Education Session: Summer Heat Safety – Monday, June 3

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All staff are invited to attend a Summer Heat Safety Education Session on Monday, June 3rd at 12:45pm or 3:30pm in the Hospital Chapel.

Purchase a Butterfly to Donate to a resident

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There is such JOY in releasing a butterfly at our Annual Butterfly Release!

Residents enjoy having these butterflies on their hand, flitting around them, and watching them fly away.

“We do not remember days… we remember moments”

Do you want to purchase a butterfly for a resident to enjoy a special moment?

The cost of each butterfly is $30. The Recreation Team will provide a resident with your donated butterfly.

 

If you would like to donate a butterfly to a resident, CLICK HERE to purchase.

To learn all about our annual BUTTERFLY RELEASE CELEBRATION, click here.

BUTTERFLY RELEASE CELEBRATION

Date: Friday, June 14, 2024

Time: 2:30 pm

Location: Menno Place Courtyard

Gates open at 1:30 pm | Butterflies available for pick-up at 2:00 pm

Refreshments to Follow

A joyful time to release butterflies into the beautiful courtyard. Join with residents to share a special moment of excitement as butterflies are released by those who have pre-purchased a butterfly in anticipation of sharing this precious memory together.

Hymn Stories – June 2024

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Some of our greatest hymns were written by young adults. And this hymn of deep devotion, “My Jesus, I Love Thee,” was written by William Ralph Featherston at age sixteen. Find out more about this Canadian author.

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MEMO – Menno Hospital (HEU) Employees – Vacation, Banked Overtime (BOT) and Leave of Absence (LOA) Requests

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MEMO

 

Date:    May 28, 2024

To:         All Menno Hospital (HEU) Employees

Re:         Vacation, Banked Overtime (BOT) and
Leave of Absence (LOA) requests: June 15 – September 15, 2024

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We have now reached our maximum vacation, BOT (banked overtime) and LOA leave of abscence) requests from June 15, 2024 – September 15, 2024.

The Menno Hospital Staffing office will no longer be accepting time off requests for the above dates.

If you have any concerns, please see your department manager.

Menno Hospital Staffing Office

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Loradonna Botter
Executive Director, People and Culture Strategy

MEMO – Menno Home (HEU) Employees – Vacation, Banked Overtime (BOT) and Leave of Absence (LOA) Requests

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MEMO

 

Date:    May 28, 2024

To:         All Menno Home (HEU) Employees

Re:         Vacation, Banked Overtime (BOT) and
Leave of Absence (LOA) requests: June 15 – September 15, 2024

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We have now reached our maximum vacation, BOT (banked overtime) and LOA leave of absence) requests from June 15, 2024 – September 15, 2024.

The Menno Home Staffing office will no longer be accepting time off requests for the above dates.

If you have any concerns, please see your department manager.

Menno Home Staffing Office

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Loradonna Botter
Executive Director, People and Culture Strategy

Memorial & Butterfly Release 2024

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Join us for the Menno Place Butterfly Release on Friday, June 14 at 2:30pm, following our annual memorial service at 1:00pm where we’ll be honouring those who have passed since June 2023. Click for details on how you can pre-purchase your butterfly!

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Menno Home E1 Chaplain Transition

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In order to better balance the workload for the chaplains in long-term care, Andy Capesinio has been assigned as the lead Chaplain for Menno Home E1. Andy continues his role as lead Chaplain for Menno Hospital. We are thankful for the calibre of all three chaplains we have at Menno Place. They are dedicated and compassionate in their ministry among us – for this, we are deeply grateful.

We welcome Andy Capesinio in the lead role of Chaplain for E1 Menno Home, effective June 3, 2024. Andy is currently the lead chaplain in Menno Hospital and is a well-loved, joyful member of the chaplain team. Before joining the Menno Place Chaplain Team in 2023, Andy was the Spiritual Care Advisor for Siloam Mission in Winnipeg, MB. Andy has a Masters of Divinity Degree from Asian Theological Seminary and extensive training in caring for those who are vulnerable. He has a welcoming and fun-loving personality with a deep, compassionate heart and vibrant smile.

Ann Thakkar continues to serve as lead chaplain for the other units in Menno Home (W1, W2, E2). We appreciate her skill,  love and spiritual care for our residents, families and staff.

Sincerely,

Sharon Simpson

Director, Community Enrichment