Diversity Special-"A Taste of Haiti" by Emmanuel Volcy at the World Cuisine Station, tomorrow, Thursday, 8/6/15

The Food and Nutrition team at Lahey Hospital & Medical center will be presenting "A taste of Haiti" at the World Cuisine Station at the Cafeteria tomorrow, Thursday, 8/6/15 during lunch from 11am-2pm. 

Emmanuel Volcy from the production team will be presenting the cuisine.

The Special menu consist of:
-Haitian Fried Fish 
-Spicy Coleslaw
-Rice with black mushrooms and pigeon peas

and a choice of bottled water, 8oz soda or any size fountain beverage. All for only $6.95. 
 
Introducing Emmanuel Volcy, Cook at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center

Emmanuel (Manny) Volcy, was born in Port Au Prince in Haiti. He moved to the United States in 2000, where he acquired the job of head cook at the Ocean Edge Hotel in Yarmouth,MA.  He joined the production team at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center in 2005.  Manny is a proud father of two wonderful children- Mekhi and Mikayla.  He enjoys spending quality time with them. 

Come meet Manny to learn about Haiti while enjoying a scrumptious lunch tomorrow! 

Don't miss out on this amazing event!

Manny doing his mise en place for the Diversity Special tomorrow

Favorite Summer Acitivity- Registered Dietitians from Lahey Hospital & Medical Center visits the Ingall's Farm in Lynn, MA

Six of the dietitians at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center had lunch at Ingall’s Farm in Lynn,part of The Food Project.  The food was prepared by Chef Matt O’Neil of The Blue Ox with produce from the Food Project’s farms.  It was a delicious meal of a variety of salads featuring kale, roasted carrots, Swiss chard, zucchini, summer squash, patty pan squash, cucumbers, tomatoes, basil, roasted beets, and arugula.  The program allows 120 young people to work together to grow and distribute fresh produce.  As they work, they learn about social and food justice and develop leadership skills.  Produce from the farms is sold at farmer’s markets and through CSA farm share programs.  Produce is also donated and distributed to communities in need.  The goal of the project is to make fresh, healthy, local food affordable to all.  It was an amazing experience to see how the staff of the program work together to benefit the larger community.  For more information, see their web site at http://thefoodproject.org/.

RDs from Lahey Hospital and Medical Center.
Left to Right: Taylor Gillis,MS, RD,  Catherine Fanning, Dietetic Intern, Elaine Lyons,MS, RD,  Allison Herrick,RD, LDN,  Rebecca Bradley,MS,RD,LDN,CDE and Taylor Pierce,MS,RD

A variety of salads featuring kale, roasted carrots, Swiss chard, zucchini, summer squash, patty pan squash, cucumbers, tomatoes, basil, roasted beets, and arugula were served at the event

Lunch was served under a tent at the farm

Cabbage at Ingall's Farm in Lynn,MA

Favorite Summer activities featuring Edlie Nicholas, Housekeeper III, summer vacation in Montreal, Canada

Edlie Nicholas has worked in the Environmental Services Department at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center for eight years.He  takes great care in keeping the busy Main Lobby areas neat and clean. Edlie enjoys working in the lobbies as he loves meeting people from all different walks of life and working in a fast paced environment.

Edlie speaks English, French and Creole, and always has a smile on his face as he helps his customers and those in need.  Family and friends are very important to Edlie. During the summer months, Edlie likes to travel to Montreal, Canada to visit his brother, sister and their families. He also enjoys visiting New York to spend time with his many friends.

Last week, Edlie traveled with his wife and his daughter to Montreal to visit his family. It took him about 5 hours to drive from Boston to Montreal.  

In Montreal, Edlie and his family spent quality time by visiting parks, cooking, shopping, dancing and catching up with all the family news.

Edlie felt rejuvenated when he came back to work this week and is already planning for his next trip in September to visit his friends in New York!

 Thank you Edlie for sharing your vacation with us!

