Rug Cutting Ceremony: Some SF Office Favs Hypnotize Us With Moves (From the Shadows)


$800 Raised for Bay Area Food Bank from Candygram Sales



SAN FRANCISCO -- Sort of like elementary school all over again, but
with a twist: Last week, the SF office had people send candy canes to
one another as "candy grams" (anonymously or otherwise), for a donation
of one dollar. We figured we might raise a couple of hundred dollars,
and we planned to donate the money to a local charity.

Dawn did a great job marketing the sweet initiative internally. I know I
had way too much fun doing this; I think I sent over 40 anonymous
candygrams to unsuspecting coworkers! Apparently I wasn't the only one
who got into the spirit: As a result of this effort, we have netted
close to $800 and counting!  All proceeds will go to the SF Food Bank to
help feed those in need.

Going to do this again next year, for sure!

Tis the season,
-Tracy

Steven Stamkos is an 18-year-old hockey phenom from Markham who was the
first overall pick in this year¹s NHL Entry Draft, by the Tampa Bay
Lightning.

Organic wrote and created this piece, designed to launch just as Stamkos
came back to Toronto for his first game at the ACC the other night. And best of
all, he also picked up his first NHL point in that game with an assist in a
3-2 win over the Leafs.

--Elliott Smith

It's a busy day.  You're tired.  You've got a ton do to, and then a ton to do after that.  Wouldn't it be great if you could just take a 20 minute break and get a relaxing, energizing massage before you jump back into it?

Well, you can!  Every other Wednesday, the on-site massage therapist is in the building to help you get for the day.  For only $10 (normally $20, but Organic covers half for full-time employees!), you can get a fantastic massage that will get the blood flowing and add some much-needed energy to your day.

Sign up now - you'll be glad you did!

-Daryl B.

Most everyone here is familiar with Organic Eats, a lunch and learn session
held every Monday at lunch to showcase one person's ideas and teach
coworkers useful tidbits of knowledge.  The sessions have been quite
successful and have been going on for some time now.
This week was a touch different.
Instead of learning, I decided to hold my session as a lunch and paint.
Painting monsters in particular.

Sometimes as a digital workforce we need to step aside and do something more
tactile and different to give us a few extra creative sparks.
From writers to engineers to designers, we all got together on our lunch
hour and painted 5x7 monsters.

Thanks to everyone who participated it was buckets of fun!
There will be more!

(One painter had to leave early and wasn't available for the photoshoot)

- Phil

TORONTO -- As the year is starting to wrap up and we celebrate our achievements in 2007, the Talent Acquisition team is busier than ever.  We hosted the 3rd  of our 14th Birthday Celebrations in Toronto at Brassaii.  The evening hosted great talent from around the area, energetic Organics, along with great music, food and drinks.  The quality of guests was high and we feel confident that this event will lead to some new faces in the Toronto office.

Cheers to a great 14th year-  get ready for 2008!!!

--Diane