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FITNESS CHALLENGES FOSTER HEALTHY right away. She was impressed, so she played another, PLANNING FOR A
and another, and another, until it turned into a game of
HABITS, STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS ‘name that song.’ We walked for two hours that night SUCCESSFUL FUTURE
and put in about five miles.
EMPLOYEES RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE “You know, we all try to take fancy trips to go see all Martin Marietta’s commitment to our employees
extends to their families.This belief is at the heart
these great things, but it’s those simple little times that we
remember most. That night was healthy and cost us nothing, of our scholarship program.
but more than anything else, it was a night of laughter and We are excited to see how this year’s bright
love. It was just the best type of bonding time a father can students grow through their college careers.
Many Martin Marietta employees are industrial athletes. The goals were similar in North Texas and Oklahoma, where have with his daughter.”
They tread carefully up the catwalks, lift and safely swing 92 employees engaged in a health initiative they called ANNA ALLEN
heavy tools, and bend and stretch repeatedly to get the Move, Fuel and Balance.
work done. The employees who put in their hours at Sean Foley, the district’s vice president-general manager, “You know, we all try to take fancy trips to • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Davie County Early College High School (NC)
the office, though, seek other ways to keep fit. They’re said the competition included a host of activities, including go see all these great things, but it’s those • Daughter of Piedmont District Electrician
encouraged to do so by leadership across the company. simple little times that we remember most.”
a 5K run and a number of healthy eating challenges. In Jerry Allen and Ayako Allen
“I was on my feet all day in my last job, but now I spend addition to diet and exercise, organizers also incorporated
most of my time sitting or standing at a desk,” said Ready a total wellness element by encouraging participants to MARK GRUBBS
Mix Sales Audit Lead Tamara Hohn. “I found the weight complete their annual physicals and dental examinations. • University of Texas at Austin
just kept piling on. One day, we realized that many of us In North Carolina, 64 employees in the Corporate and • Marble Falls High School (TX)
were saying the same thing, so we decided to put together NC East District offices found yet another benefit while MARTIN MARIETTA HEALTH • Son of South Metro Ready Mix District
a competition.” engaging in a 32-team step challenge. CHALLENGES BY THE NUMBERS Delivery Professional James Grubbs and
Teresita Grubbs
With the support of divisional leaders, Hohn and others District Production Manager Arlen Carpenter said he felt
on the Denver-based team set up a weight loss challenge obligated to do his share while partnered with District/ NIKITA KOMLEV
for a committed group of 20 employees.
Regional Finance Manager Chrissie Twisdale and, as a • Colorado School of Mines
“We based it on percentages,” she said. “The goal was result, often walked his neighborhood late into the night to • Thornton High School (CO)
• Daughter of Metro Denver Mechanic
to lose weight, but really, we just wanted to make better increase his daily step totals. Unexpectedly, one of these late DENVER Lev Komlev and Yelena Komleva
decisions while balancing diet, exercise, work and family.” night strolls turned into an experience Carpenter said he will
never forget. The top seven weight loss MEGHAN LUCERO
“It was just after 9 p.m. and I was about to head out when competitors dropped a • The University of Arizona
“The goal was to lose weight, but 120 lbs • Berthoud High School (CO)
really, we just wanted to make better my 16-year-old daughter said she’d join me,” he said. “She combined 120 pounds. • Daughter of Ready Mix Sales Representative
decisions while balancing diet, exercise, had a playlist on her phone – mostly classic rock from the lost Bernard Lucero and Erin Lucero
work and family.” 80s and 90s – and when the first song came on, I named it
MANUEL MORALES
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Arlen Carpenter and Chrissie Twisdale • Samuel Clemens High School (TX)
partnered during a five-week step • Son of South Metro Ready Mix District
challenge in spring 2018. NORTH TEXAS/ Maintenance Helper Manuel Morales and
OKLAHOMA Angelica Morales

The competition’s EMILY SCHUPBACH
550 lbs 92 participants together • University of Colorado Denver
• Mapleton Early College (CO)
dropped a total of 550 pounds.
lost • Daughter of Metro Ready Mix District
Delivery Professional Joseph Schupbach
and Stephanie Schupbach

LUCAS SEIJO
• North Carolina State University
NORTH CAROLINA • West Craven High School (NC)
• Son of Clarks Quarry Haul Truck Driver
Walter Seijo and Arnie Smalldridge
During the five-week challenge
in Raleigh, 32 teams took nearly
25.5 million steps (enough to JACOB WOOD
walk across the continental • Georgia College & State University
25.5 M U.S. almost five times). Nine • Lambert High School (GA)
• Son of Southeast Division Executive
steps taken teams were recognized for each Administrative Assistant Dawn Wood
taking more than one million
and Scott Wood
steps.

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