Forecast: Showers

Spend some time singing in the rain, singing your environmental services staff’s praises, that is. Decorate a bulletin board or display case with paper raindrops. Hang a sign that says, “We Shower Our Environmental Services Staff With Appreciation.” Draw
a template of a large raindrop on a sheet of paper. Photocopy the raindrop, then make these copies available to patients and their families. Instruct them to write thank-you notes on the paper, cut out the raindrops, and place in a collection box. Each day of your recognition week, hang up several of the raindrop notes. Then give staff members something from the Environmental Services Gift-A-Day Packages. At the end of the week, distribute Environmental Services Compact Umbrellas With Cases.