Winning Spirit Magazine July-August 2017 | Page 10

Larry H. Miller Group Charitable Donations In addition to the “Give Us 5” donations, the company helped support the following organizations in May and June: Autism Society of America Alzheimer’s Association, Utah Chapter Haloti Ngata Family Foundation Edith Bowen Elementary YWCA of Boulder Colorado The First Tee of Utah National Ability Center The Road Home Salt Lake Community Action Program Shriners Hospital for Children Thanksgiving Point Institute Utah Youth Village Valley Behavioral Health Blessings Under The Bridge ISAAC Foundation Embrace Washington Free Rein Therapeutic Riding Utah Sports Commission Each morning Saxton Horne employees arrived to discover gifts on their desks. Chapman University Women’s Basketball Corona Norco Settlement House Santa Anna College UTAH Saxton Horne Starts Summer with Thanks University of La Verne Andre House Ryan House The Sandy Club SLCC Foundation Albuquerque Public Schools Community Clothing Bank Making the Best Place in Town to Work Alliance for a Better Utah Education S axton Horne employees kicked off the summer with Thank You Week 2017— the first annual employee appreciation initiative to give and receive thanks for all their hard work. Organized by Spencer Beckstead, vice president of Saxton Horne, the week was designed to give recognition to all employees by emphasizing the importance of taking a moment to say, “thank you.” “I wanted to create something for the employees that would demonstrate in a small way that we are the best place in town to work,” said Beckstead. “All too often we don’t say, ‘thank you.’ Taking a few days to focus on the employees hopefully will remind everyone to say, ‘thank you,’ more often.” Throughout the w