Angel Perez

Is a HIT Quality Improvement

Specialist

Working on the EHR Initiative

Worked at the Colorado Acad-

emy Family Physicians Office

Apart of Devin’s Team

Currently sits on the Board for

Native Lacrosse Youth Organiza-

tion (bringing the game of La-

crosse to kids

Three words to describe her

are: Busy, everything has to be

Fun, Quiet

Jennifer Stegeman Is a Project Coordinator in

QIO

Currently working on the IIPC

with Deanne Curry

Worked at a high end landscap-

ing design/build

Loves spending time with her

children

Last book she read was Dr.

Seuss

Three words to describe her

are: Witty, Outgoing and Pas-

sionate.

In short, everything in Group-Wise will be moved to the new system. To make this process as effi-cient as possible, it is very im-portant that the mail accounts and archives are cleaned up so that we are not moving unnec-essary data to the new system. So, beginning today, Monday December 5th, please feel free to begin deleting any unneces-sary mail from both your live accounts and your archives. This process must be com-pleted no later than Monday January 9th. There will be addi-tional information forthcom-ing regarding how and when the archives will be moved to the network for the migra-tion. If you have any questions

If you are not already aware, we will be moving our CFMC corporate e-mail system from GroupWise to Microsoft Out-look. This only effects the CFMC corporate e-mail system. The QualityNet e-mail system will remain on-line. We plan to perform this migra-tion the week of January 9th, 2012. As part of this process each individual user will be responsible for cleaning up their e-mail account and their archived mail. The planned migration process will move all existing mail from current GroupWise e-mail ac-counts and archives to the new Outlook/Exchange accounts, along with all calendar entries, contacts etc.

In The News 1

Let’s Meet and Welcome

1

Recipes 2

Trivia 2

Blue Day 3

Birthdays 3

Anniversaries 3

Calendar 4

Announcements 4

Heads Up… 5

Baby Shower 5

New Years Tra-ditions

5

Miss Maroon Bells

6

Christmas Trivia Answers

6

Classifieds 7

Fun @ Work 7

7

or believe that you will need assistance, please contact the Help Desk via the Help Desk System as soon as possible. There will be a small amount of down time with this process. We plan on taking the CFMC GroupWise mail system off-line on Thursday afternoon, January 12th at 1:00 p.m. to begin the process that will move the GroupWise data to the new Microsoft Exchange accounts. The migration programs will run through the night on Janu-ary 12th as it will take several hours for the GroupWise data to be moved to the new Ex-change/Outlook accounts.

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M E T H O D

Carefully pick through peas to remove

any debris or small stones and rinse well.

Transfer to a large bowl, cover by 3

inches with water, cover and set aside at

room temperature for 8 hours or over-

night; drain and rinse well.

Heat oil over medium heat in a large pot.

Add onion, garlic, ham and celery and

cook until onion is translucent, 5 to 8

minutes. Add peas and broth, bring to a

boil and skim off and discard any foam on

the surface. Reduce heat and simmer,

partially covered, until peas are tender,

about 45 minutes. Add collard greens and

carrots and simmer until tender, 15 to 20

minutes more. Season with salt, pepper

and cayenne and serve.

Say this fast and tell me what it means:

E. “Us Punk Kick Hid?”

F. “thin Worth Poll?”

G. “Hoe Puke Hit Whale Soon?”

Answers in next months issue…

What do these have in common: (each

bullet is a separate question)

1. An Audience, An Envelope, A

Golf Ball

2. Retinol, Thiamine, Ascorbic

Acid

3. Snatch, Squat, Clean and Jerk

Decembers Answers:

1. Speeds at which records

are played

2. Characters from the game

“Clue”

3. Terms for Swans

4. They all have horns

A. “Paperbacks”

B. “A limp in my throat”

C. “Mercedes Benz”

Tuesday January 17th. For new incoming mail, it may take as little as 1 hour and as long as 48 hours to begin flowing into the new Ex-change mail accounts, however no mail will be lost. In summary, the items that end users need to be concerned with are the following:

Friday: 1/06/12 - Completion of GroupWise Mail Archive move to network

Thursday: 1/12/12 - GroupWise system will be taken off-line at 1:00 p.m. and migration begins

Friday 1/13/12 – MS Outlook brought on-line

We will make the new accounts available to users once the migra-tion process from GroupWise to Exchange has completed and has been verified. Everything could be up and running by sometime on Friday January 13th but the process may take a little longer. Worst case, the new mail system will be avail-able no later than start of business

then stir them back into the broth before

adding the collard greens and carrots.

