FEBRUARY 2009
SANDERSON
FARMS NEWS
Dear Associates,
We released our fourth quarter and year end financial
results on December 4, 2008. We had record sales of
$1.724 billion but the company lost $51.923 million or
$2.56 per share, during the quarter. For the year, the
company lost $43.129 million or $2.13 per share. 2008
was a difficult year for Sanderson Farms and the entire
poultry industry. Our fourth quarter loss was the largest
quarterly loss in the history of our company, and our loss
for the year was the largest annual loss in our history.
Several events contributed to our results and industry
losses. First, corn prices rose to an all-time high during the
year as 30% of the nation’s corn crop was used for ethanol.
Second, white meat prices were weak as consumers stayed
Lampkin Butts
away from restaurants in the face of a weak economy.
President and Chief Operating Officer
In fact, difficult economic conditions in the United States
contributed to the first reduction in demand for chicken anyone at Sanderson Farms can
remember. Third, in October, as our export customers experienced the same banking crisis as
customers in the United States, leg quarter prices declined by more than half.
As we are faced with less demand for our products, the industry is adjusting production
downward by 7% to 8% to match supply with reduced demand. We have seen those reductions
in egg sets since the fall, which should show up in the market place in early 2009. We normally
return to full production after holiday cutbacks; but, like others in our industry, we have
temporarily reduced all plant schedules and our targeted bird weight for super birds. We will
be watching market conditions closely so we can return to a normal schedule as soon as
economically possible. We trust our industry will return to profitability, but we cannot predict
the exact timing of that return.
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FEBRUARY 2009
VOLUME 25
ISSUE 1
SANDERSON FARMS NEWS
C ON TEN TS
Welcome New Employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Welcome New Trainees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Editor
Robin Robinson
Design Editor
Stephanie Butts
Coordinator
Tessa Cain
Printing
Promotions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
History of Sanderson Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-9
Quarterly Trainee Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Brazos Growers: Mike and Carolyn Lampe . . . . . . . . . . .11
The Art of Customer Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-13
Everyday Things We Can Do Environmentally . . . . . . .14
Happy Valentine’s Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15-18
Brazos Growers: Bill Scott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Moultrie Processing Blood Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Snow in the South . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Hazlehurst Production Driver Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Collins Production Driver Award Dinner . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Laurel Production Driver Award Dinner . . . . . . . . . . . .23
National Chicken Cooking Contest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
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Reporters
Laurel Processing
Mattie Conner
Collins Production
Gail Garrett
Brad Clark
Laurel Production
Carol Simmons
Hazlehurst Production
Ken Holmes
Hazlehurst Processing
Danney Bullock
Hammond Processing
Duane Boyd
Melissa Meissner
McComb Processing
Mattie Walker
Robin Fenn
Blake Robinson
McComb Production
Grady Cutrer
Collins Processing
Danny Martin
Child Care
Glenda Bonds
Foods
Alice Winston
Brazos Production
Stacey Reynolds
Evelyn Oder
Brazos Processing
Andy Skidmore
Mika Jeffries
Moultrie Processing
Demishia Croft
Adel Production
Martha Hainley
Waco Production
Lily Bolanos
Waco Processing
Revena Carroll
30 Year Anniversary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Reporter Deadline for next issue:
March 3, 2009
In Memoriam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Vision
Our Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Our Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28-29
Child Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30-31
Visit us at our website, www.sandersonfarms.com
Sanderson Farms is special. We are a successful,
growing organization, respected in the communities
in which we live and the industries of which we are
a part.
Our dedicated team of caring individuals treats all
persons with absolute respect and integrity.
People in our organization are devoted to the success
of their associates in fulfilling their chosen potential in
all aspects of life.
Our hallmarks are quality products, responsiveness to customer needs, superior achievement and
successful people.
Sanderson Farms Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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During tough times like the ones we are experiencing, we
believe in managing our business consistently and prudently.
We have approved a capital budget for 2009 that is very
conservative and will maintain our operations and assets.
During the budget process, we did place many worthwhile
projects “on hold”. Our strategy as a
company has always been to maintain a
“While the current economic
strong balance sheet with a commitment of
conditions are challenging, I
credit from our bank group to see us
through difficult periods. Those things are
remain confident about the future
in place and we hope to return to
of our company and industry.”
profitability sooner than our competition
once market conditions improve. We cannot
control prices for chicken or grain, but we can control our
operations and efficiencies. We have always been a “low-cost”
producer through efficiencies and excellent performance. I am
confident we will maintain that heritage in 2009.
While the current economic conditions are challenging, I
remain confident about the future of our company and
industry. Remember the Sanderson Farms vision – to be
special, growing, successful, and respected. Execution of our
vision rests in the hands of Sanderson Farms employees. I
believe our prospects for returning to profitability for long
term profitable growth and for increased shareholder value, and
prospects for achieving our vision, also rest on the strength of
the employees working throughout Sanderson Farms. I close by
thanking you for your hard work, your support and your
commitment to excellence.
Sincerely,
Lampkin Butts
President and Chief Operating Officer
February 2009
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Welcome New Employees
Sherry King recently joined the staff at Hazlehurst Production as an Accounting Clerk with
responsibilities for hatchery accounting. A long-time Copiah County resident, Sherry was born in
Washington, D.C., and grew up in Baker, Louisiana.
Sherry has experience working for South Central Bell, the Copiah County Department of Human
Services, and, most recently, in the timber industry.
She and her husband, Robert, have three children: a son, Reginald, and two daughters, Brandy Mitchell
and Brittany Hutt. They are the proud grandparents of Delaney and Scott Hutt. Sherry raises horses as a
hobby.
Please join Collins Production in welcoming Michael Robinson back to the Sanderson Farms team as
a Broiler Supervisor. Michael previously worked as a Beginning Trainee in 2002. Michael comes to us
from Catfish One, where he worked in management for six years. He is a 2001 graduate of William Carey
University, where he earned a degree in Psychology. He has been married to Jennifer for seven years,
and they have two children: Taylor, 5, and Allie, 2. In his spare time, Michael enjoys all sports, especially
football and baseball.
Welcome New Trainees
Haley Hester has joined Sanderson Farms Hazlehurst Production Division as a Beginning Trainee. A
native of Vicksburg, Haley graduated from Warren Central High School. She earned an undergraduate
degree, and finished her Masters in Agribusiness Management from Mississippi State University in
December.
There was so much pride and excitement with having her come to work with Sanderson Farms, Haley
said, that her parents decorated their Christmas tree with chicken ornaments in celebration of the start of
her career.
