County Celebrates a Spirited Halloween

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Join ghosts and goblins for a hauntingly happy Halloween at the County. There's a cornucopia of activities to participate in.

Head over to County’s creepy carnival-themed Halloween festivities from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the County Operations Center plaza. “Carn-evil” activities include a frightening fun house, ghoulish games, master of disguise photo booth and the Lip Sync Battle.

Can’t make it to Carnevil? Watch the fun live on InSite. (Stay tuned.)

Enter the Halloween costume contest. Five finalists will be selected by sundown. Be sure to vote online for your favorite Tuesday.

Enter the County’s Halloween Costume Contest

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Jose Gonzalez at the Centre City FRC last year.

Jose Gonzalez at the Centre City FRC last year.

There’s still time to get your costume together for the big day! Wipe the cobwebs off your box of Halloween gear or head to the store this weekend to find the perfect disguise. The County is hosting a costume contest Monday for employees.

The rules are simple, not scary:

  • Send one photo of yourself in costume to communications@sdcounty.ca.gov by 4 p.m., Oct. 31.

  • Include your full name, title, department and who (or what) you are dressed as in the body of the email. Please type the information even if it is in your signature block.

  • The photo should be taken between Thursday, Oct. 27 and Monday, Oct. 31—this ensures employees who wear a uniform or work an alternative schedule can participate.

  • One entry per employee. You can enter as an individual or as a group—but not both.

  • If you enter as an individual, be the only person in the photo—we want to make sure we know who you are.

  • If you enter as a group, have just one person submit the photo.

Check out InSite for a photo gallery of creepy and creative costumes, and be sure to vote online for your favorite Tuesday. You’ll cast your vote for one of five finalists.

Halloween Carnival Coming Soon!

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There’s just a few more days until the County’s creepy carnival-themed Halloween festivities on Oct. 31. Dubbed “Carn-evil,” the get-together will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the County Operations Center plaza.

Spooktacular activities include a costume contest, frightening fun house, ghoulish games, master of disguise photo booth and the Lip Sync Battle.

Battle contestants are:

  • Chris Cardwell, Nolberto Colon-Droz, Nate Griffiths and Ernie Liwag, Environmental Health

  • Shelly Castle, Purchasing and Contracting

  • Matthew Parcasio, Aging and Independence Services

  • Angie Solom, Human Resources

You won’t want to miss their performances, and you’ll be able to watch them live on InSite if you can’t make it the festivities in person.

In the meantime, show off your wicked workplace decorations by emailing a photo to communications@sdcounty.ca.gov, and it may be featured on InSite. (See the full gallery of Halloween decor.)

Howling Good Halloween Happenings at the County

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Senior Human Resources Analyst Shauna Rose-Pfeiffer's desk is totally decorated for Halloween.

Don’t be a scaredy cat! There’s still time to sign up to compete in the County’s Lip Sync Battle on Halloween. To enter, send an email with the following: the names, titles and department of everyone on your team, and the titles of two songs you’d perform. Finalists will be announced on InSite on Monday, Oct. 24.

Angela Redmond, with CWS, is ready for Halloween.

The epic battle will take place at Carn-evil, a carnival-themed Halloween celebration, at the County Operations Center on Oct. 31 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The fangtastic festival will feature a frightening fun house, ghoulish games, master of disguise photo booth and more tricks and treats– so enter at your own risk.

Plus, don’t miss the County’s annual costume contest. Start cooking up creative costume ideas in a creepy cauldron. Details on how to submit a photo and enter the contest will be posted in the spirited days leading up to Halloween.

Get into character now. Show off your wicked workplace decorations by emailing a photo to communications@sdcounty.ca.gov, and it may be featured on InSite. The more ghosts, goblins and gravestones—the better! (See the full gallery of Halloween decor.)

Perk Alert: Get 25% Off Halloween Costumes

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Halloween is slowly creeping upon us! Grab your costume now at Halloween Express for 25 percent off through PerkSpot. The online shop has adult, child, baby and even pet costumes. Find full outfits, plus hats, wigs, masks, makeup, shoes, props and other accessories. Halloween Express also has décor.

PerkSpot offers benefits and discounts to County employees through hundreds of service providers and retailers from movie theaters to florists and jewelers. Using PerkSpot is both easy and free! Simply go to SDCounty.PerkSpot.com and shop. If you are new, click “Create an Account” to register.

Each month, one of the most popular PerkSpot deals will be highlighted on InSite. 

Lip Sync Battle Is Back

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Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps has done it, actress Anna Kendrick and TV host Michael Strahan too. Now is your chance to take center stage and enter the County’s Lip Sync Battle at this year’s Halloween celebration. Both solo acts and groups are invited to participate.

The battle for employees is similar to the popular Spike TV show of the same name. In the first round, each entrant will perform one song. The top two contenders with the loudest crowd applause will advance to the second and final round where they will act out a second song to clinch the championship.

Contestants will be selected on a first come, first serve basis. To enter, send an email with the following: the names, titles and department of everyone on your team, and the titles of two songs you’d perform.  Finalists will be announced on InSite on Monday, Oct. 24.

Lip Sync Battle contenders will grab the mic during a carnival-themed Halloween festival at the County Operations Center on Oct. 31. Dubbed “Carn-evil,” the fair with a wicked twist will feature activities including a frightening fun house, ghoulish games and photo booth.

Carnevil and Lip Sync Battle are just two of the Halloween hijinks planned. Show off your spooky and kooky workplace decorations by emailing a photo to communications@sdcounty.ca.gov, and it may be featured on InSite. And the grand finale - the County’s annual Halloween costume contest. Start crafting or shopping for a creepy, creative or extraordinary outfit, and keep your eyes peeled to InSite for details on how to submit a photo and enter the contest in the week leading up to Halloween.