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6 Creative Ways to Celebrate Your Team on Healthcare Foodservice Workers Week (With Resources)
Healthcare foodservice professionals understand that food isn't just fuel; it's a form of medicine that can aid recovery, lift spirits, and bring comfort to those in their care.
This Healthcare Foodservice Workers Week (October 6-12th), we want to send our gratitude to the incredible individuals who deliver smiles to their patients and residents every day.
If you’re looking for ideas to celebrate your own healthcare foodservice team, keep reading for fresh ideas to show them how much they’re appreciated, including some resources to help you share the love!
1. Host a foodie awards ceremony: Encourage your team members to nominate one another and cast a vote for various food-themed award categories like the “service with a smile” award or the “plating powerhouse” award. Mark the occasion by creating custom certificates with a free online template, or hand out golden spatulas as trophies!
2. Take personalized appreciation videos: Collect short video clips from other departments, residents or patients expressing their gratitude to the foodservice team. Compile them into a heartfelt video to share with your team members and/or on your social media.
3. Show you care with cards: Cards can be cliché, but when they’re fun and personalized – they are sure to put a smile on your team members’ faces. That’s why we created these printable thank-you cards with a food-punny twist just for you.
Click here to download them FREE so they’re ready to print and distribute during this special week!
4. Share smiles with a photo-op: Set up a photo booth corner where your foodservice staff can take pictures with fun props that represent the smiles they deliver every day. Try these free printable smile props complete with quotes and fruity grins.
5. Post a gratitude wall: Tape a kraft paper roll to a designated wall and encourage patients, residents and staff from other departments to write messages of gratitude to your foodservice team. Leave out various colors of marker and stickers to bring it to life.
6. Send them home with takeaway:After a long day in the kitchen, your team is sure to appreciate not having to cook for themselves when they get home! Send them away with a delicious meal to-go, like one of these free recipes from our global-inspired menu. (Pork Carnitas, anyone?!)
We hope you have a wonderful Healthcare Foodservice Workers Week celebrating with your team. As a Healthcare Foodservice Worker, you are a true hero who touches so many lives. We sincerely appreciate all that you do!