Sentences with phrase «says made her feel welcome»

She gives a lot of the credit to her «down - to - earth» mentor, Bob Abercrombie, who she says made her feel welcome.

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Two - thirds of respondents said Canadian businesses need to do more to make LGBT employees feel welcome, with 48 % believing their own employer needed to make an increased effort.

«Our goal is to make sure our customers to feel welcome in our stores,» Blumenthal says, «and that we're able to help them as quickly and easily as possible.»

The training will aim to look at implicit bias, promote conscious inclusion, prevent discrimination and ensure staff makes everyone inside a Starbucks store feel safe and welcome, Starbucks said.

«From the welcome tot at the door when you arrive to the cuddly hottie placed in your bed during turn - down service, from remembering your favourite drink to knowing how you like your eggs cooked in the morning, the staff at Skibo work to make every stay feel as special as it was your first visit,» Carnegie says.

Grant says they talked about ways to make people of color feel more welcome on Airbnb, but the conversations never really went anywhere.

The Herald coverage of the WR AGM said Jean's characterized the WR's struggle with the NDP as a life or death battle for Alberta but put a different spin on the WR's battle with the PCs — it was «a principled check on a wayward dynasty» and urged the WR to make the PCs feel welcome.

But as to whether his own nonreligious stance is compatible with SR, he says, «They try their best to make me feel welcome, but the ground rules aren't really designed to bring nontheists like me into the discussion.

He said it's true, in general blacks feel more welcome in white churches - PARTICULARLY evangelical churches - than whites are made to feel welcome in black churches (although ministers themselves would love to have more white or hispanic attendees... but the parishioners in these black churches often disagree with that philosophy.

I'm white and attended a black church recently with a friend, and while I was certainly made to feel welcome, I must say I felt a bit out of place.

A top Vatican official has said the Catholic Church must try harder to make everyone feel welcome in... More

He puts himself out there, tries to make everyone feel welcome and real, makes very close friends, and then the next thing you know they're saying he isn't religious enough or a good enough leader and bam!

A top Vatican official has said the Catholic Church must try harder to make everyone feel welcome in church regardless of their marital status or sexuality.

She says churches should meet people where they are, and make even the poorest person feel welcome.

«We always make sure they feel welcomed back and appreciated at a personal level,» Post says.

CEO's CORNER May I take this opportunity to say a big thank you to everyone who has made me feel so very welcome as I stepped into the biggest job in the Australian organic industry.

Just tried these for the first time and let me just say THANK YOU!!!!!!!! They were so good, made me feel like I was cheating and was a welcome departure from regular ole scrambled eggs!

«My daughter says that her best memory is the first time she went to Pioneer Camp and how welcome everyone made her feel.

The students can always count on Mrs. Liz to greet them in the cafeteria, making everyone feel welcome in her dining room and putting a smile on their face,» said Melinda Bonner, Director of Child Nutrition at Hoover City School district.

We would say this on a daily basis to baby as we knew this was important in making baby feel welcomed and loved, to develop a strong connection to our voices (which they can connect with from the 3rd trimester onwards) and to aid in a speedy postpartum connection.

«Typically your first re-elect is your toughest so I've already stepped forward to say I would like to use my resources to help our members get re-elected and I'll just do what I can to make them feel welcome.

«The new [street] lighting will make visitors feel more welcome,» said Councilmember Margaret Chin said.

As a result more than a fifth (22 %) say they have been forced to claim job seekers allowance; nearly two thirds (64 %) of supply teachers say they do not have access to training and professional development opportunities; Nearly two thirds (64 %) of supply teachers say they do not have any access to a mentor or line manager to discuss their work; Nearly half (44 %) of supply teachers feel they are used to cover the lessons of more challenging pupils; only 31 % of supply teachers said they were always made to feel welcome when entering a new school; over a third (35 %) of supply teachers did not always have access to food and drink facilities in the schools where they worked.

Chairman of the Commons foreign affairs select committee, Labour's Mike Gapes, welcomed Mr Hain's comments and said there was a feeling among MPs that a «more forceful statement» should be made about the camp.

Hoosick Falls CSD Superintendent Kenneth Facin said, «Making these students feel welcome was an excellent effort and showed a genuine sense of community, something Hoosick Falls excels at.»

