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We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 SEIU-West Membership Survey Prizes.
There were two ways to win:
- 10 individual prizes of a $50 Co-op gift card. The winners were drawn at random from survey participants who gave us their contact information. Congratulations to the following members—their gift cards have been mailed to them.
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Allison Kessler |
Pangman School |
Educational Assistant & Library Technician |
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Brae-Lynn Tkatchuk |
Prince Albert Group Homes |
Direct Support Worker |
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Colleen Johnson |
Watrous District Health Complex |
Medical Office Assistant |
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Debbie Glaser |
Elmview Extendicare (Regina) |
Recreational Therapist |
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Diana Robbie |
Kindersley & District Health Centre |
Reception |
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Dorothy Gillis |
Cypress Regional Hospital (Swift Current) |
Occupational & Physical Therapist Assistant |
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Ed Beisel |
Canadian Blood Services (Regina) |
Driver |
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Kelly Wittke |
Humboldt District Hospital |
Office Administrative Assistant |
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Lisa Nagel |
St Joseph's Hospital/Foyer d'Youville (Gravelbourg) |
Continuing Care Assistant |
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Mariedith Occena |
Home Care Rosetown |
Continuing Care Assistant |
- 3 unit level prizes, to those units with the highest rates of member participation in the survey, in each of three “pools” based on unit size. The Chairs and/or Communicators of each of the following units have been contacted to determine how they will use the prize to celebrate the good work of the members of their unit.
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Solidarity Pool (units with over 500 members) |
St. Paul’s Hospital (Saskatoon) |
$300 Co-op gift card |
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Purple Pride Pool (units with 100-500 members) |
The Meadows (Swift Current) |
$200 Co-op gift card |
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Front Line Pool (units with less than 100 members) |
Gull Lake Special Care Home |
$100 Co-op gift card |
Congratulations to all the winners and thank you to everyone who participated in our survey.
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