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September 13: HSL High Holiday Mitzvah Day

September 14-18: Performance Appraisal Week (no meetings scheduled)

September 17: Visionaries Fund Employee Bazaar in Roslindale

September 30: Visionaries Fund Employee Bazaar at NewBridge

September 27: 2015 Walk to End Alzheimer’s

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Welcome to HSL

Wes Kaplem Joseph, Security Officer, NewBridge

Carmen Mejia, Resident Assistant, HRC-Roslindale

Libi Rides, Assistant Physical Therapist, HRC-Roslindale

Lingda Hou, Manager Trainee, Administration, IL/AL-NewBridge

Mariemise R. Alcena, Bistro Cook, IL/AL-NewBridge

Mark Thurrott, Server, IL/AL-NewBridge

Yardena Katz, Speech-Language Pathologist, HRC-Roslindale

Jaunae Harvey, Server, IL/AL-NewBridge

Carmelina Aldi, Housekeeper, IL/AL-NewBridge

Nicole Mannion, Occupational Therapist, HRC-NewBridge

Guerline Jean Baptiste, Resident Assistant, HRC-Roslindale

Josiana De Carvalho, Executive Assistant, Institute for Aging Research

Kathleen Welch, Adult Day Health RN, HRC-Roslindale

Katelyn Kinsey, Occupational Therapist, HRC-Roslindale

Stanley Yeung, Clinical Pharmacist, HRC-Roslindale

Allison Mars, Clinical Dietitian, HRC-NewBridge

Shelsea Henry, Food Service Attendant, IL/AL-NewBridge

Cory Entner, Telephone Operator, HRC-Roslindale

Hanifa Haynes, Hospice Home Health Aide, HSL Hospice Care

Leticia Rodrigues, Waitstaff, Satter House

Shanece Berberena, Waitstaff, Satter House

Linda Esquilin, Waitstaff, Satter House

--- Please print and post for employees with limited computer access --- September 4, 2015

Dear Fellow HSL Employee

Labor Day weekend is here, the so-called official end of summer and start of a new school

year. For HSL, September is the final month of the fiscal year and we’ll welcome FY16

come October 1. Please keep your eye out for my next Friday Report when I expect to

provide a number of updates, including the status of our recent Employee Engagement

survey. Enjoy the long weekend and savor the waning days of summer.

Also, please know that your Friday Report comments are always welcome—just send me

a note at Lou'sFridayReport@hsl.harvard.edu

HSL Highlights

NewBridge is lucky to be located beside the Charles River. And thanks to the “Teaming Up”

of a few dedicated NewBridge residents and employees, the campus now has a safe and

accessible boat launch site

along with boat storage

racks for all to enjoy. My

gratitude goes to residents

Jerome Medalie and Beth

Lowd, and employees Jane

Baker from Marketing and

Tom West and his crew,

including Scott Salvato and

Kevin Freeman, from

Engineering. Jane worked

closely with the Town of

Dedham to secure all the

necessary design and

construction permits, and with Tom’s

team who built the ramp and racks.

Flu season is right around the corner and HSL’s

annual “Get V’ed” campaign gets underway

later this month with clinics and vaccination

events across all campuses.

Please stay tuned for all the scheduling and

vaccine details. Till then, please take a few

minutes to review our flu vaccination policy—

particularly if you are new to the organization.

Your collective vaccination rate was excellent

last year, across HSL…so let’s do it again!

In top photo (l-r) Jerome Medalie, Jane Baker,

Beth Lowd, Scott Salvato, Kevin Freeman

and Tom West gather at the new launch site

At right--that’s me with Jerome taking his canoe

for a spin on the Charles last fall

Employee Happenings

Congratulations to this year’s 16 Orchard Cove scholarship recipients who will use their scholarships to begin or further their

educations: Mishmarken Brutus, Tyler Tedesco, Michaelli Day, Christine Rocha, Taylor Libby, Mike Carroll, Cory Merill,

Mohamed Skaiky, Stephanie McEachern, Ashley Gibson, Arnoldson Fenlon, Annette Hadden, Wolph Gustave, Christina Fergiste,

Jonathan Isador and Sara Teixera. And many thanks go to the residents of the Orchard Cove Scholarship Committee who successfully

raised $40,000 to make these scholarships possible.

Last month, a delegation of employees from Orchard Cove, HRC-Roslindale and HRC-NewBridge attended the annual Pioneer

Network Conference, the largest national conference dedicated to culture change and person-centered care in long-term care. And my

congratulations go to the employees from the HRC T.E.L.L. Committee who I hear delivered well-received presentations.

Among the most recent graduates of HSL’s Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Program is HSL Hospice Care team

member Lisa Port White. Lisa, a massage therapist, has the privilege of providing our hospice patients with a

gentle, comforting and compassionate touch through massage. During her summer CPE training, Lisa worked with

HRC residents as a Chaplain Intern and provided Reiki treatments for Palliative Care patients in the MACU. Thank

you Lisa for the special care you provide and congratulations for completing the summer CPE program.

Get Involved--Get Engaged

Click here to learn about HSL’s Physician Referral Program, now open to all HSL employees who wish to

participate. The program provides a cash bonus for referring qualified physician candidates who join our

Department of Medicine team. For more information, please contact Brenda Welch, HR’s Physician Recruiter, at

brendawelch@hsl.harvard.edu or at 1-5663.

Be sure to join the fun at the Visionaries Fund Employee Bazaar on September 17 on the

HSL/HRC Patio in Roslindale, with Daniels Art Gallery as the rain location, (with free ice cream

and popcorn) and/or on September 30 in the Winter Garden next to Nosh at NewBridge (with

free smoothies)! Both Bazaars are scheduled from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. and each will have a wide

variety of donated items for purchase with all proceeds supporting the Employee Giving

Campaign. Please click here to learn more about the Campaign and if you’d like to make a gift to

the Visionaries Fund, please go to https://give.hebrewseniorlife.org/employeegiving. Thanks!

Best of the Best

Jim Dormady, CCB Director of Facilities, received a note of appreciation from a CCB resident and here are a few excerpts:

“I just want to thank you and your whole staff for making my birthday a great success. The patio worked out great with the chairs

and lighting, and everyone had a nice time, making my birthday very special. Please thank everyone. We are really blessed to

have such a great team of people helping us make CCB such a great place to live.”

Please share this Report with your colleagues who may have limited computer access or with those who may not be checking their email today.

Sincerely,

Lou Woolf

Attending the Pioneer Network Conference, (l-r) Anne Mahler, Bevan Briscoe, Heather Dexter, Alberte Parent, Susan

Moser, Rosemary Kard, Nancy Chuilli, Alison Anselmo, Deb Symonds, Emily Mabia and Kim Merchant

Lisa Port White