🗓️ This Week at Merrell Bros.

Discover what’s happening around the company.

📰 Company News & Announcements

📌 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.


📌 Help Us Explore a FREE Financial Wellness Tool for MB Team Members

We’re exploring offering a FREE benefit that includes budgeting tools, debt payoff plan, and retirement education. This program is designed to help Merrell Bros. team members make smart, informed financial decisions, including strategies for getting out of debt and learning how to save.

If you have not already done so, please consider taking the short survey (linked above) and let us know if this is something you would be interested in. Your participation is essential in helping us determine the need for this program!


📌 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:

Recognize when things don’t happen on your schedule, trust that God is still working on His.


📌 Weekly Photo & Video Contest | Week 14 Winner

🏆 Congrats to Shannon Kennedy!

Congrats to this week’s Photo/Video Contest winner, Shannon Kennedy, for this photo of our Pasco County Milling & Bagging Facility taken at night after a rainy day in Florida.


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

  1. Reply to the weekly company update text message with your pictures/videos.
  2. Email them to Marketing at [email protected].


🎧 Solid Start Podcast | Weekly Devotional

Overview: This week on Solid Start, Greg and Brian welcome Candice Collins to discuss the challenge and blessing of trusting God’s timing. When life doesn’t move at our pace, faith reminds us that His timing is always right.

Hosted by: Greg Reed & Brian Hertzog

Special guest: Candace Collins

🌐 Listen on your favorite platform:
solidstart.buzzsprout.com

Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and more.


📅 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!