Friday, September 3, 2010

New Employees Meeting

The first meeting of the prospective employees for Brookfield Assisted Living and Memory Care was held Wednesday evening, and it went great! The employee team members who were in attendance were all very excited about the building. “It’s so beautiful!” was a common sentiment and “I can’t wait to get started”. Policies, work schedules, and other information were discussed, but the time was mainly for people to get to know their fellow team members a little bit.
One of the items proposed was very well received. We will have “Casual for a Cause” Fridays. Unlike other businesses who have implemented “Casual Fridays”, we wanted our Fridays to have a purpose, other than just allowing employees to wear blue jeans one day a week. Each team member who wears blue jeans on Friday will donate $1 to Alzheimer’s Arkansas. The jeans must be clean and neat, and stand up to the same qualifications as other uniform pants worn on a regular basis. Those who don’t wish to participate are welcome to wear their normal work wear.
Each fall, when Alzheimer’s Arkansas holds their annual fundraiser Walk, we will then donate the money we’ve collected all year for the cause. We appreciate the work Alzheimer’s Arkansas does for families in Arkansas, and want to help support that in any way we can.