Pet Adoption Program for Staff
Fontainebleau Miami Beach has launched Bleau Adopts™,
a pet adoption program that connects team members to
animals in need of a home. The idea came to Brooke Soffer,
VP of Retail for Fontainebleau and dedicated animal lover,
after she brought her own dogs, both of whom are adopted,
to work with her one day and noticed the attention they
received from hotel staff. When she was looking for a home
for a shelter dog she decided to bring the dog to work with
her for a couple of hours and to her joy he found a forever
home with a team member. She subsequently brought
another six dogs to work at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach
and after they were all successfully adopted, the Bleau
Adopts™ program was born.
history and health of the dog, which is shared across the
employee network. Dogs are then brought to the hotel for
a day to enjoy a break from the shelter and visit staff in the
hopes of finding a loving home.
The program works like this. A homeless pet is identified,
then Fontainebleau will create a pup profile with general
It’s a Bird Life
Four Seasons Resort Lanai have their
own Resort Aviarist, Bruno Amby, and
feathered residents KeO KeO, Ola,
Uliuli and Hauoli, who are part of the
Rescue Bird Program in partnership
with the Peninsula Humane Society.
Captive tropical birds in captivity can
live for over 80 years and cannot be
returned to nature, so it is vital to find
them good homes if their owner is
no longer able to take care of them.
Bruno can be found near the bird
cages, Tuesday – Saturday or at a
satellite location at the pool, beach or
Kids For All Seasons Club with a bird
or two
The Seaweed Lady
Guests at the Willow Stream Spa at the
Fairmont Empress on Vancouver Island can
meet Diane Bernard, “The Seaweed Lady”,
and forage for seaweed before returning for a
signature seaweed treatment at the spa.
Diane’s family have used seaweeds in their
daily lives for generations and, as a passionate
environmentalist, she is committed to
creating luxury seaweed skincare that is
nutritional, adventuresome, organic and
authentic. She uses sustainable hand-
harvesting techniques and the seaweeds
she uses in her range, Seaflora, are
certified organic. The healing marine and
thalassotherapy elements of wild seaweed,
ocean mud and marine minerals are used in
detoxifying, nourishing and revitalizing body
treatments and facials to leave you refreshed
and glowing from head to toe.
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