Kids Against Hunger food packing event-THANK YOU!

A huge THANK YOU to 8 FirstLight employees and families for helping at the Kids Against Hunger event on Sunday November 1st at Calvary Lutheran Church!  Check out all the boxes of food this crew packed!

Thank you to: Garrett Estenson and kids, Becky Gallik and son, Becki Baumann and kids, Kim Pierson and family, Jill Sawyer and granddaughter, Nicole Westman and family, Jenny Matykiewicz and daughter, and Barb Fore.  You guys are awesome!

Food will be delivered to our four local food pantries this week.

2015 group picCompleted bags 2015

Boxes 2015Packing line group 2015

 

Meet New Employee – Jessica Wimmer

Meet Jessica Wimmer
Position: Registration/Receptionist
Start Date: 20151026
Birthday: 20151108
Background/Educations: Went to Mora High School
College at St. Cloud Tech
What are you excited about working at Welia Health? Learning more about healthcare. There are so many opportunities to advance and new things to learn!
What are your three favorite movies? 1. Pitch Perfect 2. Transformers 3. Toy Story
What is your favorite color? Pink
Do you have a nickname? No
What are your hobbies?: Fishing, snowmobiling, reading

Meet New Employee – Julie Larsin

Meet Julie Larsin
Position: LPN
Start Date: 20151026
Birthday: 20150812
Background/Educations: My education was at Pine Technical and Community College. I graduated in December of 2014. Prior to that I was a cosmetologist and salon owner in Duluth. I did hair for twenty four years.
What are you excited about working at Welia Health? I'm excited about working in a clinic and in one that is growing fast. Everyone I know has only great things to say so I feel proud to be a part of your team and looking forward to adding my part of greatness as well.
What is your favorite color? Pink
Do you have a nickname? Jewels
What are your hobbies?: Family, fishing, boating, gardening, cooking, card making, dancing, having dinner parties, hunting, theater, concerts, snow shoeing.

Meet New Employee – Rebecca Strohkirch

Meet Rebecca Strohkirch
Position: RN
Start Date: 20151026
Birthday: 20151015
Background/Educations: Lake Superior College, Bemidji State
What are you excited about working at Welia Health? Helping patients and their families
What are your three favorite movies? 1. Overboard 2. Robin Hood 3. Hocus Pocus
What is your favorite color? Navy Blue
Do you have a nickname? Becca
What are your hobbies?: Reading, spending time with family, yardwork

Meet New Employee – Chelsie Weimer

Meet Chelsie Weimer
Position: Rehab Services Aide
Start Date: 20151026
Birthday: 20150212
Background/Educations: I've been in healthcare for 10 years. I went to college for my public welfare financial worker program
What are you excited about working at Welia Health? I've heard wonderful things about FirstLight and am excited to be a part of the team.
What are your three favorite movies? 1. The Notebook 2. American Sniper 3. Armageddon
What is your favorite color? Blue
Do you have a nickname? Chels
What are your hobbies?: Spending time with my kids, reading in my free time

Meet New Employee – Jerianne Hoyles

Meet Jerianne Hoyles
Position: Clinic RN
Start Date: 20151026
Birthday: 20151005
Background/Educations: I grew up in Ogilvie, have lived between Ogilvie/Mora my whole life. I graduated from Ogilvie, got my nursing degree from Cambridge Community College.
What are you excited about working at Welia Health? I am so excited to work so close to home! I love our community and am ready to be more closely involved in it.
What are your three favorite movies? 1. Live Free or Die Hard 2. Robin Hood Men in Tights 3. Fast and the Furious
What is your favorite color? Red
Do you have a nickname? Witzi - from my Grandma, but only she calls me it
What are your hobbies?: I enjoy going for walks, working out, photography, but most of all spending as much time as possible with my family.