best. Register to enter as a pattern or freestyle carver by emailing your name, title and department. Read the rules before finding the most perfect pumpkin as your canvas.
Costume Contest: Dress to impress! There are four costume contest categories this year: funniest, most creative, scariest or best group. (For best group, make sure to submit only one submission.) The costumes will be judged during the witching hour (12:35 p.m.) at the Haunted Plaza on Oct. 31. Read the rules before fabricating your disguise.
Don’t miss out on a wicked good time! Attend the Haunted Plaza at the County Operations Center on Halloween day from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Some of the planned activities include dancing the Monster Mash, games and contests with sweet prizes, a mummy wrap, and more ghoulish fun.
A new highlight of this year’s celebration is a food drive for the San Diego Food Bank. Employees are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items to the big bash on Oct. 31. Each person who brings in an item (or items) will receive one entry into a raffle. Winner need not be present to win.
Ghouls and goblins of the County have deviously decorated their workspaces with cobwebs, creepy crawlies and more. Now, it’s your job to vote for the cream of the crop!
The first five photos in the slideshow below are the finalists. Scroll through the rest to see all the creative and festive entries. You can click on the picture inside the slideshow to enlarge.
Winners will be recognized at the Haunted Plaza at the County Operations Center on Halloween.
Don’t forget to vote for your favorite finalist!
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Something good is brewing and it’s coming at you in the form of contests, costumes and plenty of ghastly fun.
All employees are invited to the Haunted Plaza at the County Operations Center on Halloween Day. From 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., the plaza will be full of tricks and treats. Planned activities include dancing the Monster Mash, games and contests with sweet prizes, a mummy wrap, and more. A pumpkin carving and costume contest will be judged during the festivities, but registration is required beforehand.
A new highlight of this year’s celebration is a food drive for the San Diego Food Bank. Employees are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items to the big bash on Oct. 31. Each person who brings in an item (or items) will receive one entry into a raffle. Winner need not be present to win.
In addition, there are four contests to sign up for this year. Please note:Pictures must not exceed 10 megabytes (MB).
Workspace Decorating Contest: Show your Halloween spirit by decorating your office, cubicle or other workspace with festive fall décor. To enter select a category—funniest, scariest or most creative—and email photos of your spooktacular workspace (no more than two, please!) between Oct. 20 and Oct. 24. A committee will select five finalists and employees will vote for the top winners via an InSite poll from Oct. 27 to Oct. 29. Winners will be announced Oct. 30 and recognized at the Haunted Plaza on Halloween Day. Read all the rules before submitting.
Scary Face Picture Contest: Have a spellbinding stare? Try entering the Scary Face Picture Contest. County employees can enter by emailing a boo-tiful “before” and a dreadfully eerie “after” photo of their scary face between Oct. 20 and Oct. 24. The frightening finalists will be selected and employees will vote for the winners via an InSite poll from Oct. 27 to Oct. 29. The wicked winners will be announced Oct. 30 and recognized at the COC during the big Halloween bash. Read the rules beforetaking those blood curdling photos.
Pumpkin Carving Contest: Calling all crafters. The Pumpkin Carving Contest is coming soon. The contest is open to both freestyle and pattern carvers. But don’t wait for the Great Pumpkin to arrive to sign up! The contest is open to just 50 artists willing to try their hand at crafting the best jack- o’-lantern. The participants’ carefully carved creations will be displayed at the Haunted Plaza where County employee will vote for their favorite. Register to enter as a patternorfreestylecarver by emailing your name, title and department. Read the rules before finding the most perfect pumpkin as your canvas.
Costume Contest: Get ready to dress to impress in the County’s Costume Contest. Sign up to participate early! There are four costume categories this year: funniest, most creative, scariest or best group. (For best group, make sure to submit only one submission.) Registration is open to just the first 10 entrees in each category. The costumes will be judged during the witching hour (12:35 p.m.) at the Haunted Plaza on Oct. 31. We’re dying to see your DIY and found costumes.Read the rules before fabricating your disguise.
Prizes will be awarded to winners in the Workspace Decorating, Scary Face Picture, Pumpkin Carving and Costume contests.
A 2013 winner of the workspace decorating contest.
It’s time to clear away the cobwebs on your Halloween decorations. Break out the bats, unpack the pumpkins and string up the skeletons. The Workspace Decorating Contest is coming soon!
Show your Halloween spirit by dressing up your office, cubicle or other workspace with festive fall décor. The display should be a treat for your co-workers.
Entering the contest is as easy as (pumpkin) pie. All you need to do is pick a category—funniest, scariest or most creative—and email photos of your awesome autumn workspace (no more than two, please!) between Oct. 20 and Oct. 24.
A Halloween committee will select five finalists. Then, employees will be able to vote for the winner via an InSite poll from Oct. 27 to Oct. 29.
Don’t be a mummy, read all the rules before submitting.
The Workspace Decorating Contest is just one of several frighteningly fun activities leading up to the big Haunted Plaza Halloween bash at the County Administration on Oct. 31. Check back on InSite for all the details in the weeks to come.
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