Rack ‘n Roll Makes Strides Against Breast Cancer

Posted on October 31, 2009 by Colette

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Pictured here are the SPACE team members, family, and friends who participated in this year’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk in Saginaw.

Organized by our own Linda Anthony, the Rack ‘n Roll team showed up in force on a cold Saturday morning to walk in the event. Pink accessories were everywhere! There were 26 walkers/riders and the team raised $345.

Over 4000 walkers participated in the event held at Krossroads Park near Fashion Square Mall in Saginaw. So far the event raised $150,000!

Congratulations to Rack ‘n Roll for making a difference!

“Rack ‘n Roll” Walks for a Cure

Posted on October 10, 2009 by Colette

Saturday, October 17th, is when the SPACE team, Rack ‘n Roll, will participate in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk in Saginaw.

Headed by Linda Anthony, Rack ‘n Roll has been gathering pledges, recruiting walkers, and promoting the event. This is the second year SPACE has participated in the event, but it’s the first year we have a team name. Last year we were a loosely-knit group of coworkers and family members. This year we have a team name and are making a concerted effort to raise more money for the fight against breast cancer.

This inspiring event honors breast cancer survivors, remembers those we’ve lost to the disease, raises awareness, and helps saves lives through pledges. The event, which starts at 8 am, will be held at Krossroads Park, 5650 Bay Road in Saginaw. You can park in the WalMart parking lot if you get there early enough. Otherwise there are other parking lots nearby.

If you aren’t walking, please make a pledge to those who are. The entire SPACE team can make a difference one way or the other. Don’t forget to take pictures for future blogs! Let’s walk!

SPACE Team Gets Down and Dirty for Day of Caring

Posted on September 26, 2009 by Colette

Cleaning up the roadsides surrounding the Chippewa Nature Center has become a regular community service event for SPACE employees. We supply ditch-cleaning crews for the Spring Season of Caring and Fall Day of Caring programs of the United Way Volunteer Center. This year we were able to time it so that the roads leading to the Nature Center would be litter-free for the Fall Harvest Festival this weekend.

SPACE Road Crew

The group shown here in the snappy vests went to work with poker sticks and extended grabbers to remove litter from the ditches and roadside surrounding Nature Center property.

Thank you to the Leffel family (Julia, Sean and Elizabeth), Theresa, Mike, John, and Jeff for spending a couple of hours on a glorious September evening keeping our section of America beautiful.

Thank you, too, to the Nature Center’s volunteer coordinator, Cathy Devendorf and her husband, Craig, for feeding the crew pizza, salad, and cookies after we’d completed our work.

As the days get shorter, opportunities for outdoor team events dwindle. We look forward to next Spring when we’ll be “in the trenches” again.

SAFETY INTERVENTION

Posted on September 15, 2009 by John

I want to talk about safety again today. One thing that is easy to overlook when it comes to safety at the workplace, at home, on vacation, or where ever you find your self is safety intervention.

When I read this below it seemed so clear to me the need for intervention in all areas of our lives.

“I’ve always done it this way and have never been hurt”.

Consider this accident that resulted in two deaths: A group of 20 snowmobilers had just completed a rescue of 3 stranded riders. While returning from the rescue a group of 8 raced ahead. They stopped to wait for the rest of the rescue party. These were very experienced riders; qualified to perform mountain rescue. While waiting for the rest of their group, two riders decided to “joy ride” up a steep slope despite numerous warnings regarding the conditions – perfect for avalanche, not perfect for riding up hill on “fresh snow”. They did it regardless because EVERY time before this one the response was fantastic – the thrill of riding up a steep slope until gravity forced you to turn back had always produced a thrill; a positive experience. Their drive for that thrill overshadowed reason. What about the remaining six? Were they puzzled and wondering “What are those guys thinking?”. Yet, no one intervened.

We have employees that are willing to take risks at work because previous experience had been positive: finished early, less effort, good feedback, results achieved. The next time they are presented with the opportunity to take that risk there is a chance that the “drive for that thrill” will overshadow reason. Intervene. As long as we prepare for these changes and discuss some control options we can stay ahead of the hazards.

Please take a minute to think about this.

SPACE Gets Ready for Fall Day of Caring

Posted on September 12, 2009 by Colette

It’s that time of year again: the leaves are starting to turn, nights are cool and crisp, and Day of Caring is right around the corner. In fact, SPACE Inc. employees will be participating in Fall Day of Caring this Wednesday to help the Chippewa Nature Center keep its property clean.

Each Spring and Fall, SPACE team members don day-glo vests (a real fashion statement) and walk the roadways surrounding Chippewa Nature Center property picking up trash. We’re pulling out our gloves and locating our pick-up sticks and extended grab tools. Some of the ditches are quite deep and teamwork is needed to haul in garbage found in those areas.

Our clean-up crew is made up of SPACE families. To the kids it’s like a treasure hunt; whoever can find the most unique and most disgusting items wins! Boys especially like this aspect.

Tune in to next week’s blog for pictures and snippets about our Day of Caring adventure at the Chippewa Nature Center.

What is Company Culture?

Posted on September 11, 2009 by Rachelle

If you ask four different people what company culture is, likely, you will get four different responses. Our culture includes our values, personality and practices of SPACE Inc. The culture determines how our teams interact, problem solve, provide client satisfaction and solve problems.

A company with a strong culture may find they have mutual trust and cooperation, open communication, efficient decision making processes and fewer internal disagreements. Creating and maintaining a vibrant culture is what SPACE Inc. strives to do year in and year out. Building relationships and encouraging teamwork help to enhance and grow company culture. Communicating and empowering team members solidify a strong culture.

