February 2015 • Issue 557
GOOD TOOLS, GREAT WORK!! I have been so impressed by the work that happens within the walls of this fine ministry! Everyone, in each an d ev er y department, knows t heir jo b, t heir responsibilities and they complete their tasks with full attention to
Greg Schmidt, Director of Food Services stands next to a new oven in the main kitchen.
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Rod Mason, Executive Director
q u al it y an d thoroughness. No department has impressed me anymore, however, than the dietary department. With very dated machinery in the kitchen, these folks, without fuss and gripe, have been producing top-notch food products and baked goods for years on end! As a matter of fact, just this week Swiss Village hosted and catered their largest event ever – the Annual Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet. Now, going into the evening, I was a
little unnerved simply because of the mass of people that I knew would be in attendance – 175 reservations! The event came and went without a hitch! The eight staff who were serving did so with prowess and finesse, not missing one diner, and the last plate was placed easily within ten minutes of the first! Everything, from the brisket to the veggies to the strawberry cheesecake – in addition to attending to every empty coffee cup and water glass – was excellent! And this gang Cont. on page 4
SWISS VILLAGE EXECUTIVE TEAM AND BOARD MEMBERS Board of Directors:
Executive Team: Rod Mason Executive Director Alma Ahmetovic Director of Healthcare Services
Kent Liechty, President Tom Muselman, Vice-President Linda Eicher, Secretary
Derick Bailey Director of Resident Services
Greg Meyer, Treasurer
Joe Burkhead Director of Information Services
Paul Zuercher, Immediate Past President
Margie Dougherty Director of Human Resources
Mark Settlemyre Sharon Sprunger Wulliman
Michelle McIntosh Director of Marketing
Nancy Subler
Roger Young Controller
Mary Fox Scott Bixler
Inside this issue:
New Residents
2
Saturday Night at the Village-The Main Street Band
3
Residential & Healthcare 5 Activities South Campus Wellness & Wellness Pavilion
6
Kinder Haus
6
Staff News
7
Swiss Village Mission Statement: Swiss Village Retirement Community is a not-for-profit corporation, committed to providing quality and affordable retirement living facilities and services in a Christian environment that enhances life with dignity, meaning and appropriate care for the senior adults from the surrounding community without regard to race, religion, sex, or handicaps that can be accommodated within our delivery system.