VALUES DRIVEN.

VISIoN To Make Our Employees And Customer Successful Every Day.VALUES Communication Open and honest interaction throughout the organization Teamwork Working together to accomplish more than we can as individuals Urgency Prompt response and resolution Respect Treating other as we would like to be treated Safety A personal Commitment to ensure a safe working environment Excellence Exceeding expectations through the services and products we deliver Integrity Always doing the right thing

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KEEPing ThE AlbAn fAmily Of EmPlOyEEs infOrmEd • Volume 66 • February-march 2016

INsIdE thIs IssuECompany Newsgetting back To Our roots ........................1letter from the President ..........................2getting back To Our roots (cont.) ...........3year End depreciation seminar – manassas, VA ..........................................4Continuous improvement ..........................5Alban Customer Experience .................6-7mrPA heavy Equipment safety Training day .............................................8sponsorship Program ................................9service Awards & Anniversaries ..........10new Employees ........................................11

Employee Newsholiday Photos .....................................12-13fun Photos ..................................................13A daily 10 ....................................................14Weddings ....................................................14Pets Of Our lives .......................................14Toys for Tots ...............................................15

F.y.I. Newsholiday Calendar .......................................16inspirational message .............................16 from the Editors ........................................16find The .......................................................16monthly Events Calendar ........................16

GEttING BaCk to our roots As we all are aware, Alban has seven values that we are all expected to uphold: Communication, Safety, Urgency, Respect, Teamwork, Excellence, and Integrity. We all must make a conscious effort to uphold these values every day and to improve where we can and when we can. At the root of every one of our values is communication. In order to be safer, we must communicate the hazards and other safety concerns that are around us with our coworkers. In order to work well as a team we must communicate with one another to do a good job. The same can be said of urgency, respect, excellence, and integrity. Effective communication is essential to our everyday lives at work and at home.

So what is communication? The dictionary definition is “the process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs, or behavior.” You communicate both verbally and non-verbally every day through speaking, written language, and body language. Because of its frequency, communication becomes a thoughtless process, but communicating effectively is something that we all need to work on as it takes skill in choosing the right words for our audience, listening and thinking about what is being said, and getting our message across with the correct intended meaning.

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FRom ThE PRESIDENT

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To All Employees,

Time to start it all over again this year. I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and happy holiday season. While winter has been pretty mild so far, I’m sure we’ll get our fair share of cold and snow before the end of March.

I believe we are in great position to have a terrific 2016. Our engine backlog is solid and we have several great opportunities pending this year too. We have restructured our earthmoving sales division to raise our game in their territory with better coverage, process, support, and leadership. It has been a rough ride the past few months, but I know we are set up for success going forward with Rob Miller taking over as General Sales Manager this year.

We have a lot going on at the branches this year – from opening a new branch in Manassas to reopening our branch in Annapolis Junction. We also have improvement projects going on at Chesapeake Rebuild and potentially in Myersville.

I thank all of you for everything you did in 2015 to help us be successful, and am looking forward to another strong year in 2016, as we should be relatively unaffected by the down markets in oil and gas, and in the mining sector. All the best,

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GettinG Back to our roots continued Here are five tips to communicate more effectively in both your professional and personal life:

1. Have a face to face conversation: In our technology oriented world, it becomes so easy to send an email or a quick text message. When you do that, you run the risk that your words will be misinterpreted and the receiver (the person you are trying to communicate with) may misunderstand the tone of your message, and the true meaning of your message. Body language is a key component in the receiver determining the true meaning of what you’re trying to communicate so when possible, have a face to face conversation, or even pick up the phone so that everyone involved may have an open conversation without the hindrances that come along with the technology we use.

2. Become an engaged listener: Communication is not just about you trying to get your own message across, you will become the “receiver” as your peers try to communicate with you. Focus fully on your peer, and not just on the words that they say, their body language, tone of voice, and other non-verbal clues will help you determine the true meaning behind their message. Also, make sure that you provide feedback so that your peer knows that you understand their message correctly and ask questions if you do not understand. Always remember, the “stupid” question is the one that you don’t ask.

3. Be clear and concise: Take the time to organize your thoughts. You will be more effective in relaying your message if your peers do not have to jump through hoops to find the meaning of what you are saying. Be sure to make the most important point at the be-ginning of your conversation.

4. Put away your distractions: When having a conversation and communicating, or even when you are the “receiver”, put your phone down and limit your other distractions. Respect your peer and give them your full attention. Constantly looking at your phone or checking your email when communicating is a sure way for your message to be lost somewhere along the line.

