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Exploring Memorable Retirement Award Ideas: Honoring a Lifetime of Achievement
Retirement marks a significant milestone in anyone's life—a moment to celebrate years of dedication, hard work, and countless contributions. It's a time for the retiree to reflect on their career while also looking forward to a new chapter. To honor this momentous occasion, choosing the right retirement award is essential. A thoughtful and personalized award not only expresses gratitude but also serves as a lasting memento of a retiree’s impact on the company and colleagues. If you're in search of the perfect retirement award, consider exploring unique options from companies like Insta Crystal, which specializes in crafting elegant crystal awards that leave a lasting impression.
Why Retirement Awards Matter
Retirement awards are more than just tokens of appreciation; they are a way to acknowledge the retiree's achievements and contributions to the organization. A well-chosen award can capture the essence of the retiree's career and the value they brought to the company. It’s a gesture that resonates deeply, creating a sense of pride and accomplishment in the retiree while also inspiring their peers. Whether it's a simple plaque or an elaborate crystal piece, the right retirement award can encapsulate the retiree's journey and serve as a cherished keepsake.
Personalized Crystal Awards: A Timeless Choice
When it comes to retirement award ideas, personalized crystal awards stand out for their elegance and durability. Crystal awards are not only visually striking but also symbolize clarity, strength, and achievement. With their ability to be customized, these awards offer a unique way to tailor the recognition to the individual's career. InstaCrystal, for instance, provides a variety of crystal awards that can be engraved with the retiree’s name, years of service, and a personalized message, making the award truly one-of-a-kind.
Popular Retirement Award Ideas
Here are some retirement award ideas that can make any retirement ceremony special:
Crystal Plaques: These are a classic choice for retirement awards. Crystal plaques offer a large surface area for engraving personalized messages, making them perfect for detailed recognition. The elegance of a crystal plaque from InstaCrystal adds a touch of sophistication to any retirement celebration.
3D Crystal Awards: For something truly unique, consider a 3D crystal award. This type of award can feature a 3D laser-etched image inside the crystal, such as a company logo, a significant project, or even a portrait of the retiree. It's a visually stunning option that captures memories in a unique and artistic way.
Crystal Trophies: Crystal trophies are another popular choice for retirement awards. Their bold design and sparkling finish make them a striking centerpiece for any ceremony. InstaCrystal offers a range of crystal trophies in various shapes and sizes, allowing you to choose the perfect design that reflects the retiree’s achievements.
Personalized Crystal Gifts: In addition to traditional awards, personalized crystal gifts such as engraved paperweights, clocks, or vases can also serve as meaningful retirement awards. These items are both functional and decorative, providing the retiree with a useful and beautiful reminder of their career.
Making the Award Ceremony Special
While selecting the perfect retirement award is crucial, how you present it is equally important. A well-planned award ceremony can enhance the impact of the award and create a memorable experience for the retiree. Consider incorporating a speech that highlights the retiree’s contributions, sharing stories and memories that reflect their career. Presenting the award in a personalized box or alongside a bouquet of flowers can also add a special touch.
Conclusion
Retirement is a milestone that deserves to be celebrated with a thoughtful and meaningful award. Whether you opt for a classic crystal plaque or a unique 3D crystal award, the key is to choose an award that reflects the retiree's contributions and provides them with a lasting memento of their career. Companies like Insta Crystal offer a wide range of retirement award ideas, ensuring that you can find the perfect way to honor the retirees in your organization. By choosing a personalized and elegant award, you not only express your gratitude but also create a memorable experience that the retiree will cherish for years to come.
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Will Smith retired to Hong Kong until I went to get him?? For the Oscars. It ended before I could see if he was getting more revenge.
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The Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fisher has been nominated for seven categories in the Indie Ink Awards! voting opens later this month, so please consider Edna for the following categories: - best friendship - best use of tropes - side character MVP - wittiest character - ace rep - LGBTQ rep - mental health rep
if you haven't read Edna yet, learn more about her here.
#the remarkable retirement of edna fisher#e.m. anderson#indie ink awards#indie author#indie books#indie publishing#book awards#fantasy books
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The social media crapstorm rn feels like some sort of middle school fakedeep teenage drama level of stupid. I thought we were meant to be entertained by dudes driving race cars and be impressed by their skill or lack thereof. But somehow it’s turned into some morality contest. Can’t be normal about sports/entertainment that has no real consequence in your life, can you.