Haley says she enjoys anything outdoors and cooking.
Alissa Day recently joined Brazos Production as an Accounting Trainee. A graduate of Baylor University
with a Bachelor of Business Administration degee in Accounting, Alissa worked in human resources and
accounting prior to joining Sanderson Farms. She is married to Jake Day, and her hobbies are reading,
camping and spending time with her friends and family.
Brazos Production welcomes Bryce Burdick as a Beginning Trainee. Bryce graduated from Angelo
State University with a degree in Animal Science. His hobbies are team roping, calf roping, hunting and
fishing.
David Greer joins Brazos Production as a Beginning Trainee. He comes to us from a career with Walco
Animal Health. A graduate of Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agrileadership
and Development, David enjoys coastal fishing and hunting in his spare time.
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Promotions
Jennifer Buster
Human Resources Manager, Corporate Office
Jennifer Buster has been promoted to Human Resources Manager at the Corporate
Office. She is a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi with a Bachelor of Science
degree in Liberal Arts. Jennifer began her Sanderson Farms career as the Risk Clerk in July
1996. She was promoted to Claims Supervisor in May 1997 and was promoted to Human
Resources Coordinator in April 2008.
Jennifer is married to Marty Buster and they have two sons: Marshall, age 10, and Daniel,
age 5. They attend First Baptist Church in Ellisville.
Brenda Gatlin
Human Resources Coordinator, Corporate Office
Congratulations to Brenda Gatlin for her recent promotion to the position of
Human Resources Coordinator.
Brenda joined the Sanderson Farms team in 2000 as the Processing Secretary at
Laurel Processing. She moved to the Corporate Office as a Benefits Clerk in 2005; and
served as Personnel Services Supervisor from 2007 until taking on her new job.
Brenda served on the safety committee while at Laurel Processing, and was the United Way
Campaign chair for the Corporate Office in 2007 and 2008. For 14 years, she was an
elementary school secretary in the Jones County School system.
She and her husband, Danny, have two sons and daughters-in-law – Chris and Jackolynn
Gatlin, and Josh and Brook Gatlin. A member of McFarland Presbyterian Church, Brenda
enjoys camping and fishing, and she loves the beach and reading. She says she enjoys
spending time with her granddaughters, Cynsleigh and Emily.
Brenda’s favorite quote is from Helen Keller: “Character cannot be developed in ease and
quiet. Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision
cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved.”
Kim Gieger
Human Resources Coordinator, Corporate Office
Kim Gieger has been promoted to Human Resources Coordinator at the Corporate
Office. She graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi with a Bachelor of Science
degree in Computer Science and a minor in Statistics.
Kim began her career at Sanderson Farms in February 1997 as Sales Secretary, and has held
the positions of PC Specialist and Help Desk Specialist until her recent promotion. She also
serves on the AEE Adopt-a-School Program and the American Cancer Society Relay for Life.
Kim is married to Jeff and has two children: Katie and Matthew Parker. She says she loves
spending time with her family and friends. Congratulations, Kim!
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History of Sanderson Farms
This presentation, dealing with the history of Sanderson Farms, Inc., was delivered at a "1992 Mississippi
Meeting" of The Newcomen Society of the United States held in Jackson when Dewey R. Sanderson, Jr., Joe
Frank Sanderson, Sr. and Joe Frank Sanderson, Jr., were guests of honor and Joe Frank Sanderson, Jr., was
the speaker on May 26th, 1992.
In every sense of the word, Sanderson Farms is a family business. From a small town seed and feed store to one of the largest
poultry producers in the country, the business has grown and prospered through the careful management and hard work of three
generations of Sandersons and their extended family of employees. This is the story of that growth and of the way in which family
values have shaped the company's business philosophy for more than fifty years.
D. R. Sanderson, Sr., better known as Mr. Bob, provided
remarkable inspiration, not only to his sons, Joe
Sanderson, Sr. and Dewey Sanderson, Jr., but to all of
those whose lives he touched. Shortly after World War II,
Mr. Bob and Dewey opened a farm supply store in Laurel.
Left: Mr. Bob, Dewey and Joe Frank Sanderson in front of Feed
and Seed Store.
In 1955 the Sandersons made a change in the business.
They closed the feed and seed store and went full time into
the chicken business. At the time, they didn't realize just
what a big step it would be. With the construction of the
first feed mill and hatchery, Sanderson Brothers Farms
incorporated in 1955.
In Hazlehurst, Mississippi, Mr. Bob's brother Tom, in
partnership with Durr Wise, built a broiler processing plant
that same year. Six years later, in 1961, Miss Goldy, Inc.,
and Sanderson Farms would merge, the first step in
Sanderson's vertical integration of the chicken business
and a major impetus for growth.
Laurel Feed Mill 1955
In 1964 another major impetus for growth came when the
citizens of the City of Laurel passed a bond issue to enable
Sanderson Farms to build a $3 million poultry complex.
This support underscored the mutually beneficial
relationship between the company and the community, a
relationship that would be nurtured in many ways through
the years.
Honor Guard at Opening Ceremony of Laurel Processing 1965
The Laurel facility opened in 1965, setting the stage for a
new era in the company's development. Those associated
with Sanderson Farms over the years attribute a good part
of the company's success to sound financial management.
And that, in turn, they trace to the business philosophy of
Mr. Bob. Prudent management, learned from Mr. Bob, was
just one of the company's foundations for success. Others
were honesty and fair play. One of the most important
aspects of the company's way of doing business is the
team approach to management.
The 1970s was a period of steady growth for Sanderson
Farms, highlighted by the purchase of a processing plant in
Hammond, Louisiana, in 1974 and the construction of a
new feed mill at Gallman in 1978.
1978 Ribbon-cutting to open new Feed Mill at Gallman. From
left: Bud West, Copiah County Miss Hospitality and Joe Frank
Sanderson Sr.
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History of Sanderson Farms
As the company entered the 1980s, that growth continued with
the purchase of the Collins Chill Pack Division from Mississippi
Farmer’s Coop in 1981. Sanderson Farms marked the passing of
an era with the death of Mr. Bob in 1985. Joe Frank, who had
succeeded him as president of the company in 1982, continued
to move the company forward.
The purchase of National Prepared Foods in Jackson in 1986
enabled the company to diversify its product line significantly,
adding beef, pork and seafood items.
The top picture to the right is the purchase of National Prepared
Foods from the Hogg family. Seated are, from left: Joe
Sanderson, Sr. and Bill Hogg. Also included in the picture
are Joe Sanderson, Jr., Wyatt Davis and Odell Johnson.
