SUBJECT: UC San Diego Staff Association's Annual All Staff Picnic

On behalf of the UC San Diego Staff Association, I am pleased to invite you to this year's annual All Staff Picnic on Friday, August 16, 2013 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Town Square.

Lunch will be provided to the first 3,500 staff members who order their free tickets online. This year, ticket distribution will be handled through EventBrite, an online ticketing system that will allow you to print your own ticket. In order to ensure that as many staff as possible may attend the picnic, employees will be limited to one ticket per person. To request your ticket, visit the Staff Picnic webpage on Blink at http://blink.ucsd.edu/HR/services/associations/SA/picnic.html. Ticket holders will be eligible for door prizes at the picnic.

I encourage all staff to join us for this appreciation event. In order to attend the picnic, I am approving two hours of administrative leave with pay, and I ask supervisors to allow employees to attend, as long as the absence does not infringe upon the performance of required job duties or patient care.

I encourage all staff to join us for this appreciation event. In order to attend the picnic, I am approving two hours of administrative leave with pay, and I ask supervisors to allow employees to attend, as long as the absence does not infringe upon the performance of required job duties or patient care.

I would like to thank our Executive Vice Chancellor and Vice Chancellors for their continued financial support of the picnic. I'd also like to thank the UC San Diego Staff Association and this year's volunteer Planning Committee for their hard work to organize this enjoyable annual event.

See you at the picnic.

Pradeep K. Khosla Chancellor