The Ft. Lauderdale Office Sizzles at the Summer BBQ

The Ft. Lauderdale office held its summer BBQ at Hugh Taylor Birch Park and served classic BBQ delectables such as BBQ ribs, macaroni and cheese, baked beans, and cornbread!

A “Craft Beer Tasting” activity also took place so that everyone could rate each beer on initial taste, refreshment, and aftertaste. We came up with an “overall drinkability” score for each beer.

It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon complete with great co-workers, food, and fun!

Thanks Valerie!

~Brennan

Los Angeles Office Intern Beach Cleanup @ Venice Beach

The Los Angeles office got together on Friday, July 22nd at Venice Beach for our annual beach cleanup! We spent the afternoon under the sun and had lunch, picked up some trash, and finished off the afternoon with some bocce ball, volleyball and football!  We split up into groups with our trash bags and gloves and picked up any trash we could find on the sand, both north and south of the Venice Beach pier.

We picked up some interesting things, even a dirty diaper!  Here's all the trash we picked up….the beach is now a little bit cleaner!

Of course, we need to balance the hard work with some fun in the sun...our LA Office Managing Director, Tom McClune, shows the interns and new hires how to have some fun with Bocce Ball!

Part of our beach cleanup crew!  Go Los Angeles!



~Tu

Houston aids to End Hunger

Houston Area Hunger Facts:

• 865,000 individuals need assistance with food each year in Houston and throughout southeast Texas.
• Nearly 900,000 people live in poverty in our 18-county area (15% of the population).
• One in four children in Harris County lives at or below poverty level.

After reading these facts the Houston office knew what we needed to do! Last Friday the Houston office interns and their fellow consultants spent the afternoon at the Houston Food Bank working to prepare almost 4,000 pounds of food. The day consisted of chopping hundreds of onions; shredding 120 pounds of cabbage; carving nearing 560 pounds of pork; dicing 320 pounds of cantaloupe; peeling 250 pounds of carrots; opening cans of peaches, water chestnuts, and apple sauce; and using gourmet skills to flavor 360 pounds of chicken breast.

Consultant, Brad & Interns, Jonathan and Nick

Look at these consultants CHOP!

Senior Consultant, Matt, Consultant, Zach and Intern, Donny

 -Casey Jo

Help Keep Magnuson Park Clean!

Members of the Seattle Office helped keep Magnuson Park clean on July 16th!


It was a good day for Seattle weather as the rain held off for a few hours.

Intern, Mike helped clean up the environment, making it better for us and this bug's life.

Thank you to the Seattle Team!

-Kelly

Learning Never Stops at Protiviti

At Protiviti, a huge part of our employees professional development is that they keep learning, no matter how high they progress in the organization. Our people typically do this through  Challenge Schools, Online Trainings, and Professional Certifications. Russ Collins, Dallas Managing Director, took this principle to a whole new level when he brought out a flip chart one day and conducted a lesson on inventory accounting for his project team.  It seems that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree: Russ’s dad is a recently retired Accounting Professor from Baylor University in Waco, Texas.

Just another example of how learning is not something that stops once you graduate from school. You never know when, where, or how you might learn something new at Protiviti! 

Thanks Russ!

-Jill

Orlando Office Gives Back

This past weekend the Orlando office spent some time volunteering at the Second Harvest Food Bank. The Orlando Summer interns have volunteered at the Food Bank for the past 4 years.  

Megha, one of our Orlando interns, really enjoyed the event and prepared the following to share with us:

We spent some time volunteering on Saturday by sorting donated goods at the Food Bank.  From toys to dental products, everything was distributed to nonprofit organizations around Central Florida. One thing we learned was that everything we were sorting was not exactly what we thought it was... 



"I think these are Cubans." Jose & Anthony

Shelly sporting a leprechaun hat!

Towards the end, we were all exhausted so we decided to refresh ourselves with some Capri Suns. 

Consultants, Alex & Shelly

Protiviti has always encouraged professionals to be involved in the community and that is exactly what we did. It was a great day volunteering and spending quality time with co-workers! This has been one of the best volunteering experiences I have had thus far.

Alex, Jose, Anthony, Julia, Megha, Shelly & Kurt

-Brennan & Brittany

10,000 Wins- Atlanta Interns Bring Braves Good Luck

Interns, Buddies & baseball fans alike from the Atlanta office spent Friday night rooting for the Braves as they dominated the Washington Nationals 11-1 for their 10,000th all-time win!

For some of our Interns, this was their first experience at Turner Field so we (Brittany and I) made sure to make it a special occasion complete with cold drinks, a trip to the top of the Chop, and ball park dogs of course.
 

Brittany starting the tailgate a little bit early...

 Atlanta Interns with their Recruiters! (Jordan, Will, Brittany, Brennan, Ross & Stewart)

Will and Jordan playing cornhole. 

  Stewart and Connor tossing for the win!

  

The whole crew. 

 Turner Field--Home of the Braves!

