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you!

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Basia Baran, DPT, left, works with patient Lynn Litrenta in the rehab department
at Fellowship Community.
Fellowship cares

for its staff as well

as its residents

By Margie Peterson Special to The Morning Call

n October, Fellowship Community senior living lost its longtime
president and CEO, Robert Zentz.
Zentz, who lived in one of Fellowship’s independent living courts in We salute our employees who work tirelessly
IWhitehall Township, was a constant presence in the continuing care
community, engaging residents and employees with friendly chats as he to help people improve their lives every
walked through the halls of the independent living, personal care and nursing day and are the reason that we have
care areas. been chosen as a Top Work Place
Driven by his Christian faith, he guided the community for 22 years. He
established the Presidential Scholarship Fund so employees could advance for the fourth year in a row.
their educations and set the tone for a congenial work atmosphere where
staffershelpeachotherandsupportoneandotherthroughgoodtimesandbad.
UnderZentz’s leadership, Fellow- Fellowship Community
ship was nominated for a Morning No. 3 midsize company
Call Top Workplaces award year
after year. The community is nomi-
nated again this year in the mid- Founded: 1988
sized category, for its seventh con- Ownership: Nonprofit
secutive year. Sector: Senior living
Clearly, Zentz is a hard act to Employees: 351
follow. Website: fellowshipcommunity.com
But Robert Erland, Fellowship’s
interim president/CEO, said Zentz 951 Marcon Blvd., Ste. 3, Allentown
laid the foundation so Fellowship
can continue the ethos that values been working in the skilled nursing 610-419-9102
both residents and the staff who area for five years, that Christian
work with them. environmentiskey,as is thefriendli- 5050 Tilghman Street, Suite 150, Allentown
“Nomatterwhatwehaveinterms nessofhisco-workersandresidents.
of facilities, people are the most “Youwalkinandeverybodyislike 484-602-2480
important part of what we do,” ‘Hi,Omar,howareyoudoing?’”said
Erland said. “There’s a Christ-cen- Nino,ofAllentown.“It’slikeafamily. 19 N 6th Street, Reading
tered philosophy here that says that In all these years, I haven’t felt like,
weneedtotreatotherstrulytheway ‘Oh, I have to go to work.’ I can be 610-236-0530
we would expect to be treated drivingheretiredbutassoonasIget
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