Sunny Side Up – Warriors for Tim
This past Thursday was a great day at my office. Together with a few other co-workers, I helped to organize the 2nd Annual Sunny Side Up Breakfast Benefit to raise money and awareness for Warriors for Tim. Warriors for Tim is an organization that was setup in honor of the son of a co-worker of mine. Last year Tim lost his battle with H1N1. Tim fought hard for 4 1/2 months down at CHOP in Philadelphia. Warriors for Tim’s main goal is to raise funds to promote awareness about the urgent need for organ and tissue donors. They are currently working towards a $100,000 fundraising goal that will fund a fitness center at the new Gift of Life Family House which is under construction in Philadelphia.
Our company banded together to make over 100 breakfast sandwiches and raise over $1,200 for this cause. That means there will be a piece of fitness equipment that Siemens employees in Blue Bell are responsible for purchasing. How exciting is that?
If you are not an organ donor, I would strongly recommend that you consider taking this step. If you live in PA, NJ, or DE, you can easily sign up here. And if you’re interested in donating to this worthwhile cause, you can donate on-line here.
I’m truly thankful for the amazing people I get to work with every day. And I look forward to more adventures that we will have together in the future.
Here’s another picture to give you a feel for the day.
Adventure Aquarium
Last night, Leanne and I had the privilege of attending the annual “Winter Celebration” for my company. The event was held at the Adventure Aquarium in Camden, NJ. Honestly, when I heard where it was this year, I was somewhat apprehensive. It was in NJ which is farther from our home than the locations in years past. Also, Camden doesn’t have the best reputation for being the safest place in the country. In fact, I believe Camden had one of the highest murder rates per population in 2007. Honestly, I was wrong.
The location of the event was incredible. It only took us 45 minutes to get to the aquarium from our house. Parking was great and the facility certainly seemed safe to me upon arrival. The banquet room provided spectacular views of the aquarium’s shark tank and of the Philadelphia sky line. (If you’re looking for a place to host your next big gathering, check the aquarium out.)
Besides these details, this annual event also gives us a chance to let our hair down so to speak and to celebrate the year past. It’s also a chance to say thank you to our spouses for putting up with all the stresses that go along with our jobs. Coincidentally, this event fell on my 12th anniversary of being with the company. In a way, this fact seems quite amazing. I am truly thankful for my job, for the opportunities and projects that I’ve achieved, and for the people who I get to work with every day.
Until the next post, watch out for the sharks…
Keeping My Two Bosses Happy
Our church is doing a three part series titled The Office. On Sunday, Matt Silver spoke about “Keeping My Two Bosses Happy.” The subject matter hit home for me, and I thought I might share my notes.
First, we are designed to work. See Genesis 2:15, Proverbs 6:9-11, I Thessalonians 3:10, and Colossians 3:23.
Matt used Philippians 2:3-4 as his main verse for asking the following questions:
1. Who are you going to cheat?
Implying that you can cheat your work or you can cheat your wife and your family, Matt used a quote from Andy Stanley’s book Choosing to Cheat that applied very well to this question.
2. Are you cheating your family?
How much time are you spending with your family. According to observations, fathers on average spend 37 seconds communicating with their children each day. That’s lousy!
3. Are you cheating yourself?
Physically, Spiritually, Emotionally – Lately, I feel like my physically gas tank is on the empty side of the “gas gauge.” I’ve been fighting a cold. My workouts have been few and far between the last three weeks or so do to work demands and involvement with Kids Camp.
4. Are you sure your busy season will pass?
It’s easy to convince ourselves that we won’t always be busy at work. Is this really true?
At the conclusion, I walked away with the following priority list for the roles that I have. First, I’m a Christ follower. Second, I’m a husband. Third, I’m a dad. Fourth, I’m a project manager/engineer.
Matt, thanks for the great reminders!
Until the next post….