Sodexo Food and Nutrition Team community involvement

The Sodexo Food and Nutrition Team at Lahey Hospital and Medical center believes in giving back to our community. In the past few years, we have been actively involved with non-profit organizations around Massachusetts. The team has previously voluntered at:

1)My Brother's Table at Lynn,MA  www.mybrotherstable.org

My Brother's Table is "privately funded and does not receive nor seek federal, state, or local aid. The organization has been serving an average of 200 hungry, homeless, or lonely people for lunch and dinner each day since October 1982"

2) The Boston Food Bank. http://www.gbfb.org/index.php

"The Boston Food Bank is the largest hunger-relief organization in New England and among the largest food banks in the country. Last year, we distributed almost 41 million pounds of food, enough to provide healthy meals to as many as 545,000 people. We are committed to increasing our food distribution in 2013 to provide at least ONE MEAL A DAY to every person in need in eastern Massachusetts"

3) Donating shoes and kitchen equipment to Haiti during the earthquake

This week, Linda Clay, Director of Food and Nutrition and Cassandra Loh, Senior Trainer, visited the New England Center for Arts and Techonology (NECAT) in Boston,MA http://ne-cat.org/ for volunteering and internship opportunities. The NECAT Boston was established in June 2012. It is a non-profit career-directed educational organization serving resource-limited adults and youth in Boston.The space has been transformed to accommodate NECAT’s first job-training program – Culinary Arts, and includes a teaching auditorium, commercial kitchen, classroom space, plus office and gallery space.

We met with Richard Ward, Executive Director of NECAT and Keith Schultz, Sodexo General Manager and NECAT advisory board member and toured the facility. We were impressed by the culinary expertise of the student as well as the NECAT's vision- "NECAT believes that all people, regardless of age or circumstance, can overcome educational, economic and social constraints to stable employment if they are supported by a nurturing learning community in an environment filled with hope, beauty and real-world skill-building".

We look forward to working with NECAT so we can continue to give back to our community







Lahey Food and Nutrition Team and NE PANG at My Brother's Table,Boston,MA




NECAT student preparing lunch in the kitchen

 


NECAT Boston

 

Linda Clay,Director of Food and Nutrition at the art gallery at NECAT Boston













Special thanks to our Environmental Services colleagues who made it to work during the snow storm this past week

Here are pictures of some of our Environmental Services department collegues who braved the winter storm this past week to come to work.

Thank you for your dedication and hardwork!

Sara,Edlie,Mariano,Andre and Sonia

Joujoute and Edlie

Teamwork displayed by the Food and Nutrition team during the first winter storm in 2014

First 2014 winter storm. Picture taken in front of the hospital.

It's still snowing in Burlington and the roads are still covered with snow as I wrote this blog on a Friday morning. According to the National Weather Service, Boxford, just north of Boston, by Thursday night, had 21 inches of snow while other parts of the state had 17 or 18 inches of snow.

It took me 2 and a half hours to come to work today. I took the public transportation today instead of driving as it will take me longer to drive. I had to admit, the trip is a bit exhausting but my tireness all melted when I walk in to the department. Smiling faces greeted me every step that I walk and I was also greeted by concerned colleagues asking me how my trip to work was today. I am sure they experienced the same when they came to work today. The feeling is truly magical.

The true dedication and teamwork of the Food and Nutrition team at Lahey truly shows during this challenging time. There is only one call out today and it is business as usual in the department. I can't help but felt enourmous pride and humility for the opportunity to work with this amazing team.

I also learned that there were also a few colleagues who has been here at the hospital since 11am yesterday and spend the night in the hospital to serve sandwiches to our colleagues who was stucked in the hospital. Some colleagues also spend the night at a nearby hotel so they could make it to work on time the next morning. Thank you for for putting patients at the heart of everything we do. A special thank you to Heather Dinnitto, Erion Nikolla, Matt Spencer, Bradley Naim, Niki Perry and Jonathan Robins for staying overnight in the hospital.

We are very grateful of having such an amazing team.

Here are some pictures from colleagues that came to work today:




(Left to Right: Heather and Erion)




(Left to Right: Nikki,Jody,Erion,Keith)

 


(Left to Right: Silas and Diane)

 

(Left to right: Silas, Manny,Marc,Steve,Keith,Shana,Jason)



(Left to Right: Our RDs team: Katherine,Sara,Allison,Taylor,Elizabeth, Susan,Rebecca (Becky))



John Brigham



(Left to right: Ayoub and Rich)



Environmental Services and Food and Nutrition department incorporates Diversity during the holiday seasons

The Sodexo team at Lahey celebrates our colleague's diversity constanly. We believe by learning more about each other's culture, we build a better team and respect among our colleagues.Its also makes comming to work more rewarding.

Here are a few videos and pictures of how our colleagues at Lahey hospital and Medical center incorporates diversity during the holiday seasons:

 

Haitian Christmas Special

  

Genese Bruno and Chef Dave Cox

Emmanuel Volcy(Manny) with Chef Dave Cox

 

Offering Manny's Famous Haitian Chicken Wings and Justin's Famous lobster Mac and Cheese during
a holiday catering event  



Incorporating Ravi's famous Vegetable Pakoras during one of the holiday catering event.



Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday

from the Food and Nutrition Team at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington,MA

Happy Thanksgiving from colleagues in the Environmental Services department

Colleagues from the Environmental Services department at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center send their Thanksgiving wishes and shared the favorite things they like to do with their family on Thanksgiving in this heart warming video.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

How about a No Bake "Thanksgiving Turkey" for dessert this Thanksgiving?

Last week Maria Petkiewich and Debra Francis from the Food and Nutrition department at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center shared their Thanksgiving family recipe with us.

This week, Maureen O'Brien, prep cook, in the Food and Nutrition department was very kind to share a fun and easy No Bake "Thanksgiving Turkey" dessert that she prepares with her grandchildren every Thanksgiving.

You can find the original recipe at http://www.keebler.com/recipe-thanksgiving-turkey-cookies-21341.aspx. Instead of using butterscotch morsels, Maureen used Ferrero Rocher Chocolate and Cherry Chocolate.

Here is a picture of the "Thanksgiving Turkey" dessert that Maureen prepared.

Thank you Maureen! Hope everyone has fun making this very special dessert.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!