Purchase of National Prepared Foods 1986
Diversification, along with continued expansion, provided the
foundation for the next significant step in Sanderson Farms'
growth. In 1987 the company's stock was traded publicly for the
first time.
The picture at right shows Joe Sanderson, Sr. signing the
documents to make Sanderson Farms a publicly-traded
company. Also included in the picture are Joe Sanderson, Jr.,
Odell Johnson, Wyatt Davis, Louis Fishman, Jimmie O’Neil,
Jim Bowling and Louis Watson.
Sanderson Farms goes public 1987
Odell Johnson began working for Sanderson Farms in 1958. He was named president in 1984 and
served as president until his retirement in 1989. When asked about our company values in a 1992
interview, Odell replied: “I don't think there's another company in the country that would have more
integrity than Sanderson Farms, and it goes all the way back to Mr. Bob and Joe Frank and Dewey.
One of the things that Joe Frank told me the day he hired me was that at any point if I felt like the
company was doing anything that was not right and that would affect my conscience, that I ought
to leave. I never had to leave. They've always believed in treating other people like they want to be
treated.
I really think as far as the poultry business is concerned that Sanderson was probably a pioneer in
training people to do a better job. We started early when there weren't a lot of programs. It has
been a requirement of our company that our managers be trained. And all of it is in people skills.”
Odell Johnson
With the new capital infusion for the public offering and optimism for the future of the industry,
Sanderson Farms entered the 1990s with strength and confidence – and with a new president, as Joe
Sanderson, Jr., succeeded Odell Johnson. Joe was named president in 1989. Joe, Jr., who had
joined the company in 1969, brought his twenty years' experience and enthusiasm to the task, the
third generation of the Sanderson family to lead the company. Today (1992) the company maintains
an enviable position of strength in the market and continues to look toward the future. Over $8.5
million is being invested in renovation and expansion of the Hazlehurst poultry complex. The
Hammond plant has undergone a $6 million expansion which will permit it to move into a double
shift in June of 1992. Construction is under way on a new $40 million complex in McComb: this
includes a new processing plant, hatchery and feed mill.
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Joe Frank Sanderson, Jr.
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History of Sanderson Farms
continued from page 7
This is an excerpt from an interview in 1992, where Dewey Sanderson, Jr. talked about our company. Dewey was
involved in the day-to-day operations of our business until he retired in the 1970s. He served on the Board of
Directors of Sanderson Farms until his death in 1999.
When asked about his father, Dewey replied, “I grew up working with my dad and my uncle
when they were in the grocery business in Hazlehurst, Mississippi. In fact, they started my brother
Joe and me working when we could make change. Dad brought us up working, which was good.
We learned a lot of things early.
Our father taught us honesty, he taught us industry, he taught us to treat people fairly, taught us to
work. He could see good in all people and he treated all people fairly. And he was just a good man.
Even though he was my father, I can say that. He was a good man.
Dewey R. Sanderson, Jr.
Walter Washington and my brother Joe and I worked together. When we were growing up, we had
what we called a packing shed in Copiah County, Mississippi. We shipped cabbage, beans,
tomatoes and things like that. Walter would work with us in the summertime, and he would work at
the store in the summer and on Saturdays, too, so he just sort of grew up with us. I guess Daddy
had a lot of influence on Walter.”
When asked about getting into the chicken business: “I believe it was 1947 when we came to Laurel. We had the Purina
franchise here, just a general feed and seed business. We progressed along, business grew and we were doing very well. In 1951,
my brother Joe came in with us. He was up in Meridian, Mississippi working in a hatchery. He came down here and we got
started in the chicken business.
We were never worried or anxious about being the largest chicken company, but we did want to be the best, or one of the best.
And I think we’ve achieved this now.”
Joe, Sr. and his brother, Dewey, helped their father, Mr. Bob Sanderson, grow our company from the ground up.
These excerpts are from an interview with Joe, Sr. in 1992. Joe, Sr. served as president of the company from 1982
to 1984; and he served as Chairman of the Board from 1984 until his death in 1998.
When asked about his father, Mr. Bob, he replied, “My father had a very strong work ethic,
and he saw to it that everybody who surrounded him, all his family and all his children, had that
work ethic instilled into them. This primarily came from his upbringing, his feelings about his family,
his parents and just the family values.
Walter Washington has been a good friend for a long time. We both worked at the packing shed that
Pop had in Hazlehurst. Dad wanted to see him get an education. Walter wanted to drop out, and
Pop whipped him with a cabbage slat one time to keep him from making the wrong decision. He
made good decisions, and as he matured he decided that he wanted to be an educator. Pop was
real proud of that and he wanted to help him almost any way he could.”
When asked about closing the seed and feed store and going into the chicken
business, Joe replied: “I'm not sure that anything scared me. Maybe I didn't have sense enough
to get scared. We had a very good feed, seed and farm supply business, it was profitable and we
enjoyed it. Just to close a business like that down and take off in, not a totally different direction, but to put emphasis on a
different direction, perhaps was a bigger decision than I recognized at that particular time. But we felt that it was the right thing
to do, and sure enough, it turned out to be.”
Joe Frank Sanderson
When asked about the values of Sanderson Farms, Joe responded: “We want our customers to know that they're going
to be treated fairly. We want our employees to know that they're going to be treated fairly. And every person that comes in
contact, every business that comes in contact with Sanderson Farms, we want them to leave the acquaintanceship with a good
feeling and the feeling that fairness is going to prevail under any conditions.
I think I have made certain contributions in training younger people, training them and seeing that they were well trained in
human relations, in their abilities to communicate and the abilities to disagree without being disagreeable. You have to have
faith in what you're doing, you have to have belief in what you're doing. It begins to build over time and as successes mount up,
it builds into people that are working with you.”
When asked about second-shifting all of the facilities and building the new McComb complex, he replied:
“Now perhaps at this time, with a fairly big expansion in progress, we're taking bigger steps than we ever have. And we're taking
them with younger people than we ever have. We think right now that those people are going to prove to be much better than we
were. We have a great deal of confidence in our people, and they're doing a grand job.”
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Dr. Walter Washington grew up in Copiah County in Hazlehurst, Mississippi with Joe,
Sr. and Dewey working for the Sandersons to pay his way to college. Dr. Washington
served as President of Alcorn State University from 1969 to 1994. Prior to being
appointed president of Alcorn, he was President of what was then Utica Junior College
for twelve years. The combined 37 years of continuous service made him the longest
serving college president in Mississippi and around the nation. He was honored as a
Presidential Emeritus in 1994 and proudly served Alcorn in that capacity until his
death in 1999.