#big lando fan here#casual max fan etc#but well consequence of the ‘hard racing’ or wtv they were doing#disappointing that lando retired but overall a fun race tbh#the besties are fighting but why wouldn’t one be rightfully mad if they thought the other did them dirty; justified or not#dotd is a popularity contest and for the past few races lando’s been in the position to fight the reigning wdc#it’s a stupid fan engagement feature that’s meant to be fun but ppl be bandwagoning as if it’s some merititous award or sth#it. Is. a fan engagement. popularity contest.#lando norris#max verstappen#formula 1#austrian gp 2024#why are people leaving their hate-filled little opinion turds in the driver tags? that’s kinda rude
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"Well deserved, Seb. Last night, Sebastian Vettel attended the @.autosport awards and accepted The 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award, recognising his incredible #F1 career and his unrivalled impact on our sport both on and off the track." - december 5, 2022 📷 @.astonmartinf1 / twitter
#sebastian vettel#george russell#f1#formula 1#fic ref#fic ref 2022#not a race#2022 not a race#post-season#post-season 2022#retirement#autosport awards#autosport awards 2022#with george#natalie pinkham#naomi schiff
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oh my god i just finished the dark forest finally. 7/10 i suppose, i went through the first half or so of the book being really annoyed by luo ji but also enjoying the chapters where he shows up because unfortunately he was entertaining. still don't understand the imaginary girlfriend thing, it just feels like he needs someone to protect from the world which like ??? ok sure i guess, it just rubs me the wrong way personally. for the second half and especially the end i became luo ji's number one defender it's fine. for the rest, holy crap—the droplet, the microcosm of the universe on those runaway ships, the wallfacer project, luo ji drawing from rey diaz's plan, the attitude of the world towards him, the entire theory... wow
#i dont even know my brain's exploding#i don't think it's an incredibly great plot per se but it's enough to keep me interested and the concepts are interesting and thats enough#again shi qiang the mandatory emotional support. i was so touched when he said goodbye to luo ji even tho it was just a false alarm#also dongfang yanxu (btw her name??? homophone for 'the east lives on'??) and those two other captains using just their eyes to#communicate just like zhuang yan imagined... ough and then all that destruction#三体#tbh was reminded of the trisolarians when zhang beihai started waxing on about the new morals the new humanity might have#make judgements without feeling and yet it killed him in the end#generally the moment luo ji wakes up and is almost killed 6 times (kind of funny tbh) shit literally just kept happening#also @ great depression 2. like the great ravine or smth? idk it felt close to cultural rev 2. greenpeace as a 人奸 organization💀💀💀💀💀💀#the aesthetics of trisolarians are great tho. first the droplet then the giant signaling device they send#so beautiful its something humans can't even imagine is a nice description. reminds me illogically of eschers art#王明军 the audiobook reader needs like 10 million awards actually. i feel like i didn't really think abt it when listening to book 1#but his voice and narration is really good he reads with feeling which is incredible for when i dont want to keep reading#my post#i was very touched at the end tho he really said i'll become an alcoholic#the wallfacer project and its tolls on the saviors of the world or something#also a surprising amount of christianity references i feel#idk tho#three body problem#main gripes were that the switching of perspectives bored me lol the three retired old grandpas were alright#but i was bored out of my mind at zhang beihai's pov before shit started going down sorry dude#it annoys me how grandpas + chang weisi and all those other people kind of just get written out but i suppose this is not the target f#for science fiction anyways??
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Infinite list of favourite lyrics: 229/?
Bobbie Gentry - Ode to Billie Joe (1967)
"And Papa said to Mama, as he passed around the black-eyed peas:
'Well, Billie Joe never had a lick of sense; pass the biscuits, please.
There's five more acres in the lower forty I got to plow'
And Mama said it was a shame about Billie Joe, anyhow.
Seems like nothin' ever comes to no good up on Choctaw Ridge
And now Billie Joe McAllister's jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge"
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"Mama said to me, 'Child, what's happened to your appetite?
I've been cookin' all morning, and you haven't touched a single bite.
