Longtime Associate Joins Ambassador Team After Recent Retirement DON ADCOX spent 41 years with Averitt, including the last 20 as a weight & research associate for our Chattanooga team. So when he recently retired, he knew he wanted to stay connected with his work family. STAYING CONNECTED TO AVERITT
do that and still be part of the team, you might say.” Don is also proud to continue to participate in Averitt Cares for Kids, helping us support the good works of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. “I know it’s a good cause for the kids,” he says. “We’re able to help them a lot through the money that we donate. Being part of the Ambassador Team is one way to stay connected to that.” Are you nearing retirement and interested in learning more about the Ambassador Team? Email Dusty Barrow of our Marketing and Communications leadership at DBarrow@Averitt.com to learn how to join. T m Chattanooga weight & research associate DON ADCOX retired earlier this year after 41 years with the Averitt team. He is now a member of our Ambassador Team, contributing to Averitt Cares for Kids and helping current associates with questions they may have about our W&R operations.
“That’s one of the reasons Don joined the Ambassador Team, a special group of retired associates who remain part of our unique culture of giving back. Ambassador teammates are annual contributors to Averitt Cares for Kids and are welcome to participate in Team Up Community Challenge events, People Like You referrals and more. Ambassadors can also choose to serve as Averitt Mentors, retired associates who work on a limited schedule and pass on our culture to younger associates. “I knew the associate who was filling my former position, and I wanted to help make the transition even easier for him,” Don explains. “I knew I could WACO TAKES ON HUNGER HERO CHALLENGE
Associates at our Waco service center Team Up to help hungry Our team in Waco recently wrapped up the 2023 Hunger Hero Challenge, benefiting The Shepherd’s Heart. The Team Up Community Challenge called on associates to make monetary donations, and they answered with enough money to purchase nearly 200 pounds of food! Thanks to the giving spirit of our associates, The Shepherd’s Heart – the largest faith-based food pantry in Central Texas – was able to purchase kid- friendly, nonperishable items for children in the area. “The Shepherd’s Heart is a great organization, and we were happy to participate in the Hunger Hero
Challenge” Service Center Director MIKE ZUNIGA says. “The food drive was aimed at feeding school-aged children who may not have food at home when the school year comes to an end. So many kids rely on school lunches, and we wanted to help make sure no kid goes hungry this summer.” This is the second year
ASSOCIATES FROM OUR WACO TEAM partnered with members of The Shepherd's Heart to purchase more than 200 pounds of food for children in the Central Texas area.
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our Waco team has participated in the Hunger Hero Challenge. Our Waco group also teamed up with The Shepherd’s Heart in December for the “Toys From The Heart” toy drive that helped provide more than 1,000 children with Christmas toys last year. Since the relationship began last year, Averitt has helped The Shepherd’s Heart purchase nearly 1,000 pounds of food! We love seeing the many different ways our associates team up, and we are very proud of our Waco group for making a
SHARE HOW YOU TEAM UP If you have participated in a Team Up Community Challenge, we want to share your accomplishments! Your giving inspires us all to be involved, and every act of community service results in a matching contribution to Averitt Cares for Kids . Please send your Team Up Community Challenge project updates and photos to TeamUp@Averitt.com so we can share your success stories with the team! T m
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