Dr. Washington received the Bachelor of Arts degree from Tougaloo College; the
Master of Science degree from Indiana University; the Education Specialist from
Peabody College; a certificate in Alcoholic Studies from Yale University; the doctorate
Dr. Walter Washington
from the University of Southern Mississippi; and attended Harvard University’s
Institute for Educational Management in 1988. He also received the following honorary degrees: Doctor of
Laws from Tougaloo College, Doctor of Laws from Indiana University, and Doctor of Science from Purdue
University. Dr. Washington also toured and studied the educational systems of Taiwan and seven African
countries, sponsored by the Republic of China, and Africa.
When asked about Mr. Bob, in a 1992 interview, Dr. Washington replied,“When I first had contact with the Sanderson
brothers, they had two businesses in Hazlehurst. They had the grocery business and they had the vegetable business. I got to
know Mr. Bob personally. I used to put the paste on the crates and Joe Frank would put the labels on the crates – "Sanderson
Pride" .
As we worked together, Joe Frank and I were good friends, and when Mr. Bob talked to Joe, he was talking to me, too. I had
personal ambitions myself as a youngster, always wanted to go to college. And so I stopped and talked to him one day when
I was in about the tenth or eleventh grade and told him I wanted to go to college. He said, ‘Well you come here and work in the
store and work in the packing shed in the summers and save your money. I'll give you a job and you go to college.’ He told me,
‘Be honest in everything you do, be on time, be respectful, and you'll make it through.’ And I try to follow that through my
whole life.
I don't know if I have met another person, particularly another white person, that made such an impression on me. To see a
person with the energy and the drive and one so open and honest and supportive – I just draw a lot of strength from that today.
I recall one of the character traits of Mr. Bob that followed me. One day he ran out of Purina chow. Panzika down in
Brookhaven had a similar business, sold the same kind of feed. And so he ran out, told me to get in the truck and come go with
him. He wanted to go pick up some feed. Well, going down Old Highway 51 there was a long, steep hill and then valleys. He
would get to the top of the hill, cut the motor off and cruise down the hill. I said, ‘Why do you do that, Mr. Bob?’ And he said,
‘I'm saving gas. You never can be a success unless you cut the cost.’ And that struck me everyday at Alcorn. I would tell them to
cut the cost, put out the lights and not waste.
Alcorn has an education foundation. Before we started it, Mr. Bob sent me about $2,000 one year. ‘Take it and give it to a
worthy student,’ he said. So I took that $2,000 and put it in the bank, and then we started a campaign. I called Mr. Bob and told
him what I had done with the money, and that I wanted to start a foundation. He said, ‘Oh that's wonderful.’ And every year
after that, he would send a contribution to that foundation. When Mr. Bob passed away, Joe Frank picked it up; now Joe Frank's
son does it. The foundation today has about $10 million.”
Wyatt Davis joined Sanderson Farms in 1960. He served our company as chief
financial officer, secretary/treasurer and served on the Board of Directors until his
retirement in 1993. During an interview in 1992, Wyatt was asked about the vision and
management of our company: “When I first came down and was interviewed, I can recall the
Sandersons, meeting Joe Frank and Dewey and Mr. Bob. I thought they were really my kind of
people. They shared a vision with me that first time that this company was going to grow and it
was going to be a fine food company down here in south Mississippi. I've seen that come to pass.
Those visions that they talked about back in those days are here.
We do manage this company with a team concept. Not only are the officers and the good board of
directors involved, but we have an executive committee. And we have an across-the-board
spectrum of people throughout processing, production and sales involved in this, along with
administrative people also.
Wyatt Davis
I feel like it's been family to me. There are a lot of people we've seen grow along with this company. It's fun when you see young
people in particular grow and mature and take on responsibility and do well. I guess that's been one of the best parts of it.”
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Quarterly Trainee Meeting
anderson Farms trainees from Mississippi,
Texas and Georgia met for the first quarterly
trainee meeting.
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The training sessions covered the Power of Positive
Relationships and Situational Leadership.
Left to right: Bryce Burdick, Karly Abel, David Greer, Alissa
Day and Brooke King.
Front row, left to right: Michael Edwards, Deon Stewman, Alex Crosby, Nathan Trest
and Joel Holston.
Middle row, left to right: Danielle Posey, Brittany Ward, Kristie Calhoun, LaSonya
Franks, Brittany McBeath, Vania Nelson, Katherine Powell and Hannah Johnston.
Back row, left to right: Hugo Castillo, Channing Parker, Trey Smith, Wyleshia
Brown, James Craft, Chavonn Hughes, Victoria Johnson and Chilquita Crosby.
Don Harris
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Aulton White
Rawle Steinbergen
Jonathan Coody
February 2009
BRAZOS
GROWERS
Mike and Carolyn Lampe
– Kenneth Marlatt
ike and Carolyn Lampe met and married in 1975 while attending Texas A&M University.
Mike received a Master of Science degree in Animal Science and Carolyn a Bachelor of
Science in Education. Both realized that they had the same love and dreams to raise
chickens. Mike had helped on his grandparents’ poultry farm in Washington County growing up.
Carolyn had also worked and played on her grandparents’ farm in Louisiana growing chickens
and making mud pies with real eggs.
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In 1996, they were approved for a loan to build a four-house farm in Edge, Texas, which is located
in northeastern Brazos County. They began operations in 1997. Since then, the Lampes added
evaporative cool cells and baffles in 2001, a complete retrofit with Platinum Plus controllers, dog
houses, and vent boxes in 2004, and four new houses in 2008. Carolyn quit her job as a teacher
early to stay home and work the chicken houses. Mike still works for the USDA - NRCS and is
planning to retire in 2009. They have all worked together as a family over the last decade to meet
chick deliveries, set up houses, walk houses, and do whatever is needed to make the farm excel in
performance.
The couple attends Wheelock Baptist Church, where Carolyn is a Sunday school teacher, tutor
and special occasion committee chair. Mike is on the church budget finance committee. They
have three lovely children: Rachael, Sarah and Jason. Rachael is an autistic, mentally challenged
daughter. Sarah is a 2002 graduate of Texas A&M who has recently married and now lives in
Houston with her new husband Dr. John Bergeron. Their son, Jason, married his wife Kasey in
2006 after both graduated from Blinn College in Bryan, Texas. He currently lives near home and
works in the oil field.
Front row, left to right: Carolyn Lampe, Rachael Lampe,
Sarah and John Bergeron.
