"April showers bring forth May flowers."
-Proverb
Special Dates in April
1st - April Fool's Day
7th - World Health Day
19th - Wear Pajamas to Work Day
26th - National Pretzel Day
March Festivities
Saint Patrick's Day
Gonzo and LuWanna were two of six employees that found the hidden pots of gold around the office and shop!
10,000 Steps Challenge
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March Madness
Jaime Santana and Matt Matthews both guessed only 1 point off of the final score for the GU v. UCLA March Madness game!
Their guess: 79-75 Final Score: 79-76
Employee Spotlight
Employee: Todd Rupp
Position: Shipping Facilities Tech
My name is Todd Rupp, I’ve been at Pearson for 3 years and worked here back in 2006 for a year. In 2007 I took a position in the corporate world as a Branch Operations Leader for a mobile office company and spent 11 years there before returning to Pearson. I’m a US Army veteran (Infantry) I jumped out of perfectly good aircraft, repelled out of numerous helicopters and attended US Army Ranger School class of 13-85. While in the Military I met my wife who was also in the Army, we were stationed in Hawaii got married in 1986 and are still married today with two awesome sons and three awesome grand kids. As a family we spend most of our time golfing you’ll find us most days at Deer Park golf course during the season.
Robotic Tray Loading and Unloading for Prepared Food Pouches
In this tray application, three robots with custom tooling load and unload pouches of food for and after processing, and also carry out tray handling functions.
Employee Pets
Brook Payne
Ft. Scratchy
Stephanie Loft
Ft. Pancake
Benefits Fair
We are hosting our Benefits Fair on Wednesday, April 12th, 2023. This will give everyone an opportunity to meet directly with representatives from our benefit providers as well as some other vendors we invited in the spirit of a healthy employee population.
The event will be held in the shop from 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Below, I've listed the vendors that we currently have scheduled to come.- MUV Fitness
- Cyclebar
- UMR
- Delta Dental
- Willamette Dental
- Gallagher
- Costco
Birthdays
1st - Joshua Newberg
3rd - Terry Gaston
4th - Thaddeus Hicks
5th - Rachel Graham
6th - Travis Viehouser
10th - Daniel Sopkowiak & Brent Schrader
11th - Tyler Sandeen
12th - David Reardon
13th - Shane Steffen
15th - Ben Williams
20th - Todd Hansen
21st - Javier Pintor
22nd - Brendon Olson
23rd - Brendan Weatherly
25th - Karen Lynch & Travis Hunter
27th - Alisha Teslow
28th - Anders Burgess
29th - Alan Niezgocki & William Perry
Anniversaries
1 Year: David Reardon, Jessica Darst, Janet Underwood, John Hillard, Nicholas Lee, and Gregory Parise
2 Years: Gabriel Bernal, Kenneth O'Connell, and Todd Answine
8 Years: Joshua James
10 Years: Mike Limewood
14 Years: Silvia Horton
25 Years: Steve Cromer
37 Years: Daniel Sopkowiak
10 Years: Mike Limewood
47 Years: George Petticrew Jr.
New Employees
Chad Moore - Chief Operating Officer
Troy Hansen - Field Service Technician
Kenneth Spicer - Parts Sales Representative
Kevin Dudziak - Regional Sales Manager
Leana Corral - Inventory Specialist
Lacy Holechek - Inventory Specialist
David White - Sales Development Representative
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
If April Showers bring May Flowers, what do May Flowers bring?
One Pot Dinners
Video Courtesy of Tasty
Try out these one pan dinner recipes at home! Send a picture to mjones@pearsonpkg.com if you make one to be featured in next month's blog!
