Macy's Star Council Discusses Future Events

Every Friday at three, a Star Council meeting is held in Macy's department store at the Downtown Salem Center to discuss upcoming fundraisers.

About ten employees and three managers attend the meetings to discuss ways to improve the Macy's "family." The council plans events and activities to allow the employees to grow closer to one another while raising money for events like the annual Christmas party.

Star Council changes people every 6 months to get a variety of ideas and also to give all the employees a chance to speak their mind. During the meeting they discussed a variety of different activities that they're planning on doing within the next couple months.

Since the dress code at Macy's is very professional, Star Council has come up with some ideas to raise money by giving employees a chance to pay to wear more comfortable attire. During the football Civil War, employees get the chance to pay to wear a team shirt for $2. Also, because Black Friday is exhausting, especially for employees, they can get relief by paying $1 to wear tennis shoes for the day.

Star Council is also planning on selling candy cane grams for $1 each and doing a chilli bowl feed where one bowl of chilli costs $3 and with cornbread and a drink it will cost $5. Brenda Dawson adds, "I think that Star Council is great because they do neat little fundraisers that any employee can participate in."

"It's wonderful to know that in this day in age people are still supporting the economy by shopping. Even though the activities that Star Council provide are for store employees only, it allows shoppers to see that we know how to have a little fun too." says store employee Renee Garcia.

The meeting at Macy's went smoothly and was very successful. Ideas were coming non-stop and the positive energy was uplifting. Employers at Macy's know that it's not all about just selling clothes and making a profit. Being connected is very important to them. "We have some of the smartest and friendliest staff that I have ever seen. This makes Macy's a very enjoyable place to work at." said Kathy Marker.