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McCarty Center Olympics Highlight of Employee
Appreciation Month
Olympic medals
were handed out to McCarty Center employee teams.
Employees were honored for length of service
to the hospital and state. Fun and teambuilding
was the mantra in August as the J. D. McCarty
Center in Norman celebrated employee appreciation
month.
"It's important for people to know that
their work doesn't go unnoticed," said
Debbie Barrett, director of human resources
at the McCarty Center, and that they make a
difference in someone's life everyday. Employee
appreciation month is just one opportunity for
us to let our staff know how much we appreciate
their efforts. It gives them motivation to get
through the tough days at work."
Nine teams of employees squared off in toe-to-toe
teambuilding competitions during the McCarty
Center Olympics. Volleyball, Frisbee throw,
toss across, water balloon shot put, water bucket
balance, seltzer melt, roller hockey and not
your grandpa's shuffle board were the events
contested. Obviously, these were not your standard
Olympic games.
The top three teams with the highest medal count
were Hospital Unit #1 with six medals, Rehab
Black with five medals and tied for third were
Hospital Unit #3 and the Admin Teams with four
medals.
During an employee appreciation luncheon held
during the last week of August, longevity awards
were presented to employees for their service
to the McCarty Center and state of Oklahoma.
During the awards presentation, Joe Sher, chairman
of the cerebral palsy commission, the hospital's
board of directors, thanked the employees for
their service and dedication to the children
they served.
Receiving 25-year awards for service to Oklahoma
were Elousie Borchers, Dani Ferguson and Debbie
Barrett.
Twenty-year awards for service to the hospital
and the state were presented to Janet Osborn
and Dean Bischoff.
A 15-year hospital service award was presented
to Doranne Beavers. Fifteen-year awards for
state service were presented to Patti Koeltzow,
Maria Greenfield and Chrissy Hancock.
Ten-year hospital service awards were made to
Sheila McMichael, Lucy Naugle-Scales, Sandy
Atherton, Kristi Obermiller and Bill Logan.
Ten-year awards for state service went to Sheila
McMichael, Sandy Atherton and Dr. Thomas Thurston.
Five-year awards for both hospital and state
service were awarded to Ken Younkin, Michelle
Loftus, Michael Hathcock and Sean Zajack. Five-year
hospital service awards went to Uwe von Schamann
and Lydia Zackery. A five-year award for service
to the state went to Iris Reinmann-Philipp.
The J. D. McCarty Center is Oklahoma's center
of excellence in the care and treatment of children
with developmental disabilities from birth to
age 21. The 40 et 8 of Oklahoma founded what
is now the McCarty Center in 1946. The 40 et
8 is an honor society within the American Legion.
When the hospital was first started it only
treated one diagnosis…cerebral palsy. Today,
the McCarty Center has treated more than 70
different diagnoses in the developmental disability
category.
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Slap Shot! Kyle
Weatherly fights for balance on his roller
pad as he makes a shot down the floor past
his teammate Lynne Bates. Roller Hockey
was one of the team building competitions
held during the McCarty Center's Olympic
games played during employee appreciation
month in August. In the goal is Patrick
Grose.
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| Done! Admin team
members hold their hands out to indicate
they have completed the task of removing
their socks while balancing a bucket of
water on their feet. Bucket balancing was
one of several team building Olympic events
held during the McCarty Center's employee
appreciate month in August. Amazingly, no
team got wet during this event. Members
of the winning Admin team are (clockwise)
Mike Powers, Debbie Barrett, Vicki Kuestersteffen
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