HR’s Christmas Memories
We have a very big team here at the Hospice with over two hundred staff members and hundreds of incredible volunteers too so who’s in charge of looking after them? The answer is our Human Resources team and we recently quizzed them on our Christmas Poster questions.
From left to right in the picture, here are their Christmas memories…
Sally
Best Ever Christmas Gift – My Little Pony House
Strangest Ever Christmas Gift – I’m struggling to think of a strange present, my brother always gets me an ‘in joke’ present which the rest of the family never understand so it’s strange for them!
#Christmasin4Words – Spending time with family
Favourite part of Christmas dinner – Sprouts!! I love them
Lucy
Best Gift – As a child it was the Sylvanian Families Bakery, more recently a trip to New York to celebrate New Year to which I ended up spending an extra 2 days there due to a snow storm and all flights were cancelled!
Strangest Gift – I have never received a ‘strange’ Christmas present…although there is still time.
#Christmasin4Words – Family, relaxing, celebration and remembrance
Favourite part of Christmas dinner – That feeling when you’re full from your food and ready for an afternoon nap!
Joan
Best Gift – Sewing Machine at the age of 8 which kept me quiet all day and I have had an interest in sewing ever since
Strangest Gift – Wine glass rings (thought they were strange earrings as none matched) thanked my friend for the earrings and got a very amusing text back!
#Christmasin4Words – ‘Magical’
Favourite part of Christmas dinner – Pigs in blankets
Helen
Best Gift – Girls World
Strangest Gift – A garden gnome sitting in a chair made of twigs….it now gets passed on to a different family member each year. Hopefully it’s not making its way back to me this year!
#Christmasin4Words – It’s A Wonderful Life
Favourite part of Christmas dinner – Hands down, the sprouts. But closely followed by pigs in blankets.
Elaine
Best Gift – Until this year it was a Supercar drive experience, but now I would have to say our new granddaughter, Alice.
Strangest Gift – I struggled a bit with this one, but then remembered the clock that our neighbours gave us from their trip to Australia earlier in the year – it was shaped like a map of Australia in copper and was awful!
#Christmasin4Words – Boxing Day Games Night
Favourite part of Christmas dinner – All of it if our family are all together – but I do love Christmas Pud soaked in Brandy!
Claire
Best Gift – Roller boots and saxophone
Strangest Gift – The Adventures of Flash Gordon on tape (audio)
#Christmasin4Words – Jingle, sprouts, family & fizz
Favourite part of Christmas dinner – My Mum’s Bread sauce
Get your office talking and find out what strange gifts your colleagues have received by clicking here to order one of our free Christmas Posters! Each one comes with a collection box so you can support Birmingham St Mary’s and make a real difference this Christmas!
