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What started as an effort by two women to help slow the spread of COVID-19 in Sheridan County and keep the community safe turned into a movement that’s generated over $30,000 in gifts to the estimated 1,000-plus healthcare workers in Sheridan County.
Ada Kirven, who’s director of donor relations for the Sheridan Memorial Hospital Foundation, said the effort started after local attorney Deb Wendtland saw Sheridan Memorial Hospital’s video asking for people in the community to wear masks and social distance to help slow spread of the virus.
Kirven Wendtland and her friend Julie Gerlach went from wanting to be part of that effort to a desire to do more.
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UF student receives prestigious Guy Harvey award
Elizabeth Duermit -Moreau, a Ph.D candidate at the University of Florida, is one of two recipients of the 2020 Guy Harvey Ocean Scholarship Award, which comes with a $5,000 scholarship for each recipient. They also received a certificate designed and signed by the world-renowned marine wildlife artist, biologist and conservationist. The Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to saving the seas, supporting groundbreaking research and helping foster the next generation of ocean conservationists.
Duermit-Moreau is studying fisheries and aquatic sciences. Her research is focused on how both Florida spiny lobster and stone crab habitat degradation and fishing impact parasite/disease prevalence in these species.
Are Happy Customers the Key to Happy Employees?
certainly thinks so. The same values that make them a great place to bank also make it a great place to work, and their longstanding reputation for outstanding customer service with the local community is a reflection of that.
In fact, the Independent Community Bankers of America recently named First Federal Bank & Trust one of the Best Community Banks to Work For and gave them first place in their bank-size category based on the way they scored on an anonymous survey of employees.
But First Federal Bank & Trust isn t the only example of happy employees creating happy customers. According to a 2017 article from Forbes, which cites a report from Gallup, employees who feel engaged are more likely to improve customer relationships, leading to an increase in sales.