Tabitha (www.tabitha.org), your answer for elder care, recently honored at its annual LIVE Celebration the organization’s more than 1,100 employees who passionately LIVE where they work. Through its unique, award-winning company culture, Tabitha team members proudly LIVE where they work by Loving their jobs, Inviting optimism, Visioning success and Embracing Tabitha’s mission of service. Held at HiMark Golf Course in Lincoln, the 2015 LIVE Celebration marked an evening of food, fun and funk, with numerous awards presented for caregiving and lifestyle excellence, along with milestone employment anniversary honors.

2015 Tabitha LIVE Celebration honorees: Employee of the Year: Nate Fellers. LIVEWell Award: Kay Malleck. LIVE2Succeed Awards: Marilyn Anderson, Karen Kinzie, Jennifer Stokes, Marty Thurber. Milestone Years of Service Awards include–35 years: Linda Adelbai; 30 years: Michelle Hunter, Karen Kinzie, Gary Shaw, Barb Simons, Mark Stevens; 25 years: Marilyn Anderson, Sherri Ault, Kristine Dykeman-Schoening, Joyce Poindexter; 20 years: Jodi Kreifels, Rhonda Meyer, Kathy Potratz, Monica Shefke, Grace Sim-Shum , Aida Stubbendeck, Dawn Wagner, Genie Watters; 15 years: Jacqueline Brannan, Michael Deal, Kimberly Hintz, Cindy Lee, Kay Malleck, Pam Piening, Jill Simonson, Evelyn Strong, Kelly Topolski; 10 years: Julie Funk, Julie Hefner, Samantha Hoffman, Daryla Isaacs, Tamra Jackson, Ciji Mays, Elizabeth Perez, Sophia Pohlmann, Tausha Rowe, Janeanne Severson, Brittany Shottenkirk, Janice Sloan, Dawn Valenti, James Williams; 5 years: Lana Allen, Jessica Arias, Nia Bickert, John Bowles, Kelly Brummett, Kuntie Budhram, Rebecca Burcham, Amanda Burget, Bradley Carpenter, Kallee Chrisp, Bridget Clark, Michelle Crowley, Pamela Dubas-Citta, Katherine Ferguson, Michele Ferretti, Tara Folden, Hanna Glantz, Wanda Hein, Stephanie Hollman, Ann Holtz, Bonita Inhofe, Dianna Kliewer, Joshua Kohles, Lillian Kottich, Miranda Ksionzek, Laura LaDue, Vonna McNeese, Mario Menendez, Barbara Miller, Jessica Miller, Cassandra Moreno, Pierre Ngoyi, Christa O’Dell, Patricia Plautz, Felicia Rasmussen, Becky Remington, Cathy Schaben, Anya Seng, Jeanne Stutzman, Million Tessema, Mark Tyler, Kari Weilage, Lindsay Wittenhagen, Tamara Wood.