CulinArt Honors Hospitality Heroes in First-ever Virtual Awards Ceremony
January 20, 2021, RYE BROOK, NY- The CulinArt Group Hospitality Heroes Awards Ceremony conducted virtually via Zoom on January 20, 2021, recognized and celebrated the hospitality excellence that CulinArt team members deliver each and every day. The Hospitality Heroes Award gave special accolades to those who went above and beyond as our industry, our company, and our clients coped with the COVID-19 pandemic. District Managers and Area Vice Presidents nominated eight teams and five managers for the award. During the ceremony they explained their nominations and then introduced either the top manager for the Team Awards or the recipient of the Manager Awards.
Nearly 150 people tuned in for the two-hour event during which CulinArt President Mike Purcell thanked attendees and congratulated winners, while Host Matt Santarpia introduced speakers and kept the broadcast moving along. “Our associates have gone out of their way to provide great food, excellent customer service, and comforting hospitality during the past 10 months of this pandemic,” Purcell said in kicking off the event. “This event recognizes all of our associates that are out in the field, on the front lines every day, serving our customers throughout this pandemic.” “Since March 2020, our world has changed and our business has changed,” he continued. “In spite of this, you have all persevered, answered the call to serve our clients and customers, and continued to do what it takes to keep our company thriving.”
Reaction from CulinArt’s client community was swift and laudatory. “Congratulations on the well-deserved award!” exclaimed a staff member at The Forman School in Litchfield, Conn., when informed of the Team award given to CulinArt’s associates there. “Forman is fortunate to have you and your team in our school community.” Another chimed in: “I am so happy that CulinArt recognized what we here at Forman have had the pleasure of knowing all along. You are the best!”
The CulinArt team at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy in Philadelphia was similarly praised. “While it feels like you are all working behind a curtain in a kitchen far away, we sense your smiles and your passion to deliver the best possible service during these trying times,” a staff member wrote in a school-wide announcement. “We are all so grateful!”
TEAMS OF THE YEAR:
Brentwood School, Los Angeles, CA
Central Penn College, Summerdale, PA
CooperSurgical, Trumbull, CT
The Forman School, Litchfield, CT
Memorial Sloan Kettering, New York, NY
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, Philadelphia, PA
Sisters of St. Joseph Convent, Brentwood, NY
T. Rowe Price, Owings Mills, MD
MANAGERS OF THE YEAR:
Lisa Battiste, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
Karen Duckworth, Camilla Hall, Immaculata, PA
Tom Mahler, Celgene, Summit, NJ
Stephan Metz-Hagapian, Cradle of Aviation, Garden City, NY
Jessica Ruiz Quintero, Archbishop Molloy High School, Briarwood, NY
Click here to view a recording of the Awards Ceremony.
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