YVY STYLE! Suggestions, Thoughts And/Or Experiences This Past Holiday Season Provided at YVY
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EMPLOYEE NEWSLETTER WINTER JANUARY 2005 EARLY HEAD START • HEAD START • HOME BASED EHS • EXPECTANT MOMS PROGRAM • EZRA MEDICAL • WIC • SPECIAL ED • EARLY INTERVENTIONINK BORO PARK (BP) • CANARSIE (C) • CROWN HEIGHTS (CH) • FLATBUSH (F) • STATEN ISLAND (SI) • WILLIAMSBURG (W) It is with great excitement that we present IN THE SPOTLIGHT the 3rd issue of YVY INK – our popular Our In The Spotlight feature sheds light on different departments or events at staff newsletter. We thank everyone who YVY. In this feature-packed issue, we take a look at YVY’s holiday festivities, has participated so willingly to ensure the CIRC, and at a new student mentoring program. success of our paper. In our next issue, we would like to start a “Letters to the Editor” column – please contribute your LET’S PARTY - YVY STYLE! suggestions, thoughts and/or experiences This past holiday season provided at YVY. Send your correspondence to numerous opportunities for YVY staff to [email protected]. spend a fun time together and recognize the many blessings we have and share What’s happening at YVY’s Human together in our workplace. Resources Dept.? We have successfully filled almost all available full-time In Boro Park, Gitty Lichtenstein and positions through much advertising, many interviews, calls and careful consideration. Tzivie Marder of Human Resources There are still some openings such as full- took some valuable time out of their time bookkeeper and service coordinator. busy schedules to coordinate and host a If you know of any prospective candidates, delightful Chanukah Chagiga. Employees Boro Park please contact us as soon as possible. On of YVY headquarters and administrative YVY Staff having a ball th January 17 , we organized a much needed sites came by to share some holiday Staten Island and well received workshop for those cheer. Upon arrival at the Sara Schenirer employees who were required to be trained ballroom, each employee was warmly in identifying child abuse. Approximately welcomed and handed a name-tag, a 50 employees attended the course at Gan bingo sheet, and a useful souvenir – an Tziporah by Mrs. Susan Goldberg. YVY has undertaken a collaboration with several umbrella emblazoned with the YVY logo! area Day Care Centers, thus increasing our Naomi Auerbach, Head Start Director staff and students. The Human Resource started off the program with a welcoming Department is working diligently to message delivered, as usual, in her make sure the transition is as smooth as thoughtful and gracious manner. She possible. Our new ABRA computer was followed by Gitty, HR Director who program is being fine tuned so that we can delivered a humorous poem (reprinted begin Direct Deposit as soon as possible. on page 3) much to the delight of the Citibank representatives met with many amused audience. Simi Schlafrig (EHS, YVY employees and applications are Cont’d on page 3 currently being processed. Inside This Issue: At our Human Resources Dept. we are always available to meet the needs of our staff; any employee-related questions, any issues for discussion, a listening ear, a friendly face, In The Spotlight .................................. 1 even a birthday wish! – anything we can do to help you achieve your best in the world of Wellness Scene .................................... 2 YVY. All conversations are kept strictly confidential. We appreciate your input and hope From The Desk Of ... .......................... 2 our advice and assistance is beneficial to all employees so that YVY can continue to grow Survey ................................................. 2 successfully with our superb and devoted staff. YVY Celebrations ............................... 5 Staff Development .............................. 5 Feel free to call us at extensions 575 or 561 or just step in anytime. New Faces ........................................... 6 Gitty Lichtenstein Tzivie Marder Tech Talk/Shop Talk............................ 6 Director of Human Resources Asst. to Director of HR Yeled V’Yalda Ink • June 2004 WELLNESS SCENE FRINGE BENEFITS by Janie Friedman, RN Stressed Out (part III) “I’M GRATEFUL TO YVY FOR…” Emotional Stress When, disagreements, and conflicts cause CHANGES in your personal life – that is stress. When you take responsibility for …Naomi’s inspirationals…My pay check… Giving me another person’s actions, CHANGES occur in your life over a job…Insurance coverage…The calm and respectful which you have little or no control. Taking responsibility for atmosphere in the work environment, one in which another person’s actions is a major stressor. people are careful about hilchos lashon horah and about other people’s feelings. People judge each other Illness favorably. The atmosphere at 3820 14th Ave. is positive Catching a cold, breaking an arm, allergic and inspirational. Everyone is nice and pleasant to reactions, a skin infection, a sore back, are all be around. I