That nice young preacher, Brother Taylor, dropped by today
Said he'd be pleased to have dinner on Sunday - oh, by the way
He said he saw a girl that looked a lot like you up on Choctaw Ridge
And she and Billie Joe was throwin' something off the Tallahatchie Bridge'"
#favourite lyrics#bobbie gentry#ode to billie joe#1967#jimmie haskell#ode to billy joe#<- as this fairly regularly gets styled‚ tho Billie is correct and the spelling that appeared on the label originally#i overuse the term but i really think it's unavoidable here: this song is an absolute masterpiece of narrative songwriting#Gentry's ambition had only really been to work as a lyricist; she recorded this as part of her first demo‚ singing the songs herself#because it was cheaper than hiring a singer for the sessions. the demo grabbed the attention of Kelly Gordon at Capitol‚ who signed Gentry#and got to work producing her first album. the centre point of the album‚ and her first single‚ was to be Mississippi Delta; there wasn't#much interest in the Southern gothic tinged tale of secrets and 'unconscious cruelty' (as Gentry dubbed it) of Ode‚ and it was regarded#with little interest by Gordon (when arranger Haskell asked him what instruments he should add to Gentry's stripped down vocal and guitar l#the producer replied curtly that it didn't matter because nobody would ever hear it). Ode was assigned as b side to Mississippi Delta as#almost an afterthought‚ but this was the era in which US radio djs frequently chose which side of a single they wanted to play and the#unanimous decision was Ode; here was something special‚ a dark and tantalising mystery of a song obscured by the humdrum idle conversation#of an unthinking family. it ignited a kind of obsessive curiosity among listeners‚ desperate to find out what exactly the unnamed singer#and Billie Joe were throwing off the bridge‚ why did Billie Joe take his own life‚ why do the singer's gamily clearly not know about#their obvious relationship? Gentry‚ for her own part‚ resisted all attempts to glean further information about the actions of her song's#protagonist. she rightly tried to steer interested parties back towards what is arguably the real horror of the song‚ that unconscious#cruelty; a family that can eat and chatter and squabble even as they discuss the suicide of a boy they've known all their lives‚ even as#the clearly affected girlfriend of the boy (their own sister and daughter) sits in dumbstruck silence‚ unable to articulate her feelings#the original cut of the song ran more than 7 minutes and had to be mercilessly hacked down to fit a 45 single suitable length. no one had#expected much of anything from the song but it was to catapult Gentry to almost instant stardom; the forthcoming album was retitled after#the song that was now its focus; Ode went on to top the Billboard Hot 100‚ won a clutch of grammys and ended up selling more than 3 million#copies worldwide. Gentry had captured the imagination of a nation and beyond‚ but her success was tempered by legal challenges (from#producers demanding greater royalties) and a general dissatisfaction with her newfound stardom: it would last a little more than a decade#and include her own tv shows‚ more awards and smash hit singles; then just as suddenly as she'd shot to fame‚ Bobbie retreated from it#retiring from both the business and from public life. she hasn't made a public appearance since the early 80s‚ nor does she grant interview#but so what? if she's happy? i hope she's happy. she left us enough great music to enjoy. let her have her peace and quiet
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can't believe val found seb out and about like this!
#valtteri bottas#sebastian vettel#f1#f1blr#i thought seb was at that awards thing#wild that he's just out here chilling with val actually#retirement looks good on him#his hair looks really good here#val#seb
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Catching Up
Ep 189 of our writers podcast is “a book is judged by its cover.” Readers will skip your book unless something grabs their attention. We talked about the challenges and covers for Serving Salvation and Zoey.
#amwriting#applebooks#barnesandnoble#bat2024#ccandjt#dreambig#dreams#googleplay#KDP#Kindle#Kobo#maine#marketing#museum#podcast#retired#retirement#roadtrip#women#writer#writers#writing#writingcommunity#oldlove#sciencefiction#scifi#award#covid#nevada
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YOOOOOO I'VE SEEN SOME OF MY MUTUALS AND PEOPLE i FOLLOW REBLOG YOU, BUT I DIDN'T YOU WERE PART OF A FRC TEAM LETS GOOOOOO
YEAHHHHH im trying to get back into mentoring this year but college has me girlrotting. i love competitions i love FRC i love robots i love Dean Kamen i love the spirit i want to be buried in the pits
even if sometimes i remember that there's teams literally sponsored by NASA and i want to put my head into a wall. like CONGRATULATIONS. IM VERY HAPPY FOR YOU. but on the otherhand jeez ain't it great that you have several hundred thousand dollars and NASA engineers volunteering for you. thats very ethical
like obviously they cant just bar NASA engineers and other highly skilled individuals from volunteering because its GREAT that they want to be involved but also its just funny.
