Crest Ink - Volume 27 - Number 03

Penny Ellis

by Amy Wilcox Penny Ellis has worked at Crest Foods for 30 years and is currently at the West Facility working in production. Most days you can find her on line 83 packing stuffing, a lot different job from where she was 15 years ago. Back then she was in sanitation, hauling air hoses up ladders, cleaning hayssens and manning change overs. Much like we do today, but without all the ‘red tape’ involved. I have to think she likes it out here a little better. Not a day goes by, when you can’t walk by Penny’s line and you’ll see the warmest of smiles on her face, and be greeted with a cheerful good morning. She always asks how your day is going, how your weekend was, or how you or your family is doing, or in my case, what they were up to the night before. Penny was blessed with four sons, Steven, Mark, Chucky and Tommy to give her three beautiful granddaughters, Tessa, Jayla, or Paisley. Even if she’s having a bad day, she’ll have a funny story about one of them. If you haven’t heard by now, Penny has been receiving treatment for Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, another rare form of cancer. She has been doing very well, and finished her last chemo treatment on May 29. She goes for a PET scan on June 15 so we are all praying for good results. Penny sent a letter to Crest back in April thanking everyone for everything her Crest family has done for her. Between the bake sale, sponsored by Sherry Joos, the T-shirt orders, and a 50/50 raffle coordinated by employees of Crest, the employees were able to help raise over $3500 to help Penny with medical expenses, gas to get to treatments and any other expenses along the way.

A Penny for your thoughts. A Penny saved is a penny earned. Don’t be Penny wise and pound foolish. Idiom’s about pennies can go on and on and on. But the one we here at Crest Foods like the best is “Priceless Penny”. As a show of support, Penny Ellis’ co-work- ers designed a t-shirt for employees to purchase and wear to work. Shown above is just a small group of those who proudly wear their t-shirts in their support of their co-worker. Penny will soon celebrate her 31st year here at Crest Foods. We wish her a return to good health and many more years at Crest Foods. Shown above are some of Penny’s co-workers at the West Facility: Carmen Reuter, Amy Wilcox, Jen Brooks, Tania Guzman, Rosa Hernandez, Natasha Armstrong, Peter Krull, Tina Withers, Jamie Lampley, Dino Chavez, Stephanie Jeter, Lori Wolfe, Alfonzo Alvarado, Tammy Liston, Penny Ellis, Dan Yates, Chad Reed, Kena Rivera, Lisa Wilkinson, Ann Prestegaard, Juana Knopp, Hannah Weiler, Briana Stomberg, & Ed Libberton

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