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BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
Breast Cancer Awareness Month, held in October every year, aims to promote screening and prevention of the disease, which affects one in eight women in the United States every year and 2.3 million women worldwide.
Known best for its pink theme color, the month features a number of campaigns and programs aimed at:
- supporting people diagnosed with breast cancer, including metastatic breast cancer.
- educating people about breast cancer risk factors stressing the importance of regular screening, starting at age 40 or an age that’s appropriate for your personal breast cancer risk.
- fundraising for breast cancer research.
Join members of LUMEN tomorrow Wednesday, October 18th by wearing PINK and posting to social media using #EarlyDetectionSavesLives. Looking for additional information? Check out ideas in this month of activities.
CURRENT-REXEL INTERMEDIATE LIGHTING & CONTROLS TRAINING
Rexel USA is a large Current distributor with a national footprint. Rexel recognizes future growth potential in the Lighting & Controls market segment, and views in-person training as a key element to success.
Predominately from the state of Texas, approximately 15 Rexel lighting-focused sellers attended the training. The Rexel team relaxed with beautiful sunset views after an exciting day of Current Lighting & Controls training!
SEPTEMBER TOP SALES
Excellent wins in September - let’s increase the back half of the year.
Top Wins - GLI
- Key Accounts — Walmart Retrofits $348K
- Canada — MTQ 15 $346K
- Latin America – Nissan $345K
- Latin America – Walmart IMS $301K
- Roadway – T2925 Bradford $190K
Top Wins – HLI
- Key Accounts — Burlington Coat $1.6M
- Northeast Region – Indian River School $570K
- Key Accounts – Walmart Retrofits $349K
- Southeast Region – Visalia Logistics Center $324K
- Southeast Region – Sunbow-Chula Vista $260K
Q3 Rallying Cry Winners
Congratulations to the following team members for achieving outcome driven results in support of our Q3 Rallying Cry efforts. Enjoy your shopping adventure in APPLAUSE!
Individual Winners: Carla Almaral, Kathleen Smith, Michael Estevez, Tyler Zimmerman, Alex Arnote, Joe Tipton
Team 1 Winner: Alison Jiang Linda Fan, Claude Yee, Steven Glaettli, David Dye, Jeffrey Boettcher & Zhigui Zhou
Team 2 Winner: Maria Solis, Jaime Losoya Leal, Jorge Valdez, Renee Sowers.
SEPTEMBER’S TOP APPLAUSE RECOGNITIONS
THE CURRENT WAY – ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING
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Read more about The Current Way
EMPATHY AT WORK & MENTAL HEALTH
Empathy is our basic ability to see humanity in each other and in ourselves. A few weeks ago we introduced two elements of empathy (curiosity & listening.) This week we introduce two more ideas. Treating people with empathy can lift others individually and collectively from fear, anxiety, and sadness to a place of hope and resilience.
Learning how to be empathic may help you improve communication with others and create stronger relationships.
SECURITY AWARENESS – CHAT BOTS AND MFA
Current recently announced a change in its Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) that is used to log into Office apps from mobile devices. This change increases the security of our systems and data. Using an MFA for work and personal apps provides you with an extra layer of protection beyond a standard password. It also alerts you to potential unauthorized access when a login is attempted.
ChatGPT and other AI technology is rapidly becoming part of everyday internet use. You may have recently been adding plug-ins or using ChatGPT or other tech to make your searches easier, however placing data in a chatbot requires attention. There are precautions to ensure you keep data safe. Learn more about both topics in posts in the Information Security Awareness SharePoint site.
CULTURE COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES
We invite you to celebrate the amazing activities and conversations our Culture Committee organized last quarter by watching this quick video focusing on our values of Doing Right, Being Outcome Driven, and Bold in Action. Awesome efforts #CCC2023!
HALLOWEEN CONTEST
USA OPEN ENROLLMENT
2024 Benefits are now open. Join an education session in your local office or a virtual session online. Check the homepage of ADP for dates/times/locations.
USA FLU SHOTS ON SITE OCTOBER 24-25
Check your email for local information for flu shots. You must sign up in advance to secure a shot. Many of our sites are hosting on-site clinics next week.
That’s all for this week! We are thankful for the many contributions. The next currently is scheduled for distribution 10/17/2023. Contact @Moran, Aimee with story ideas and submissions.