#as someone who did awards. its really hard to not see chairmans/impact videos and see how they won because they have so much money#'we flew every member of our high school robotics team to a third world country and taught them STEM!' first of all .#i dont know if i believe you. second of all. WITH WHAT FUNDS?#my brother whos an alumni and retired driver :handshake: me who's an alumni and retired awards writer and spokesperson#shaking with rage at seeing a team getting probably multi-million dollar scholarships a year win Our Thing#not very first positive in the tags but i love you. i love you if you're a big team and i am very happy for you#and i love first and there's no fixing this issue#but i will talk about this to everyone i know because WHATT#IMAGINE IF A HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM GOT MENTORED AND SPONSORED BY HTE NFL??#actually that might be a thing already im not into sports#frc robotics#omgrobots#mika-posts
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Pep Talk
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Episode 183 of writers podcast for writers is a pep talk for our colleagues. We know there are days when you feel like the rock you’re pushing is the biggest, heaviest boulder in the world, but you are not alone. We’re pushing, too. Hopefully our words and experience will give your strength.
CC is still nominated for a Women’s in Podcasting Award, and we ask for your vote.
Serving Salvation Book One is still on presale on the five platforms for your ordering pleasure.
Our website is www.carsonhume.com
Have a listen and let us know what you think. TIA LYL!
#amwriting#applebooks#barnesandnoble#bat2024#ccandjt#dreambig#dreams#googleplay#KDP#Kindle#Kobo#maine#marketing#museum#podcast#retired#retirement#roadtrip#women#writer#writers#writing#writingcommunity#oldlove#sciencefiction#scifi#award#canada#writers of tumblr#nevada
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I... finished my last final of the semester (it went well, btw, bc this post is about to take a sharp left turn that has nothing to do with finals) and then went back for a nap bc body was like 6am!!! 6am is a good time to be awake today! (Incorrect answer).
And all I vaguely recall from that time is like... dreaming??? Plotting???? Something I can only really describe as if you took Imperial Agents and put them in a movie that is essentially the lovechild of Top Gun: Maverick (Leave me be, I just watched it last week and apparently I Really Enjoyed It) and... I dunno, heist movie of your choice????
So, that’s how my week’s going, in case anyone was curious. Something something let’s get down to business and ruin the Sith Order!!!!!! Confetti guns. I think agents deserve a little heist against the Sith Order. As a treat.
#dot talk#fuck. uhm. do i tag this.#i was just going to make my friend live with this in dms so it could leak out of my braincase but it's amusing#and this is the unprompted shitpost thoughts website#so uh. bonus points awarded for tell me your agent's favored role in a heist i guess lol#the best of the best of the best SIR#i don't actually know what to do with this thought it feels amusing but also idk if i want to sew up the potential plot holes here#i wasn't thinking hard about the plot i was thinking wouldn't it be fun if a bunch of agents#team building exercise: hunt the academy instructors for sport in laser tag#if keeper's reading this from retirement no you're not sir keep scrolling
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my president wants to submit our proposal to cannes but little does he know the very second we win it i will disappear forever
#and i am so serious about it too#wins 1 (one) prestigious award and she retires into a humble life of farming for forever
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voting is open for the Queer Indie Awards, and The Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fisher is nominated for several categories!
best overall fantasy
best overall urban fantasy
best cover
best lead character (Edna)
best supporting character (Kiernan)
best villain (Redway)
best romantic relationship (Benjamin/Kiernan)
best friendship (Benjamin, Edna, & Clem)
best debut
like I'm really sitting here like 🥹 like!! that is! so many categories omg?? 🥹
anyway if you've read Remarkable Retirement and liked it, I'd love if you voted for it in the Queer Indie Awards! voting is via the Google form on the QIA website and open through this Friday, January 26.
click here to go directly to the form
click here to go to the QIA website
#the remarkable retirement of edna fisher#book awards#queer books#lgbt reads#debut author#indie publishing#indie books
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THE FIRST PLACE VOTE DIFFERENCE IM–
#awards lb#as i said tho. this was expected#first its bergeron and second he might be retiring#and also its bergeron. who basically owns the selke
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This was unfair. it Was only a guard wheel that would turn meat over a fire. they were also taken private lessons from a retired military defensive driving coach
#QUOTE#DAY 8#Gerrymandering is unfair. But you think that only a guard WHEEL that would turn meat over a fire. they were joined by An equation in which p#particularly at the annual kids' choice awards) would be offered the chance to look at it is#if not identical to#at least bound by language. purpose of my existence... I graduated Top of my successful endeavors driving a Semi#i've also taken private lessons from a RETIRED military defensive driving coach
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