Table of Contents Announcements
Message from Gail Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Downtown Gets an Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Jazz/Stars Season Recap. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Who We Are . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
40 Seasons of Jazz Basketball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Making Our Communities Better: Day of Service . . .6
Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Your “Give Us Five” Donations at Work . . . . . . . . . . . .22
The Gift of Opportunity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Society of Excellence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Employee Anniversaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Doctor Doty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Employee Spotlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
First Responders Night. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Snapshot Central . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 March 18, 2019: The NBA announced that Utah
Jazz center Rudy Gobert had been named the
Western Conference Player of the Week.
FOUNDERS
Larry H. and Gail Miller
EXECUTIVE EDITOR/CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Jack Sanford
LAYOUT/DESIGN
James Kenison
CONTENT CONTRIBUTORS
Karol Elkington
Jamie Harris
Alexis Ollerton
Dana Reid
Sara Waldman
Frank Zang
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ARTICLES
VIDEO
PHOTOS
March 21, 2019: Salt Lake City Stars guard
Deonte Burton and guard/forward Tre’Shaun
Fletcher participated in a Jazz Youth and
Special Olympics clinic for 30 students from
Bingham, Hillcrest, and Murray high schools.
April 2, 2019: Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah
announced that the Ultimate Challenge
presented by University of Utah Health would
return for a 10th year on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019.
April 3, 2019: Kyle Korver was one of 12
players nominated for the NBA’s Teammate of
the Year Award.
April 9, 2019: Larry H. Miller Dealerships
announced that LHM Colorado Chrysler Jeep
in Aurora would be undergoing a $4 million
reconstruction and would then open in summer
2019 as the newly rebranded LHM Colorado Jeep.
The new dealership will be the first in the Denver
metro area to off er the Jeep brand exclusively.
VOL. 11, ISSUE 3
Brent Asay
Katrina Lynch
Ryan Croker
March 20, 2019: Ricky Rubio flew Luca, a
young Spanish fan fighting cancer, to a Utah
Jazz game at Madison Square Garden as part
of a yearlong plan to help Luca and his family in
the wake of the boy’s cancer diagnosis.
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On the cover: PFS employees (top) and others
around the Group were not afraid to get their
2 from LHM
Spirit Day May/June
hands Winning
dirty for the annual
of Service. 2019
April 12, 2019:
Raymond Hall, Chief
Human Resources
Off icer for Miller
Management
Corporation was
named to the board
of directors for the
Congressional Award Foundation. The foundation
administers the only charity belonging to the U.S.
Congress.
April 18, 2019: It was announced that 14 of
the world’s best international and domestic
men’s professional cycling teams had accepted
invitations to compete at the 2019 LHM Tour of
Utah. Five countries were represented among
the current lineup—Australia, Colombia, Israel,
Italy, and the United States.
April 19, 2019: The Utah Jazz and Adidas
announced a partnership to make Adidas
the presenting sponsor of a comprehensive
instructional program of Jazz youth camps and
clinics as well as the Junior Jazz Program.
April 24, 2019: Utah Jazz guard Donovan
Mitchell was named a finalist for the 2018–19
Seasonlong NBA Cares Community Assist
Award presented by Kaiser Permanente.
May 3, 2019: Jay Francis,
Executive Vice President of
Corporate Aff airs and Miller
Family Philanthropy
received an honorary
doctorate from Salt Lake
Community College.
May 6, 2019: It was announced that NBA
summer league basketball in Utah will now be
called the Salt Lake City Summer League.
May 13, 2019: The Denver Business Journal
announced that Larry H. Miller Toyota
Boulder had been named a 2019 “Best Place to
Work.” The annual award recognizes companies
whose operations are changing the business
landscape, engaging their teams and providing a
healthy environment for their staff .
Reminder: July 1, 2019, is the deadline for
LHM Dependent Scholarship applications for
the Fall 2019 (2019-2020 academic year). Full
program details and application deadlines can
be found at www.lhm.com/scholarship
Correction: In the March/April issue’s recap
of the 2019 LHM Leadership Conference, , we
neglected to mention that Travis Johnson was
one of those who received a Larry H. and Gail
Miller Values Award. Travis is an individual who
exemplifies the values of integrity, stewardship,
hard work, and service.