On July 16, something new happened at the David Thompson: leadership traded their laptops for spatulas.
Nearly 70 staff members gathered for Leston Holdings' very first Staff Appreciation Pancake Breakfast, a morning built entirely around saying thank you to the people who keep our properties, our tenants, and our company running every single day.
True to the spirit of a family-owned company, this wasn't a catered affair with leadership mingling from the sidelines. Our senior leadership team rolled up their sleeves and got to work at the griddle, cooking bacon, flipping pancakes, and crisping up hashbrowns for the team. Eggs were cooked to order, coffee kept flowing, and fresh fruit platters rounded out the spread.
Staff appreciation events like this one are about more than just a good breakfast. They're a chance to pause, connect across teams and departments, and recognize the people whose everyday work often goes unseen. For a company built on family values, moments like these are how we live out that identity, not just talk about it.
With turnout like this for our first event, it's safe to say the Staff Appreciation Pancake Breakfast will be an annual event that #TeamLeston will get to look forward to.
A big thank you to everyone who came out, and to our leadership team for putting appreciation into action, one pancake at a time!
