Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Happy Snow and Valentine's Day!
Hello and Happy Valentine’s Day fellow Hotelies! Well, it certainly was a fantastic surprise to wake up this morning to a world of white bliss; no other location could possibly be more peaceful than Ithaca in the snow. What is it about snow that makes it like a red light – forcing even the most industrious worker to hinder his craft and take notice of the enchantment and simplicity of a white milieu? Well, okay. Maybe not every worker halts his job; I know we Hotelies are notorious for being hard workers. However, I hope you at least enjoy a delicious cup of hot chocolate during this eleventh snow day in Cornell history.
This past weekend, HEC held its Function Flow for the upcoming Hotel Ezra Cornell weekend. It was quite an exciting event! Not only were all board members, board assistants, and function managers photographed, but Function Flow outlined what we can expect for the weekend of April 13th. I am overly excited about this year’s HEC; you should be, too! Here is some insider information about Function Flow, just in case you missed out:
Liz Longstreet, the Executive Chef, remarked, “for Function Flow, the Back-of-House team had the opportunity to test some of our recipes and present menu items to our advisors. I was really impressed by my Function Managers, who prepared dish after dish of amazing food.” Wow, that sounds terrific! “If HEC weekend goes as well as Function Flow, there's no doubt in my mind that the food for HEC 82 will be the best ever.” Food? I know I’m excited to see what is in store! I am sure the Back-of-House team will not fail to create additional culinary masterpieces for HEC 82.
Our Conference Services Director, Jennifer Jeng, reported, “Function flow was a great chance for us to gain new perspectives on events we have been planning and re-planning for the past 5 months. Our advisors' instrumental feedback helps HEC overcome obstacles as we count down to the best HEC ever.” It certainly is necessary to look ahead, especially for an elaborate event like HEC; good thinking, Jen!
Justin Sun, Human Resources Director, had much to remark about Function Flow. For starters, “Function Flow was very successful this year; I was pleased with the attendance of function managers and board assistants during the event. Although I was not involved with the actual Function Flow presentation, I helped coordinate the photo shoot for function managers in the Guest Guide, and I am very appreciative that everyone showed up at the times that they were expected to show up.” The photos are great; everyone looked so professional with their dark business suits and traditional HEC pins!
Furthermore, Mr. Sun was “was impressed with how positive everyone was about waking up as early as 7 a.m. to prepare for the event. I know that a lot of people were tired and busy, and that they would have rather been anywhere else but Statler on a Saturday morning, but everyone stuck together through the event together as a team. I am grateful for their dedication.” Go teamwork!
As for me, this Valentine’s Day is not proceeding as expected. The snow delayed dinner plans with my Valentine. I think I will instead spend my night inside watching some good movies in accompaniment with some delicious chocolates, hot tea, flannel pajamas, and bear slippers. Tomorrow looks like a great day to go sledding, though!
Have a Beary Happy Valentine’s Day,
Ellsworth
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