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SSC SERVICE SOLUTIONS Newsletter JULY 2018

Before and After Standouts Take a moment to remember to support your own success. The team at University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, Marcus Todd, Matt Rich, and Shannon Jenkins, included these photos in their weekly report to the clients.

THE IMPACT THEY MADE WAS CLEAR.

Haiti: Giving Back Safety Standouts Grounds Tips for Your Home Rewarding Partnerships Five Jewel Award Showcase Your Talents Recruiting Spotlight Appreciation from the DOD Leadership E-Learning New GA Hands-Free Law Performance Appraisals

In This Issue

To help with the deforestation and hunger problem in Haiti, Nativita St. Louis (Natty), STAT Team Manager and the members of Centre Haitien D’Action Humanitaire (CEHAH), walked the walk and talked the talk. On May 24, 2018, Natty along with a group of volunteers and CEHAH members sprang into action and launched their Plante Lakay Manje Lakay Project (Plant Local Eat Local Project). The group traveled to Haiti with the goal of planting trees on donated land in Cabaret, Haiti. They were successfully planet 500 trees consisting of avocados, mangos, limes, cherries, coconuts a well as watermelons vines. The work didn’t stop there. On May 26, 2018, CEHAH’s members held a fundraising event at the Marriott in Turgeau, Haiti, to start raising funds Getting Involved and Giving Back

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for an irrigation system to ensure the success of the Plante Lakay Manje Lakay project. CEHAH is a 501c3 Not-for-Profit organization registered in the United States, Canada and Haiti. CEHAH works at the intersection of agriculture, education and healthcare. One of CEHAH’s vision is a Haiti that is developed and is able to feed its hungry. Natty first joined CEHAH after she lost her mother in the 2010 earthquake that took over 250,000 lives. The need to help the people in Haiti quickly drew her to CEHAH because of their wonderful work and ethics. Since joining the organization, Natty has participated in many health fairs and back to school activities in Haiti; however, she is the most proud of the Plante

Share your stories, and let us know how you get involved in your communities on campus, locally, and abroad!

Lakay Manje Lakay Project. This experience has been the most rewarding to her because of its future impact to help feed the less fortunate. CEHAH is actively looking for assistance in obtaining the irrigation system to support completing this project in a timely fashion in order to help the people in desperate need who are still trying to recover from multiple devastating natural disasters.

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Safety Moment

Summer cleanup is well under way and with that floor work is upon us. Please take some time and remind your folks to work safely while getting the schools ready for fall. In the United States, 849 people died of work injuries caused by slips, trips, and falls in 2016, according to the latest statistics from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. According to the National Safety Council (NSC), approximately 25,000 slip, trip, and fall injuries occur daily in the Unites States. These injuries are the top cause of preventable deaths among people aged 65 to 85 and over, the NSC reports.

Each day ensure:

Your employees are properly trained on the tasks they are completing. They know chemicals they are working with through the SDS. Ensure they have the PPE needed to complete their tasks and they use it. Slip resistant shoes or overshoes whenever doing floor work. Gloves. Eye protection Safety glasses or goggles depending on the task.

For more information on floor care and other safety documents: click this link

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Stop Think Act

In early May, the 300 person Maintenance team at Texas A&M University exceeded 60 days of injury free work, and to celebrate this achievement, Ronald Kleppel and several volunteers served a pizza lunch for all the Maintenance associates. Ronald commented, “Thank you Maintenance staff for working safe and maintaining a safe work environment. Safety is our #1 priority every day. Remember

to STOP and THINK before you ACT. If the small voice in your mind tells you that what you are doing is questionable, don’t do it without evaluating it. Ask yourself, is there a safer way to do what needs to be done?” As of July 5th, Maintenance is at 120 Days accident free and made plans for a Fajita lunch to celebrate this new milestone. Let the streak continue!

We want to hear from you. How do you promote a culture of safety at your account?

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Grounds Tips for your Home: 1 Annuals should be pinched of faded flowers or, if necessary, you can even prune 20%. Hit with a liquid fertilizer and get stronger more vibrant blooms in two weeks. 2 Roses, keep a watchful eye on black spots and treat with a recommended fungicide, follow the label but early morning is the best time to apply. If you prune, disinfect your shears with each cut (10% bleach, 90% water) dip into water hold for a couple of seconds. 3 Dead of summer, it is OK to raise height on mower. Warm season grasses, ¼” cool season grasses ½” – this helps in reducing evaporation from soil, shades soil (cooling), and reduces stress on grass plant. It is extremely imperative that the blade on your mower is sharp this time of year for a number of reasons, a smaller cut on the plant is the biggest one.

It’s a artnership

When you support your customer and they support you in turn then you know you have truly built a partnership. Recently, the President of Texas A&M University at Texarkana invited the staff of SSC into her boardroom for an unexpected luncheon. SSC was commended for their work, dedication and how much progress had been made over the last 6 weeks in the midst of graduation and student move- out. They even paid specific

compliments to how efficient crews haven been for event coverage, cleanliness of campus grounds during Graduation, and the smoothness of removing and collection of trash when students moved out of the dorms. The SSC staff was especially delighted by the TV monitor set up with a group of “super heros” rushing towards you with “SSC” lettered on their costumes. Taking the time for that one little extra step goes a long way.

Happy Gardening! George Bernardon Regional VP of Grounds

Thank you Texas A&M University at Texarkana! We are proud to be part of your team.

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Spotlight Do you know someone looking to grow their career? Do you want to grow your spending money? The solution to both is to help SSC and Compass Group fill open positions!

LOCATION

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Unit Director (PM) Construction PM

Longview TX Galveston TX

Construction Project Manager

PRAIRIE VIEW TX

Assistant Unit Director

Bastrop TX Bastrop TX Bastrop TX Bastrop TX Laredo TX Laredo TX Laredo TX

Facility Director

Facility Coordinator Leads Grounds Facility Manager Central Plant Manager

Grounds Manager Construction PM

Corpus Christi TX

Custodial Manager - PM shift

Jackson MS Danville CA

FS Admin Assistant

Refer and earn an extra $750+ Construction PM College Station TX Manager, Landscape Construction

College Station TX

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Check out this fancy little number SSC received. Thank you all for your hard work, professionalism and dedication in the midst of a natural disaster and in the months of recovery efforts that followed.

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NEW!

Inclusive Leadership e-Learning Coming Summer 2018! This training is a content rich and interactive training that is made up of four short modules and intended to increase awareness around the value of inclusive leadership. Through highly engaging activities this training connects your understanding of inclusion to exceptional leadership, associated behaviors and tools to apply what you’ve learned. Be on the look out!

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Opportunity Mid-Year Check-in Its time for a quick check-in on your Performance Appraisals Do your salaried associates know their KPIs? Are they loaded into their MyOpportunity Goal Plans? Have you reviewed your own KPIs to make sure you are inline with your goals?

Where are you on your Personal Development Plan action plan?

Take action and drive your own success.

Did you know that your People Profile, formerly known as your Talent Profile, is a tool meant to highlight your accomplishments and differentiate you from your peers? Check out the n w People Profil look!

Would you like to contribute to next month’s newsletter? Please contact us with your idea! SSC Service Solutions PO Box 52370 Knoxville, TN 37950 865-546-8880 Contact@sscserv.com www.sscserv.com

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