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J anuary 2024
A Super Holiday Gift! By David Randolph. Photos by Linda Madara.
On the afternoon of Friday, December 1st, Beaumont residents hosted a holiday open house party for our amazing staff. As one resident volunteer remarked “Now that the pandemic is behind us, we want to thank our entire staff
Lauren Scott as Santa’s ( Joe Peduzzi) Executive Assistant
Pasta – Chef Rudy Lagasca – performed his incomparable artistry with pasta and marinara sauce, all the while dressed in immaculate whites as pristine as freshly fallen snow! No wonder our employees brought their children and their parents and were proud to introduce them to their coworkers and to our resident community. Food and Beverage Director, Zack Margolis, said that we had 250 employee guests and their families coming by to celebrate over the entire three hours that the party lasted.
Maria Villanueva, Jennifer McKenzie, and Susanti Zuhri
— those who stood by us and helped us, as well as those who came to join us and have become a part of our Beaumont community. We appreciate each of you, and we want to show our gratitude for everything you’ve done and are now doing for us!”
You could not miss the Christmas theme, with Joe Peduzzi in his Santa cap handing out staff appreciation gifts to employees. Of course, there was food – one of Beaumont’s spectacularly delicious buffets -- manned by our senior management elves and reindeer. There was a crystal iced punch bowl overflowing with jumbo shrimp and flanked by amazing ice sculptures. The buffet continued the length of the room with a large selection of salads, vegetables, and meats. At the end of the buffet line, our own Master of
The pictures with this article tell the real story of the party and of Beaumont in the three decades since its founding as a unique, resident-owned, and residentgoverned continuing care retirement community. We want the best to join us, and so we want to attract the best, both in residents and in staff. Together, we can bring out the best in each other!
Monique McDonald
Paige Welby, the Concierge of Prizes, signing up Shonda Loney.
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