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Volunteer of the Month for April is Kelvin Moncayo. Kelvin has volunteered with us all month and taken part in everything. Kelvin has frequently been a guide in the gallery for our most recent exhibit but he’s also been a friendly face at our Tram Station. He’s spent a lot of time assisting our Food Services team in the cafe and has volunteered over 50 hours this month. We appreciate the initiative Kelvin has taken and the consistency he has provided as a volunteer.
Volunteer of the Month for February is Patrick Anello. Patrick has been with us volunteering for almost 4 years now. He has helped us with events and occasionally in our Wray Home but most notably volunteers in Guest Services. He’s one of the most welcoming and friendly faces we have. He’s a wealth of knowledge and knows so much about Flamingo Gardens and what the experience is like here. He has also contributed over 500 hours. Patrick has made the experience here so pleasant for both guests and employees and we are so happy to have him.
Our Volunteer of the Month for January is Isabella Anzalone. Bella has been with us over 4 years and has volunteered everywhere you can think of. She always helps us in preparation for events but can often be seen guiding, cleaning the tram, helping in our gift shop, assisting in the cafe, making bags of flamingo food to be sold in the gift shop and so much more. Her continued excellence and dedication to the garden has truly been appreciated. Thank you Bella for all your hard work.
Our Volunteer of the Month is Dalia Latife. Dalia has been volunteering with us for some time now and can most notably be seen with a camera in hand. Dalia has aided us for numerous events where she has not only captured the essence of Flamingo Gardens but also the various personalities of our staff as well. When called upon she has been gracious and active. Her energy is radiant and always has a smile on her face further incentivizing guests and employees to want to be apart of the photos she takes. As we end this year we are thankful for all the events Dalia has been apart and look forward to many more.
Volunteer of the month for November is Abberdean Lewis. Abby as we call her has been instrumental to our food services department this month. She has volunteered almost every day both during the day and at night for our Winter Wonderland event. Everyone in the Flamingo Café raves about her attention to detail, hospitality, and efficiency. She’s been extremely helpful and has volunteered almost 100 hours this month. Abby came to us at the perfect time and has made an immediate impact. We are extremely lucky to have her.
Our Volunteer of Month for October is Jamie Sanders. Jamie has been a phenomenal volunteer who assisted us in the cafe and contributed over a 100 hours in that month. Guests have raved about her personality, hospitality, effectiveness, and her ability to take direction. She has done so well and has been such an addition to that department that they decided to hire her. We are extremely grateful to Jamie for coming to Flamingo Gardens and we can’t wait to continue to work with her.
Welcome to the Team Jamie!
Our volunteer of the month is Chaquana Hales. Chaquana has phenomenal for us here at Flamingo Gardens. She’s primarily here on the weekends and works in guest services. The energy and hospitality she has brought to this department has been notable. Guests have frequently raved about the experience they have as soon as they enter because of her. Our employees have found that she makes the experience more pleasant as well. Chaquana greets and guides with grace and she has shown how special an impact you can make is us when you have the right attitude. We are very thankful to have her at with us.
Our Volunteer of the Month for August is Michael Newman. Michael has been here volunteering everywhere this month. He can be seen in our Cafe and Gift-Shop mostly. Michael is all smiles and so pleasant. He’s particularly gifted at making guests feel welcome and we are extremely grateful for his presence.
Our Volunteer of the Month for July is Sebastian Reano. Sebastian has been here all summer volunteering and he has done some of everything. Most frequently he has been a guide in the gallery encouraging guests to engage with our latest exhibit. He has also volunteered at the Tram, Cafe, Aviary, Gift Shop and assisted in keeping our sanctuary clean. We want to thank Sebastian and recognize the hard work and consistency he’s had all summer. We appreciate you.
Our Volunteer of the Month for June is Valentina Resnick. Valentina has done a phenomenal job volunteering in our Animal Care Department. Throughout the months she has come highly recommended and has received numerous compliments from our staff. She is an eager and effective volunteer who has done everything asked of her in that department. Valentina has been so superbly exceptional that this is last time she can ever be the volunteer of the month because Animal Care loved her so much that she has now been hired as an employee. For all the hard work, time and effort she put into volunteering, we want to say Thank You Valentina. Welcome to the team.