The Orchards Employee News Aug 2013 | Page 4

The Starfish Story A young man is walking along the ocean and sees a beach on which thousands and thousands of starfish have washed ashore. Further along he sees an old man, walking slowly and stooping often, picking up one starfish after another and tossing each one gently into the ocean. “Why are you throwing starfish into the ocean?,” he asks. “Because the sun is up and the tide is going out and if I don’t throw them further in they will die.” are miles and miles of beach and starfish all along it! You can’t possibly save them all, you can’t even save one-tenth of them. In fact, even if you work all day, your efforts won’t make any difference at all.” The old man listened calmly and then bent down to pick up another starfish and threw it into the sea. “It made a difference to that one.” “But, old man, don’t you realize there Star Fish: New Employee Incentive Program The Orchards at Foxcrest will be instating a new Customer Service program beginning this Friday, August 9 through the end of October. Whenever a guest, resident, or other employee notices exceptional customer service, they can congratulate that individual by going to the front desk at any one of the three buildings and writing their name on a starfish slip and placing the slip in a jar. Each time an employee is caught being a star they will be entered in the drawing. On the last day of the month, names from each of the buildings will be compiled , and one name will be selected to win a $50 gift card. O UR BEST ASSET IS OUR EMPLOYEES AT THE O RCHARDS AT F OXCREST .