Feathers Fly During November County Cup
By: Tim Moubray, Director, Orange County Parks & Recreation Department
November ’ s County Cup Challenge was inspired by the upcoming family gatherings and feasts many were preparing for, and put a new spin on an old staff favorite, the “ turkey shoot. ” The three - person water balloon launcher returned, as did the plush turkeys from last year. Rather than simple bins with point values, this year ’ s contest encouraged participants to make a meal by hitting signs representing various Thanksgiving staples, like cranberry sauce, rolls, mashed potatoes, and even “ Grandma ’ s Lime Jello Mold ” (represented by a sign and three green buckets). As in real life, everyone tried to avoid that last dish because landing in those buckets caused a loss in OVERALL SEASON points. The placement of those negative point possibilities created a high - risk, high - reward situation; participants had to launch their turkeys just past those to reach the highest point rewards (represented by delicious pumpkin pie).
During the competition, every side dish and dessert on the shooting range was hit (even the Jello mold) except the green bean casserole, which is very disappointing to me as it ’ s one of my favorites. Two teams, IT and Library, were able to grab a piece of that pumpkin pie and 20 team points. Team Sheriff, on the other hand, decided to try that lime Jello and, like Cousin Eddie, even went back for seconds, costing them 10 team points. Our champions this month are
Team DSS, consisting of Rafael Holland, Karen Aylor, and Ajahane Lopez, with a team score of 306.
Rafael also had the highest individual round with a score of 182, and is a first time County Cup participant! Finishing second with a team score of 171 was Team Extension (Kaci Daniel, Erin Berkery, Emily Welch). Third, with 161, was Team Treasurer (Dawn Herndon, Carrie Leistra, Wendy Brooks). In the team standings, the Library made the biggest jump from 5th to 2nd with their pumpkin pie bonus. Team Admin/HR still holds a large lead at the top heading into December JOEpardy, where we know anything can happen. And let us all be reminded of Haliee Perry ’ s comments at the end of the game last year ……” We made some bad choices …..” 2024 County Cup ’ s last event will once again be “ JOEpardy with your host, Joe Falin ”. Categories for this trivia game may include, but are not limited to; movies, music, TV, sports, literature, geography, history, science, foods, and
pop culture. Stay tuned!
The County Cup is an important part of our organization ’ s Cultural Initiative. It seeks to promote teamwork while making joyful connections across departments to help make Orange County an employer of choice that is able to recruit and retain skilled employees. Look like fun? Visit www.orangecountyva.gov/jobs to see if an open position might be right for you!
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