Back row, left to right: Jason Lampe and Mike Lampe.
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The Art of Customer Service
– Tessa Cain
hen asked to define the word “customer”, most of us would say a
customer is a person or business who buys a product or service. If
you agree with that definition, you are correct, but you are missing
half of the equation. The second definition of “customer” is a person with
whom one has dealings.
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Teri Myers, Training Manager, assisted with the development of a training
program on Customer Responsiveness which includes proper telephone
etiquette. Teri said, “In our Sanderson Farms’ vision statement we highlight as
one of our hallmarks ‘customer responsiveness’. This training was developed
to ensure employees on the front line understand the art of customer
responsiveness along with proper telephone etiquette. The goal, as with any
Teri Myers
training, is to give employees the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills that
Training Manager
will help them be more effective in their job.” Before joining Sanderson Farms,
Teri worked for BellSouth for eighteen years, where she developed and delivered training.
The Art of Customer Responsiveness is Service:
Seek out what your customers need and want.
Expand your definition of service.
Redefine your customers as internal and external.
View customers as the most important part of your job.
Instant connections: communicating and establishing relationships are the essence of your job.
Communicate with your customers in the language that they understand.
Effectiveness increases with recognition of styles.
Telephone Etiquette is Being Nice to Customers:
Never let phone ring more than three times: a caller is waiting.
Impressions are lasting: good ones or not-so-good ones.
Communicate with callers based on our company culture: respect, dignity, integrity.
End the call on a positive note: thank the caller and allow the caller to hang up first.
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February 2009
The Art of Customer Service
February 2009
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Everyday Things We Can Do Environmentally
– Bill Lisseveld
Everyday, we are presented with many opportunities that can reduce the energy we use, both at our
workplace and in our homes. Below is a list of simple things that everyone can do to save energy and
subsequently, dollars. Some of these ideas are of no cost and require little effort, while others require a
little investment and effort but can help save a lot of money!
1.
Turn off office or home lights if you’re leaving any room for more than 5 minutes. If you leave your office for
lunch, turn off the lights! Lighting accounts for 44% of the power used in office areas. It is a popular myth that it is
cheaper to leave a light on! Change any incandescent lighting to fluorescent lighting; compact fluorescent bulbs use 66%
less energy and last up to ten times longer than incandescent bulbs. (Note, most compact fluorescent bulbs can’t be
used on a dimmer switch.) Installing automatic room-lighting controls in bathrooms, stockrooms and other similar
traffic areas that will turn on or off depending on occupancy is another practical way to save energy.
2.
Maximize computer efficiency by setting up its’ “sleep mode” function for short periods of non-use and avoid
screen savers. Instead of locking your computer at the end of the day turn it off along with the monitor. (We realize we
have a few employees that will need to leave their computers on since they work with customers and receive orders via
AOL Instant Messages during both regular and non-working hours.) Otherwise by turning off your computer, printers,
and monitors, we can save up to $44 a year, per computer. Plugging your computer along with its peripherals into one
power strip provides an easy one switch shut off you can use at the end of the day.
3.
Beverage cups --- Instead of throwing away your disposable cup each day, rinse it out and use it a few times, or even
better, show your spirit and use your insulated cup that displays your favorite team that you can clean and use every day.
4.
Install a programmable thermostat. Programmable thermostats will automatically lower the heat or air
conditioning at night and raise them again in the morning. In your home they can quickly pay for themselves by saving
you $100 a year on your energy bill.
5.
Clean or replace filters on your furnace and air conditioner. Cleaning or replacing a dirty air filter not only
helps air flow but helps to reduce energy costs and extends the life of the unit.
6.
Refrigeration tips --- Maintain your refrigerator and freezer at the right temperature. If they’re only 10 degrees F colder
than necessary, your energy consumption will jump 25%. The refrigerator should be between 38 and 42 degrees F and
the freezer between 0 and 5 degrees F.
7.
Smart landscaping --- To reduce unwanted heat gain on hot sunny days, shade your east and west windows with
overhangs or trellises or by planting shade trees. Trees also act as windbreaks in winter. Plant trees or shrubs to shade
air-conditioning units (but not to block air flow). A unit operating in the shade uses as much as 10% less energy than the
same one operating in the sun.
8.
Insulate and weatherize your home --- Properly insulating your walls and ceilings can save 25% of your home
heating and cooling bill. Don’t forget to apply weather-stripping to your doors.
9.
Buy locally grown and produced foods --- The average meal in the United States travels 1,200 miles from the farm
to your plate. Buying locally will save fuel and keep money in your community.
10. Check your car’s tire pressure to make sure they’re properly inflated. Proper tire inflation can improve gas
mileage by more than 3%.
These are only a few things that you can do that will help save money and energy. You are encouraged to
act on these and other energy conservation opportunities.
Rethink, Refine, Make a Difference in 2009!
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February 2009
Happy Valentine’s Day
Alex Cruz
Debone II
Waco Processing
“Happiness is being
alive and being around
my family.”
Edward Sparks
Debone I
Waco Processing
“I am happy to be with my
family at Sanderson
Farms, and work around
them all the time.”
Kelly LaBarbera
Nurse
Waco Processing
“My special valentine is
my wonderful, loving
husband, Jody.
We share a special
relationship that I truly
cherish.”
February 2009
Alfred Lozano
Debone II Superintendent
Waco Processing
“My special Valentines
are my wife, Elizabeth,
and my two sons, David
and Steven Lozano. Love
ya’ll lots!”
Elsa Nava
Nurse
Waco Processing
“Happiness is not
having what you want;
it is wanting what you
have.”
Lucio Salas
Eviscerating II
Waco Processing
“Happiness is health
and lots of love.”
Anniesa Paris
Employee Records Clerk
Waco Processing
“My family would be my
‘special valentine’: my
baby girl, McKenzye, my
new fiancé, Michael,
Mom, Dad, sister and my
two nieces. Love ya’ll
lots!!!”
Erica McVea
Quality Control II
Waco Processing
“My special valentine is
my son!!”
Maria Martinez
Debone I
Waco Processing
“Happiness is my new
granddaughter. She was
born on December 28th.
Also, all my children.”
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Happy Valentine’s Day
Rosalind James
Debone I
Waco Processing
“Happiness is being with
your family and
friends.”
Shawnequa Lyons-Conner
Quality Control Supervisor
Waco Processing
“My special valentines are
my daughter and my
husband. They are my
world.”
Yosmara Y. Llana
Debone II
Waco Processing
“My special valentines are
my brothers, my mom, my
co-workers at Sanderson
Farms and my supervisors.”
