Winning Spirit Magazine November - December 2018 | Page 2
Table of Contents
Announcements
Diversity and Inclusion Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
A Year of Giving, A Season of Thanks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Dealership Domination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Driving Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Honored Again and Again. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
2018 Service Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Your “Give Us Five” Donations at Work . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Safely Seated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Bumble in the Spotlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Back on the Ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Decades of Dribbling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Employee Anniversaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
United in Doing Good . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Employee Spotlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Snapshot Central . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Brent Asay
Gina Calvert
Ryan Croker
WINNING SPIRIT MAGAZINE is the off icial communication
tool of the Larry H. Miller Group. Its purpose is to
document important events and milestones, as well as
share the successes and achievements of our employees
as they exemplify the mission, vision, values, and guiding
principles of the company.
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ARTICLES
VOL. 10, ISSUE 6
FOUNDERS
Larry H. and Gail Miller
EXECUTIVE EDITOR/CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Jack Sanford
LAYOUT/DESIGN
Sione Ferrer James Kenison
VIDEO
CONTENT CONTRIBUTORS
Karol Elkington
Jamie Harris
Alexis Mendenhall
PHOTOS
Dana Reid
Sara Waldman
Frank Zang
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On the Cover: Derek Bunkall (TCA) posed
with representatives from Salt Lake Donated
Dental Service after delivering a $10,000
donation from LHM Charities.
2 LHM Winning Spirit November/December 2018
September 7, 2018: It was announced that Jazz
Gaming drew the No. 1 overall selection for the
2019 NBA 2K League Draft.
Sept. 23, 2018:
The Utah Jazz
announced that the
team had added
Barnett Frank
as the director of
performance science
to its performance
health care staff .
September 24, 2018: Swire Coca-Cola, USA
will continue to be the exclusive soft drink
provider at Vivint Smart Home Arena, home
of the Utah Jazz. The new five-year deal
between LHM Sports & Entertainment and
Draper-based Swire Coca-Cola will see Coke
products served at all events at the Vivint
Smart Home Arena.
September 28, 2018: An exclusive Utah Jazzbranded
Nike Team Store opened at Vivint
Smart Home Arena.
October 1, 2018: Prestige Financial Services
announced it had completed its 16th rated
term securitization, issuing $407,830,000 in
securities backed by $437,349,686 in automobile
installment receivables.
Oct. 10, 2018: The Utah Jazz announced that
it had exercised its third-year team option on
guard Donovan Mitchell for the 2019–20
season. The team also exercised its third-year
team option on center Tony Bradley for the
2019–20 season.
October 12, 2018: The Salt Lake City Stars
announced it would host three games at Vivint
Smart Home Arena during the 2018–19 season:
the team’s Nov. 6 home opener vs. Texas; Dec. 13
vs. Northern Arizona; and Feb. 8 vs. Santa Cruz.
C H R I S T M A S
C A R O LE
October 12, 2018: Jazz guards Grayson Allen
and Raul Neto hosted an all-girls basketball
clinic at West High School for 60 players from
area high schools. The all-girls clinic aims
to inspire the next generation of girls to play
basketball in a positive and healthy way.
October 16, 2018: Mountain America Credit
Union announced it was extending its 14-year
collaboration on the Pass It Along program
with the Utah Jazz and LHM Sports &
Entertainment.
October 20, 2018: The Salt Lake City Stars
selected veteran NBA center Willie Reed with the
No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 NBA G League Draft.
Oct. 31, 2018: The
Independent Magazine’s
25th annual Best Of issue
named LHM Liberty
Toyota Colorado
Springs to its list of
best dealership service
locations.
Nov. 1, 2018: The National Basketball
Association (NBA) and Nike announced an
expansion of their existing partnership that
will make the league’s off icial oncourt apparel
provider the presenting partner of the NBA
Mexico City Games for the second consecutive
season.
November 1, 2018: The Utah Jazz and jerseypatch
partner Qualtrics announced this season’s
campaign to raise funds for cancer research via
Qualtrics’s 5 For The Fight Foundation.
November 6, 2018: Utah Jazz forward
Georges Niang hosted a turkey giveaway at
Utah Community Action Head Start. Niang, who
helped with the distribution, along with Ricky
Rubio and Naz Mitrou-Long, purchased 200
turkey certificates for families in need.
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