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We had a weekend for the record books with the success of the Wheels for Warmth event and the long-awaited return of the Rutland Halloween Parade.

Every year, it takes an incredible amount of work to pull off these two back-to-back events, and none of it would be possible without this team. Everyone here plays a role in some way or another. Whether you helped with organizing the events, building our parade float, donating tires, volunteering your time and efforts to the events, or picking up extra work while your co-workers were taking on tasks associated with these events - it truly takes a village to make it work.

Thank you for showing up and exemplifying what it means to be industry leading in all we do.

We had our most successful Wheels for Warmth event to date! On Thursday, we set a new 1-day collection record with 536 sellable tires, and we raised the most money to date at our tire sale on Saturday!

As you all know, Wheels for Warmth is a completely volunteer-driven event, and requires effort well beyond just the 3-days of collection/sales. Thank you to everyone who showed up and helped out. The community has much to celebrate because of the success of this program, and it wouldn't be possible without all of you.

Photos by Kim Lewis

Bob Osnoe (red jacket, 2nd from right) from Mendon, VT was first in line for Saturday's tire sale at 4:30 am, with 3 others joining him shortly after.

Photo by Isaiah Coltey

Photos by Isaiah Coltey

Check out the video below to see some scenes from the event!

Drone footage by Isaiah Coltey

After 7 years and many trophies later, we finally won best in show (1st place) in the Halloween parade!

Like Wheels for Warmth, our participation in the Rutland Halloween Parade is made possible by those of you who volunteer your time to come up with our concept, spend weeks building the float, and participate in the parade.

We are so excited for this hard-earned 1st place win! Congrats to all!

Nicole Webster proudly displays the 1st place trophy.

Photo by Tara Raymond

Photos by Jen Powers, Kim Britton, Nicole Webster, Tara Raymond and Kim Webster

Check out the video below to see our float make its way through the streets in the parade!

Follow these steps to sign up for benefits:

1.Log into Arcoro at https://infinityhr.com/

2.Choose benefits by following guided enrollment instructions

3.Log out of Arcoro following the enrollment confirmation

HR is concluding our jobsite visits to help you enroll in your 2023 benefits this week. We've had a good response, thank you for taking the time to prioritize your benefits enrollment.

If you were unable to meet with David or Kim and you would like assistance, or if you have any questions, please contact David Edwards or Kim Lewis, and they will help you through the process.

Remember: Enrollment ends at 11:59 PM EST on Friday, November 18, 2022, so be sure to sign up for your benefits before enrollment ends.

Bay crane moving the 175,000 lb transformer across the yard to its new location we built.

Our Good Catch/Near Miss Program has been providing great information that has helped us to identify issues and avoid accidents and injuries throughout 2022. Year to date, we have had 23 less accidents and 3 less injuries than we did in 2021, which is thanks to all of the hazards you are identifying in the field.

Keep up the great work by continuing to identify and discuss hazards throughout your projects, and communicate them with each other. Things change on site from task to task and site to site as you move around. If someone has been on site or has been performing a task for longer than you, don't be afraid to ask what hazards they look out for, and if there is anything you should know. Continue to submit your good catches, and you may be a recipient of the $100 Visa Gift Card that is awarded monthly.

Don't forget about our Leaders in Safety Program as well. Leaders in Safety are able to nominate someone else that they believe fits the criteria of:

Jackson Bouchard, winner of the 10/06/22 Safety Quiz, receives his Dunkin' gift card

To recognize Veteran's Day on November 11th, we would like to honor our team members who have served. Please send us a photo, and we will feature it in next week's newsletter.

After nearly 30 years, we finally converted Bob Stedman to a Ford Man!

Photo by John Casella II

Sleeper driver, Curt Smith, takes great care of his new ride: Unit 7445, 2022 Black Kenworth T880 Sleeper Cab (added to the fleet in April 2022)! Thank you, Curt, and keep up the good work!

Photo by Mackenzie Mahoney

Sleeper Driver, Bobby Lagoy, and his wife closed on their forever home on Friday! Congratulations to you both!

Photo by Mackenzie Mahoney

See You Saturday & Congrats, Jared!

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