5. Watch your body language: Make eye contact with the person that you are speaking with. Our body language plays a large role in determining the true meaning of a message. It is not effective communication to tell your peer that you are open to a discussion but you keep your arms crossed. Make sure that you are self-reflective, and are able to recognize when your body language is saying something different than your words.

Everyone can improve their communication skills, we just need to get back to our roots and make the effort to do so.

– Caitlyn Bradsher

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The new location of our Manassas earth moving branch at 9280 Hornbaker Road, officially opened on November 23, 2015. The branch will house the parts location formerly located on Frosty Court as well as a full rental branch and sales operations. Branch Manager Tim Lambert will oversee the facility, with Kevin Ashby and John Buckley as the parts counter personnel. Northern Virginia Rents and Sales Manager, Austin Manuel, with sales reps, Ed Hullett Jr. and Mike Bloebaum work will work from the new office, as well as Rental Coordinator Jenna Hunt, Rental Rep Philip Clifton and Rental Administrator Chris Gatti. Product support reps Ike Ralls, Tom Estep, Bill McMahan and Jason Jenkins all call this new location their home as well. Customers were invited out to the new Manassas location on Tuesday, December 8, 2015, as Alban hosted a Year End Depreciation and Cost of Ownership Seminar, with a Machine Sale Showcase. Customers who RSVP’d and attended the seminar were handed a $50 amazon gift card on the spot! 29 customers attended the seminar which began on the topic of Year End Depreciation led by Chris Atwell, Director, RSM Fixed Asset Management Services. RSM is a certified public accounting firm that Alban does business with as well. Chris discussed the tax benefits of year end depreciation as well as how to maximize tax savings. The next presentation was Cost of Ownership by Austin Manuel (Northern VA Rents and Sales Manager). Austin went through the life cycle of equipment ownership and highlighted ownership costs beyond initial sale pricing and their effect on total life cycle costs and return on investment. After the presentations, customers were treated to a catered lunch by the local Red, Hot and Blue (Memphis style barbeque). Shortly after lunch, custom-ers browsed the yard with over 20 pieces of equipment on display, primarily from our Year End Inventory Reduction Sale. Machines were priced to sell and sales reps worked the yard to answer all questions and offer their expertise to the customers. A very special thanks to Jamie Alban, Tim Lambert, Austin Manuel, Jim Sweeney, Brent Poulton, Ryan John, Donna Shopulski, Amanda Everett, Caitlyn Bradsher, Julie Young, Kevin Ashby, John Buckley, Ed Hullett Sr, John Alexander, Ed Hullett Jr, Mike Bloebaum, Chris Gatti, Philip Clifton, Tom Estep, Bill McMahan, Jason Jenkins, Ike Ralls, Jeff Bowen, Jerry Hoehn, and Tim Myerholtz for your help and support! Please stay tuned for a full article on the new Manassas branch in the next issue of the Alban Times as we will have a full feature on the capabilities of the branch as well as a get to know the employees of the branch.

– Allen Shock

yEar ENd dEprECIatIoN sEmINar – maNassas, VIrGINIa

Year end depreciation SeminarLearn how to maximize Your tax SavingS!

Join Alban CAT for this One Day Event! Tuesday, December 8, 2015 • 11am-1pm9280 Hornbaker Road • Manassas, Virginia agenda: 11:00am-11:30am Year End Depreciation Seminar by RSM (Certified Public Accounting firm) 11:30am-12:00pm Cost of Ownership by Austin Manuel (Alban CAT Northern VA Sales Manager) 12:00pm-1:00pm Q & A, Lunch and Machine Sale Showcase! Due to heavy demand and limited seating, your RSVP is essential.

The seminar will begin promptly at 11am, so please arrive early. $20 - $50 amazon gift card give awaY!* JuSt rSvp and attend the Seminar! RSVP Today! Be one of the first 50 to RSVP and attend our seminar and receive a $50 Amazon gift card! RSVP after the first 50 and attend our seminar and receive a $20 Amazon gift card! *Customers with contractual or policy related gift exclusions and governmental customers are not eligible.

RSVP to Caitlyn Bradsher at cbradsher@albancat.com or 410-686-7777 ext. 7301. Once you RSVP, you will receive a number and when you check in at the seminar you will receive your Amazon gift card.

