"The ladder of success is best climbed on the wings of opportunity."

-Ayn Rand

Special Dates in March

2nd - Dr. Suess' Birthday

12th - Plant a Flower Day

17th - St. Patrick's Day

20th - Spring Equinox

10,000 Steps Challenge Results

1st - Tim Edwards - 593,002 Steps

2nd - Heidi Hasapopoulos - 338,608 Steps

3rd - Steve Finger - 324,215 Steps

4th - Isaac Lamb - 322,146 Steps

5th - Joe Johnson - 272,948 Steps

6th - Kevin Dickson - 270,970 Steps

7th - Jason Campbell - 270,149 Steps

8th - Martha Savory - 266,299 Steps

9th - Laura Hayes - 262,215 Steps

10th - Spencer Croom - 257,510 Steps

All Other Winners: 

Rob Werchas, Luis Gonzalez, Ashley Soennichsen, Stephanie Loft

Thank you to everyone who participated!

I will be reaching out to everyone soon with prize updates

Employee Spotlight

Employee: Jae Mullen

Position: Electro-Mechanical Tech

         I have several hobbies, but being from New Orleans my favorite or the one I make sure to make time for is cooking. I have always enjoyed the family time that came along with being in the kitchen together. Just about every milestone is celebrated with food, family, and good times. Being in the kitchen reminds me of that. It was  especially helpful when I was in the military and stationed in Anchorage, AK. Every Sunday dinner was held either in my dorm room when I lived on base or in my apartment once off base. It was during this time I realized it was more of a passion than just a hobby. After being laid off during the pandemic I decided to earn my nickname “Chef” and went to culinary school. I’ve had the pleasure of cooking, as a personal chef, for a variety of different people from different areas. My biggest accomplishment, outside of getting grandma’s approval, was having a venue from Seattle contract me to cook for one of their head performers. I am currently writing a cookbook that not only shares recipes but gives a bit of the history that comes along with each dish because much like the city, everything has a story. Eventually I hope to achieve my dream of owning and operating a Cajun/Creole food truck to share New Orleans food culture with the PNW.

Case Erecting, Packing & Sealing for Bundled Lubricant Tubes

This erect, pack and seal system by Pearson Packaging Systems forms consistently square and securely-sealed cases, and incorporates a vision system and dual delta robots with custom tooling to pack bundles of personal lubricant tubes.

 Birthdays                                                                                                

3rd - Alexis White
4th - Todd Answine
5th - Isaac Walton and Zachary Zmarlak
6th -  Jonathan Santoro
7th - Ernest Hilderbrand, Janet Underwood and Ben Reuland
8th - Bonnie Lucas and Mike Darvis
9th -  Brian Walter and Susann
12th - Brandon Raineri
14th - Steven Finger
16th -  Tripp Griffin
20th - Willie Kercher and Ashleigh Sanford
22nd - Jessica Darst
23rd -  Robert Mize and Shawn Cheney
24th - Doug Boozer
25th - Jodi England
26th - Eric Simpson
27th - Steven Stanislaw
29th -  Steve Finger
30th - Kurt Alsperger

Anniversaries

1 Year: Steven Stanislaw and James Egly
2 Years: Jacob Farr
9 Years: Kellee Prchal and Michael Jaynes
10 Years: Glen Barta
14 Years: Wayne Price
22 Years: Brandon Ryan
35 Years: Terry Gaston                                                                                  

New Employees

Luke Bond - Electro-Mechanical Tech

Andrea Crowe - Regional Sales Manager

Nicholas Russell - Electro-Mechanical Tech

Brook Payne - Inventory Specialist

                                                               Welcome to Pearson!

Brain Game

The first five people to solve this riddle will receive a $5.00 Starbucks gift card! Email your response to: mjones@pearsonpkg.com

A taxi driver is going the wrong way down a one-way street. He passes four police officers, yet none of them stop him.

Why?

Did You Know?  

In old Roman calendars, one year used to be ten months long, starting in March and ending in December.

Learn Pearson Perks!

Did you know that you can find discounts for NCAA Basketball on the Nectar website?

You can find these discounts by going to your Nectar account and selecting "discounts" from the left menu and then selecting "Sporting Events"

https://app.nectarhr.com/perk/1565035761

Meal Prep March

Video Courtesy of Tasty

Are you working towards a health goal but find that it's hard to know what to eat when you're at work? Tasty provides us with some easy meal prep ideas! Make a recipe from the video and send in a picture to mjones@pearsonpkg.com to be featured in next month's blog!