Last Friday the campus Everett Luther Life Center was transformed into Vegas—well not exactly, but staff did enjoy the blackjack, roulette and craps tables that filled the room for this year’s Casino themed Employee Christmas Holiday Party. Fun was had by all who attended, and at the end of the night, four $100 gift certificates and two $250 gift certificates we given to six lucky winners of the evening.
Prior to the casino play, we had the opportunity to hear from Betty Henriques, Chairperson for the Employee Appreciation Committee, as she thanked the staff for their work and Barbara Carpenter, President of Residents Council, who read a beautiful poem written for our staff by Bob Longoni. On behalf of our entire staff, I thank you for your generosity this year in raising a record-breaking $165,000 to distribute to the team members* who live out our our Mission and Core Values each and every day for you. What a difference you make for them as well, especially during the holiday season with your holiday gift!
This special event also allows us to honor the milestone anniversaries for our staff. Please join me congratulating the following team members for their years of service and dedication:
Five Years
Christina Coffman
Angela Duran
Deborah Knaack
Terri Kosmulski
Denise Lenzi-Monson
Yolanda Mendoza
Edward Odom
Nycole Person
Five Years (Cont.)
Melissa Preston
Tiffany Reyes
John Sweeney
Sylvie Tchitchiama
Angela Yepez
Ten Years
Liudmila Bosovski
Mitch Bradshaw
Enrique Creach-Vargas
David Hinsley
Shirley Kendrick
Korry Nelson
Jon Schilling
Lori Wilson
Fifteen Years
Lori Eddings
Maria Flores
Moreen Helean
Sara Keeter
Scott Mardian
Ni Ni Mya
Twenty Years
Tena Alonzo
Kathy Amend
Leona Fox
Jamie Isabelle
Twenty five Years
Mary Long
Mark Trent
Thirty Years
Judy Orlando
Thirty Five Years
Karen Mitchell
The Employee Christmas party allows our team to come together for fun and fellowship as we celebrate our successes of the year. Thank you again for making the staff’s holidays so special. May your season be merry and bright. *
The Health Fair is early this year. Since the change over to Blue Cross we wanted to bring it early this year so we can set a bench mark. We will have Biometric Screenings available to all staff whether you are on the health plan or not and for spouses and domestic partners that are on your health plan from 7AM-3PM. Remember that this screening is the first step in the Wellness Program to save money on your benefits for next year (2017-18)! Starting at 10:30AM we will also have a healthy lunch, massages, and many wellness vendors out for any questions you may have. Sign up for the screenings or the massages through HR or talk to your manager! Plenty of slots are still open! We’ll see you there!
Save the date! Thursday, November 10th from 2:30PM to 3:30PM over in the Age Link Great Room! Come one come all! Pilgrim Bowling is BACK! We’ll have hot cider and pumpkin bars. There will be a raffle for four $50 Butterball Turkey Certificates. Stay for the WIG and Financial updates. Make sure to come to pick up your anniversary pin if you had an anniversary in October or November. We will also have Chenneille Choi, our benefit broker, there to answer any questions you have about our new benefits. We can’t wait to see you there!
