2017 Q4 LIFE@reliance Newsletter

WE L L N E S S S TO R I E S

Oregon Feralloy Partners Biggest Loser Contest

socks, and minus coins in our pockets – for a weigh in, all while exhaling and thinking skinny thoughts. It was both a bonding and humbling experience as we stood in front of Andrew Rothery (our official) as he silently and within the strictest confidentiality guidelines collected our weights. Our Blue Team (Donna Houser, Corey Ward, and Lee Williams) lost a collective 6.05% of their combined weights – they looked and reportedly felt (and still feel) wonderful. In fact, all of our teams lost weight; with our lagging team, the Orange team,

still succeeding to slim down 1.38%. To accomplish this, we hid the always-present tub of Red Vines, made an effort to order less “team success pizzas” and worked to encourage each other. Weight loss is not easy and creating an environment that was emotionally safe and fun were keys to making this a great team activity. The experience was embraced by the OFP family because it connected us all to a goal and it allowed us to display our Core Values of Respect and Emotional Safety as we went through the process.

It used to be that if you asked a team member at Oregon Feralloy Partners (OFP), in Portland, if they were in good shape, the response would be something like, “Sure I’m in good shape… Round is a shape – right?” This is not true for the winners of our 2017 OFP Biggest Loser Weight Loss Challenge. With 85% of our total team participating in the 12-week contest, we would weekly slink up to the office – sans shoes,

2017 YMCA Stair Climb for Los Angeles On September 22, 60 employees representing our Los Angeles

He reached the top in 14:31, beating last year's winning time of 15:15 and just short of the Reliance record time of 14:23. A team representing the Reliance Corporate Accounting Department finished with an average time of 16:11– beating last year's winning team by almost five minutes! Next year's competition will be fierce. Who will step up and win?

Correction to "American Metals Stays Moving": Not pictured in the last issue was second place winner, Robert Falcone (right). The article also incorrectly stated that a total of 18 pounds was lost. In fact, Wess Bass (left) lost 26 pounds and Robert Falcone lost 18 pounds.

area Family of Companies participated in the YMCA Stair Climb for Los Angeles. Individuals and teams fo four raced up 75 flights to the top of the US Bank Tower – the tallest building west of the Mississippi. Congratulations to Trevor Kuramata of Crest Steel, this year's fastest individual climber.

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