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CoNtINuous ImproVEmENtTeam Alban CAT,

many employees that have been through the new Employee Cultural Orientation program since last spring realize the significance of People, Quality, Velocity and Cost – P-Q-V-C, our “metrics board mantra.”

in our quest to become better than we are today, our trailblazing team, The Awesome Problem solvers, has handed in their annual report on the use of their metrics board tool to enhance Alban business. The Awesome Problem solvers have been utilizing their metrics board and have a great story to share.

As it relates to People, The Awesome Problem solvers’ team goal was to engage their members to a level worthy of a high performing team. Their metrics board has helped them track their participation levels for daily huddles, Quarterly Employee Check-ins, monthly staff meetings and of course their Team safety Engagement.

When all team members actively participate in review of their relevant metrics, perform root Cause Analyses together, rotate the delivery of the safety meeting responsibilities among themselves and deploy successful solutions – that is a high performing Team!

Under Quality, one of their metrics was to improve upon the Customer information Accuracy in their documentation, which was hovering around 72% when they began tracking last spring. by creating and working a customer audit tracking tool through their metrics board, they have improved this metric to 94% at the end of 2015.

OK, everyone do the math – a +22% variance from beginning to end of year translates into a 30.5% improvement people. That’s transforma-tional improvement, team Alban!

for a Velocity metric, their average was running 4 days to process a Credit Application; their goal was to reliably hit 3 days on average. After performing some root Cause Analysis, then putting into action solutions they developed as a team, the end of 2015 saw their average improve to 2 days.

Again with the math, this time a little easier – going from 4 days to 2 days is a 50% improve-ment from where they were.

lastly, they had several Cost metrics they had identified and wanted to improve. One metric, encourage the use of electronic statements saw a rise from 373 statements sent by email in may to 463 statements sent by email in december.

further Cost metrics they wished to tackle were to decrease the number of cash service & cash rental invoice unresolved Days – their goal was to achieve 30 days unresolved for each.

by the numbers, the Cash service days in march were 114 days - improved to 36 days by the end of 2015, while the Cash rental days in march were 224 days - improved to 25 days by end of 2015. huge, huge results from a high performing team!

The metrics board is not the tool that has been the improvement engine - The Awesome Problem solvers Team is solely responsible for their improvement strides. The metrics board is more like a “steering wheel” tool that helps put things into perspective to visualize a clearer path forward in achieving these solid state improvement results.

Great Job,Mike connell

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When was the last time you had a positive experience as a customer? What made that experience so special? How can you contribute to creating or enhancing an experience here at Alban? I would love to hear from you so tell me what happened!!! – Latisha Holmes

Email me your responses at lholmes@albancat.com Please subject your email as: Special Customer Experience

alBaN wINs!!!

From: NaomI m. to: ChrIs B.rEFErENCE: sally hEllmaN

Wanted to pass along this morning that I received a

call from a customer that I have been trying to make

contact with for a few weeks now in reference to a new

contract. We currently do not service their unit but

they had our contact information through my emails

to her. Her unit had issues this weekend and she made

contact with Sally for service. She was highly im-

pressed with the response time and service she received

from Sally even though they are not an active customer

of ours. As a result of that I am sending a contract over

to her this morning for her to sign. I wanted to send

this over because of Sally’s customer service we have

added another CAT unit under CSA. Thank you!

Sally, Thank you for living and demonstrating

the Alban Values!

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Dear Mr. Xavier:

On behalf of the Maryland Division of Labor and

Industry, I wanted to take a moment to send a special

“thank you” to you and your team for participating in

our “2015 Aerial Lift Fall Protection Stand-Down.”

We couldn’t be more pleased with the attendance, and

are nearly overwhelmed by the positive feedback we

have been receiving.

We realize that your participation was a leap of

faith that this event could turn out well as it was the

Division’s first attempt at this arrangement. Hopefully

you found that it was a rewarding investment of your

time and resources. Your involvement is greatly

appreciated.

Again thank you for the dedication to safety

for Maryland’s workers, and for helping make this

incredibly important event a resounding success

Happy Holidays to You and Yours,

Thomas J. Meighen

Commissioner of Labor and Industry

VALUES DRIVEN.

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CustomEr CommENts!!!

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Er thaNk you Gary!

“Gary Beaver is top notch. I have known him for years. We

worked at the Anderson Air Force Base together. Alban helps

to provide service and to keep the President in the air safely.”

robert C. of Akima Technical solutions llC

thaNk you malColm!

“The gentleman in Baltimore, when I call he will do the

research. I can’t say enough. We don’t rent that often, but

when we need something there is never a problem. It has

always been good. I would refer Malcolm also.”

Kenny m. (K W miller inc.)

thaNk you aGaIN Gary!“Keep up the excellent work and Gary

does an outstanding job.”

