Employee Newsletter  

 Volume 5, Number 1
 
 
 Our Holiday Party
 was the Cat's Meow!
 
What a great time we all had at the Christmas Party. Special thanks  to Johna for all her hard work in coordinating and organizing. Also a  BIG thank you to Connie for making our fabulous food! It was delicious! We all enjoyed the fun time together before the busy and COLD season hit us. Thank you everyone for all  you do to make Becky's Pet Care the best.
 
 
 
 
 

Upcoming Events:

 Mark your calendars for
Super Pet Expo!
 
March 19-21, 2010
Chantilly, VA
BPC will have a booth!
We Have a Winner! 
 As we begin a new year, Becky's Pet Care is pleased to announce the first winner of the monthly drawing for our "Favorite Pet Care Stories" submission. We would like to congratulate Larry Cohon as the winner! Larry is the winner of a $50 Target Gift Card. His name was selected from the names of the Pet Care Professionals who submitted their favorite pet sitting stories during the month of December.
 
Share your favorite Pet Story!
Want a chance to win?
Just send in your favorite pet care stories. Each story submitted automatically enters you in a monthly drawing for a $50 Target Gift Card. The more stories you submit each month, the better your chance in the drawing. Send in as many stories as you can and increase your odds of winning! Please email your furrific stories as often as you have them to Johna at johna@beckyspetcare.com.
 
And win again!
We will be adding a weekly feature to our blog in 2010. If your story is selected for post, you will also win a BPC t-shirt! So what are you waiting for? Get writing! 
 
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The "Scoop" from Becky
 
Big thanks to all of our awesome Pet Care Professionals for the great jobs you did over the holidays! You all went over and above to make sure the pets in your care were seen during the snowstorm the weekend before Christmas. You all did over 300 visits on Christmas Day alone! You guys ROCK!  We have received so many phone calls and emails about the fabulous service provided! Thanks to all of you for the great jobs that you do! 
 
Stay warm and safe out there. When is the January thaw coming?!?
 
Becky
 
"News You Can Use".....From HR
 
Please check off your visits by 10 AM. It is extremely important that everyone does this so that we know all pets are cared for. Theresa spends a lot of time each day calling staff who have not checked off their visits. Please help her out and remember to check off yours!

Make sure that you call management if you cannot make a visit! If you have an emergency or any other problem, you must let someone know about it. Leaving a message does not suffice. You must speak directly with a member of the management team so that no pet goes without care. Failure to follow this policy will result in disciplinary action up to and including termination.

Make sure you are prepared for all visits ahead of time. This includes having keys or entry instructions, updated pet and home care instructions, notepads, and anything else that you need to provide a quality pet care visit.  Your preparedness will help you be a better Pet Care Professional!

Make your confirmation calls for upcoming pet sitting services promptly!

 
 Also, if you have not picked up your company jacket please see Johna.
   
Keep up the great work! Becky's Pet Care has the best pet care staff ever! 
 
EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH  
AMY GROSE
Amy is awesome!Thank you so much Amy for helping out with last minute schedule changes and for being such a wonderful employee. Thanks for your dedication, reliability and willingness to help where and when we need you the most! We can always count on you!
 
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Shining Stars
  
Many thanks and congratulations to our December Shining Stars! We would like to recognize Allyson Ruzicka, Diana Marousek, Ellen Plaza, and Theresa Wolf for their huge effort over the holidays.
 
Additionally, special recognition goes to the following staff whose clients were exceptionally pleased with their service:
 shining star       Pat Trainor for "trying so hard to make    Savannah feel at ease"
 shining star      Shauna Miller for going above and beyond with Ruby and Dagny
 shining star    Diana Marousek for providing excellent care for Molly
shining star    Rebecca Marshall for being awesome with Dixie and Duke
 
 

top dawg     Top "Dogs" (Producers)

You guys are bad to the bone!!!
Here are the Top "Dogs" for December:
 
Lorna Sexton - 255 visits
Tommie Lanasky - 255 visits
Diana Marousek - 245 visits
Ellen Plaza - 229 visits
Patrice Lindell - 222 visits
Larry Cohon - 218 visits
Arthur Flavin - 216 visits
Rebecka Shaykholeslami - 205 visits
 
Happy Anniversary!

1/7: Alana Brock (1st Anniversary) 

1/11: Sean McGraw (2nd Anniversary)

1/22: Rose Kobylinski (3rd Anniversary)