am grateful that when I wake up in the CHANGES in your body condition. morning I look forward to going to work. Thank you!.... Pushing Your Body Too Hard The warm friendly family it has given me… Naomi’s A major source of stress is overdriving yourself. If Parsha Sheets…Terrific friends…Free coffee…Soft you are working 16 hours a day, you will have reduced your available time for rest. Sooner or later, the energy drain on your system will cause the body to fall behind in its repair work. CHANGES will occur in your body’s From the Desk of . internal environment. The body’s fight to stay As we reflect on 2004, we bid farewell to a year filled with good memories and accomplishments healthy in the face of the at YVY. I know that without your commitment, loyalty and devotion YVY would have not been increased energy that you what it is today. The caring and respect that you relay to the thousands of families and children that are expending is major receive YVY services, relieves the parents of their desperation and anxiety of dealing with their stress. unique special situations, and connects them to our family at YVY. Environmental Factors Whenever I meet people, be it locally or even out of town, there is always positive feedback and Very hot or very cold encouraging success stories that I listen to. It is always about you, the employee, that they talk climates can be stressful. of; how good you are to the children and the families and how sensitive you are to their specific High altitude may be a individualized needs. If I were to attach a recorder to myself and record the positive comments I get stress. Toxins or poisons from people in the communities, I would have to refill the tape repeatedly on a weekly basis. are a stress. (Tobacco is a powerful toxin!! Being a part of your team makes me proud and excited. When I feel this good, I start thinking to Poisoning the body with myself; well, how far are we from being perfect? Or, what else can we do that we didn’t accomplish carbon monoxide, and that will lead us closer to perfection? Maybe this is why YVY is always looking for ways to improve causing the physical doing what we do best. illnesses of emphysema, chronic bronchitis, cancer I personally want to thank each and every one of you at YVY, especially for your excellent work and arterial damage, that recently resulted in a positive federal review report. I also want to congratulate you on the 2005 tobacco is a powerful Outstanding Early Childhood Award that YVY has been awarded by the New York State Education source of added stress Department at the Annual Interagency Early Childhood Professional Development at the New York to one’s life.) Each of Marriot Hotel in Brooklyn. these factors threatens to cause CHANGES Thank you for your outstanding work. You are making a positive impact on every child, family in your body’s internal and on the entire community! environment. Solomon Igel In the next issue we will offer practical suggestions on how to deal with and treat stress. Chief Executive Officer Yeled V’Yalda Ink • June 2004 IN THE SPOTLIGHT - LET’S PARTY Home-Based Program) and Chaya Kagan (Exp. Moms Program) teamed up to lead a lively Bingo game whereby employees had the chance to learn each other’s names and vie for terrific prizes. ZC Berkowitz, the upbeat, talented aerobics instructor, had the usually sedentary employees groovin’ in a high-energy fat-burning aerobics workout. With lots of tempo and directional changes, accompanied by lively music, the variety kept everyone moving. All throughout the event, YVY staff enjoyed an incredible gourmet buffet spread. It was a time for socializing and sharing a great meal together. Over in Staten Island, staff from Silver Lake Head Start I & II enjoyed a sunny day and fun time at their holiday luncheon, which took place at the lovely Marina Grand. They were joined by Federal HS Director Wayne Goldberg and by special guest Dr. Gary Ellis. In Williamsburg, YVY Staff had their own share of holiday festivities. They held a memorable Chanuka party after classes in one of the classrooms. Amid chuckles and grins ‘Pin the Latka on the Pan’, a spin-off of the traditional ‘Pin the Tail on the Donkey’ was played by the participants. A creative memory game was also organized. Envelopes of pictures were passed around so that everyone would have a chance to look at the pictures. The pictures were models cut out from magazines – the faces replaced by staff members! Afterwards the pictures were collected and questions were asked about the pictures. Surie K. of YVY’s 2 Lee Ave. Head Start site says, “I still laugh when I remember those hilarious pictures!” …A great idea for your next family gathering… Enthused over the successful events, one of the directors was heard commenting, “It’s a pleasure to see our hard-working staff let their hair down once in a while!” L’CHAIM! Bookeeping gang letting loose - Go Figure! BINGO! Welcome to our Chanukah Chagiga – we’ve tried our best to please, And it’s worthwhile to stand and wait even if you’re number 24.