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EMPLOYEE OF THE FIRST QUARTER: ASHLEY ELLISON <br /> <br />I AM PLEASED TO PRESENT ASHLEY ELLISON AS THE EMPLOYEE OF THE FIRST QUARTER. ASHLEY IS AN <br />ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. HER REGULAR DUTIES INCLUDE HANDLING <br />CUSTOMER CALLS, INTERACTING WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS ON CALLS FOR SERVICE, ASSITING WITH ALL <br />ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. <br />IN ADDITION TO THESE REGULAR DUTIES, ASHLEY HAS BEEN AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT TO THE CITY'S SIP AND <br />STROLL FARMERS MARKETS. EACH MARKET, THERE IS A KIDS' CRAFT ACTIVITY THAT IS FREE AND PROVIDES A FUN AND <br />INTERACTIVE ACTIVITY FOR CHILDREN TO DO AT THE MARKETS. THESE ACTIVITIES REQUIRE A PATIENT AND KIND <br />INDIVIDUAL TO WORK WITH UP TO 10-12 KIDS AT A TIME DOING VARIOUS CRAFT ITEMS. ASHLEY HAS BEEN <br />VOLUNTEERING TO WORK THIS STATION FOR THE PAST SEVERAL SIP AND STROLL MARKETS. <br />HOWEVER, ASHLEY IS BEING NOMINATED FOR THIS RECONGITION, NOT FOR HER VOLUNTEER WORK, BUT FOR <br />HER INITATIVE IN TAKING OWNERSHIP OF THIS PARTICULAR ACTIVITY FOR SIP AND STROLL. ASHLEY HAS BEEN <br />BRAINSTORMING IDEAS FOR CRAFTS AND ACTIVITIES FOR EACH MARKET AND HAS BEEN KEY IN MAKING SURE THAT <br />THIS STATION RUNS FLAWLESSLY. SHE VOLUNTEERED TO ASSEMBLE EACH OF THE INDIVIDUAL CRAFTS IN ADVANCE TO <br />ENABLE KIDS TO MORE EASILY COMPLETE THE CRAFT AT THE MARDI GRAS EVENT. SHE PROACTIVELY CALLED THE CITY <br /> TO ASK WHETHER WE HAD ANY IDEAS SET FOR THE UPCOMING MARKETS AND THEN COMMITTED <br />TO BRAINSTORM SOME IDEAS. <br />ASHLEY'S INITAITVE TO HELP OUT FOR THE SIP AND STROLL MARKETS IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. ASHLEY <br />NEVER GETS FLUSTERED, NO MATTER HOW MANY KIDS ARE AT THE STATION AND EVERYONE ALWAYS WALKS AWAY <br />HAPPY. <br /> <br />