Holdeman named top Restorium employee

Marci Holdeman has been recognized as the Friends of the Restorium’s December 2024 recipient of the Ray Olson Employee of the Month "We Care" Award.

The Restorium Residents Council recognized the personal service assistant with the award on Jan. 15. 

The council selected Holdeman for the award saying she has gone above and beyond in her service as a personal service assistant, doing so with “compassion and respect” since September 2019. 

“Your dedication to maintaining both the well-being and the dignity of those who depend on you is greatly appreciated,” the council wrote in Holdeman’s award. 

In addition to the certificate, Holdeman was awarded a $50 check from the Friends of the Restorium, a month’s parking in the dedicated Employee of the Month parking spot, a $30 gift certificate to the Springs Restaurant contributed by the Kootenai River Inn and a beautiful bouquet of fresh flowers grown, arranged and donated by grower/owner Paula Rice and the floral artists at Bee Haven Flower Farm. 

Ray Stanley Olson and his wife, Hazel, were long-time residents of the Community Restorium, where they found a home filled with loving, caring people. He stayed on after she passed, remaining active, planting the garden that produced fresh vegetables for the kitchen and beautiful flowers for residents and staff alike to enjoy.

Before his passing on January 23, 2016, he established the "We Care" award to recognize the wonderful staff members who contribute so much to making the Community Restorium such a warm and welcoming home.