I N G R E D I E N T S

2 cups dried black-eyed peas

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

1 large yellow onion, chopped

2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

1/2 pound cooked Black Forest ham or

smoked turkey breast, cut into small

cubes (optional)

2 stalks celery, chopped

6 cups low-sodium chicken broth

1 bunch collard greens, tough stems and

ribs removed, leaves thinly sliced

4 carrots, chopped

1/4 teaspoon sea salt

Ground black pepper to taste

Cayenne pepper to taste

Black Eyed Pea Soup This hearty soup combines two lucky foods,

black-eyed peas and collard greens, with

vegetables and smoky ham. Enjoy on New

Year's Day, or any day, for a satisfying,

warming meal. Serve with thick slices of

toasted crusty bread. If you prefer your soup

to have a thicker consistency, mash some of

the cooked peas against the side of the pot,

13 years – Gretchen Nielsen – FS 13 years – Jean King – RS 12 years – Chris Van Fleteren—CQC 5 years – Mary Beth Bradley—RS

2 – Lijing Zhang—QIS 7— Erin Rainwater—RS 13— Angela Barrett—QIS 13— Ben Springborn—IT 23— Lori McNeilley—QIS 29— Maj Mortensen—FS

Congratulations to all of

you!

“The Sun Likes

Sunday -

The Moon Likes

Monday,

But I like Oneday -

That’s your

Birthday”

We are shaking off the holiday blues by hosting a post-holiday “Blue Day” Wednesday, January 25th. The HR Dept would like to invite you to en-joy treats throughout the day, games and prizes. All of which are sur-rounded by the color “blue”. Throughout the day we will let you know where our next activity will be and how you can enjoy some of the treats we have in store. Please dress in your favorite “blue” clothes. Along with “Blue Day”, we would also like to throw in some healthy

items to keep you going and strong for the 2012 year. So don’t get down in the dumps, fight back with the “blue” days and maybe a little sunshine will come your way… For breakfast we plan on having blueberry

muffins and blueberry yogurt. Lunch we

will have a nice healthy salad bar to get

you energized and lastly, we will have blue

smoothies in the afternoon for a last min-

ute pick me up before the day is over.

Happy, Healthy and Fun.

So turn that frown upside down and get

ready to start the New Years, kicking the

blues away…

use is stable. If you have

wheels, push it against a wall

to make sure it won't roll

away.

Equipment Needed A chair and a water bottle or

light-medium dumbbell.

Wrist Stretch: Extend arm in

front, palm up and grab the

fingers with other hand. Gently

pull the fingers towards you to

stretch the forearm, holding for

20-30 seconds. Repeat on the

other side.

Wrist & Forearm: Press

hands together in front

of chest, elbows bent

and parallel to the floor.

Gently bend wrists to the right

and left for 10 reps.

Lower Back Stretch: Sit tall

and place the left arm behind

left hip. Gently twist to the

left, using the right hand to

deepen the stretch, holding for

20-30 seconds. Repeat on the

other side.

January Events:

1st New Years Day

2nd CFMC is closed

6th Pay Day

16th CFMC is Closed

17th Baby Shower for Hilarea

18th Board Meeting

20th Pay Day

25th “Blue” Day

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30 31

If you have trouble staying fit at

work, these office exercises are

a great way to keep your body

moving right at your desk. The

moves here involving stretching

and strengthening your body, all

within the comfort of your of-

fice chair. This workout doesn't

take the place of traditional

strength training, but offers you

a way to keep your blood mov-

ing if you can't get away from

your desk.

Precautions See your doctor before trying

this workout if you have any

injuries, illnesses or other con-

ditions. Make sure the chair you

February: 3rd Pay Day 6th Town Hall 14th Valentines Day and Candle Exchange 17th Pay Day 20th CFMC is Closed 29th extra day for Feb

For many people, January 1st offers an

opportunity to forget the past and make

a clean start. But instead of leaving eve-

rything up to fate, why not enjoy a meal

to increase your good fortune? There are

a variety of foods that are believed to be

lucky and to improve the odds that this

year will be a great one. Traditions vary

from culture to culture, but there are

striking similarities in what's consumed

in different pockets of the world.

GRAPES New Year's revelers in Spain

consume twelve grapes at midnight—one

grape for each stroke of the clock. Each

grape represents a different month, so if

for instance the third grape is a bit sour,

March might be a rocky month. For most,

the goal is to swallow all the grapes be-

fore the last stroke of midnight, but Peru-

vians insist on taking in a 13th grape for

good measure.