SPACE Inc. values its team members viewpoints and styles and this makes our growing company attractive to potential employees and is why our current employees stay!

“Graceland” at Saginaw Relay for Life

Posted on August 29, 2009 by Colette

SPACE team member, Brian Allen, and his family paid tribute to a favorite cousin by forming a Relay for Life team and participating in the Saginaw Relay for Life. In 2007 Brian’s cousin lost his fight with cancer. In 2008 Brian formed a 10-person team to walk in the 24-hour event. This year, Brian recruited 19 team members.

Brian’s cousin loved Elvis Presley, so it was only fitting that the team name be Graceland. The Graceland team prided itself on having at least one team member on the track at all times. Last year two of Brian’s daughters, Addison and Mikayla, got their hair cut to donate to Locks of Love. This year both girls were very disappointed because their hair hadn’t grown long enough to contribute again at the event.

It was very hot at the Relay this year, so one of the Graceland team members made 100 water balloons. The adults asked all the kids to line up for a picture and then, according to Brian, “launched a devastating attack.” It didn’t take the kids long to locate the ammo supply and retaliate. Everyone got a good cooling off!

Thanks to the hard work of the entire Graceland team, they posted the 4th largest amount raised at the event. Expanding SPACE’s core value of community service to include his extended family, Brian not only honored his cousin while raising money to fight cancer, but also taught his children that giving back can be fun and rewarding. Brian says, “It has become a family tradition to participate.”

SPACE Inc Core Values Carried on by Next Generation

Posted on August 15, 2009 by Colette

Lexi & Caleigh trimming foliage at CNC

It’s a hot, sunny, summer Sunday. While most 11-year-old girls may be recovering from sleepovers, chillin’ with Wii, or talking to friends on cell phones, these two volunteers are hard at work trimming trails at Chippewa Nature Center.

Caleigh, and her friend, Lexi, spent 3-1/2 hours helping Grandma Colette trim and clear 3 different trails at the Chippewa Nature Center. It was hot, tiring work, but they stuck with it until the trimmers ran out of juice. They trimmed the lower portion while I followed with the larger hedger and got the higher branches. Then they helped sweep up the trimmings on the main Chippewa Trail.

In addition to trail maintenance, they walked along the roadside on the way to River Point Trail, picking up trash along the way. Grandma drove the ATV while they competed against each other to see who could gather the most garbage. In the end, they lost count anyway because they were too busy chatting……mostly about how disgusting it is that people throw litter out of their cars. It provided a wonderful opportunity to educate the girls on humans’ responsibility for maintaining our natural world.

Happy Hedgers!

On the trails they caught a couple of tiny toads and let them go, picked a few blackberries, and watched fish at the Wetlands. Both girls were glad we didn’t see any snakes!

As we headed back to the garage, Caleigh and Lexi agreed that while their arms were tired from trimming, they had a lot of fun. Caleigh’s a regular volunteer with me most Sundays, but having Lexi along this time sped up the process and kept them both engaged.

SPACE, Inc’s core value of community service is now a seed planted in the next generation. Caleigh’s already asked about Day of Caring and Lexi is eager to volunteer again. Let’s keep that going!

SPACE Team Puts “Fun” in Fundraising for a Cause

Posted on August 8, 2009 by Colette

The Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk isn’t until October 17th, but SPACE is already buzzing about the event.

Linda Anthony, the SPACE coordinator for the walk, will be attending the kickoff breakfast this month. The Finance and Administration team’s weekly meeting has an agenda item to discuss potential team names. Will we have a theme? Should we get matching t-shirts? How can we stand out from the other teams? Team members who can’t participate as walkers will generously pledge to those team members who are walking.

Last year’s event was the first one we attended as a team, so we were unprepared for the wild costumes, outrageous hats, feather boas, and pink as far as the eye could see. Team names played a huge role in the event. Some were fun; some were in memory of someone; some were incomprehensible.

So, we have our work cut out for us to develop a team, pick the perfect team name, get a theme/color/dress code going, and raise the funds to fight breast cancer. This year we are coming prepared!

Things Are Looking Up At SPACE Inc.

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Gary

SPACE Inc has been in business for close to 15years now and we are a Haworth Furniture dealer. SPACE has seen good times and as of recent seen how the recession has effected businesses on every level. We pride ourselves on serving our clients and helping them come to the best possible solution for their unique situations. This attention to customer service has just paid off for SPACE Inc for the month of July where they have just turned in over one million dollars in new business for the month.

With all of the talk about the bad economy, SPACE Inc’s sales professionals and designers have been working relentlessly on serving the client’s needs as the number one focus. Even in a bad economy, when customer service is made a priority, customers will be drawn to a company with great customer service. A lot of companies in today’s market have tried to cut corners to save money and forgot about the customer. The furniture business is what some might say a hard business to be in right now. One million dollars in sales for one month shows SPACE Inc has not forgot about customer service and is forging ahead in these hard times with the story “We want to make you feel special”.

Companies can buy furniture from a variety of venues today, but who will service you after your sale? Who cares some might say. Haworth is not the cheapest office furniture on the market, but it is one of the highest quality products you will find anywhere, and it lasts for years. If there was to be an issue with the furniture, SPACE Inc will be there to help, whether it be a warranty issue or if it is just an adjustment that needs to be made on a chair.

Congratulations to the sales and design departments on turning in a great month and thanks to the rest of the teams for making it all go smoothly.

Space, Inc. Designing a workplace that works.

3142 Vantage Point Dr. Midland, MI 48642 Phone: 1-877-77-SPACE Email:khobohm@spaceinc.net

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