I love the painting of Charles Burchfield. One of my favorites of his works is “Four Seasons”. — Josh McClain < My favorite type of artwork is black and white photography. — Lisa Babcock < My favorite piece of art is “Water Lilies” by Monet. — Mindi Mietlicki < My favorite pieces of art are all the projects my girls did in school over the years. Louis Hernandez.............................1 year
I can’t throw away anything of theirs. It may be bordering on hoarding! — Nichole Frank < My favorite art is anything by Georgia O’Keefe. — Laura Pasquarella < This is a tough decision, but I always return to stained glass windows by Marc
Kimberly Herrington.......................1 year Christina West.................................1 year Stephanie Vroman-Goodrich........... 2 years Dawn Trotter.................................. 2 years Marielena Camacho........................ 3 years Samantha Gaerte............................ 3 years Ileana Hernandez........................... 4 years
Chagall. — John Carocci < The HBO show, “The
Cortney Anderson.......................... 10 years
Wire.” — Jakob Willoughby < My favorite piece of
Courtney Rhines............................ 10 years Bridget McClain............................. 14 years
artwork is a painting by Jasper Johns, “Numbers in Color”. — Kimberley LaVare
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Your Continued Dedication and Hard Work Are Noticed and Much Appreciated - Management Team
Hello #TeamEvergreen! Due to the increase of cybersecurity
the identifying marks above and you will have a very good
threats, please see the below security tips on how to help
indication that it’s a virus.
identify viruses in emails. - Jonathan Sentz
A Look at the Sender’s Email Address – these email
to our HelpDesk: helpdesk@evergreenhs.org. When deleting
addresses can be spoofed to look like someone you know,
viruses, please use SHIFT DELETE (which will permanently
but also, they could be one that has a different country’s
delete the email), and not just delete (which will just move it
domain on it (example.com.ru, or evergreenhs.net)
to your Deleted Items folder).
A Look at the Subject Line – does it create a sense of
urgency? These are typically viruses. Does it have one word
to be aware of. Scams: intentional deceptions made for gain,
in it, but appears to be a response like “Re: Document”? – this
or to cause damage through email. For example: “you are
is another telltale sign of a virus.
a winner of our £1,000,000 lottery fund! Click here to claim
A Look at the Body of the Message – if the sender is a
your reward.” Spam: also known as junk email, designed to
recognized sender, does it follow their normal emailing
trick you into thinking their message is worth reading. For
criteria? Does it have a salutation? Is it directed to you
example: “Great value medical store!” Hoax: warnings about
specifically, or is it generic (Hi, vs Hi Adam,). Does it have
a non-existent threat, or an offer that sounds too good to be
a signature for the person who sent it? Does it match the
true. For example: “your LSE account will be deactivated
name of the person you identified in the email address
in 24 hours unless you confirm your email address and
above? Does it have the company’s contact information and/
password.” Phishing: pronounced ‘fishing’. Phishing emails
or graphics that you’ve been accustomed to seeing if you’ve
try to entice you into disclosing personal information,
received mail from them before?
such as your username, password or bank account details.
A Look at the Content of the Body – is it just asking you to
For example: “You have been given a tax refund. To help
open a file or go to a website link?
us process your payment, please click here and enter your
A Look at the Direction of the Message – Does it ask you
name, address, phone number and bank details.” Spoofing:
to open the attached file? Does it create a sense of urgency?
When the sender address of an email has been altered to
With viruses, the purpose of the body is to entice you to open
hide its true origin, used by virus and spam authors to make
the attachment. A common method is by fear and urgency.
their emails look legitimate and lure people into clicking on
A Look at the Attachment – is it a zip file? Is it a PDF? Is it a
links or downloading attachments. For example: The email
docx or doc? – how big is it? If it’s really small, around 1kb to
looks as it is from one address but hovering over it reveals a
22kb, it is most likely a virus – couple this information with
different address.