 And lastly, I would like to leave you with a few words from Stewart, one of our Interns who is a Florida native and has never been to a Braves game before:

"Some of the regulars showed us newbies the sights and sounds of Turner Field. We got pizza, BBQ, & hot dogs, found our seats, and even found time to watch the game for a little bit. After a brutal beatdown of the Nationals to the tune of 11-1, the night was capped off by a pretty incredible fireworks show. I had pretty high expectations, but this trumped ALL of them. I can't reiterate how great of a time I had. The only downside of the night was that it had to end. There is only one question left unanswered... When is the next one?"


-Brennan

Chicago Intern Whirlyball Event

The Chicago interns recently got to show off their whirlyball skills! (For those of you not familiar with whirlyball, educate yourself here).  It was a great day filled with bumper cars and pizza.  At the end of the event was the big Hoosier face off: Indiana University Interns vs. Indiana University Alumni. A bet was made and the stakes were high...

  Group Shot!

Operations Team What What

   GAME ON!!!!!!!!!

Unfortunately for the interns, they were crushed by the alumni.  Regardless, it's safe to say that everyone had fun and got some quality bonding time!

- Jessica

Bike & Build Bicycle Trip

In case you didn’t know…

Brad, one of our recent Los Angeles office campus new hires from USC, is currently participating in the 2011 Bike & Build bicycle trip which raises funds that benefit affordable housing groups. Brad will travel 3,800 miles on his trip which began on June 19, 2011 and ends on August 27, 2011. His route will take him through the most drastic weather extremes for the summer, from the cool back roads in New York’s Adirondack National Park, to hot days on the bike through Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, before finally climbing over the Cascade Mountains in Washington. Along the route, the team also stops at certain locations to help build homes with Habitat for Humanity.

Brad sent me an email update recently and said that he’s having a great and rewarding time.

Brad – we wish you the best and can’t wait to hear all your stories when you return from your trip!

-Tu

Another Day in the Bay...

On July 8th, Protiviti hosted its annual Giants game and tailgate event at A T & T Park. Although the Giants lost to the Mets (2-5), we enjoyed a sunny night filled with Mexican food, sunflower seeds and good company. Looking forward to the Giants clinching another championship title in 2011!

-Kelly

A Dallas Office Favorite... TOP GOLF!!

On June 30th the Dallas Office had some quality Intern, Mentor, & Buddy bonding time at TopGolf!  It was an absolute blast and everyone had a great time swinging the sticks, eating  great food, and just catching up! 



Intern, Nick with his two buddies Consulants, Nick & Stephen



  

Senior Manager, Scott, Resource Management, Peyton, Consultant Jeff, and Intern, Chris

Top Golf is a long standing Dallas office favorite and a safe haven for the most to the least experienced golfers. That’s one of the best things about Top Golf - everyone can play!

 Jared, Intern showing us how it's done

A good time was definitely had by all! As evidenced here...

- Jill 

Interns + A Clear Night in SF + High Speed Extreme Ride Boat + Italian Dinner + Karaoke = Last Night!

The interns and members of the Bay Area practice experienced their first RocketBoat ride on the Bay.

It was an evening filled with speed, crazy turns and salt water sprays followed by yummy Italian food in the heart of North Beach!

A few awards must be given out . . .

“Best Hair After” Award – Consultant Ryan Darling
“Best Face of Extreme Shock” Award – Consultant Heather Rhyne-Christensen
“Best Smiles While Windblown” Award – Senior Clint Maples & Manager Sylvia Auyeung

“Best All Around Windblown” Award– Manager Jeffrey Weiss and Consultant Peter Wicklund

Food is a passion in the SF Office. Here we are feasting on Italian pizza and pasta at Bocce Café.

Our night wouldn’t have been complete unless Interns Alex and Luis sang for us! All in all, another successful evening.


-Kelly

This one is for the Silver Boot...

Houston and our interns had the opportunity to cheer on our beloved Houston Astros this week as they were attempting to win back the Silver Boot from the "other" MLB team in our great state of Texas.  We attended the second game of the series and the Rangers had won the night before, leaving this game to be our chance to tie the series!

We sat in our beloved mezzanine section that houses the Houston summer game participants each season.  The stats show that the Rangers having a better talent pull than the Astros this year which was proven by Senior Consultant, Joe's comment, "There is a reason why I know more starters in the Rangers line-up this season than my hometown team."  The Houston office and Interns were HIGHLY optimistic. 


Consultant, Kyle and Intern, Nick

The Astros were down 3-0 heading into the 7th inning which Carols Lee then helped to what the spectators hopes was to put a rally into motion by hitting his sixth home run of the season, to cut the Ranger's lead to 3-1. Lee was followed by Matt Downs who nailed a double into the left-field corner. Downs was soon brought home by Clint Barmes who dropped a single into right field to score Downs and get the Astros within one.

The final ended up being 3-2, and the greatest hit this year was the ice cream!


Consultant, Bjorn; Senior, Matt; Intern, Jonathan; and Consultant, Randy

The Astros did end up winning the final game in the series, but this left Houston empty handed of the Silver Boot this year again.  Better luck next year!

-Casey Jo