SEC for October
🎃 Hi Mercy Team – It’s Spooky Season! 👻
This month’s casual Friday theme is: Halloween Colors!
Break out your oranges, purples, blacks and greens to show your spooky spirit! We’ve got some fun and festive events planned for Friday, October 31, 2025, and we’d love for you to join in the Halloween spirit.
Looking forward to a day full of fun, food, and festive frights! Let’s make this Halloween one to remember! 🎉
— The SEC
Email Shannon Carroll with questions.
Here's what’s coming up:
🌶️ Chili Cook Off - Oct 31
Think your chili has what it takes to win?
Bring a crockpot of your best chili and enter our Chili Cook-Off! Everyone will get to sample the entries and vote for their favorite.
🏆 One prizes will be awarded to the top chili chef!
👉 Sign up to participate here:
🧛♀️ Costume Contest on Oct 31
Dress to impress!
We’re hosting a Costume Contest with prizes for both individual and group entries.
📸 Submit your costume photos on the Shared Drive / Halloween Costumes 2025 by 12noon and a winner will be announced on Nov 1.
🖼️ Photos will be posted on the Mercy Facebook page — the photo with the most likes wins!
📢 Tell your friends to vote by liking your photo!
🎭 Costumes must be work-appropriate and family-friendly.
💡 Want to enter both categories? Bring a second costume!
🍬 Mercy Staff Trick-or-Treating on Oct 31
Celebrate the childlike fun of Halloween with trick-or-treating around the office! Here's how it works:
• Pick up a trick-or-treat bag and a list of participating locations in the staff lounge
• Visit trick-or-treat stations throughout the day to collect sweet surprises!
🎃 Want to host a station?
👉 Sign up your workstation here:
Note: You and/or your team will need to provide the candy for your station.
Past Year's Contestants!
