August 2010 – For the second year, Village on the Green is selected for “Top 100 Companies” Award.

Each year, the Orlando Sentinel newspaper invites family-friendly companies in Central Florida to submit applications for the “Top 100 Companies for Working Families” competition.

Participating companies were judged on a variety of factors, such as family-related benefits, work environment, communication and training. An independent panel of local human resource experts reviewed the applications, then determined scores on a point basis. There were two categories: companies with less than 249 employees and companies that have 250 or more. Companies with the highest scores received awards and recognition.

In 2010, Village on the Green in Longwood, Florida, was proud to be 20th in the top 100 companies for working families (in the 249-employee category). The award was presented to staff members at a luncheon in August and was announced in the Orlando Sentinel. “We were very honored and pleased to receive the award for the second year in a row, which reaffirms our commitment to employee satisfaction and making Village on the Green an employer of choice within our community,” commented Gail Wattley, Administrator at Village on the Green.

Village on the Green provides a wide variety of unique employee benefits. To name just a few, they include: One free meal to all employees each day of the week; college scholarships to dining room servers as well as other employees and their dependants; use of the fitness center; complimentary free turkeys at Thanksgiving; use of the computer lab; and employee recognition programs.

“Our outstanding employees also give back to the community in many ways,” added Wattley. “Their participation in the annual Alzheimer’s Walk, donations to the Red Cross, food donations to Second Harvest Food Bank, and donations of cell phones to overseas military personnel demonstrate our staff’s generosity. Our clinical staff also volunteers at a not-for-profit medical center called Shepard’s Hope. We have an amazing team of talented and compassionate individuals working here.”