Winning Spirit Magazine May - June AZ CA 2018 | Page 3
Announcements
March 2, 2018: Valley View Elementary in Utah
performs an original musical honoring Utah Jazz
owners. “Our Home Court” is based on the true
story of Larry H. and Gail Miller.
March 28, 2018: The Utah Jazz hosted 5 For
The Fight Night during the Jazz vs. Boston Celtics
game to raise funds for cancer research.
March 29, 2018: Former Utah Jazz center Mark
Eaton announced publication of his new book
“The Four Commitments of a Winning Team.”
March 30, 2018: Autism Awareness Night was
hosted by the Utah Jazz and Vivint Gives Back,
Vivint Smart Home’s charitable foundation, during
the Jazz vs. Memphis Grizzlies game.
March 30, 2018: The Los Angeles Kings of the
National Hockey League and Vivint Smart
Home Arena announced a preseason game on
Sept. 24 against the Vancouver Canucks in the
Salt Lake Shootout.
April 4, 2018: The Utah Jazz and Ashley
Furniture HomeStore teamed up for the second
year to donate 40 beds to underprivileged youth.
April 5, 2018: The Utah Jazz and ZYIA Active,
the new official apparel sponsor of the Utah Jazz
Dancers, hosted a Yoga on the Court event at
Vivint Smart Home Arena on Monday, April 9.
April 6, 2018: The Larry H. Miller Group
of Companies was selected as one of the
private boards of the year by Private Company
Director Magazine. The award will be presented
May 16–18, 2018, at the Westin City Center in
Washington, DC.
April 9, 2018: Street &
Smith’s SportsBusiness
Journal/Daily announced
the selection of Steve
Starks, president of the
Utah Jazz and Larry
H. Miller Sports &
Entertainment, as one
of its national Forty Under
40 honorees for the Class
of 2018.
April 10, 2018: The Utah Best of State Awards
named Larry H. Miller Dealerships as the
winner in the Merchandising & Consumer
Services category for 2018. The annual awards
recognize outstanding individuals, organizations
and businesses in Utah.
April 12, 2018: The NBA announced that Utah
Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell had been named
the Kia NBA Western Conference Rookie of the
Month for games played during March and April.
The NBA also announced that Utah Jazz Head
Coach Quin Snyder was named the Western
Conference Coach of the Month for games played
in March/April.
April 13, 2018: The Utah Jazz and six of its
corporate partners teamed up this season to
assist the local community. More than $500,000
was provided to a variety of schools and
nonprofit organizations along the Wasatch Front
through charitable donations of cash or services.
Corporate partners included CenturyLink, Cyprus
Credit Union, Mountain America Credit Union,
Safelite Auto Glass, Western Governors University,
and local Ford dealerships.
April 19, 2018: LHM Tour of Utah and event
partner University of Utah Health once again
collaborated on “Sprint to the Finish,” an
activity book that promotes healthy lifestyles
for elementary-aged
children. More than
50,000 free copies
were distributed in April
to schools and youth
organizations across
Utah in communities
that will host a stage of
the professional cycling
event this summer.
2018 Activity Book
April 26, 2018: LHM American Toyota in
Albuquerque is named Best Dealership in the
annual Best of Burque 2018 issue.
April 26, 2018: LHM Toyota Boulder named
Best Auto Dealer—New in Boulder Weekly’s Best
of Boulder.
April 27, 2018: The Utah Jazz announced a new
corporate partnership with Spacestation Gaming,
a Utah-based esport organization, as the official
esports partner of the Utah Jazz.
April 30, 2018: LHM Chrysler Jeep Dodge
Ram Boise was named to Wards Auto e-Dealer
100 list, which recognized the top dealerships in
the country based on Internet sales.
May 3, 2018: Gail Miller addressed a National
Day of Prayer breakfast hosted by the St. George
Interfaith Council and Dixie State University in St.
George, UT.
Table of Contents
Announcements ................................. 1
A New Store With an Incredible Legacy. .......... 2
The Wonderful World of Education ............... 3
The Best Place to Do Business ................... 4
Bringing Down the Noise ........................ 5
Doing Good in Our Communities ................. 6
LHM Charities Recap. ............................ 10
Employee Anniversaries ......................... 11
The Society of Excellence ........................ 12
A Season of Change ............................. 14
Employee Spotlights ............................. 15
From the Archives ............................... 16
Snapshot Central ................................ 16
Brent Asay
Gina Calvert
Ryan Croker
VOL. 10, ISSUE 3
FOUNDERS
Larry H. and Gail Miller
EXECUTIVE EDITOR/CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Jack Sanford
LAYOUT/DESIGN
James Kenison
CONTENT CONTRIBUTORS
Karol Elkington
Jamie Harris
Bryan McDonnell
Dana Reid
Sara Waldman
Frank Zang
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