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📌 2026 March Madness Bracket Challenge
💰 PRIZES:
🥇 1st Place: $100 Gift Card
🥈 2nd Place: $50 Gift Card
🥉 3rd Place: $25 Gift Card
🏆 We’re down to the final four teams in the 2026 MB March Madness Bracket Challenge! Here are the top brackets so far:
📌 March Challenge: The Step Challenge
This month we’re encouraging everyone to get moving with our March Step Challenge. Many of our team members spend long hours driving or sitting, so this is a simple and fun way to add a little more movement into your day.
How it works:
• Track your daily steps using any phone app, smartwatch, or fitness tracker
• Turn in your total steps each week
• We’ll keep a running leaderboard so everyone can see who’s in the lead
Whether it’s a walk at lunch, an evening stroll, or just a few extra steps during the workday, every step counts. Let’s see who can climb to the top of the leaderboard this month.
Important Note: The March Step Challenge will continue through this week and the final day for the challenge is this Friday. Can anyone “step up ” and take down our current leader before the deadline? 🤔
(see what we did there? 😏)
📌 Merrell Bros. Whole-Life Leadership Journey
Building Leaders. Bettering Lives.
The Whole Life Leadership Journey is for every Merrell Bros. team member, no matter your role or title. Guided by the teachings of The Way of the Shepherd, it is designed to help you grow as a leader and as a person by focusing on faith, character, stewardship, and life beyond the job. This journey is about becoming the best version of yourself, at work and at home.
Your Weekly Intentional Practice:
“This Easter week, don’t just celebrate that Jesus came – trust why He came!“
🎧 Solid Start Podcast | Weekly Devotional
Overview: This week on Solid Start, Greg and Brian sit down with Michael Gatliff, Automation Engineer at Merrell Bros., for a powerful and personal conversation. Michael shares about his family, his time in the military, and the life-changing moment he gave his life to Christ at the bottom of a sludge tank.
Hosted by: Greg Reed & Brian Hertzog
Special guest: Michael Gatliff
🌐 Listen on your favorite platform:
solidstart.buzzsprout.com
Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and more.
📌 Weekly Photo & Video Contest | Week 17 Winner
🏆 Congrats to Cody Sherrill!
The early bird got the worm and claimed top prize in this week’s Photo/Video Contest challenge. Shoutout to Cody Sherrill, for sharing this pic of one of our trucks while waiting to load out on a dragline job in Richmond, IN! Nice job Cody, that makes three wins for him through 17 weeks, and his 2nd win in the last 3 weeks. Can anyone take him down this week, or will his hot streak continue? 🤔
Keep the submissions coming for your chance to earn MB Awards, and work your way up the leaderboard! Want to participate in this week’s photo contest? It’s really easy! See details on how to submit your pics below.
Leaderboard
Leaderboard Scoring Breakdown (Event Showcase Challenge Winner = 100 Points, Weekly Winner = 25 Points, Honorable Mention = 10 Points)
📌 How to Participate to Start Earning Extra MB Awards Points
The Merrell Bros. company-wide photo and video contest that gives you the opportunity to earn MB Awards points bonuses, have your photos featured online, and compete with coworkers as you rack up wins and climb the leaderboard for even more bonuses!
How It Works
- Submit your photos and videos each week.
- If we use your photo or video on social media, the website, or in any marketing materials, you earn MB Awards points — no limit on how many times you can earn.
- Multiple submissions = more chances to earn.
- Each week, we will announce our “Photo (or Video) of the Week” contest winner on social media and in the weekly update text.
- We may also highlight additional weekly honorable mentions, which will also earn MB Awards points if used in marketing materials (social media posts, website, signage, etc.).
- We’ll track participation and highlight Top Contributors on a running leaderboard, occasionally running competitions and giving you chances to earn even more!
What to Send
Any cool, interesting, fun, etc. pictures or videos from around the company. Here are a few ideas to get you started:
- Job site action shots
- Team moments
- Equipment in use
- Cool project highlights
- Scenic shots featuring Merrell Bros., Inc. or FloridaGreen logos
There’s no wrong submission — just have fun with it.
How to Enter Your Pictures/Videos
- Reply to the weekly company update text message with your pictures/videos.
- Email them to Marketing at [email protected].
📅 Reminders
✅ We are hiring! There are multiple positions open within the company. If you know anyone that would be a good fit, please encourage them to visit our careers page to apply!
✅ Don’t forget to complete your assigned Paycom training modules.
🙏 How Can We Support You in Prayer This Week?
If you have a prayer request, click here to share how we can pray for you.
Until next week… stay kind, stay safe, and keep doing great work!
