Towne Center staff, Amherst Manor named 'Holiday STARS'

Sprenger Health Care recently selected and rewarded a Towne Center Community Campus staff member and two facilities in the area as part of its Holiday STARS companywide competition. Sprenger's Holiday STARS competition celebrates and rewards its employees and facilities for spreading goodwill throughout the community during the holiday season. From Nov. 1 to Dec. 15, staffers were encouraged to share how they made a difference in the community this holiday season. Holiday STAR submissions were reviewed and voted on by Sprenger's Culture Committee. At the individual employee level, Sprenger Health Care named Towne Center Community Campus staff member Jodi Watkins one of this year's Holiday STARS. Watkins was selected for this honor after she and her family purchased gifts, raised money, supplied all the fixings for a Christmas dinner and organized a home visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus to make the holidays brighter for her husband's friend (and his loved ones) who are currently living with the aftermath of being diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. Towne Center Community Campus is on Community Drive in Avon Lake. At the facility-level, Sprenger Amherst Manor on North Lake Street in Amherst and Village of the Falls in Olmsted Falls also were selected as Holiday STARS for collecting and donating non-perishable food, clothing, supplies, gift cards and more to benefit military families and local seniors receiving assistance from the U.S.O., Amherst Office on Aging and Olmsted Community Center. Sprenger awarded Watkins $100 and an additional $100 to a charity of her choice. The organization will also provide lunch for all staff members at its Amherst Manor and Village of the Falls facilities.