Tela Brown, IQF; Valeria Roberts, Cookline Packoff; Roshunna Chatman, IQF; and Tiffaney
Jones, IQF, First Shift Foods
“Happiness is spending time with family, friends and co-workers and doing fun things
together.”
These Foods employees say their special Valentine’s Day is spending time with their loved ones and
receiving lots of goodies.
David Gaston
Cookline Packoff
First Shift
Foods
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Larry James
IQF
First Shift
Foods
Betty Taylor
Quality Control
First Shift
Foods
Shirley Crowley
Cookline Packoff
First Shift
Foods
February 2009
Happy Valentine’s Day
Foods Division First Shift Cookline Pack-off
Employees Jackie Anderson, Kam McLaurin,
Estella Burst and Shemika Nichols, would
like to wish all of their co-workers and
family a Happy Valentine’s Day.
Tela Brown and Marqueshia Kelly
IQF First Shift, Foods
“Happiness is spending time with family,
friends and co-workers and doing fun things
together.”
Shioben Posey, Melissa Robinson, Batina Oliver, IQF First Shift, Foods
“Happiness is spending time with family, friends and co-workers and doing fun things
together.”
Purvis McCloud
Shipping Supervisor I
Moultrie Processing
“My special valentines
are my wife and family
and co-workers that bring
me joy on a daily basis."
February 2009
Aleena Hauser
Transportation Dispatcher
Moultrie Processing
“My special Valentine is my
husband.”
Joyce Bridges
First Shift Shipping
Department
Foods
“Happiness is having my
health and my three
children.”
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Happy Valentine’s Day
DeMarckus Rutledge
Eviscerating II
Waco Processing
“My special valentine is
Marckajsa Rutledge, my
sweet little girl.”
Patricia Crosswhite, Customer Service Manager,
Foods, and granddaugter Annelise Carroll enjoyed
Grandparents Day together. Pat’s daughter and
family recently moved to Knoxville, Tennessee.
Gloriselda Camacho
Debone I
Waco Processing
“Happiness is being
healthy and well with
my family.”
Olufemi K. Payten
Debone II
Waco Processing
“My special valentines
are all the employees at
Sanderson Farms.”
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Mariksa Jaimes-Hernandez
Personnel Clerk
Waco Processing
“My special valentines are
my husband, William, and
son, Santiago. They are all I
could ever want. Happiness
is being able to wake up
every day ready to face the
world, ready to work, to
love, and be loved. Happy
Valentines!!!”
Neiva Alvarado
Debone I
Waco Processing
“My special valentines
are my husband,
Erasmo, and my son,
Erasmo Jr. Happiness is
being with my threeyear-old boy and being
able to give him all the
love I can.”
Rattia Freeman
Debone I
Waco Processing
“My special valentine
is my husband,
Stephen Freeman.”
February 2009
BRAZOS
GROWERS
Bill Scott Breeder Grower
– Adam Hilpert
he Bill Scott family is back in the chicken business, and we’re glad to have them! Bill, his
wife Mary, daughter Terri, and grandson Jake have run a four-house breeder farm since July
2007.
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Bill has spent most of his life as a contract electrician. When Sanderson Farms first began its
expansion into Texas, Bill was contracted to wire a large portion of the new houses being built.
Towards the end of the Brazos expansion, he decided to build eight broiler houses of his own.
After several years he sold his broiler operation to his son, Tommy, who still currently runs it.
With the recent Waco expansion, a few of the Brazos breeder farms were transferred to the Waco
Division, allowing room for new breeder houses to be built. Bill says he saw this as an opportunity
to get back in the chicken business and try something different.
Currently on his second flock, Bill has proven to be a hard working grower with great attention to
detail. As his flock supervisor he has always been a pleasure to work with.
Bill Scott family:
Grandson Jake, Mary Scott, Bill Scott and daughter, Terri.
February 2009
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Moultrie Processing Blood Drive
– Martha Hainley
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hat better way to show your love for others than to give! And that's just what employees
did at the Moultrie Processing Plant. These are a few of those who donated blood during
our recent drive!
Michael Reese; Kimberly Myricks; and Rueben
Zavala, Debone I, Moultrie Processing
Dawn Martin, Boneless Thigh Crew,
Moultrie Processing
Snow in the South
– Ken Holmes
An early-morning snow had employees at
Hazlehurst Production and Hammond
Processing in the Christmas spirit on
December 11. The snow caused a reduction in
operations as roads were closed to traffic.
The snow was fun to look at, but we were
glad to see it leave!
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February 2009
Hazlehurst Production Driver Awards
– Ken Holmes
rivers from Hazlehurst Production received in excess of $18,000 in safety bonuses this
year. Checks totaling that amount were given to those drivers in December at their
annual Driver Safety Lunch in the Conference Room of the facility.
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Class A drivers were invited to the event, where they all received the second quarter safety
award of the Mag Light Flashlight.
Hazlehurst Production had a good safety record in 2008, with just one minor preventable and
one unpreventable accident. We look for our record to be even better in 2009!
10-year employee and Chick
Truck Driver Michael Jones
selects the biggest piece of
Plantation Cake.
Larry Fair, Live Haul Driver, and Charlie
Jenkins, Pull-Up Driver.
February 2009
Former Hazlehurst shop employee and newly
named Corporate Fleet Manager Andrew Foster
shares stories of his days at the Hazlehurst shop
with Mechanic Greg Ryan.
Roy L. Kyles, Chick Truck Driver,
enjoying his meal.
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Collins Production Driver Award Dinner
– Brad Clark
ollins Production drivers and their guests were treated to a delicious meal to celebrate the hard, and,
most importantly, safe work they put in last year. Over 70 people attended the annual Driver’s Banquet
at Stoney’s Steak and Catfish in Collins, Mississippi. The dinner was held as a “thank you” to drivers
and their supervisors for their dedication to the job throughout the year, and as a reminder to continue to
work safely. Their commitment to job safety reflects a great credit to not only Collins Production and
Sanderson Farms, but to the drivers as well.
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Left to right: Andrew Jones, Carleton Dillard, Tim McAlpin, Bernell Foster, Jeff Butler, Authur
Williams, Joe Pearce, Gary Hancock, Ceroy Autmon, Wayne Hayes, Willie Posey
Left to right: Kenny Yelverton, Stephen Jones, Charles
Martin, Michael Bornes, Joseph Flowers, James Farmer,
Johnny Keys, Johnny Felts, Roy Barnes
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Left to right: Will Johnson, Silas Moody, Mike White,
Carleton Dillard, John Brown, George Dawson
February 2009
Laurel Production Driver Award Dinner
– Carol Simmons
he Laurel Production Division held their driver safety banquet at the Corporate Office in the
Multi-Purpose Room.
