February was a meaningful month at CrossCountry. From honoring Black history in the cities where we live and work, to welcoming the Lunar New Year with traditions rooted in renewal and prosperity, our teams came together to celebrate culture, legacy, and community across markets.
Black History All Around Us
This year’s Black History Month theme, “Black History All Around Us,” invited us to see history not as something distant, but as something present in our neighborhoods, businesses, and institutions.
Throughout the month, our Black Employee Network (BEN) Community Resource Group (CRG) led a firmwide celebration highlighting Black history, businesses, and cultural museums located within CrossCountry markets. Additionally, each Wednesday, colleagues engaged in Black history fun facts and trivia that spotlighted local landmarks and changemakers whose impact continues to shape the world around us. These moments sparked conversation across offices and virtual spaces, encouraging deeper exploration of the places we call home. In honor of George Washington Carver’s innovation and agricultural contributions, a few teams participated in a hands-on peanut butter cup and chocolate-covered strawberry activity inspired by his work. The experience offered a creative way to reflect on Carver’s legacy while strengthening connection within our offices.
BEN also hosted a CRG meeting featuring a video of our members exploring historical sites and museums in their neighborhoods. A trivia game followed, reinforcing shared learning through friendly competition. Later in the month, BEN partnered with the International Network of Women CRG for a collaborative event featuring guest speaker Tara McClary, Managing Vice President at Amica Insurance. Tara shared reflections on leadership, resilience, and navigating corporate spaces as a Black woman executive. Her perspective grounded the month’s theme in lived experience and inspired thoughtful dialogue across markets.
Together, these activities reinforced that Black history is woven into our local communities and visible in the leadership shaping industries today.
Celebrating the Lunar New Year
Additionally, with the help of our Network of Asian Professional Allies (NAPA) CRG, the firm celebrated the Lunar New Year, a holiday observed across many Asian cultures that marks the beginning of the lunar calendar and symbolizes renewal, family, and good fortune. CrossCountry’s offices participated in a red envelope activity honoring one of the holiday’s most beloved traditions. In the DC office, colleagues joined a red envelope and lottery ticket challenge, selecting a red envelope from a festive display. Inside, they found lottery tickets as a playful twist on the tradition of gifting red envelopes to symbolize luck and prosperity. Across the firm, teams reflected on themes of renewal and new beginnings while learning more about the customs associated with Lunar New Year.
Black History Month and Lunar New Year each carry distinct histories and traditions, yet both center on honoring heritage and looking forward with intention.
Celebrating cultural moments like these is part of how we strengthen connection across our firm. By learning from one another and honoring the identities that shape our colleagues and communities, we continue building a workplace where inclusion and belonging are lived, shared, and experienced together.
