July 9, 2020 Volume 15, Issue 26

MARKLUND STRONG SHIRTS ARE IN!

Employee appreciation shirts are in and ready to be picked up at your location. Pick

up your shirt from the receptionist at the front desk of your facility. Make sure to

ONLY take the shirt size you requested in the survey. If you have any questions or

concerns, contact Tiffany Zurek, Public Relations Specialist, at tzurek@marklund.org.

The 4th of July holiday brought tons of red, white, and blue fun, but it also brought even more sweet summer

treats throughout every Marklund campus. There was ice cream parties with all the toppings, fresh fruit and

yogurt parfaits, colorful birthday cakes, and even hot and sticky MONKEY BREAD! One fun way for our staff

and residents to beat the summer heat is by enjoy a yummy treat!

MARKLUND SUMMER MOMENTS

FIREWORK ART PROJECT

SCIENCE FAIR AT MWC

WATER BALLOON FIGHTS

“Thank you each and every one of you! My sister, Ruthie B. resides at the Tommy Home in Geneva. Seeing her so happy and smiling during this time has been a gift to me and my family. We are grateful for all of you Marklund staff. “

- Jeanine B. (MHC Sister)

THANK YOU MESSAGE FROM A GRATEFUL FAMILY

Welcome the newest staff members to our Marklund Team!

Sydney Becker PSP at MTH

Jessica Cain PSP at MWC

Matthew Gasca PSP at MVH

Kimberly Kahl CDS Program Manager

Cinthia Rodriguez PSP at MWC

Emily Hefner Assistant Principal

Last year the State of IL passed a law mandating Sexual Harassment Prevention training for all employers and employees. This training has been emailed to you, is mandatory, and should only take you 5-10 minutes to complete, and may be

completed on your phone or computer.

Please do not print the certificate of completion at the end of the training power point. Just simply click on the submit button at the bottom of the page where you put

your first and last name. Thank you!

Please complete this training by July 31, 2020.

Reach out to Lois Sheaffer, Training and Staff Development Manager, at

lsheaffer@marklund.org. with any questions.

How the VIRTUAL 5k/1Mile might be perfect for YOU!

Don’t live local? Hate waking up early? Or feel more comfortable at home? Not a problem!

Secure your 2020 hoodie, finisher prize and race bib

Tune in virtually to see all the fun and connect with other participants

Run, walk or roll for Marklund anytime and anywhere between Thursday, October 15th to Sunday, October 18th

Document your final time and distance into the downloadable Finisher Certificate

J3 timing entry for virtual 5K participants

Snap a pic and share your journey using #RunWalkandRoll #MarklundStrong

“We enjoyed getting up on the official day of the event and going to our local forest preserve to do our walking. It was a great way to celebrate Marklund and thank our donors for their support while we enjoyed the beautiful outdoors” –

Kelly B. (Virtual Run, Walk & Roll- Bloomingdale participant and MDS parent)

Register today by visiting www.marklund.org/5kgeneva or filling out the status form located at the front desk of each facility and turning into Community Events Manager, Natalie Sarby.

We met the match for Project Sweet Dreams Part 2!

Thanks to all of our Marklund Wasmond Center friends & family, we raised $15,467 and maxed out the Fisher Nuts matching

gift opportunity before the June 30th deadline! Thanks for all of your

generosity and help to refurnish 12 more residents’ bedrooms this summer.

Here you will be able to enjoy Marklund family stories, celebrity cameos, putting lessons from PGA Masters

champion Craig Stadler, AKA the Walrus, and so much more you

won’t want to miss! Go to

www.marklund.org/cyberclassic

For FREE REGISTRATION, find out all the event details,

and sign-up today!

Questions? Contact Jeannine Zupo,

Marklund’s Director of Signature Events, at

jzupo@marklund.org.

FREE REGISTRATION (

Living in completely abnormal situations is becoming our new normal. For how long? We don’t know. How are we handling the stress and uncertainty? What can help? One idea: Employee Assistance Programs (EAP).

Brochures available at front desk areas at all

campuses. Or

Beginning Wednesday, July 1st, we are partnering with

FMLA Source who will be administering all FMLA and ADA

leaves of absences.

Please stop by the front desk at your location later this week to pick up a

sticker that has the contact information for FMLA Source that you may place

on the back of your badge. Please check your email for more information.

For everyone’s convenience, you will find contact information below for

questions regarding your benefits, 403b, and flex spending account (FSA).

For FMLA or leaves contact FMLA Source at 844-361-4267

For benefits questions (medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance) contact Stumm

insurance at help@stumm.com or call 773-862-7761 - Maggie Colon x113, Maura Fitzpatrick x132,

Jim Stumm x104

For Flex Spending Account (FSA) questions contact Kelly Loham at 502-426-1235 x116

For 403b questions contact Cheryl Simoncelli at 630-545-3669

Reminder to staff: If you are off

work due to any symptoms or situations

mentioned in the Modified Temporary

Absence Policy, you need to call into your

scheduler/supervisor DAILY to report

symptom updates. Call: 888-933-1327

WEDDING BELLS AT MWC Congratulations to the beautiful bride Denise

Denney, PSP from MWC, on her wedding. Here is Mr. Nathan Jones & Mrs. Denise Jones,

married June 17, 2020 in Las Vegas at the Chapel of Neon.

Congratulations to Melanie Marion for completing

the University of Illinois Early Intervention Program.

Mary Kobbeman, Executive Assistant, has been nominated for the

“Excellence in Advocacy by an Up & Coming Practitioner” by Women in

Government Relations.

A well-deserved recognition for all of your hard work.

Best Wishes to Dr. Bednar on Retirement.

The MHC nurse team celebrated Doctor’s retirement with a beautiful luncheon and Dr. B. shared the following message:

“I very much enjoyed the luncheon. Thank you. It was most thoughtful of everyone. I was very moved by the sentiment and kindness in the memory book. In fact it brought both my wife and daughter to tears. Please share this with the whole Marklund Community. My love and gratitude to all. – Pat”

Thank you Dr. Bednar for your 32 years of care and compassion for our residents!

Welcome to the new CDS Program Manager for the Wasmond Center,

Kim Kahl.

We are excited to have Kim bring her years of experience with Home

Based Support and Program Management to Marklund!