Terry r. of CW & sons infrastructure

thaNk you Judy!

“As long as you deal with Judy, there’s no problem.

We don’t deal with anyone else.”

brian W. (J&m Truck repair)

thaNk you alEx!

“Alex is a great tech. He did a wonderful job for me.”

scott T. of nanticoke memorial hospital

thaNk you toNya!

“They’re normally there to help us out. When we

don’t have something we can go rent it from them.

Tonya helps us out whenever we need something.”

Jordan T. (Carter Power systems inc.)

thaNk you JasoN aNd kEVIN!

“We have always had good experience with

Alban Tractor. Jason and Kevin are great.”

melisa m. of Premier Concrete Construction inc.

thaNk you JamIE!“All the branches are different.

This branch is Jamie and she’s super.”

mark s. (Patuxent materials inc.)

thaNk you stEVE aNd JohN!

“So far I’m very satisfied. I got good service. Steve Wells

is the product support service representative and he’s always

there when we need him. He makes special trips if I need him.

John Young is the shop foreman and whenever I need updates

on the machine and on the repairs he always explains it to

me in a timely manner.”

Pierre l. of ih/Kiewit Cove Point

thaNk you VIrGIl!“The gentleman that came was great.

Virgil was his name.”

mark P. (Phelpsmore farm)

thaNk you CElENE!

“It’s great service. I have really good communication

with them. If I have a concern they answer me and we’re on

the same page. As soon as I say something they tell me what

it is and the truck is running the next day. The lady that works

there is nice (Celene Brady) and when I schedule she finds

the right schedule time and she calls me. When I need

service I go through her.”

maria V. of EV Trucking

thaNk you roN, ChrIs aNd shaNE!

“They’re the only Caterpillar agency in this area.

It’s a proprietary area. That’s what Caterpillar tells us,

they have this area. They’re a very good company; Ron,

Chris and Shane are all knowledgeable.”

Phil C. (lJT & Associates)

thaNk you orVIllE!

“They told me about everything, and they went through it.

The manager “Orville Lawrence,” he was wonderful, he was

truly, truly wonderful. He pointed out everything, and the

person I had working my engine before taking it into them, he

told me the guy didn’t know what he was doing. I paid for it

too. I know who will be handling my truck from now on,

I’m satisfied.”

Thomas b. (Thomas boykin)

thaNk you mark!

“Yes. He was very, very professional and very knowledgeable

and very skilled. Yes. I was actually there. I was onsite. I was

overwhelmed with the time window. He had the right type of

truck. He was testing certain things out to make sure it was

the water pump. The parts sales person is Mark Ritz and

when I talk to the sales people they know what I need.

We’re in the system.”

bob g. of Total site Contractors inc.

mrpa hEaVy EquIpmENt saFEty traINING day

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On November 20th, 2015 Alban CAT participated in Maryland Park & Recreation Association’s Safety Day held in Gaithersburg, MD. There were roughly 120 attendees at the event. Travis Hopkins and Brian Souders of MPRA greatly appreciated Alban’s attendance and the hands-on safety training that we were able to provide. The event was a huge success! Thank you to everyone who participated and made this event possible.

spoNsorshIp proGram

THE RulES: • Must be used for charitable/community purposes – organization supported must be a 501(c)3 charitable organization according to the Internal Revenue Code.

• Checks will be made out to the charitable/community cause NOT the employee. Employee must submit a receipt and a brief write up with photos (where applicable) if their submission is selected.

• If the charitable/community cause allows for Alban CAT to act as a sponsor, the employee should contact Allen Shock in Marketing for a proper logo, description of company, etc.

• Employee agrees to share the story of the charitable/ community contribution from Alban CAT with the Alban Times.

• All submissions will be reviewed by the Marketing and H/R Departments and the submissions that follow the rules established will be randomly selected.

How do I submit for the “Sponsorship Program?” What information is needed?

Answer: To submit for the sponsorship program, simply send an email or inter-office mail to Allen Shock/Marketing with the following information:

a. The name of the 501(c)3 Charitable Organization.

b. The cause for your request. c. Amount you are requesting (maximum $500).

d. If applicable, how many hours a week (on average) do you donate your own time to this cause? Feel free to share details of what you do.

e. Any appropriate documentation (pledge card, etc.).

We appreciate everyone’s thoughtfulness and devotion to your selected charity. The deadline for the next session (Year 5, Session 1) will be February 22, 2016. We look forward to your submissions and if you have any questions or concerns, please contact me. A very special thanks to the Alban Family for supporting this great program.