Please forward any suspicious emails as an attachment
There are several types of dangerous emails that we need
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Lavine Corp..............................November 3 Marlyn Moore...........................November 5 Cathleen Niedermayer..............November 7 LaTanya Walton-Brown.............November 7 Susan Fiedler...........................November 8 Bennett Shepilov......................November 8 Angela Palmer..........................November 10 Kevin Bidtah............................November 10 Renee VanAernam....................November 10 Saw Min...................................November 11 Emmanuel Kulu.......................November 11 Jessica Lehsten.........................November 11 Omari Thompson.....................November 13 Debora Johnson........................November 13 Shaun Woods............................November 16 Shari DeMarco..........................November 18 Tayrin Torres............................November 18 Elizabeth Merritt......................November 20 Elisa Luciano............................November 23 Kathryn Diebold.......................November 25 Lidia Kendrick..........................November 25 Maria Cruz...............................November 26 Katherine Kawa........................November 26 Stephanie Killian......................November 29
what’s the best advice you ever received? When I was a kid, I stormed into the house complaining to my dad that I didn’t want to play fumbly wumbly with my friends. All I wanted to play was hide and seek. Without a beat he said, “Sean, if you want to have friends, you have to make sacrifices.” Now, I didn’t follow his advice that day (because I hate fumbly wumbly), but I’ve since realized the importance of give-andtake when it comes to relationships. (Sean Tulumello) The best piece of advice I received would be to always look like I know exactly what I’m doing even if I’m completely lost. I have followed it many times. It has probably saved me many times as I’m always lost, both figuratively and literally. (Nichole Frank) Best piece of advice: don’t make decisions based on guilt. Not sure if that applies to every situation, but it has helped me out a few times. (Josh McClain) Unfortunately, I’ve ignored nearly all of the good advice I’ve ever received. One time my friend Speranza gave her other friend Joey a permanent. I hated Joey, but I had to admit his hair looked great. “Do mine!” I begged. We stopped by her house to get supplies, and her mother caught us. She pointed at me and yelled “tomorrow you look like an idiot!” I don’t know what happened, but Speranza gave my shoulder length hair the tightest permanent you ever saw, except for this big chunk in front that she forgot. It was so bad, my parents didn’t yell, and my brother didn’t make fun of me. I shaved it all off the next morning. If I had only listened to Speranza’s mother’s advice... (John Carocci) My mom was fond of saying, “Don’t be upset with all the things you wanted, but didn’t get. Be happy with all the things you didn’t want, that you didn’t get.” (Jakob Willoughby)
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by Jakob Willoughby
This Month’s Hot Topic is Fire Safety During the month of October, we conducted several evacuation drills at all agency locations. It’s important to treat every drill as if it is an actual incident, as we have had unplanned alarms that employees and clients assumed were drills. Here’s a reminder about what exactly is expected. Each work area, or center, should have at least two designated evacuation point people. In the event both are absent or away from the office, the on-site supervisor should assume the point position role. This point person is responsible for maintaining the in-out board and checklist for their area, updating it as needed to reflect staff changes. It is paramount that all staff utilizes these boards to track their position on campus. In the event of an evacuation, first responders use these lists to determine who is on-site. Mistaken information
can waste valuable moments during a crisis situation. At your evacuation meeting place, check in with your point person as quickly and orderly as you can, clearing the area and lining up after you have finished. Clients or staff with mobility impairments should remain in the stairwells, once they are clear. If a client or staff member is unable to relocate, it is extremely important that the point person be made aware of their location. The Human Resources representative on-site will then notify first responders so they head directly to those areas first. Please don’t attempt to carry anyone, as this could pose an even bigger safety risk from a fall, as well as potentially slowing down the evacuation of others. If you have any questions, as always, don’t hesitate to contact myself, or submit a Facilities ticket for answers to your queries.
The Connections staff returned from a short vacation to find this beautiful photograph and inspirational message in our inbox. Thank you, Lisa Babcock. We canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait to see more of your work!
The Evergreen Lofts served as home base for the Mayor’s October Clean Sweep event. City workers and volunteers went door to door in the Sycamore/Reed neighborhood, cutting grass, clearing debris, trimming branches, and informing residents about the programs and services available in the community. Evergreen’s outreach team, shown above, was part of the volunteer crew. Members of the Mayor’s staff got a special VIP tour of the Lofts from Ekua Mends-Aidoo, and everyone was impressed!
Congratulations to everyone who participated in HR’s Five & Fit Challenge, designed to help improve eating habits and physical activity, making for a happier, healthier you! Lavine Corp, Emily Oaks, Steven Jagord, James Thompson, and Susie Buck were weekly gift card winners. Maria Cruz was the winner of the “Design Your Own Bicycle”. Photo: Doc and Maria pose with her masterpiece. Great job, Maria!