Life, Simplified
As you have hopefully all heard, our new tagline has changed from Making a Difference Every Day to Life, Simplified. The two taglines are very similar because when we simplify the lives of our board members and homeowners, we make a difference every day.
So, what does Life, Simplified mean? Well, it means a lot of simple things done very well. I'm going to encourage you to watch our new brand video. Over the next while, we will spend a lot of time talking about Life, Simplified. For now, I'd like to issue you all with a challenge. Look at what you do every day and ask yourself, if I were to do some part of my job differently, would it simplify the life of my board members or homeowner? If it would, make it happen.
-Steven Parker, President
June is Pride Month
LGBTQ+ Pride Month is a month dedicated to celebration and commemoration of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) pride. Pride Month began after the Stonewall riots, a series of gay liberation protests in 1969, and has since spread outside of the United States. Modern-day Pride Month both honors the movement for LGBTQ rights and celebrates LGBTQ+ culture. Our actions and words should celebrate the many cultures and differences that make us who we are. To reflect the inclusiveness of our organization, we include Pride Month in our Social Purpose Pillars. Join us in celebrating the progress of the LGBTQ+ groups, activism, and culture throughout the years.
What is Empathy?
Our Blankets Found Homes!
Over the past six months, FirstService Residential Nevada has been working towards a goal of preparing 450 blankets for Robert Lunt Elementary School. This goal would ensure every student has a blanket to take home at the end of the school year. We are pleased to announce that we exceeded our goal! All blankets have been delivered to the school and presented to each student during their End of the Year Award ceremonies on Thursday, May 18th and 22nd.
Curious to know how we did it? Here are a few stats on how much effort went into this community activity:
- Over 40 hours were donated by associates during lunch hour and after-work volunteer events before the annual event
- More than 20 additional hours were donated by associates after the annual business meeting to ensure every single student received a blanket
- Three of our Nevada community’s sewing clubs assisted with sewing tags on over 300 blankets, touching Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, and Reno. Thank you to Siena, Sun City Aliante, and Presidio!
- A local Southern Nevada Church youth group prepared over 70 blankets and wrote messages for the students
- All three Nevada offices, including multiple on-site communities, CAS, and Red Rock Financial, assisted with the preparation at and/or before our Annual Business Meeting, with over 60 associates volunteering their time
This project could not have been possible without the help of every associate and member of our communities who volunteered their time to cut, stencil, cut again!, organize counts, coordinate logistics with community partners, lead volunteer events, knot tassels, write notes to the students, help pack cars for loading and unloading, and help distribute to Robert Lunt Elementary School. Thank you, and amazing work Team Nevada!
A special thank you to the below associates who have assisted with transportation, organizing, counting, packing, and delivering the blankets.
The Evolution of our Brand
Sun City Aliante Holds a Flawless Election
This year Sun City Aliante had three open positions on the Board of Directors for two-year terms to be filled. As of the 5 p.m. deadline on February 6, 2023, five (5) qualified candidates had entered the race for election to the 2023 Board of Directors.
All of the candidates were on hand for an informative Candidate Forum hosted by the Election Committee on March 11. The next step was mailing official ballots to all qualified homeowners in late March.
The Election Committee executed a well-organized, flawless election from start to finish. Their work culminated on May 10 – Election Day. That morning the Election Committee, led by Chairperson Larry Rothstein, along with a team of 25 volunteers, met at 8 a.m. to enjoy a delicious breakfast, which was organized and executed by Lifestyle Director, Debbie Kent.
Welcome New Northern Nevada Associates!
Please join me in welcoming 8 new associates to our Nevada team! They attended new hire orientation on May 15th and for the group photo, they were asked to write down one word that describes them. Can you read each word? If not, how about reaching out to each new associate to introduce yourself and asking him/her for the one word that best describes him/her and why?
(Front row, Left to Right – Tyler Locatelli, Daniel Humphries. Back Row Left to Right- Shay Sanders, Andy Jiminez, Tiffany D'Aquila, Lesley Zepeda, Kody Valdez, Sam Wenzel)