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Fun & Fabulous Office Décor!
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Offices can be too stuffy and formal. Everything in Janice’s office has a bit of whimsy. Even her office’s light switch has been bedazzled with colorful ‘gems.’ She lets her office reflect her personality with many playful touches.
Lamps, Lamps, Lamps!
The desk and the side tables display Janice’s impressive collection of amusing pop art lamps. “I have always been a fan of fun lamps, moving objects and lots of color. My favorite would have to be the lava lamps, as they always change,” shared Janice.
A Bookcase without Books
Convention does not hinder Janice’s tongue-in-check decorating style. She’s …
Could You Resist These Puppy Dog Eyes?
Grant poses with his dogs, from left to right: Robby, Wally, Sandy and Poppy.
Grant invited his coworkers at GPS to support a fundraiser benefiting the privately funded no-kill animal shelter where three of his four pups were adopted.
“Kris Stephens, who founded the Eyes Of Hope Shelter, works a full time job as well as runs the organization. She is committed to saving lives, one dog at a time. Kris and the Eyes of Hope volunteers hold a special place in our hearts!” shared Grant.
Frankly, we couldn’t resist those puppy dog eyes!
Wearing The Green For St. Patrick’s Day!
Shamrocks adorn our front desk and people are wearing green
to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day from GPS!
A Warming Trend at GPS
Form has never blended more seamlessly with fashion as our employees have fully embraced the latest trend of wearing scarves. A colorful array of neckwear has appeared with a mix of patterns that include dynamic stripes and plaids to soft florals and paisley prints.
The proximity of a bold color can brighten faces, complimenting or contrasting against winter coats and sweaters. Scarves vary from short, to layered and twisted circle/infinity styles, to long boas and shawl-like capes. Plenty of texture is on display from knobby thick weaves to smooth wool knits that are luxuriously edged with fringe.
It’s the perfect …
Let Them Eat Cake!
Retiring The Flag
‘In America, No One Should Go Hungry’ is more than a campaign theme (quick shout out to Mark for the awesome posters), but a heartfelt promise among our employees. Given the increased need for donations, due to the recent cut in food stamps as well as the closing of the Dominick’s, a major grocery chain in Illinois and a huge partner in fighting hunger with our local food banks, everyone at GPS felt the urgency to contribute.
It was a happy retirement ceremony, when it came time to take down our flag. What had once been a fun office decoration, …
The Birthday Elves Have Struck Again!
Yet another office has been decked out for a Birthday at GPS! Forget the shoemaker’s elves, here at GPS, we have Birthday elves who hang streamers, banners, and arrange balloon centerpieces. Happy Birthday, Yancy!…
Annual Baseball Outing Was A Homerun!
The GPS 2013 Annual Meeting Was Educational & Fun!
GPS employees had flown in from throughout the U.S. to learn the most up-to-date information about the newest Federal regulations and tax changes facing our business clients as well as to discuss best practices at our 2013 Annual Meeting.
President Tyler Burgess opened the event by sharing a personal story about a close friend that had fought, achieved remission, but then lost the battle with cancer. He then announced that our on-going corporate fundraising for the fight against cancer as well as numerous other charities had reached a total of over 2.5 million dollars as of 2013.
After a long …