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Laurel Production Feed Delivery
Front row, left to right: Alan Pace, Division Manager; Mike Anderson; Brett Patrick;
Terry Smith; Shaun Holloway, Feed Mill Manager; and Eddie Breland, Feed Mill/
Delivery Supervisor.
Back row, left to right: Jeffrey McRee; Ellis Shelby; Edward “JoJo” Donald and
Nathan McInnis, Feed Delivery Supervisor.
Laurel Production Hatchery
Left to right: Steven Jarrell, Pullet Driver; Bobby Graham, Egg Driver; John Jackson,
Chick Driver; Cliff Prine, Breeder/Hatchery Manager; Alan Pace, Division Manager;
Oliver Brown, Hatchery Superintendent and David Porter, Pullet Supervisor.
Laurel Production Live Haul
Left to right: Alan Pace, Division Manager; James Polson; Joe
Miller; Gary Arnold, Live Haul Supervisor; Larry Fitzgerald, Live
Haul Manager and Lester O’Neal.
February 2009
Laurel Production Pullet Department
Left to right: David Porter, Pullet Supervisor;
Steven Jarrell, Pullet Driver and Cliff Prine,
Breeder/Hatchery Manager.
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Sanderson Farms hosts Regional Competition
for the 48th National Chicken Cooking Contest
– Hilary Burroughs
On November 6, 2008, Sanderson Farms and the Research & Development staff from
our Foods Division hosted two regional competitions for the 48th National Chicken
Cooking Contest (NCCC).
Guest judges included Food columnists Debby Maugans of Birmingham News in
Birmingham, AL; Laurin Stamm of the Vicksburg Post in Vicksburg, MS; and Kathie
Smith of the Toledo Blade in Toledo, OH. The three aforementioned food journalists
were challenged to select a winner from five state finalists representing the East North
Central region (Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, & Indiana) and from four state
finalists representing the East South Central region (Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, &
Mississippi). The two winners selected will join seven others on May 2 at the Center for
Foods of the Americas, the Culinary Institute of America located in San Antonio. The
nine regions represented at the national contest are based on the U.S. Bureau of
Census.
The NCCC format will feature the nine regional finalists, each receiving $1,000 and the
opportunity to compete for the grand prize of $50,000 for the best chicken recipe in San
Antonio.
Thousands of recipes were submitted to the contest. All entries were screened by an
independent panel reducing the recipes down to the best 10 to 20 from every state.
Another panel then reviewed and tentatively selected first, second, and third place
recipes from every state, including the District of Columbia.
The top 51 recipes were tested by a team led by CIA trained chef, Pam Rogers.
If necessary, the second rated dish was tested.
With the direction of Jenny Katool, Manager of Research & Development, our
Sanderson Farms team of food technologists and our Corporate Chef, Steve Bonasia,
prepared and presented the nine dishes to be tasted and judged.
Judges rated the dishes as follows: 40% taste, 30% appearance, 15% overall appeal, and
15% simplicity.
The winning recipes for the two regions, pictured below, were: Warm Lemon Chicken
over Panzanella Salad with Basil Aioli from Susan Cortesi of Illinois (East North Central
Region), and Chinese Chicken Burgers with Rainbow Sesame Slaw from Brigitte
Nguyen of Kentucky (East South Central Region).
The remaining regional cook offs will be held through January at Foster Farms, Perdue,
and Tyson facilities.
The National Chicken Cooking Contest is sponsored by the National Chicken Council.
Warm Lemon Chicken over Panzanella Salad with Basil Aioli
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Chinese Chicken Burgers with Rainbow Sesame Slaw
February 2009
30 Year Anniversary
– Ken Holmes
f you worked in a hatchery for 30 years, how many chicks will you have seen in that time?
Brenda Odom at Hazlehurst Production can tell you. Brenda has been a faithful and loyal
employee at the hatchery in Hazlehurst since December 28, 1978. Through the years,
Brenda has had many duties at the hatchery: from the chick-go-round, chick grader, Embrex
table, clean-up crew, and buggy washer. Her fellow employees appreciate her pleasant
personality, her smile, her willingness to work hard and her attendance record.
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On her anniversary with the company, Division Manager Tom Stanberry and Chick Room
Supervisor Lesia Maye presented to Brenda a rose as a token of their recognition of her
efforts, and Brenda’s fellow workers gathered to express their appreciation of her dedication.
We salute Brenda Odom for her 30 years of service to the hatchery at Hazlehurst Production.
Chick Room Employees, Hazlehurst Hatchery
Front row: Jimmy Overton, Edna Stewart, Linda Harrison, Catherine
Killingsworth, Brenda Odom, Chick Supervisor Leisa Maye, Division Manager
Tom Stanberry and Derrick Harrick.
Second Row: Michael Jones, Roy Maye, Larry Stewart, Billy Barnes, John Linson
and Don Blue.
Back row: Clarence Ellis.
Happy Valentine’s Day
February 2009
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In Memoriam
Baltarsa Vega
It is with a sad note that we at Brazos Processing say goodbye to our friend, Baltarsa Vega.
Baltarsa was a loyal employee who had worked at Sanderson Farms for one year and two
months. He was a good friend and wonderful husband. He will be missed by many.
– The Brazos Processing Team
Scott Willis
Scott Willis, Training Manager, passed away unexpectedly on January 7, 2009. During his short
time at Sanderson Farms, Scott touched many lives across our company. He will be deeply
missed by his Sanderson Farms family. Scott leaves behind a wife of twenty years, Anna, and
two children: Ben and Abby.
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February 2009
Our Company
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he Workforce Solutions of Brazos Valley
awarded Sanderson Farms Brazos
Processing with its 2008 Current
Workforce Award. Sanderson Farms was a
recipient of this award due to the company’s
outstanding commitment to the current
workforce of the Brazos Valley.
Pictured on the left is Tom Wilkinson, Executive
Director of Workforce Solutions Brazos Valley,
with Luis Acosta, Personnel Supervisor II,
Brazos Processing.
Jasper Johnston, Hatchery Manager for McComb Production, with his
red 1952 five-window Chevrolet pickup. It's a beauty for sure!
February 2009
Congressman Gene Taylor, left, visits
with Tucker McNeese, Advanced
Trainee, who has been serving in
Baghdad, Iraq since April 2008. This
is his second tour of duty in Iraq.
