January 13

Match your employee's monetary donation to a charitable organization and get a tax write-off as well. For example, a fisherman got the company he worked for to match his contribution to a "Fishing Has No Boundaries" program in his community.

February 17

Support an in-house Toastmasters Club by providing meeting space and refreshments, and/or pay a portion of the annual dues for each employee who is a member.

March 8

Sponsor a basketball game - employees versus their supervisors. Everyone dresses in Wild and wacky clothing. The game is held in a company, community or high school gymnasium after work. Employees' families are invited to attend along with co-workers.

April 6

Award a gift certificate for a one-time housecleaning by a professional service.

May 12

Invite employees to submit their favorite recipes for inclusion in a company cookbook.

June 14 (Flag Day)

Place a miniature American flag on each employees desk. Hold a contest to see how many employees can name all 50 states within a specified period of time. Winner(s) gets an extra 30 minutes for lunch.

July 21

If you believe your employees "work hard" so they can "play hard," why not offer an extra week of paid vacation immediately?

August 13

Sponsor a foster child in a third-world country and challenge the other departments in the company to do the same.

September 13

Arrange for a company representative to participate in a high school career fair or to speak in a classroom of an employee's child.

October 7

If you hear someone yell "bingo" while you're taking an order, it's not because of the total you just rang up. It's phone reps who answer the telephone playing "states bingo" while they punch in sales orders.

November 14

Arrange for an executive level employee to spend one-half day with an employee doing the employee's job.

December 6

Hold an end-of-year auction where employees use the ward points (see tip for January 2) they've collected throughout the year to bid on gift items.