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COMMUNITY WELL-BEING

We’re All Going Through This Together

Company Donations During Pandemic Bring Comfort to Communities Across the Country

As COVID-19 began to spread across the globe in early “Soon after COVID emerged, it became a mandate that
2020, it became clear to Martin Marietta’s employees that we had to wear face masks pretty much everywhere,”
it would take a collective effort by all to protect people Charles Carney said. “But many of us had trouble finding
against the virus. them early on. April sat down and went to work making
masks for anyone in need. In the past year, she’s probably
Deemed an essential business in the pandemic’s earliest given away more than 500 masks to friends, family,
days, and operating nearly continuously during 2020, neighbors and co-workers.”
Martin Marietta’s employees across the Company not only
strove to keep each other safe, they worked tirelessly to While April Carney’s efforts earned her the gratitude of the
ensure the health and well-being of our communities. operation team and West Division leadership, Charles
Carney’s efforts earned him a divisional Wingman of the
In Johnstown, Colorado, Batchman Charles Carney at the Month honor.
Highway 34 Ready Mix Plant took it upon himself to lead
the effort to keep the site’s work surfaces cleaned and In Manistee, Michigan, home to Magnesia Specialties’
disinfected. In addition to his regular duties, Carney also Magnesia Chemicals operation, Process Engineer Kris
maintained a steady supply of cleaning solution for the rest Kacynski and Furnace Superintendent Brett Ballard,
of the crew. He also enlisted the help of his wife, April representing Martin Marietta as part of the local Chamber
Carney, who quickly sewed more than 60 cloth face of Commerce’s Leadership Program, were involved in
coverings for the team, in the early days when supplies organizing the community’s Big Day of Serving.
were scarce and largely reserved for medical practioners.

Brett Ballard (left) and

Kris Kacynski worked

alongside 10 members

of the Manistee

Area Chamber of

Commerce’s Leadership

Program to distribute

6,500 pounds of food

during the Big Day of

Serving.

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