Team Member Appreciation – Nominees

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In 2018, Menno Place opened up the nominations for the Special Awards (Safety Champion, Creative Solutions and Living Our Values) to all staff, residents and family members. We received 82 nominations for these awards – 1/2 from residents & family and 1/2 from team members.

At the Team Member Appreciation Tea, we called up all who were nominated in each category to honour them – each one stood out to a resident or family member or teammate. This was a very special opportunity to say “thank you – your work and character is noticed”.

We realize that not all exemplary team members are nominated. These nominees were “caught in the moment” by someone who took the initiative to tell us. Many team members do amazing things each day when no one is watching, when no one will ever send in a nomination. Thank you to you all. We know that this is happening all over the Menno Place campus as we have an outstanding reputation for care, skill and compassion. This unseen compassionate care is the heart of Menno Place – it is the heart of SERVICE that is the foundation of our work and compassion.

This “above and beyond” heart of service reminds us of the Bible verse that grounds our Menno Place value, EXCELLENCE:

Whatever you do, whatever your task may be, work from your soul (that is, put in your very best effort), as something you are doing for the Lord (God) and not for a supervisor or employer – knowing, with certainty that God sees you and rewards you with the greatest reward (spiritual, eternal). Your reward is not something you receive in your pay chequef. It is a spiritual reward, an inheritance from God. You actually serve Christ in all you do.”
Colossians 3:23

Here are the names of the nominees in each category. Thank you to each of you!

Safety Champion Nominees

  • Barb Boulter* – 2018 Safety Champion
  • Brenda Mertke
  • Bryan Gaye
  • Dale Carlisle
  • Darlene VanWyk
  • Edna Cairns
  • Annette Foster
  • Jessica Gregoire
  • Kaye Amper
  • Sean Fitzgerald

Creative Solutions Nominees

  • Joel Artienda
  • Deborah Block
  • Claire Colvin* – 2018 Creative Solutions
  • Canda Crowley
  • Lorraine Ferraro-Gagnon
  • Debra Marshall
  • Brenda Mertke
  • Diana Owen
  • Rebecca Popovici
  • Anne Rypma
  • Chhalander Sidhu

Living Our Values Nominees

  • Ursula Batke
  • Vera Beerling
  • Janet Bergen
  • Frank Bond
  • Judy Booth
  • Dale Carlisle* – 2018 Living Our Values
  • Roxane Carlisle
  • Jennifer Child
  • Christa Choquette
  • Claire Colvin
  • Hilda Dyck
  • John Dyck
  • Sheryl Ens
  • Julie Fretz
  • Bryan Gay
  • Mark Giesbrecht
  • Alina Hambidge
  • Jamie Hayton
  • Cathy Hoekstra
  • Evelyn Holt
  • Garry Janzen
  • Amanddep Kainth
  • Debra Marshall
  • Brenda Mertke
  • Shane Neumann
  • Brenda Newman
  • Stephanie Rhodes
  • Anne Rypma
  • Ingrid Schultz
  • Heather Taylor
  • Lesa Tielmann
  • Mary Jane Vallee
  • Nikolas Van Edgom* – 2018 Living Our Values
  • Doreen Wall
  • Jannasia Wiebe