Employees recently participated in a bank-wide scavenger hunt that brought together staff from across departments and branches in a fun, interactive experience. The two-day event featured corporate employees hunting for clues on one day, while branch employees took up the challenge on a separate day.
“We are always looking for fun activities for employees to do,” explained Shannan Mahloch, Senior Loan Funding Representative and event organizer. “We thought it would be a good way for employees to interact with each other in a fun and minimally disruptive way.”
The scavenger hunt featured clues specifically related to each department, giving participants a chance to learn more about different areas of the bank while solving puzzles. Corporate teams were given a two-hour block to complete their hunt, while branch teams had their two hours split between morning and afternoon sessions to accommodate varying customer traffic throughout the day.
Teams showed their creativity right from the start with clever team names. One standout team used the first initial of each team member to spell out “CENT” – a fitting bank-related name! Three teams with particularly creative names were awarded $50 VISA gift cards in recognition of their efforts.
All teams that completed the hunt were entered into a random drawing, with winners receiving 50 Seymour bucket list points per team member.
This expanded event built upon a smaller-scale scavenger hunt organized by the Emerging Leaders Group last year. “We wanted to figure out a way to do it bank wide, so we spoke with (Accounting Operations Manager) Kristin Monday to get a better understanding of how they ran theirs,” Mahloch said.
Mahloch expressed special thanks to Allouez Assistant Branch Manager Aubrey Abrahamson and Debit Card/ATM Processing Specialist Katie Thommes, who were instrumental in organizing the event. “They were such an enormous help,” Mahloch said. “I wouldn’t have been able to do any of it without them.”
Corporate Winning Teams
The Deposit Detectives
- Beth Wianecki
- Kristin Monday
- Emily VandenHeuvel
- Emily Glapinski
Team Treasury
- Loretta Bondi
- Nicole Daniels
- Jeff Marsho
- Paris Reed
Raiders of the Loan Ark
- Melissa Wantuch
- Gina Bontempo
- Laura Habighorst
- Emily Curro
Branch Winning Teams
Flock of Seagulls—New Berlin Team
- Kevin Esser
- Ava Howland
- Sara Swosinski
The Caffeine Cartel—Racine Northside Team
- Lexie Lawler
- Kelly Elliott
- Anna Shaner
- Lisa Young
- Susan Liedel
The Wonderous Wanderers—Travelling Teller Team
- Dawn Conley
- DeDe Krause
- Deb Price
- Lakya Whitmore
Most Creative Team Names
Shannan with members of I Thought This Was Speed Dating team.
I Thought This Was Speed Dating
- Dawn Foster
- Kari Tuyls
- Kat Grunert
- Nani Rodriguez
- Adrianna Mendoza
Shannan with members of the High Maintenance team.
High Maintenance
- Joe Ebel
- Jeff Dolezal
- Tim Dotson
- Colleen Moore
Shannan with the Raiders of the Loan Ark team.
Raiders of the Loan Ark
- Melissa Wantuch
- Gina Bontempo
- Laura Habighorst
- Emily Curro