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Weren’t Able to Attend Our Spectacular Drag Pageant of Superheroes? Now You Can Watch It on Video!
July 1, 2021–Last Thursday evening, June 24th, in celebration of Pride Month, over 100 staff and friends came together to pay tribute to the LGBTQ+ Heroes of 2020 with a Spectacular Drag Pageant of Superheroes. It was truly a night to remember! For those of you who couldn’t join, we’ve created these video segments of the show below for easy viewing. Enjoy! Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
Saluting our LGBTQ+ Heroes of 2020: Check out these Photos from the Spectacular Drag Pageant of Superheroes!
June 30, 2021–On Thursday, June 24th, over 100 VNSNY staff, friends, and family made their way down to La Mama Experimental Theatre Club on East 4th Street for a drag pageant like no other— honoring the superhero staff of VNSNY who rose to the challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the hard work and dedication they demonstrate every day in their unwavering support of all New Yorkers, including the city’s 780,000 LGBTQ+ residents. Emceed by renowned drag queen Jasmine Rice LaBeija, the pageant contestants faced off in Swimwear, Talent, Gown, and Q+A categories, before audience members voted for the overall winner— with drag queen Pissi Myles taking home the winning tiara! Below are some of the many photos submitted by VNSNY staff in attendance that night. Videos from the pageant are coming soon! We hope you had a great time, and once again, HAPPY PRIDE!
Frontline Asked Staff: “How Do You Think OKRs Will Add Value to VNSNY?”
June 28, 2021–Individual OKRs are due tomorrow, June 30th. Have you done yours yet? If you haven’t – and even if you have – you’ll want to watch this video in which “Ask VNSNY” host Amery Moultry asked staff from around the organization: “How do you think OKRs will add value to VNSNY?” To hear what they had to say, click here below.
Special Pride Video: We Asked LGBTQ+ Staff to Share a Coming-Out Moment That Now Makes You Smile
June 28, 2021–In this second video of our two-part series commemorating Pride Month, “Ask VNSNY” host Amery Moultry discusses the history and issues around coming out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community, and asks LGBTQ+ employees from around the organization to share a coming-out moment that they have come to find humorous. To hear their inspiring and poignant answers, click here below.
Special Pride Video: We Asked LGBTQ+ Staff to Share a Coming-Out Moment that Makes You Most Proud
June 24, 2021–Get ready to be incredibly moved. In this first video of our two-part series commemorating Pride Month and the start of Pride Weekend, “Ask VNSNY” host Amery Moultry discusses the history and issues around coming out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community, and asks LGBTQ+ employees from around the organization to share a coming-out moment that made them especially proud. To hear their inspiring and poignant answers, click here below.
“30 Minutes with Dan” Celebrates Pride Month and Juneteenth!
June 14, 2021–We’re pleased to bring you the June episode of “30 Minutes with Dan” — the video talk show hosted by VNSNY’s President and CEO Dan Savitt. This 30-minute monthly program is designed to be watched in one viewing or in multiple viewings — whichever works best for you. From the historic Stonewall Inn to the Bayard Rustin Residence in Chelsea, Dan travels the city to interview staff from around the organization, including Amery Moultry, Talia Vaughn, Arthur Fitting, Diana Simons, Sumayah Woodson-Gaines, and Isaac Lama. To view, click here below! To watch other episodes of 30 Minutes with Dan, click here. Introducing the “On the Go!” version of “30 Minutes with Dan”. We’ve broken out the June episode — in which Dan celebrates Pride Month and Juneteenth — into short segments so you can watch it on the go! That’s a Fact Around with Dan Zoom Discussion High-Five
Find Out What’s Happening … News from Around VNSNY
June 2, 2021–Welcome to the latest edition of “News Briefs from Around VNSNY”— featuring quick updates on recent news and virtual events across the organization. If you have a news brief you’d like to be considered for an upcoming edition, please click here to submit your idea. VNSNY on Exhibit! Need an idea for a quick day trip? The beautiful Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum in Norwalk, Connecticut, is featuring an exhibit called “Health, Healing & Addiction in 19th Century America,” open to the public through October 17th. It covers the history of health care, including the extraordinary breakthroughs that led to the birth of modern medicine and public health. The exhibit also looks at rising addiction rates, which were pervasive in the 19th century through easy access to unregulated, over-the-counter “remedies.” Also on display are rare artifacts, instruments, costumes, and photographs from the Lockwood and Mathews families, as well as loans from private collections and
OKR (Objectives and Key Results) Easy Reference Guide
June 1, 2021–In addition to the OKR foundational training and the OKR writing workshop that many of you have taken (or will take soon), we thought it would be useful to provide you with an easy reference guide on how OKRs will move us forward as an organization. 1. OKRs are a journey that we’re all on together. An OKR objective isn’t something that can be accomplished in a day or two—your OKRs are quarterly goals, and we will continue to revisit them over time. 2. OKRs allow us to be more focused both as employees and as an organization. They allow us to focus on a smaller number of key priorities, and also help ensure we’re aligned with our Mission; our 3 Core Values—Empathy, Agility, and Integrity; and our 5 enterprise-wide OKR objectives: Make leaps in our consumer experience so that we consistently exceed expectations Become the region’s employer of choice
“Who’s Your Nursing Hero?” Check Out This Special Nurses Month Slideshow!
May 28, 2021–At one point or another, we have all encountered someone who has inspired us in our work. So as National Nurses Month draws to a close, Frontline asked our VNSNY nursing staff to tell us about their own sources of inspiration— the individuals who motivated them as children, as nursing students, and now as health care providers. Below are some of the many responses sent in by VNSNY’s nurses from across the organization. Thank you all for sharing with us, and for touching the lives of so many of our patients, members and clients. Happy Nurses Month! If you’d like to contribute a hero, it’s not too late. Click here and we’ll add it to the slideshow.