Thumbprint Family Tree Retirement Gift
For many of us, a large portion of our days is spent at work. Research shows the average person will spend 90,000 hours at work over a lifetime.
So the people you work with do become family.
When Eldon, our organization’s CFO, decided to retire after 28 years, his work family wanted to find a special gift for him to remember us by.
Work Family Tree | Unique & Memorable Retirement Gift
I found a birch tree on Etsy that was perfect for for the addition of thumb or finger prints of each employee. This is an office gift that allows everyone to participate.
Linda was leaving on her birthday this year to Australia. I was racking my brain on what special gift I could give when it hit me–Australian money!
Other friends were giving him golf shirts and golf balls, but I was on a mission to find something a little different.
Just a plain retirement cake and punch would not do. We were looking for the WOW! factor to represent her years of service.
When a longtime employee is retiring, it can get teary-eyed and emotional but a fun office retirement party will bring out the celebration and laughter.
While walking through the craft store, I noticed there were large alphabet letters in a variety of materials such as metal, ceramic, wood and some with lights. I also saw an 
Because these men like the swing of a baseball bat or a golf club, I’ve named this gift idea “Swing into Retirement.”
When you have big news, you want to share it with the world! You could post about it on Facebook or Twitter, but that’s so predictable.