Edlie Nicholas

Picture of Nina Nicholas, Edlie's daughter in front of Edlie's brother apartment in Montreal, Canada

Favorite summer activities from our colleagues at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center

After a long , harsh winter and a chilly start to the summer weather, we finally had a chance to experience summer this past week in Boston! The weather ranged from highs in the 90's (Fahrenheit) to lows in the 60's (Fahrenheit) in the evening.

At the Sodexo account at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, our colleagues enjoy summer by spending time with their families, going on camping trips to Maine and New Hampshire, going to the beach or working on their homes. They shared lots of interesting and fun stories with me and it just brightened my day.

So, I have asked my colleague's permission to share their summer vacation stories on this blog so it will brighten your day as well! Hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Happy Summer!

The first article is from David Tupper, Sodexo Unit Controller at Lahey Health System. He just came back from his summer vacation at New Sharon, Maine. Let's hear from David about his vacation:

"I often travel to New Sharon, Maine to visit my cousin. From Burlington, it is about a three hour drive into the Maine countryside. It is covered with trees, farms and wildlife.

I love this area in Maine since I live and work in busy Massachusetts. It is a great feeling of relaxation to be somewhere that you can hear the birds chirp and watch the wildlife. Also, stargazing is pristine without any city lights to block out the view. Spending time with family and friends is precious, too.

I have friends in Maine who have a camp on Clearwater Lake in Farmington. It is a beautiful setting for lobster dinners by the water. There is always a cooling breeze off the lake in even the hottest weather. When you want to go out, you can visit The Ugly Moose restaurant and bar.

I have just returned from Maine and had a wonderful time. Working for Sodexo offers you the opportunity to work hard but also take the time off you need to re-energize yourself for work. Maine is the place I love to do this."

Thank you David for sharing your vacation with us!

Clearwater Lake in Farmington

The camp site

David Tupper bailing water out from the boat

Maine Lobster dinner

Chicken coop belonging to the next door neighbor

Happy Father's Day! (Sunday, June 21)

Wishing all Dad a Happy Father's Day!

For this special day, I have prepared a special poem for all dad. Hope you like it!

A Father's Day poem by Cassandra Loh

A Dad is the first man a girl falls in love with
A Dad is the first man a boy looks up to
A Dad is the first man who tells you to be brave
A Dad is the first man who tells you not be afraid

A Dad is tough
A Dad is gentle
A Dad is our hero, our guide
Who gives us strength
To fail, to learn and to succeed

Dad might not talk a lot
Dad might not show us what he thinks
Dad likes to put on a shield
So we can't see how he feels

Sorry Dad, we are not letting you fool us
Cause you always have a soft spot for us

You might tell us today is just another day
But today is your day
To celebrate our love for you

We love you Dad! Happy Father's Day!

Picture of Brandon Doubrava, Patient Services Manager with his boys

Pictures of Mekhi and Mikayla Volcy, Children of Emmanuel (Manny) Volcy. According to Manny,  He feel so blessed to be their father. Happy Father's Day Manny!

The Sodexo Team at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center celebrating diversity during the 2015 Sodexo Employee Appreciation Day

The Sodexo team at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center held the Sodexo Employee Appreciation Day with "Celebrating Diversity" as the theme today in the hospital 4 South East Lobby. A total of ten countries were represented at the event. Here are the names of colleagues who participated at the event today:

1) Cambodia- SoPaul Hem and John Phim
2) China- Lei Li 
3) Dominican Republic- Michella Isaac and Yaritza Isaac
4) Guatemala- Sara Vasquez
5) Haiti- Marie Joujoute and Nadege Joseph
6) Morocco- Kenza Laoufir and Omar Zaid
7) Poland- Zofia Swift
8) Puerto Rico- Maria Maldonado and Zuleima Reyes
9) Taiwan- Tina Lee
10) United States- Wayne Thompson 

Colleagues from the above countries dressed in traditional clothing, prepared arts and crafts and food samplers representing their respective countries. 

The event was open to the public. It was very well received and we got a lot of positive feed back. Most importantly, all colleagues who participated at the event had fun and enjoyed promoting their home country. The event was a great success! 

As we have readers from all around the world, this year, we would like to invite all readers to join us in celebrating our colleague's diversity "virtually". I am including posters, brochures and pictures of the event in this article. Please join us in celebrating our colleague's diversity!

