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How a company-wide bug drawing contest became one of our favorite Proforce culture moments yet:
Ordinarily, a pest control company might be removing pests from the wall, but this time we decided to do something a little different… At our corporate location we now have a framed collection of hand-drawn bugs by our employees and their families. We call it the Bug Gallery, and it is the payoff from a company-wide bug drawing contest that turned into one of the most fun culture moments we have had all year.
Read below for the full story, followed by the winners!
The idea was simple. Pest control is what the Proforce team does every day, so we flipped it around and asked everyone to draw the bugs instead of treating them. No rules, no skill requirement, just pens, markers, and imagination. Entries poured in, everything from careful, realistic spiders to creatures that look like they crawled straight out of a sci-fi movie (and we certainly hope they don’t come to life or we may have to come up with new treatment protocols).
From Field to Frame
Every submission was printed, framed, and hung on the wall at our Boca Raton headquarters. The result is the Bug Gallery, a permanent fixture that captures something we care about here: a team that takes the work seriously without taking itself too seriously.
Culture in the Small Things
Contests like this are a big part of how Proforce builds culture. Strong culture is not built in a single meeting or a poster in the break room. It shows up in the small things, like a hallway full of homemade bug art that makes people smile on the way to their next call. The Bug Gallery is a daily reminder that the people behind Proforce are creative, a little competitive, and genuinely good to work alongside.
Meet the Winners
Our judges had a hard time narrowing the field, but three entries rose to the top. Congratulations to the winners and thank you to everyone who entered!
1st Place: Kate Wezsteon
2nd Place: Alexander Terra
3rd Place: Eirete Hall-Rivera
Thank you to everyone who picked up a pen and entered. The Bug Gallery is staying up at corporate, and if this year is any sign, the next Proforce contest has a high bar to clear. Pests out, creativity in.