The Way Wallkill Bethel Welcomes...

Since the United States is a host country for several International Conventions through the summer, the three Bethel locations are receiving thousands of the delegates as they come to tour the facilities.  It is remarkable how many delegates schedule extra days in this foreign country just to see the US Branch.



Happily Bethelites who speak French, German, Japanese, Italian, Albanian and other languages all are assigned as the tour guides and walk the groups through explaining everything clearly. Then all delegates are provided hospitality for either  lunch  or dinner depending on what time they tour.  We all know who the delegates are because they are wearing their tell-a-tale badge cards.  French and Italian brother and sisters are on the left and right (respectively). 
Never did find out the country vistors below.

Bethelites were invited to join a singing chorus class just so they could be trained to sing for the delegates.  This has involved three practices a week for the last six weeks for those accepted.  They perform after the meals when delegates are here and everyone gathers to listen.  The conductor is a professional who is also a Bethelite.  Today I took video of all five songs hopefully I will soon be able to post at least  two. (today it's not working for me)

 

 

Bethel has welcome / hospitality / interactive displays all over!  Here are only a few of them:

 

Electrical invites visitors to put a push pin on the map of wherever they are from. Or peek thru the windows!

 

The Service Department is actually a little store full of supplies for most of the trades.  They carry all sorts of eye shields, nitrile and latex and leather gloves, vacuum bags, paint brushes, rollers, sandpaper, hair dye (for the beauty shop)...  They aren't really a "tour stop" location but they wanted to get in on the hospitality mood.

 

This is in the dining room.  Can you see all the different languages saying welcome along the outside perimeter of the sign?

Guess you can figure out this department.  Again, they aren't on the tour, but if a straggler came through- they could put on the high vis outfit to the left and pretend to paint - if that floats their boat.  {The interiors shop is actually the tile department's home base.  We are here for a meeting every Monday with the rest of the interior people- not really sure what crews that includes yet}

There is more all around the branch but I've not yet got it to share.  I'll post them when I do. 

Enjoy the historic convention spirit! Enjoy the conventions!