Tucker was a 1st Lieutenant and has
been promoted to Captain.
Congressman Taylor was visiting the
troops in Baghdad and brought food
from home to give to them.
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Our Community
American Cancer Society Relay for Life
– Lana Taylor
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anderson Farms American Cancer Society Relay for Life fundraisers have been really great. With the help from each of you,
cookbook sales soared to $8,340.00. WOW! and the enjoyment keeps on giving by using them. So many of you have
complimented them and are trying the recipes.
Bunko, Pictures with Santa and T-shirts have brought our total to $20,236.09. We will press on towards our goal of $25,000 until our
Relay for Life event on May 1, 2009.
The American Cancer Society is the nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as
a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education,
advocacy and service. Remember the services of the American Cancer Society can be reached by calling 1-800-227-2345 and is
open 24 hrs 7 days a week or use www.cancer.org.
Pictures and Donuts with Santa fundraiser held in November for the American Cancer Society.
Front row, from left: Martiel Bullock, Executive Secretary,
Corporate Office; Lana Taylor, Nutritional Services
Secretary, Corporate Office; Jennifer Ulmer, Executive
Secretary, Corporate Office; Christy Holifield, Corporate
Cash Management Accountant, Corporate Office; Santa
Claus; Back row, from left: Jennifer Gable, Programmer
Analyst, Corporate Office; Laura Blackwell, Flight
Scheduler, Corporate Office and Sharon Odom,
Programmer Analyst, Corporate Office.
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Pictured are Savie, Hannah Mae, Leta Anna
Elmore, Sadie Sensenig and Madison Stinson.
Madison is the daughter of Ralph and Jessica
Stinson, Corporate Staff Accountant in the
Corporate Office.
Thomas Bonner, two-year-old son of Derin,
Broiler Supervisor, Laurel Production and
Carrie Bonner, holds onto Santa while riding
the rocking horse. Thomas is the grandson of
Tommy Satterthwaite, Corporate Export Sales
Manager at the Corporate Office.
This is Noah Randall Buckhaults,
age 12 weeks and the son of
Randall and Jessica Buckhaults.
Randall is a Staff Financial Analyst
in the Corporate Office.
February 2009
Our Community
2008 Jones County Heartwalk
– Tessa Cain
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obin Robinson, Director of Organization Development and Corporate Communication, chaired
the American Heart Association’s 2008 Jones County Heartwalk. The Heartwalk was held at
Jones County Junior College in Ellisville, Mississippi with approximately 500 participants. The
Heartwalk participants raised over $100,000 for the Heart Association to conduct life-saving research.
Research discoveries which were funded by the American Heart Association include CPR, life-extending
drugs, pacemakers, by-pass surgery and surgeries to repair heart defects.
Center: Robin Robinson, Chair of 2008 Jones County Start! Heart Walk.
Left to right: Constance Byrd; LaDonna Byrd, Marketing Coordinator; Vania Nelson, Beginning
Trainee; Lynn Collins, Accounting Clerk; Teri Myers, Training Manager; Scott Willis, Training
Manager; Tessa Cain, Executive Secretary; Hilary Burroughs, Marketing Manager; Stacy Webb,
Manager of Training and April Taylor, Training Coordinator.
February 2009
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Child Care
Special Valentines
Karen Mead Owens, Head Start,
says, “My special Valentine is
my firstborn granddaughter,
Little Ladybug, Kaley Dennis.”
Helping us to keep our Child Care
Center safe are our friends from the
Corporate Office, Trey Smith,
Personnel Trainee, and Scott Rushing,
Corporate Safety Manager.
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Jervonda, Debone, Collins
Processing, and Donavan
McCann started their new life
together on April 12, 2008. They
are the parents of Kyren, Head
Start, and Donavan McCann,
Toddler 2.
Happiness is our little Head Start
Sweethearts in red, Tavares Rawls, son
of Tabitha Carney, Debone, Collins
Processing; Laila Feazell, daughter of
Dominique McCann, Debone, Collins
Processing; and Teonna Smith,
daughter of Santana Keys, Debone,
Collins Processing.
Cheryl Polk Quality Control, Collins
Processing, and Johnny Polk began their
new life together April 19, 2008.
Happiness is having little helpers in Head
Start. Helping Dr. Tonyatta Hairston with eye
exams are Akira Keys, daughter of Shanika
Pounds, Debone, Collins Proessing; Radiance
Bouldin, daughter of Comar Bouldin, Debone,
Collins Processing; and Tamaya Smith,
daughter of Santana Keys, Debone, Collins
Processing.
February 2009
Child Care
Ms. Pearl Bailey, an employee of the Mississippi Forum on
Children and Families, visits the Child Care Center once a
month. Ms. Pearl presented the Center with “The Write
Connection Curriculum Guide”. This curriculum uses “big
books” to build units. The last exciting story Ms. Pearl read
to the children was “Whistle for Willie”. After reading the
story, Ms. Pearl gave each child a whistle to practice
whistling for Willie.
Collins Processing Second Shift Nurse Nancy
Vanderschaff presented the “Scrubby Bear”
handwashing program to the Head Start
classes at the Child Care Center. This
program taught the children the importance
of proper handwashing. Ms. Nancy taught the
children the “Handwashing Song”.
The Child Care staff was recently
instructed in CPR for infants, children
and adults by Collins Processing
nurses, from left, Anne Abercrombie
and Nancy Vanderschaff.
Head Start winners in the “Scrubby Bear” coloring
contest were, from left: Bryson Watts, grandson of
Jennifer Feazell, Head Start Assistant; Radiance
Bouldin, daughter of Comar Bouldin, Debone, Collins
Processing; and Gavin Watkins, son of Steve Watkins,
Maintenance, Collins Processing.
Also winners in the “Scrubby Bear” coloring
contest were, from left: Laila Feazell, daughter of
Dominique McCann, Debone, Collins Processing;
Treveon Johnson, son of Kristen Hatten, Debone,
Collins Processing; and Taeona Cahee, daughter
of Sophia Applewhite, Debone, Collins Processing.
February 2009
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The Greatest of These is Love
Love is patient and kind,
It is never jealous,
Love is never boastful or conceited,
It is never rude or selfish,
It does not take offence,
Nor is it resentful.
Love takes no pleasure on others’ sins
But delights in the truth;
It covers all things,
it has faith for all things,
it hopes in all things,
it endures in all things.
There are three things that last,
Faith, hope and love,
And the greatest of these is love.
Taken from I Corinthians 13:4-8,13
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