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The March 2014 issue of Connections, the official employee newsletter of the Evergreen AssociationTRANSCRIPT
My idols are Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Maria
Alyokhina, Yekaterina Samutsevich. – Lindsay
Zasada My hero / inspiration / role model is
my mommy dearest. The reason for that being
she’s one of the strongest women I know. Not
only did she leave her homeland (Dominican
Republic) at the age of 13, but she also lost
her mother due to cancer at the age of 16. I
can’t imagine a world without her, and she is
so incredibly empowering that I can only hope
to be as strong as she is. – Michelle Santos
My Hero is my dad, Michael Ogden. Words
can’t describe how much he means to me! –
Michele Ogden My inspiration is my Mom! She
was a single Mom, who did it all, and did a great
job at raising 2 kids on her own! She is and
always will be my rock because no matter
what she is always there for me! She has
taught me that it is good to be strong, but
also okay to ask for help when needed,
and she taught me to do what I want to
do and never limit myself because others
may not approve (like when I was on the
wrestling team and some did not approve
of a girl on an all male team, my Mom was
supportive and proud of me). I love my
Mama. – Nicole Coonly I don’t have a
speci ic role model. However, I’m inspired
by courage and creativity. Anyone
who shows these two characteristics
(especially in times of adversity)
inspires me! – Maisha Drayton My
inspiration is my Mom, Dottie. She spent
the majority of her life ighting the same
battles as many of our clients here, and
has proved to be a “tough cookie”. The
choices I make in life are always made
with the hope that I will make her proud.
Although she’s no longer here physically,
she is still my guiding force and I still
strive to make her proud. – Melissa
LaCount My favorite personal role model
is my grandmother, my sister inspires me
and my mother is my hero. My favorite
work role model is Maisha. My heroes
are Ray and Ron and my inspirations
are Andrew Mattle, Mike Lee and Andy
Kiener. – Cord Stone Simba! (from Lion
King) – Jasiel Guzman My Role Model/
Hero/ Inspiration is my grandmother. –
Anthonie King My hero is Jane Goodall.
She had a dream when she was a child to
go to Africa and live with the monkeys,
and then she did it. Jane is a brilliant
scientist whose research still in luences
the way we understand our world, our
ancestry, and our primate cousins. Jane
studied chimps but in doing so she
learned what it means to be human. Today
she is a great humanitarian who speaks
for those who have no voice; animals and
people alike. – Jess Lehsten My mother
is hands down my hero, inspiration,
and role model. – Mindi Mietlicki
milestones Birth days Jacquelyn Dixon – March 6 Kimberly Barber – March 8 Siobhan Fitzgerald-Cushing – March 11 Carrie Sentz – March 12 Theresa Shankland – March 12 Rashida Williams – March 13 Nichole Frank – March 15 Patricia Hopkins – March 17 Mindi Mietlicki – March 18 Kaitlyn Cieri – March 20 Andre Dixon – March 20 Theresa Woehrel – March 20 Kate Gallivan – March 22 Siobohn Moley – March 23 Johanna Aponte – March 26 Joshua McClain – March 27 Cord Stone – March 28 Diana Pa on – March 30
Anniversaries James DeGarmo – 1 year Jasmine Massenburg – 1 year Kelly Ann McNees – 1 year Ashlee Rudolph – 2 years Jus n Azzarella – 2 years Melissa Lacount – 2 years Tayrin Torres – 3 years Kelly Craig – 4 years Angela Palmer – 13 years
Your Con nued Dedica on and Hard Work Are No ced and Appreciated - Management Team
connections M A R C H 2 0 1 4
PUBLISHER/LAYOUT John CarocciEDITOR Kimberly Harding
CONTRIBUTORSMaisha Drayton, Sheila Marcheson
Christopher Miller
I don’t know any jokes… he hkind of bees make milk? “booTariq (my 10 year old) told mthe cannibal get when he showlate? Answer: The cold shouDid you hear about the hipsteHe drank his coffee before it A blonde brunette-challengedluck, so she decided to go doorof town looking for odd jobs. A
he - Jasiel Guzman What o-bees” - Mindi Mietlicki e this: Question: What did
wed up to the dinner party ulder. - Maisha Drayton er who burned his tongue?
was cool. - John Carocci person was down on her
r to door in the rich section After nearly two hours with
no success, she finally found someone who needed work done. “Well, my porch needs painting,” said the man. “Tell you what... I’ll give you $300 if you paint my porch.” The blonde brunette-challenged person agreed, and the man gave her paint and supplies to get the job done. A couple of hours later, she rang the doorbell again. “I’m done!” she said cheerfully. The man, confused, looked past her at the still shabby and peeling paint on the porch, and was just about to say something when she added “oh, and by the way it’s not a Porch, it’s a Ferrari.” - John Carocci
As many of you already know, May 10th is the 22nd
Annual AIDS Walk! I’m proud to be your Captain,
and there is still time (and room) for you to join
the team! We are already 36 people strong, and
would love to have an army of advocates walking!
Th e 2014 Team Evergreen is all about making
a statement. I hope that you’ll come out and
represent for the Association, and bring all the
energy and mayhem you can possibly stand! I will
be full out (it’s all I know how to be) sporting some
kind of costume… I hope you’ll join me! If that’s
not your style, slap on a tee shirt and sneakers and
do you! Let’s raise this cash!
Yours in Awareness,
Maisha Captain Maisha
Congratulations to the Healthy Adds Up prize drawing winners:
1st Prize – Cooler, Goodies, $50 Visa Gift Card – Gloria Kornowski2nd prize – $25 Visa Gift Card – Shari DeMarco3rd Prize – $20 Regal Gift Card – Lavine Corp
Watch for more wellness programs to come!
“we’re only human”