Tim Powell from the Workforce Advancement Team is joined by Foremen-in-Training Jacob Lancaster and Brandon Powell in the Flywheel Studio to discuss why Workforce Advancement is crucial to grow our current and future employee-owners. Tim, Jacob, and Brandon share a lot of wisdom in this episode, so you won’t want to miss out! Many important announcements are shared and, as always, don’t skip this week’s solid shout-outs.

 

Don’t forget about the FEDlogic webinars the last Wednesday of every month!

FEDlogic is our employee-owners’ independent resource to help navigate and maximize your federal and state benefits.

The seminars are educational and completely free to you and your household members!

The next one is coming up on February 28th at 2pm.

They will be covering Social Security 101 and Disability/Unable to Work & Major Illness (such as cancer, ALS, & ESRD).

Sargent employee-owners can sign up using this link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fJHjCxK0Sjy6xJyCtYkq9g#/registration

 

 

New Scholarship Program for Children of Employee Owners

Sargent is a member of the Employee ownership Foundation and they have announced the establishment of a new annual scholarship program that employee-owners and their children are eligible to receive for their college or vocational education. The Trustee Scholars program will provide scholarship funds for college and vocational school education for employees or the dependent children of employees who are corporate members of The ESOP Association.

Application Open: December 15, 2023 - February 15, 2024

Each year, the Foundation will award two $5,000 per year scholarships for college or trade school, renewable for up to four years each. Up to $20,000 for a four-year degree.

The Foundation will start awarding scholarships for students beginning school in the fall of 2024.

 Link:
https://www.employeeownershipfoundation.org/grants-funding/trustee-scholars?_zs=ULwxd&_zl=uvCt3

 

 

The Ramsey Smart Dollar Giveaway has begun!

Earn points by working toward your money goals on the Ramsey website for a chance to win a cash prize!

During the entire month of February, every day that you log-into SmartDollar or EveryDollar, it counts as one entry.

SmartDollar is giving away CASH: $500 each week, $1,000 budget bonus, and a grand prize winner of $5,000! 

If you sign up for SmartDollar, and log in each day of February, you’ll be eligible to win cash prizes all month long!
 
 Link:

https://www.ramseysolutions.com/corporate-wellness/smartdollar/sign-up?utm_source=client-distributed&utm_medium=start_redirect&utm_content=direct_entry_start&utm_term=financial_wellness_bu&utm_campaign=start

 

PLUS Sargent is doing its own Ramsey SmartDollar Giveaway

Every week in February, anyone who earns 1,000 points working towards their money goals on Ramsey SmartDollar, will be entered into our own drawing for a chance to win a $250 boot voucher and a $250 Sargent store voucher! $500 total! There will be one winner per week!

 

If you liked this week’s episode and are interested in becoming an Employee-Owner at Sargent, please visit our careers page on the Sargent website.

https://sargent.us/apply/

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