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Kaleidoscopethe the employee newsletter of
100% Employee-Owned for over 17 years March 17, 2017 Celebrating our 136th anniversary!
Supply Managers Meeting & Visit to Syndicate Sales
Questions about your 401k?
Last week Willie Viera (Chicago) and Trip Demaree (Syndicate/Tri-Mar) organized a field trip to visit the Syndicate complex in Kokomo, IN and their new supply showroom in Indianapolis. Our supply managers held their meeting at Syndi-cate Sales, and took an extended tour.
Kennicott/Nordlie was proud to be the first people to see Syndicate’s new supply show-room in Indianap-olis. Everyone is excited to use
what we learned and work with Syndicate to make our departments better.
Today is the Last Day of Spring Cleaning Week!Let's look our best by March 20th,
the first day of Spring!
By now your manager should have mentioned to you our companywide initiative this week, to CLEAN UP for Spring! Old files, cluttered desktops and even your gameplan for growth should all have been "spruced up" for Spring by now - but it's not too late to start! Read last weeks Kaleidoscope, then see your manager for more information on this mandatory (but quick) request. Got questions about Spring Cleaning? Ask Cathy Davidson for details: [email protected]
David Cummings, VP of True Freedom (our 401k provid-er), will be visiting our locations in the coming weeks. Make a point to reserve time to meet with David to dis-cuss your finances, retirement, and all related topics. This is a GREAT resource - take advantage of it! Here is the upcoming schedule (more dates to be announced soon):
ALSIP: March 20 - Monday, All DayCHICAGO: March 21 - Tuesday, All DayELK GROVE: March 22 - Wednesday, AMMILWAUKEE: March 23 - Thursday, AMWAUKEGAN: March 23 - Thursday, NOON-4pm
The Kennicott Brothers Annual Shareholders Meeting will be held Mar. 21 at Maggiano's restaurant in Oak Brook (Illinois) from 4:00 to 8:00 pm. All employees are welcome (and highly encouraged) to attend what promises to be a fun-filled evening! Dinner and drinks are complimentary. Our area locations will be closing early to allow for prompt arrival.
Contact Tenelle Barnes ([email protected]) orMichelle Antonietti ([email protected]) for more info.
When: March 21Dinner at 5:00 pmMeeting Begins at 6:00 pm
Where: Maggiano's restaurant240 Oakbrook Ctr.Oak Brook, IL 60523
ALL ATTENDEES must RSVP to Mariaby 2pm TODAY at [email protected] or 312-492-5627 to reserve your spot!
For travel & lodging info reach outto Mary Chris at 312-492-5617
You're Invited to the25th AnnualShareholders Meeting
All employees are welcome; you don't needto be an ESOP member to attend!
RSVP Deadlineis TODAY by 2 pm!
Join us for dinner before we reveal this year's stock price!
Showtime for Indy & Cleveland Nordlie Cleveland held one of the first shows of the season Wednesday night. They had a terrific turn out with about 150 to watch Hatomi in action. There was also a hands on class with 30 people in attendance.
The stage was set, and the curtains were hung in Indianapolis as they, too, held their design
show on Wednesday. The 110 attendees all gathered to watch the wonderful de-signs made by Loann Burke. Indiana Wed-ding Decorators did an outstanding job in the conversion ofour space.
Michael Baynai- Grand Rapids - March 20Paul Fenter - Dayton - March 20Alejandra Tapia - Chicago - March 20Douglas Donahue - Detroit - March 25Jack Long - Waukegan - March 25
Mark Your CalendarsUpcoming Events
Mar.17-19 Nordlie Spring Training Nordlie Detroit
March 21 Annual Shareholder's Meeting / ESOP Dinner
Maggiano's / Oak Brook IL
March 29 Spring Design Show Kennicott South Bend
March 30 Spring Design Show Kennicott Twin Cities
April 5 Wedding Design Gala Nordlie Dayton
May 22-24 Floriology Institute Kennicott Alsip
May 25 Summer Design Show Kennicott Alsip
We're hiring for the following positions:
Fresh Sales Trainee (Alsip) Fresh Salesperson (Atlanta)Fresh Sales Trainee (Chicago) Supply Salesperson (Chicago)Fresh Salesperson (Elk Grove)Fresh Flower Sales (Twin Cities)Supply Dept Customer Service (Twin Cities)
Please feel free to send your resume to Tenelle Barnes (Human Resources) via email at [email protected] or by fax to 312-492-8202 or by mail to:
Kennicott Brothers Company 1638 West Hubbard St. Chicago, IL 60622 Attn: Human Resources
Job Postings
Arnold's Movie ReviewSkull Island
A group of scientists with military escort go to survey the mysterious Scull Island. There they meet their worst night-mare. This is a retelling of the Kong story from a relatively modern perspective and you should see the clip after the credits to see where they may go next.
I give it three and a quarter roses.~ Arnold (Kennicott Chicago)
Natalie Garcia Chicago Supply
Natalie has spent most of her life right here in Chicago. In her free time she her passion is fitness and her long term goal is to become a physical therapist or sports clinical psychol-ogist. She is also currently a personal trainer. During her free time she enjoys going to the movies, traveling and exploring local attrac-tions and restaurants.