Winter holidays
always add extra sparkle throughout the offices of NYCM
Insurance. Employees are not only
working hard to make sure their families have
a happy holiday while at home, but are also busy at the office making sure our customers have
a happy holiday as well. We enjoy bringing the warmth of the holidays through
our doors to celebrate with each other all that this time of year has to offer.
Keep reading to learn more about how we
celebrate the holidays at NYCM!
Volunteering
NYCM Insurance is big on volunteering; embracing community is built into our bones and is one of our core values. NYCM
employees are given 16 hours of volunteer time to utilize each year, and many employees use those hours to give
back to our local communities.
One of the many examples of how employees are
giving back this year is through the Christmas Cares committee at our Sherburne, NY office. Employees rallied to raise
funds to purchase gifts and gift cards toward meals for 24 local families. To
learn more about our Christmas Cares committee and their giving back
initiatives, click
here.
Another way employees are helping to provide
happy holidays is through the NYCM Helping Hands initiative. NYCM employees
shopped for both food and gifts for schools, nursing homes, children and
families in the beginning of December.
“It’s such a great feeling knowing we are
touching the lives of so many and hopefully making Christmas a special time for
them.” said Marcia McNamara, Underwriting Support Supervisor and member of
Helping Hands.
Gifts were wrapped by NYCM employees before
being delivered to their final destinations. “The wrappers did an awesome job
of getting everything wrapped before the end of the day.” McNamara continued.
“The comradery is great and it's fun to listen to the conversations of
employees from different areas, all working together to get the job done!”
Helping Hands has just completed their 20th year
of shopping, wrapping, and spreading cheer for the holidays.
NYCM employees even use volunteer time in the
form of Christmas caroling! This year, “Carol’s Carolers,” a group of volunteer
employees, sang at West Hill Apartments in Edmeston, NY to the residents to
spread some holiday cheer.
Family Time
Christmas Eve
is an exciting time for us at NYCM, because it’s the only day of the year we
invite NYCM families to come have fun within our walls!
“Since 2014, it has become an annual tradition
for NYCM to invite family members into the office on the last working day
before Christmas.” said People Development Analyst, Amanda Loitsch.
Each year there are different activities for kids to participate in. This
Christmas Eve, kids will be invited to build their own foam gingerbread house,
enjoy a sweet treat, and - of course - see Santa!
Loitsch continued, “This is an opportunity for
our home-family to meet our work-family. It's truly a special event where we
can see how big the kids got this year, the kids can notice how cool mom's desk decorations are,
and we can all learn something new about each other.”
Decorating
Decking the halls of NYCM takes time and it’s
something our employees look forward to year-round! Employees utilize every
extra minute they can to add festive cheer throughout their office
spaces.
Administrative Assistant of the Casualty
Division, Lisa Gould, had this to say about our holiday decor: “I feel blessed
that we are allowed to decorate here
at NYCM. It allows individuals to express themselves and reflect on what the
holiday means to them. I enjoy seeing the smiles on everyone's faces and
laughter while we decorate.”
Staying Humble
It’s easy to get caught up in the hustle and
bustle of the season. As a way to have employees point out what they’re most
thankful for, NYCM continued our “Thankful Thoughts” tradition. Employees
were asked this year to get artistic and write, draw, and use their creative
side to express what they are thankful for on this mural for the holiday
season.
There are many more ways NYCM celebrates the
holiday season, like making and sharing snacks amongst the divisions, “white
elephant” gift-giving amongst coworkers, and the holiday
gift from our senior management team. To learn more about how we are celebrating
as team NYCM while giving back to the community this year, click the button
below.
