eKourier July 2014

FEATURES

A Night to Celebrate Achievements

stories and ideas and experiences over a beer or two. Not only is it a great social night but I enjoy watching my Teammates being rewarded and receiving recognition for their high achievements over the past 12 months. I feel it serves to motivate us all to strive/aim and achieve. It’s a buzz watching as each award is being announced. Personally I look forward to catching up with the many trainees that I have had the pleasure of launching their careers from my HUB. I have been following their progress with keen interest and its personally rewarding to see how they have grown in this time. The night goes so quickly. As I keenly scan the room to see if I have missed anyone. Oh well there’s always next year.” “At my very first Achievement Dinner I was both nervous and excited at the same time. I had heard so much about what the night was going to be like. I had only been with the company a short while and had only met a handful of Team Members. Once there I felt like I was at a family gathering. Everyone was so friendly, welcoming and accommodating. The night was great, seeing and being able to celebrate my Team Members achievements was fantastic. As the years went by the nerves went also. As the company has grown there have also been a number of new Team Members to meet and it’s been great to be able to put faces to the names. The enjoyment of the night is all about getting together with everyone to celebrate the achievements and milestones of the centres and individuals. The night is always a success. It is always well organised, enjoyable and has everyone in the company talking for weeks after. Thank you to everyone who makes the night a success.” Mike Howard

W ith our 2014 Annual Achievement Dinner just around the corner, we look forward to celebrating the great work the Kennards Team have accomplished over the last year. Its also a time for the Team to come together and have some fun, relax and catch up with other Teammates. Some of our longer standing Team Members that have attended a number of Achievement Dinners have looked back on past years and have shared their thoughts below: “Bundanoon, many, many years ago. I went to my first Awards Night which was combined with a Training Conference we had last century. The room was long and narrow with a single long table and we all fitted down both sides. Yes we were one big family from NSW and QLD There were 15 centres as well as those from THQ; Georgie, Anne, HK and Sam. I knew all bar two and they happened to sit next to me. That was the great thing about the night, meeting with and

enjoying new and old friends.

It was a good night, no, a great night which I’ll always remember.

Many, many Awards Nights later (yes I’ve been to them all) I still look forward to going. I’ve formed an acquaintance with lots of people and try as much as possible on the night to meet as many new Kennards people as I can. There isn’t one long table now but lots and lots of tables and dozens, no its seems like hundreds of Kennards people from 84 centres Australasia wide. And not just four people from THQ, but dozens now including HK and Sam. Thanks to all concerned over the years for making the night always so enjoyable.” “I look forward to the Achievement Dinner as our night of nights approaches in August. I have only missed one Awards Night in the last 17 years. It’s turned into quite a crowd now. It’s a great night to catch up in person with my friends from other centres both here, interstate and overseas. Swap Phil Howe

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