Lerch Bates Wraps Up Employee Ownership Month

Lerch Bates saved the best for last and closed out Employee Ownership Month celebrating what makes our company unique: our employee-owners.

Throughout October, we took time to recognize the value of employee ownership through education, conversations, and events that highlighted what it means to have a personal stake in the future of our company. Employee ownership is more than a benefit. It’s a mindset that empowers each of us to think long-term, work collaboratively, and contribute to the success we share together.

We capped off the month with our annual Halloween festivities, bringing employee-owners together for some well-earned fun. From creative costumes and festive decorations to friendly competition and plenty of yummy treats, the celebration was a reminder that the strength of our company comes from the people who make it great every day.

We would like to highlight some of these awesome employee-owners as the winners of our company-wide Halloween Costume and Pumpkin Decorating Contest.

 Best Individual Costume 

Sean McGovern as an 80’s Rockstar

 Best Group Costume

Sherri Cardilla, Kristin Romano, Adrianna Di Leo, Mirjana Pavlovic and Lucy Mateo as The Minions and Gru (watch the video below for the full effect)

 Best LB Themed Costume

Jeanette Martinez-Johnson as The Risk Bandit

 Best Pumpkin

Ron Goff with his hand carved Dragon

While Employee Ownership Month may only come once a year, ownership is something we live year-round. Every project we support, every client relationship we build, and every challenge we solve contributes to our collective success as employee-owners.

Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s Employee Ownership Month activities and helped make October a meaningful celebration of our ownership culture. Here’s to continuing to build on that spirit of ownership, collaboration, and shared success throughout the year.