United Zion Retirement Community honored 12 employees during its annual Service Awards luncheon and dessert social on Jan. 20. During the luncheon, these employees were recognized for reaching key five-year service milestones. Honorees received monetary awards for their service, which totals more than 85 years. Sue Verdegem, CEO, also thanked these employees for their continued service during the challenges and changes in this last year due to the pandemic.

Directors of each department recognized employees. Director of nursing Heather Brown recognized the service of seven Healthcare Center team members: Joyce Gardner and Marcia White for 15 years; Jamie Frank for 10 years; and Tiffany Brown, Matthew Fahnestock, Nyree Pelt and Liz Weltman for five years. Troy Dennis, director of environmental services, showed his appreciation for the five years of dedication from Tony Previte, Jon Williams and Sherry Rodgers. Facility culinary service director Michael Vargo acknowledged the five years of service of Alyssa Jones. Amber Dishong was recognized by Kyle Wolf, director of human resources, for her five years of service. United Zion Retirement Community thanked the honorees for their passion and dedication to the residents, their families and the community.

For more information about United Zion Retirement Community, readers may visit http://www.uzrc.org or contact Megan Weiss at mweiss@uzrc.org.