That can be achieved, Cheryan said, by developing «subcultures» that make girls feel they belong, whether that involves changing classroom décor to create a more welcoming environment or counteracting negative stereotypes about women's abilities by making it clear that everyone has the potential to succeed.

The researchers say that changing computer science stereotypes to make more students feel welcome in high school classrooms would help recruit more girls to the field, which has one of the lowest percentages of women among STEM fields.

«Our new study suggests that if schools and teachers feel they can't recruit girls into their computer science classes,» Master said, «they should make sure that the classrooms avoid stereotypes and communicate to students that everyone is welcome and belongs.»

The makers of Medifast have provided full support as they offer detailed advice and representatives that users said were helpful, and made them feel welcome and unintimidated to learn about real functional weight loss results.

Nothing says welcome more than having beautiful fall flowers planted in pretty pots... it shows you went the extra mile and will make your front door area look and feel more authentic than keeping the not so lovely plastic pots they arrived in.

«You have to extend the invitation, make sure the whole school team buys into it, and make them [male volunteers] feel welcome,» Doerksen said.

Perkins says that teachers should always be striving to make parents feel welcome to visit the school and facilitate discussions.

Even though I was interviewing for a competitive job, faculty, staff, and students were incredibly welcoming and made me feel at ease during the whole day,» he says.

The sense of community at the Summer Institute made me feel truly welcomed and a part of something special,» said Matt Wright, Year 5 Teacher from Harbour Primary & Nursery School.

In Lowell, one parent said that teachers» ability to adapt curricula to be more inclusive of students from diverse backgrounds was critical toward making students feel comfortable and welcomed at school.

Christine Blower, of the National Union of Teachers, said: «Teaching is a wonderful profession and we welcome applicants from all walks of life who feel they can make the commitment to teach, including ex-military personnel.

«If they want more flexibility or more autonomy, then maybe there's a way to tinker with their own systems to make these students feel more welcome,» McEachin said.

Needless to say I was a bit gun shy this time around, but Joe Pellegrini made me feel welcomed and appreciated.

He was very friendly and I couldn't have gotten a better sales rep there is so much that I have to say but terry Reid sales rep y» all did an outstanding job and making me feel welcome instead of rushing me out like all the other dealers.

Sited at 14070 Brookpark Road, MINI of Cleveland has exactly what you want: brand specialists to answer any and all questions you may have, service technicians who will get you on the road quicker than you can say Eenie Meenie MINI Moe, and the freshest facility to house our extensive line of MINI's and make you feel welcome and comfortable - from the first moment you walk in to the moment you hopefully leave with your new car.

We are ford people but never bought a car from Purchase but our salesman Was so friendly and so was the manager who came and spoke to us said «thank you for your business» it made us feel very welcomed and not a high pressure situation most places we had been put us through I would recommend this dealership and our salesman Jared

«We can solve problems for animals that the owner didn't know they had, or just make people feel welcome enough to keep coming back,» Laura says.

«We made big progress when we began to encourage organizations to welcome people who are considering adopting, to make them feel appreciated rather than grilled and to work to create more good homes through a positive and educational atmosphere,» said Starr.

«I aim to make all my customers and their pets feel welcome in the store, and provide them with exceptional customer service and helpful information to find options that best suit their needs,» said Love.

I must say the enthusiasm the staff had really added an extra touch on making us feel welcome.

Commenting on what makes the new version special, Blitz 1UP Producer Neil Holmes said «We've stripped away some of the baggage that came with revisiting a classic genre, making the game feel more modern and welcoming to new players.

Let me say right off that Punch Club makes an incredible first impression; its look and feel are so fun and welcoming that you will find yourself pulled into its world immediately.

Commenting on the Hennessy Art Fund for IMMA, artist Kevin Atherton said: «For me the recent purchase of my work by the Irish Museum of Modern Art, made possible by the generous sponsorship of Hennessy, means a great deal, acting as it does as a confirmation of the welcome I felt when I first moved to Dublin from London in 1999.

«It was no surprise; Wawa is always going out of their way to make customers feel welcome,» customer Gayle Block said.

Graham says that his goal has always been to make everybody feel welcome and relaxed.