Chancellor Gary S. May helped thank the people who keep UC Davis running by stepping into the line of fire: a dunk tank at Thank Goodness for Staff, the annual staff-appreciation picnic held Wednesday (May 8) on Russell Field and organized by Staff Assembly.
A couple staff members with good aim sent May into the water, and he had a lighthearted message for them afterward.
“I got wet,” May said in a video posted to Twitter during the event. “That means everyone who dunked me is fired.”
There was plenty for the thousands of staff in attendance to do. Here’s how some of their experiences were shared across social media:
Food galore
Twitter: Myriad food truck choices
Dateline UC Davis: Look for the food trucks with balloons at #TGFS2019 if you have dietary restrictions:
Green: vegetarian
Blue: gluten-free
Gold: vegan
Twitter: Celebrating lunchtime
UC Davis Men's Basketball: Hats off to @ucdavis for a delicious lunch with all our fellow #Aggies. #TGFS #GoAgs #thankyou
Games aplenty
Twitter: Staff get a ‘kick’ out of Sac Republic
Dateline UC Davis: #TGFS2019 is full of vendors, including one that might tell you if you have a future with the @SacRepublicFC.
Twitter: Success is up in the air
Graduate School of Management: Water Balloon Toss with our colleagues! #wemeanbusiness #TGFS2019
Instagram: Snapping away at the photo booth
Eileen: #tgfs #ucdavis #funtimes
Made possible by volunteers
Staff Assembly shared this retrospective on Facebook after the event:
“Thanks to everyone who came out to Thank Goodness For Staff 2019 earlier this week. We hope you had a blast!
“Extra special appreciation to those who volunteered to support the day and night programs... Here's a photo of volunteers who helped set up Russell Field prior to the start of TGFS. You all are the BEST!”