Baby Shower Potluck Blankets, bibs, bottles, and bows Tea parties, dolls and dress up clothes Bonnets, ribbon and hair to curl Hilarea is expecting a baby girl!

Please join us for a baby shower on Tuesday, January 17 at noon in the Alpine conference room. Hilarea is registered at Babies R Us and Tar-get. Her due date is March 22, 2012.

“Did I put these

on my calen-

dar?”

STATS from Last Year’s

All Together Now Newsletter:

Readers: 381

Unique Page Views: 2,464

October—132

November—153

December—96

Drum roll, please............... The winner of the dress up your pumpkin/gourd is: Laura Mankin— (Big Bird) The winners of the trivia contest are: 1st - Gretchen Nielsen 2nd - Maj Mortensen The winners of the costume contest are: Tied for 1st - Alicia Goroski (Medusa) and Lisa Helseth (witch) 3rd place - Craig and Lorraine (Priest and Pregnant Nun) Thanks to everyone who came in costume… it was a grueling time...

We’d like to know where our CFMC staff

members are traveling to on their time off,

their weekends, and on their holidays. Only

sometimes in passing, are we able to briefly

hear what adventures our fellow colleagues

have been partaking in away from work. This

section of the newsletter can serve as a fun

way to share your recent travels and learn

about others’ fun getaways. We want to hear

about it and see some photos!

And that’s not all...we want you to take Miss

Maroon Bells all around the world with you!

See Scott to pick up the cardboard cut out of

this lovely lady before you embark on your

travels. She travels well and requires little,

apart from a glass of red wine occasionally

and a slice of her favorite, rhubarb pie.

Help us start a tradition amongst CFMC

employees and learn more about each other

along the way!

***Please bring a print of your photo into the

office as well as submitting the file to Scott. We

plan to display them on a wall! Stay tuned!

Scott and Miss Maroon Bells went up to Winter

Park on Christmas Day to Ski with John Bozin.

John did not think when he said to Scott, “I

hope you are going to wear fluorescent pink

and neon green…” that he would...

Miss Maroon Bells also had the chance to sit on

Santa’s lap and the CFMC Children’s Christmas

Party.

Low and behold, Miss Maroon Bells found

herself New Years Weekend Bowling with

some of her CFMC friends...

And what a way to end the 2011 year by

traveling to Peru with Rebecca Rothbard and

her mother.

ated by Montgomery Ward in the late 1930's for a holiday promo-tion. The rest is history.

“The Nutcracker" is the most fa-

mous Christmas Ballet.

“Jingle Bells" was first written for

Thanksgiving and then became one of the most popular Christ-mas songs. If you received all of the gifts in

the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas," you would receive 364 gifts. In 1843, "A Christmas Carol" was

written by Charles Dickens in just six weeks. Black Friday is not the busiest

shopping day of the year. Al-though it varies, it usually lands sometime in December. More Diamonds are sold around

Christmas than any other time of the year. In Mexico, wearing red underwear

on New Year's Eve is said to bring new love in the upcoming year.

The first president to deco-

rate the white house Christ-mas tree in the United States was Franklin Pierce in 1854.

Germany made the first arti-

ficial Christmas trees. They were made of feathers and dyed green.

Electric lights for trees were

first used in 1895.

"It's a Wonderful Life" ap-

pears on TV more often than and other holiday movie.

Rudolph" was actually cre-

Email Scott Elliott, the All Together Now coordinator: SElliott@cfmc.org

1st Place: Judy Estes

2nd Place: Holly

3rd Place: Gretchen Nielsen

4th Place: Craig Mattingly

Winners from Christmas Word Search

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My baby girl is now 7 months old

and on the move! Looking for

child proofing products. Willing to

pay cash or trade in return for

Bronco gear! If interested, please

contact Craig at ext. 3360

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If you have any items you would like to

add, please contact Scott by the 20th of

each month to insure that it gets into the

next months newsletter… Thanks

#4. Draw up bingo cards with a list of

phrase that are commonly used in

meetings. ie: ballpark, proactive, at

the end of the day, think outside the

box, looking ahead, bottom line, etc.

Take to meetings and distribute

among members. The first person to

tick off 5 words in a row and shout

out “BINGO” wins.

Thinking of taking the day off? Forget

it! If you want more hilarity than you

can handle, then work is the place to

be! We’ve found 50 fantastic ways to

make your meetings, workplace,

cubes, so much fun, you wont want

to go home…

Perfect to liven up an Monday!

Each issues will list a new way to have

fun at work: