Purdue shows appreciation for employees, staff at Spring Fling

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Spring Fling, the annual appreciation event for faculty, staff, graduate student staff, and retirees, is set for 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 21.

Events — designed to show appreciation for the hard work of faculty and staff throughout the year — are held in and around the Recreational Sports Center.

Spring Fling organizers have planned the usual array of activities along with a few new events.

Lunch this year will boast a new menu: a turkey hoagie, chips, pretzels, carrots, trail mix, apples and ice cream. There will be a vegetarian option. Beverages will be water and soft drinks. Recycling containers will be situated around the Rec Center for disposing of beverage containers.

Traditional activities include the classic vehicle show, fitness walk, golf, trivia contest, bingo, and music. In addition, free play activities are available at the Recreational Sports Center throughout the afternoon.

Registration was due May 9 for the vehicle show, fitness walk, golf and trivia contest.

Other activities, which don’t require advance registration include yoga with graduate student staff; square dancing; yard games including corn hole, hillbilly golf, washers and horseshoes; and sand volleyball. Registration is at the site for yard games and volleyball.

In addition, the Bloodmobile will be parked outside the Rec Center for those who would like to donate blood.

Also, The Purdue University Retirees Association is sponsoring food drive for Food Finders Food Bank. PURA asks that staff members bring at least one non-perishable item when they come to Spring Fling this year.

Lunch lines will open at 11:30 a.m. at the southeast entrance to the East Gymnasium.

More information is available at www.purdue.edu/hr/springfling.

Today is registration deadline for Purdue Spring Fling activities

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The deadline is May 9 for several Spring Fling activities that require registration.

Spring Fling is the annual appreciation event for faculty, staff, graduate staff and retirees.

Spring Fling will happen this year on Wednesday, May 21, in and around the Recreational Sports Center.

Some Spring Fling activities require advance registration.

Packets with registration forms were sent to campus addresses in early April.

Events that require registration are the vehicle show, fitness walk, golf, Spring Fling Face Off trivia contest and volunteering for any part of Spring Fling.

More about Spring Fling, including registration forms, is online at www.purdue.edu/hr/springfling.

For more information about Spring Fling, contact Carrie Hanson at 49-47397.

Purdue Spring Fling: Online registration available for appreciation events

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Online registration is available this year for events at Spring Fling, the annual appreciation event for faculty, staff, graduate staff and retirees.

Spring Fling will be held May 21 beginning at 11:30 a.m. in and around the Recreational Sports Center.

Registration packets were mailed to faculty, staff and graduate student staff in early April. The packets include registration forms for Spring Fling Face Off, the Spring Fling Classic Vehicle Show, the Spring Fling Fitness Walk and for volunteering during the event.

Those who would like to do so can register online for those activities at www.purdue.edu/hr/springfling.

The registration deadline for mail-in or online registration is May 9.

Those who would like to play golf on the Ackerman Hills course must register by phone at 49-43139, ext. 1. Early registration is urged for the golf outing as tee times usually fill up quickly.

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