The ugly, the uglier, and the ugliest

[caption id="attachment_3986" align="alignleft" width="224"] First place 2017 Ugly Christmas Sweater winner[/caption] Employees brought out their friendly, competitive sides by participating in a company-wide Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest, December 20. This year, contestants upped the ante to secure votes from their coworkers by thinking beyond a simple sweater by including front and back Christmas ugliness and/or ugly adornments from head-to-toe. Because of their dedication and creativity, the three employees in the running were: Jeremiah Bechtel, South Building; Abbie Brown, North Building; and Joel Schmidt, Office. By a sophisticated company-wide candy-cane vote, Jeremiah won by a landslide. His elf hat, turtleneck, Christmas sweater cardigan, leggings, and elf slippers won him a $50 Target gift card. Abbie got second place and Joel received the honorable third place. These contestants demonstrated that to win the prestigious Co-Line Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest, you really need to take creative to a new level. [caption id="attachment_3987" align="alignleft" width="300"] The Brands and the South Building crew who participated in the Ugly Sweater Contest with South Building winner, Jeremiah Bechtel.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3985" align="alignleft" width="225"] Second place 2017 Ugly Christmas Sweater winner[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3988" align="alignleft" width="224"] Second place 2017 Ugly Christmas Sweater winner[/caption]