Hot Cocoa and a Smile to Say Thank You

Dan Patton, Regional Training Specialist with Staff Development and Training, spent the last month saying thank you to the Indiana Department of Correction staff with hot cocoa and a smile.

Patton undertook the initiative along with help from facility training staff and members of the Recruitment and Retention Team to hand out 1,300 cups of cocoa to staff at seven (7) correctional facilities in the West and Central Training Regions. These two-day events started at 5:45 a.m. with facility roll calls handing out the steaming cups of chocolate to custody and administrative staff as they were beginning their days.

Patton said “It was just a way to say thank you from Staff Development & Training (SD&T) to the staff for all their hard work and dedication to the department.”

SD&T Executive Director Nancy Riley said she was impressed with Patton’s efforts. “He made a difference and should be proud. We are proud of Dan and the initiative he took to make this happen. It was a simple gesture, but it was an important message.”

Plainfield Correctional Facility Sergeant Christopher Askew hands out hot cocoa to staff after roll call.

Dan Patton, pictured above second from the right, spearheaded the hot cocoa handout event.

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