August 2022 newsletter

Volume 6, Number 8 |August 2022

Community Outreach heating up for summer, fall

After two years of few events because of COVID, community outreach events are now picking up. DEC participated in several events in June and July, with more planned for August and throughout the fall. Thanks to everyone who has helped out. Workers are needed for the upcoming events.

Upcoming Outreach opportunities

See more photos from Outreach events

Supervisor of the Quarter

June ECO of the Month

Violence in the Workplace

Wellness for Leaders

July in review

City, citizen thank DEC, other Public Safety staff

During the last week of July, the City of Richmond honored Public Safety employees with a proclamation, Day of Brotherhood & Sisterhood, and a Family Fun Day. Also included was a video thank you to staff. It included a citizen, Alexis Wilber, who thanked DEC and especially ECO Ashley Marlow for helping her during a spring call to 911 for a gunman on her porch. Alexis also visited DEC and got to "sit-along" on Police dispatch.

Watch the video here

Help us recruit for the 41st BDA with the "Answer the call. Find your calling" campaign.

How did you find your calling?

RVA's new branding

All DEC forms, documents, letters, social media, giveaways and more must be updated with the new logo, font and colors. Existing supplies may be used, but all new items ordered should use the new branding.

DEC branding "cheat sheet"

Full guidelines, templates, logos here:

\\dec-file-02\DEC PR\City Branding 2022

Contact Karen with questions on branding

Access Shine at Work

All DEC employees are invited to access free, confidential resources through Shine at Work. These benefits, exclusively for DEC employees, are free,

voluntary and confidential.

More information:

o Help Center

o Advice Blog

o Shine at Work FAQ

If anyone has questions about enrollment or issues registering; please email shineatwork@theshineapp.com

Games & Puzzles

Each monthly newsletter will feature a different game or puzzle. Email your completed puzzle by August 17 to be entered into the random drawing for a prize. Make sure your email has the subject line

"August puzzle answer."

Good luck!

Special summer prizes!

Enter now for your chance to win!

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