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📰 Company News & Announcements
📌 February Health Topic: Heart Health
Untreated high blood pressure can cause lasting damage to your heart, arteries, and other organs. This month, take a few minutes to complete the Heart Health Assessment and get your personal heart health score.
Once you complete the assessment, submit your score to Candice in HR to receive a free gift.
All assessments must be completed and turned in by the last day of the month. Let’s take care of our hearts together! ❤️
📌 Merrell Bros. Whole-Life Leadership Journey
Building Leaders. Bettering Lives.
The Whole Life Leadership Journey is for every Merrell Bros. team member, no matter your role or title. Guided by the teachings of The Way of the Shepherd, it is designed to help you grow as a leader and as a person by focusing on faith, character, stewardship, and life beyond the job. This journey is about becoming the best version of yourself, at work and at home.
Your Weekly Intentional Practice:
- Assume hidden battles: Before reacting to someone’s tone or behavior, pause and ask, “What might they be carrying that I cannot see?”
- Respond with grace first: Let your first response be patience instead of judgment.
- Step toward someone: Reach out to one person this week and simply ask, “How are you really doing?”
- Be present, not just helpful: Sometimes the greatest ministry is not advice, it’s presence.
Featured Song
This month’s featured song, Stand By Me by Ben E. King, reflects the heart of what we are practicing together. Leadership is not just about direction, it is about presence. Standing with people, listening, offering support, and showing up consistently, especially when it matters most.
As you work through this journey, let the message of this song be a reminder that leadership is lived out in everyday moments by choosing to care, to notice others, and to stand by the people God has placed around you.
📌 Weekly Photo & Video Contest | Week 12 Winner & Honorable Mention
🏆 Congrats to Jonathan Harper!
Congrats to this week’s Photo/Video Contest winner, Jonathan Harper, for this beautifully lit pic from our Milling and Bagging Facility in Florida!
🌟 Honorable Mention: Nick Cooper!
Congrats to this week’s Photo/Video Contest honorable mention winner, Nick Cooper, for this sweet perspective shot of one of our trucks taken on-site at Miami Dade South District in Florida!
This week we had another large surge in pictures sent in from around the company, which is great to see!
Keep the submissions coming for your chance to earn MB Awards, and work your way up the leaderboard! Want to participate in this week’s photo contest? It’s really easy! See details on how to submit your pics below.
Leaderboard
Leaderboard Scoring Breakdown (Event Showcase Challenge Winner = 100 Points, Weekly Winner = 25 Points, Honorable Mention = 10 Points)
📌 How to Participate to Start Earning Extra MB Awards Points
The Merrell Bros. company-wide photo and video contest that gives you the opportunity to earn MB Awards points bonuses, have your photos featured online, and compete with coworkers as you rack up wins and climb the leaderboard for even more bonuses!
How It Works
- Submit your photos and videos each week.
- If we use your photo or video on social media, the website, or in any marketing materials, you earn MB Awards points — no limit on how many times you can earn.
- Multiple submissions = more chances to earn.
- Each week, we will announce our “Photo (or Video) of the Week” contest winner on social media and in the weekly update text.
- We may also highlight additional weekly honorable mentions, which will also earn MB Awards points if used in marketing materials (social media posts, website, signage, etc.).
- We’ll track participation and highlight Top Contributors on a running leaderboard, occasionally running competitions and giving you chances to earn even more!
What to Send
Any cool, interesting, fun, etc. pictures or videos from around the company. Here are a few ideas to get you started:
- Job site action shots
- Team moments
- Equipment in use
- Cool project highlights
- Scenic shots featuring Merrell Bros., Inc. or FloridaGreen logos
There’s no wrong submission — just have fun with it.
How to Enter Your Pictures/Videos
- Reply to the weekly company update text message with your pictures/videos.
- Email them to Marketing at [email protected].
🎧 Solid Start Podcast | Weekly Devotional
Overview: This week on Solid Start, Brian is joined by Holly Worland for a powerful conversation about how life can often feel like a battlefield. Holly courageously shares a personal story about a difficult season her family faced and how God sustained them through it, surrounding them with supportive friends and family.
Hosted by: Greg Reed & Brian Hertzog
Special guest: Holly Worland
🌐 Listen on your favorite platform:
solidstart.buzzsprout.com
Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and more.
📅 Reminders
✅ We are hiring! There are multiple positions open within the company. If you know anyone that would be a good fit, please encourage them to visit our careers page to apply!
✅ Don’t forget to complete your assigned Paycom training modules.
🙏 How Can We Support You in Prayer This Week?
If you have a prayer request, click here to share how we can pray for you.
Until next week… stay kind, stay safe, and keep doing great work!