Hope you enjoy it as much as we do! 

Here are the posters, brochures and pictures of the event:

Poster of the event

Brochure of the event (Please click on the brochure to enlarge)

Pictures from the event

Power Point Presentation to showcase ongoing Diversity events at the Hospital since 2011

Left to Right: Zuleima Reyes and Maria Maldonado representing Puerto Rico.

They prepared Arroz Con Gandules (Rice, pigeon peas and Pork cooked in the same pot with Puerto Rican-style Sofrito), Perni (Puerto Rican Roast Pork) , Pasteles and Puerto Rican Flan for the event

Left to Right: Lei Li representing China and Tina Lee representing Taiwan

Tina Lee prepared Banana essence mochi for the Taiwan Table

Left to Right: John Phim and Sopaul Hem representing Cambodia.

The Cambodia table prepared Cambodian shaved Ice for the event 

Zofia Swift representing Poland.
She prepared Polish Deviled eggs and coleslaw (All ingredients (except the eggs) are organic and planted in
her own garden)

Pictures of Traditional dresses and Polish arts on display at the Poland table

Left to Right: Nadege Joseph and Marie Joujoute representing Haiti

Haiti Table served Haitian Chicken Wings and Kola Lakay, Haitian soft drink at the event

Group pictures at the United States Table (Left to Right)- Kimberly Kuda, Wayne Thompson(Ed), Kristen Slejzer, Shaina Volovick and Kenza Laoufir

Group pictures at the United States Table (Left to Right) - Sopaul Hem, Zofia Swift, John Phim,
Wayne Thompson (Ed), Lei Li and Tina Lee

Wayne Thompson (Ed) representing United States of America.
United States of America table served Apple pie and Moxie (A local soft drink)

Dominican Republic Table serving Dominican Style Spaghetti and Domican Republic candies

Sara Vasquez representing Guatemala.
Guatemala table served Enchiladas (Ground beef with assorted vegetables),
Rellenos de platano (Plantains with refried black beans), Plantains and Fresco de Tamarindo (Tamarind drink)

Left to Right: Douglas Filosa, Zofia Swift, Tom Dooley, Chef David Cox, Omar Zaid (representing Morocco) and Linda Clay at the Morocco table

Fruits and Vegetables Art display by Omar Zaid at the Morocco Table

Moroccan pastry and Tea

A special thanks to all colleagues and management team from the Food and Nutrition and Environmental Services department!

Thank you for making everyday a better day for all those we served

Congratulations to Chef Stephen Wetterwald, New Executive Chef at Sodexo account at Saint Memorial Hospital

Stephen Wetterwald (Steve), Sous Chef at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center has accepted a position with Sodexo as the new Executive Chef at Saint Memorial Hospital, a Sodexo account.

Chef Steve has been working at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center for almost 7 years. Under the leadership of Linda Clay, Director of Food and Nutrition and Chef David Cox, Executive Chef, Steve continues to develop his skills and learn Sodexo programs and standards.  While being employed at Lahey, Chef Steve has enrolled in both Lahey and Sodexo trainings. The training and development he accomplished throughout the years has helped him with his transition to become a Sodexo Executive chef.

According to Chef Steve, one of the many benefits of working in a Sodexo managed account is having the opportunity to work for a renowned hospital while learning from an established comprehensive service solution company such as Sodexo.  When he is ready to move on, there is no other place that he will consider apart from Sodexo, as Sodexo has always been a second "home" to him.

Chef Steve- Thank you for all that you have done at the Sodexo account at Lahey.  We look forward to seeing more great things from you! Welcome and see you soon!

At Sodexo, we believe in Making Everyday a Better Day for all those we served.

Left to Right: Linda Clay, Chef Steve and Chef David

                     

Left to Right: Jeremy with Chef Steve

Left to Right: Kevin and Chef Steve

Left to Right: Chef Steve and Omar

Left to Right: Chef Steve with Darrin

Left to Right: Silas with Chef Steve

Team Picture with Chef Steve