Employee Newsletter - February 2018

I nsights FEBRUARY 2018

NEWSLETTER FOR THE EM PLOyEeS OF WILMINGTON COUNTRY CLUB

briefs from around the club

RACQUETS

GOLF

FOOD & BEVERAGE

• Leanne Lindenberg and Emilio Pastor are the first BingoWinners! Congratulations! • Reminder: Easter is early this year. Our traditional Easter Brunch is Sunday, April 1st - and that’s no joke :) • Welcome to Taylor Miller, our new Special Events Coordinator. Taylor worked for the University

• JeffWiedemann one of our tennis professionals won the Morrow Paddle tournament with his partner.This annual event attracts over 100 players from theWilmington area. • Ed McQuillin our Racquets Director begins his final year as President of The US Tennis Association Middle States region The USTA Middle States section has over 10,000 members and a staff of 35 . • Our racquets program has over 140 juniors weekly in our clinics In addition we teach over 100 adults on a weekly basis.

• Golf Calendars and Booklets for 2018 should be finalized by the end of the month. • We will begin receiving demo clubs this month, so please make sure that they have iden- tification on them and that you record the member information when lending them out. • We are updating the bag tags that we provide to our mem- bership. If you see an old one on a members bag, make sure to change it over to one of the new ones.

of Delaware as well as Nemours A.I DuPont

hospital.Throughout her time there, she planned, managed and executed many of their special events. Taylor recently graduated from James Madison University with her BA in Hospitality Management. We are very excited to have Taylor join theWilmington Country Club team and

• Rates for golf usage have

changed for 2018, so make sure that you have an understanding of the new pricing.

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." —Maya Angelou

ANNOUNCEMENTS

CLUBHOUSE

FITNESS

• W-2s were distributed/mailed on Friday, January 26th. If you haven’t received yours, please contact Donna in Accounting. • Be sure to check out th enew draperies in the Living Room & Dining Room. • Pub renovations continue,,,new in the Pub 10 Beer Taps!

• Congratulations to Dan Taylor (GolfProfessional) and his wife on the birth of their first child! • Congratulations to Carmen Reyes Tovar (Ladies locker room) on receiving her citizenship!

• Arianne Missimer is giving a talk for members on Feb 7 from 9:30 to 10:30 for $25.The talk will be held in the Library. Members sign up with us at the Fitness Desk.

Arianne will offer additional talks this year on Nutrition if members show interest.

• A BIG welcome back

• Personal trainers:We are offering a promotion in February to engage members in the fitness center:We will offer a fitness evaluation (reduced coast-$55) and also an equipment orientation (no cost 15 minutes). We hope that members will want to use more of our services! • Group Ex andYoga:We would like to video snippets of your classes to promote them to members. Please let Rick know what works best for you and your class (give your class a heads-up, too!),

to Debby Woodin, Front Desk Receptionship. We are so excited to have you back with us at the Club!!!

renovation

February Employee Anniversaries 24Years Donna Schroeder Controller 13Years Peter Coates Senior Horticultural Supervisor

10Years Juan Xoco Equipment Operator 3Years Rafael Trinidad Equipment Operator

3 Years Keith Van Yahres Assistant General Manager

As you may know, Espyr is our EmployeeAssistance Program. They offer a wide variety of benefits to help us in many aspects of our daily living. The best part is that it is all free. Please let me know if you have any questions or feel free to visit h t t p s : / / e s p y r. c o m / s i g n - i n / to access the employee portal.

Thanks, Steve Buenaga Human Resources Manager

Fall Prevention: S.A.F.E. Surface,Awareness, Footwear, Environment This is the first post in a series devoted to slip and fall injury preven- tion. A good portion of the country is faced with weather related hazards like ice and snow. These can lead to slips and falls unless a conscious ef- fort is made to avoid them. Addi- tionally, every work environment can present slip hazards, indoors or out. Prevent slip and fall incidents by employing the S.A.F.E. approach. Surface – Knowing your surfaces and their characteristics can help prevent slips and falls. When the going gets slippery, go slow and walk like a duck, or penguin if you prefer. Awareness – What we do while walking can affect our awareness of surface condition and we might miss changes that have occurred. Being distracted, busy work environments, poor lighting, or carrying materi- al that blocks our view of the floor can increase the possibility of a slip and fall. The habits we develop at work can sometimes cause us to lose awareness. Do you often walk quickly? Do you use your Smart- phone while walking? These ac- tivities can lead to the loss of awareness and a nasty slip and fall. Footwear – Your footwear is the link between you and the surface you walk on. Not all footwear is compatible with every surface. Sometimes a shoe that is comfortable and great in the office is not very functional on the shop floor or vice versa. Inspect your footwear by evaluating your duties, the sur- face, the footwear kind need- ed, what you are currently wear- ing, and the footwear condition. Environment – Look around. What in your environment can cause a slip or trip? Inclement or changing weather conditions can in- crease the chance of a slip and fal l.