Celebrating Diversity during Sodexo Employee Appreciation Day held on Wednesday, June 15, 2016

The Sodexo team at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center held the Sodexo Employee Appreciation Day with "Celebrating Diversity" as the theme yesterday.  This is the fifth year we held the event. Nine countries were represented at the event by the following colleagues: 

1) China- Lei Li 
2) Dominican Republic- Michella Isaac 
3) El Salvador- Maria Petkiewich and Aracely Saenz
4) Guatemala- Sara Vasquez
5) Haiti- Marie Joujoute and Nicole Danier
6) Peru- Maria Villafuerte and Juan Breton 
7) Puerto Rico- Michella Isaac
8) Taiwan- Tina Lee
9) United States- Darrin Cassidy

Colleagues from the above countries dressed in traditional clothing, prepared arts and crafts and food and beverage samplers for the event. The event was very well received.  

As we have readers from all around the world (Our blogs have received almost 250,000 views! Thanks readers! ) , we would like to invite all readers to join us in celebrating our colleague's diversity "virtually". I am including pictures of the event in this article.

Hope you enjoy it as much as we do! 

"Diversity is the one true thing we have in common. Celebrate it everyday" - Unknown

United States- Represented by Darrin Cassidy

Darrin presenting National Park and hiking information at the event

China and Taiwan- Represented by Lei Li (China) and Tina Lee (Taiwan)

Left to Right: Lei Li, Tina Lee, Nicole and Joujoute

Arts and Crafts display

Beverage Sampler- Grass Jelly Drink

Dominican Republic- Represented by Cari Valdez 

Cari explaining Dominican Food and beverage sampler to a patron

Left to Right: Cari, Michella, Maria, Rick and Juan Breton

Food and Beverage sampler- The table served Queso Geo Geo (Dominican Cheese) and Dominican Pork Salami

Puerto Rico - Represented by Michella Isaac

                                                                             Michella

Food Sampler at Puerto Rico table- Biscocho Mojado de Almendra (Butter cake with Almond Flavor), Flan Tres Leches (Flan) and Sandwichitos de Mezcla Boricua (Ham Sandwich)

El Salvador - Represented by Maria Petkiewich and Aracely Saenz

Left to right: Aracely and Maria

Maria

Food Sampler- Fried Yuka with marinated onions

Guatemala - Represented by Sara Vasquez

Left to Right: Ilda and Sara

Food Sampler at Guatemala Table- Tacos and Granisada (Guatemala Shaved Ice)

Haiti - Represented by Marie Joujoute and Nicole Danier

Left to right: Nicole, Joujoute, Winter and Anite

 Arts and Crafts Display. Food Sampler- Kola Lakay (Haitian soft drink) and Haitian Chicken Wings

Left to Right: Joujoute, Nicole and Marie


Peru - Represented by Maria Villafuerte and Juan Breton 

Left to right: Michella, Maria and Juan 

Food Sampler- Causa Rellena Con Pollo (Yellow Potatoes with Chicken Salad) and Inka Cola (Peruvian soft drink)

Group Pictures

Save The Date- June 15,2016- Sodexo Employee Appreciation Day celebration at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center

This year, we will be celebrating our colleague's diversity during the Sodexo Employee Appreciation Day celebration at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center. The event will be held on Wednesday, June 15,2016 from 130pm-330pm in the cafeteria. This is the fourth year we will hold the event. 

Colleague's from the Food and Nutrition and Environmental Services department at the hospital represents 37 countries and speaks 27 languages.  

List of countries represented in the Food and Nutrition and Environmental Services department

1) Albania  2) Algeria  3)Brazil  4)Cambodia 5) Cape Verde  6)Canada   7)China                8) Colombia   9) Dominican Republic  10) El Salvador 11) England  12) Germany 13)Greece 14)Guatemala  15) Haiti  16)India 17) Ireland 18)Italy 19) Iraq  20 )Jamaica     21) Japan  22)Laos  23)Lithuania 24) Malaysia  25)Morocco  26) Nepal 27) Pakistan       28)  Peru  29) Philippines 30) Portugal  31) Puerto Rico  32)Poland 33) Russia 34)Sweden 35)Taiwan 36) United States 37) Vietnam  

 27 Languages Spoken  by colleagues in the Food and Nutrition and Environmental Services Department

1) Arabic   2) English  3) Albanian  4)American Sign Language  5) Berber Language                6) Cantonese   7) Creole  8) French   9) Greek 10)Gujarati  11) Hebrew  12) Hindi                 13) Italian 14) Japanese  15) Khmer  16)Laotian 17) Malay   18) Tagalog                                  19) mandarin 20) Moroccan  21) Newari  22) Nepalese  23) Portuguese                                        24) Polish 25) Spanish  26) Tibetan  27) Vietnamese

Below are videos and pictures from past events:

                                   Performing Portuguese Folklore Song

                                         Group Picture

                                      Albania Table

Chinese Calligraphy at the Taiwan and China table

Haiti, Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic table

Group picture

Group picture at Morocco table

Guatemala Table

Poland Table

Stay tuned for more information about the event!