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Recently, the team at Naval Air Station Whiting Field in Milton, Florida received a wonderful note recognizing the team for their work. Yvonne Lockstead, GCE site project manager noted, “I have an exceptional team and am so proud of them for the quality work, dedication to our customer, and to their fellow team members.” A special shout out to GCE team members David and Tommy noted in the message below: Good morning Ms. Yvonne, Commander Bennett and I just wanted to take this opportunity again to personally thank you and your staff for your devotion to ensuring our clinic was in prestige condition for our Clinic CARE Rounds inspection we had July 9-11, 2024.  Because of the outstanding hard work and dedication from your team, we received a “Bravo Zulu” during the inspection, stating “very clean and well-run clinic.”  During the debrief, the inspectors personally told Commander Bennett and I that this is the best they have ever seen our clinic.  I know Mr. Tommy and Mr. David devoted a lot of additional hours coming in on weekends to ensure this mission was completed.  Because of their commitment to mission success, we were able to receive the highest accolades we have ever received concerning the cleanliness of our clinic.  We are very grateful for the outstanding working relationship we have developed with you and your staff and look forward to continuing to work with you in the future.  Thank you again for everything. Bravo Zulu!  Very Respectfully, HMCS Rebecca L. Foster, MLT (ASCP) Senior Enlisted Leader NMRTU Whiting Field Photo left to right: 1st Sergeant Rebecca Foster, Tommy Lovett - GCE custodial, David Hewes - GCE custodial team, Commander Bennett

Fort Carson News from Colorado: In our first 18 months at Fort Carson, we have seen continued success on our Colorado Military Health System contract. Our team members field 40,000+ calls a month supporting patient access services for military families in the Pike’s Peak region. Through our initiative to continuously improve service to our callers, we have implemented monthly quality awards for team members who illustrate perfect call scores for an entire month. Team members are monitored a minimum of two times per week, scoring is based on call indices including appointment accuracy, key patient instructions, and general customer service criteria. Congratulations to our winners Lynn Gordon, Mika Schlafli, Kelly Ryan, Cordelia ‘Dee’ Fitcheard-Allen, and Lynn Gord on their exceptional service to our customer and patients/families. Your dedication is truly appreciated by your GCE family. June Winners (left to right) – Lynn Gordon, Mika Schlafli, Kelly Ryan July Winners (left to right) – Cordelia ‘Dee’ Fitcheard-Allen, Lynn Gordon

Thank you Stephen Sandquist GCE project site manager Eielson Air Force Base Alaska! Time does fly and we are now celebrating his 5-year anniversary with GCE! Stephen's impact at this contract site has been instrumental to the success of his team. His passion, commitment to mission and values, and positive and caring attitude always present every day. Thank you, Stephen, from your GCE family. We appreciate you being a part of our team and look forward to many more years together!

Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) News from Tacoma, Washington! Congratulations to Rafael Quiles on his 5-year work anniversary with GCE. We are thrilled to celebrate Rafael's incredible milestone. His hard work and dedication has made him an invaluable member of the team at JBLM. We are also recognizing Doreen Weed, assistant project manager at JBLM, for her commitment to making sure our team members are "in the know" about safety, new policies, training, and more while conducting the August monthly meeting for team members.

Congratulations to JD Godfrey on his five-year anniversary with GCE. JD works on our custodial team at Naal Air Station Whiting Field in Milton, Florida. From day one JD has consistently brought dedication, passion, and a positive attitude to the team. We are beyond grateful to have JD as part of our GCE family. We look forward to many more amazing years for JD as part of our GCE team.

Exciting News at Fort Knox! Congratulations to Donny Corbin on his recent promotion to Shift Leader at our custodial contract site at Fort Knox in Kentucky! Donny has consistently demonstrated exceptional leadership, dedication to team, and maintaining the highest standard of cleanliness and safety at the job site. This promotion is a testament to his hard work and the positive impact he has on the Knox team every day. GCE is an AbilityOne program nonprofit. The mission of the program is to provide employment opportunities for people who are blind or have significant disabilities. GCE employs over 1,000 people with a disability currently in 14 states and in Washington DC.

The Project Search steering committee had their annual kick-off meeting to coincide with the start of a new school year. GCE and our community partners Florida Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR), Baptist hospital, Gulf Breeze hospital, and Innisfree Hotels took time to celebrate each of their employment outcome awards. The awards were received this summer at the national conference and were based on employment outcomes met for the 2022-2023. All 4 sites received 100% outcome awards. Group photo - teams from four sites Upper left: Baptist Hospital Upper right: Innisfree Hotels Escambia County Lower Left: Innisfree Hotels Okaloosa County Lower right: Gulf Breeze Hospital

Exciting news coming from the GCE DoDEA custodial team at Fort Campbell in Tennessee. Matthew Gallaway graduated from Naval Basic Training August 8th. Matt, a former GCE team member, went from being a young man with depression and anxiety issues, to learning how to deal with these issues with the help of team members at GCE. Cassandra Taylor, GCE assistant project manager shared, "I am so proud of Matt, what a great accomplishment and such a great future ahead for him on his new journey in life. I want to also say thank you to Nick, Cathy, and Marissa for all the guidance and dedication you gave to Matt. You all made such a difference in his life and helped him to get where he is now with the Navy. " Congratulations to Matthew from your GCE family, you will be missed. We are so proud of you in the next chapter of your life with the Navy. GCE is an AbilityOne nonprofit program participant. The AbilityOne program is a federal program that provides employment opportunities for people with significant disabilities across the country on federal contracts. The program is one of the largest sources of employment for people with disabilities in the country. There are over 350 nonprofits currently in the program who offer employment on federal contracts.

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