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📌 2026 March Madness Bracket Challenge
It’s that time of year again! MARCH MADNESS! 🎉🔥 Are you ready to put your basketball knowledge (or pure guessing skills) to the test? Join our 2026 March Madness Bracket Challenge and compete for bragging rights and some awesome prizes!
💰 PRIZES:
🥇 1st Place: $100 Gift Card
🥈 2nd Place: $50 Gift Card
🥉 3rd Place: $25 Gift Card
📅 How to Play:
1) Fill out your bracket before the tournament tips off – Thursday by noon!
2) Sit back, watch the madness unfold, and cheer for your picks!
3) Track your standings and see if you have what it takes to win it all!
🏆 Whether you’re a hoops expert or just picking teams based on mascot cuteness, ANYONE can win!
📢 SIGN UP NOW: https://bit.ly/4bHWtBv
Password: Sludge
🕒 Deadline to Enter: Thursday, March 19th at noon!
Let the madness begin! 🏀🔥
📌 March Challenge: The Step Challenge
This month we’re encouraging everyone to get moving with our March Step Challenge. Many of our team members spend long hours driving or sitting, so this is a simple and fun way to add a little more movement into your day.
How it works:
• Track your daily steps using any phone app, smartwatch, or fitness tracker
• Turn in your total steps each week
• We’ll keep a running leaderboard so everyone can see who’s in the lead
Whether it’s a walk at lunch, an evening stroll, or just a few extra steps during the workday, every step counts. Let’s see who can climb to the top of the leaderboard this month.
📌 Help Us Explore a FREE Financial Wellness Tool for MB Team Members
We’re exploring offering a FREE benefit that includes budgeting tools, debt payoff plan, and retirement education. This program is designed to help Merrell Bros. team members make smart, informed financial decisions, including strategies for getting out of debt and learning how to save.
If you have not already done so, please consider taking the short survey (linked above) and let us know if this is something you would be interested in. Your participation is essential in helping us determine the need for this program!
📌 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:
“Take one intentional step to help someone at Merrell Bros. feel seen, valued, and like they truly belong.“
MB Whole-Life Leadership: Song of the Week
🎧 Solid Start Podcast | Weekly Devotional
Overview: Greg and Brian are joined by Edwin Ruiz for a powerful and deeply moving conversation. Edwin shares his incredible journey to the United States, and for more than 30 years, never knowing what the future might hold.
Through decades of uncertainty, Edwin remained faithful—trusting God’s plan and His perfect timing. Today, after years of waiting and perseverance, Edwin has finally received his Green Card and no longer has to live in fear.
His story is a remarkable testimony of faith, patience, and trusting God even when the path is long and uncertain. You won’t want to miss this inspiring episode.
Listen now and be encouraged by a story that reminds us that God is always working, even in the waiting. 🙏
Hosted by: Greg Reed & Brian Hertzog
Special guest: Edwin Ruiz
🌐 Listen on your favorite platform:
solidstart.buzzsprout.com
Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and more.
📌 Weekly Photo & Video Contest | Week 16 Winner & Honorable Mention
🏆 Congrats to Cody Sherrill!
Congrats to this week’s Photo/Video Contest winner, Cody Sherrill, for this sunset pic of one of our semi trucks!
🏆 Honorable Mention: Nicholas Cooper!
What do ducklings dream of as they take a little duckling snooze? Taken at the Miami Dade south district plant in the shade of a belt press in the warm Miami sun.
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].
📅 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!