Is there a non-profit organization you would like to support? It has never been easier than with Alban CAT’s Sponsorship Program! The Sponsorship Program allows employees to submit a request for up to $500 for a non-profit organization of their choice. We will randomly select a minimum of 20 entries ($500 maximum per entry) for a total of a $10,000 charitable contribution twice a year.

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sErVICE awardsdECEmBEr 2015 - JaNuary 2016Congratulations, & thank you!

aNNIVErsarIEs

christina castle presenting chris charney with his 5 year Service Award.

Years • suE raChuBa 12/2/1985

Years • rICky roBINsoN 12/26/2000

• daVId thompsoN 10/16/2000

• paul sNydEr 1/29/2001

Years • paula GardNEr 12/5/2005

• adam CIoka 12/19/2005

• Carl BalFour 1/9/2006

Years • ryaN Earls 12/6/2010

• ChrIstophEr CharNEy 12/13/2010

• kIrk JohNsoN 12/13/2010

• otICE CardEr 12/27/2010

• patrICk Cullop 1/3/2011

• aNdrEw haNsEN 1/3/2011

• GEorGE hEChtEr 1/17/2011

scott Martin presenting Pat cullop with his 5 year Service Award.

David russell presenting ricky robinson with his 15 year Service Award.

andrew Hansen, Marketing data Analyst, receiving his 5 year pin from cole Bacon. Andrew began his career at Alban in May 2006 working part time. in Jan of 2011 he went full time. congratulations Andrew!

shane krabal presenting Jeff carder with his 5 year Service Award.

Jon Davis presenting John VanDaele with his 5 year Service Award.

karl Quinn presenting Brian orndorff with his 10 year Service Award.

Pete romeo presenting callie Birch with her 5 year Service Award.

Garry Beavers presenting James cox with his 10 year Service Award.

NEw EmployEEs

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i’m delighted to advise that Vince Collurafici has joined the rental Team, as rental sales rep, for the greater baltimore Territory, reporting to me.

he comes with both rental experience, and some product knowledge, so it should be a fast transition.

– John Stubbs

Please join me in welcoming michael menges to CCE as an inside sales representative.– Alex tate

Please join me in welcoming Blake perrero to Elkridge as a rental Utility Person.– Jay Auffarth

Please join me in welcoming don Fox back to Pulaski as a Product support specialist.– Brent Poulton

Please join me in welcoming melissa Becker to CCE as an Administrative Assistant.– John Baldwin

Please join me in welcoming Nicole hill to manassas EPg as a Project manager.– chris Harper

Please join me in welcoming leesa walker to Pulaski as a staff Accountant.– Paula Gardner

Please join me in welcoming timothy Barnes to dulles as a rental sales representative.– Austin Manuel

Please join me in welcoming Nancy denton to Elkridge as a dispatcher.– chris Balonis

Please join me in welcoming daniel harris to Edgewood asa shop Technician.– Glen Ford

Please join me in welcoming Jennifer hunt to manassas rents as a rental Coordinator.– Pete Romeo

Please join me in welcoming timothy seelbach to dulles as a rental sales representative.– Austin Manuel

Please join me in welcoming Christpher dalton to felton as a rental field Technician.– Lenny chandler

Please join me in welcoming andrew phillips to felton as a shop Technician.– david Russell

Please join me in welcoming alan debnam to siTECh as a sales representative.. – Mike Windsor

Please join me in welcoming andrew Finnerty to Citation in the warehouse.– Bob dunham

Please join me in welcoming Christina Jones to CCE as an inside sales rep.– Alex tate

Please join me in welcoming Chadon lyons to CCE as an inside sale representative.– Alex tate

Please join me in welcoming Jessica krawczyk to Elkridge as a Product support Coordinator.– Marcia Bond

Please join me in welcoming Bonita lockhart to Upper marlboro as an Administrative Assistant.– Jon davis

Welcome to Alban!

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Noah, son of Eric Glenn, decided to fall asleep and wait for santa.

holIday photos

Do you have a photo to share? Please send the photo(s) and caption(s) to

a lbant imes@albancat .com

tremya (9 years old) and aniya (15 months old), nieces of amanda Everett

(Pulaski) visiting with santa!

madison (8 years old), granddaughter of Bonnie Behringer,

telling santa what she wants for Christmas.

John (5 years old), grandson of Bonnie Behringer (Edgewood),

enjoying quality family time building a gingerbread house.

The CCE showroom at Christmas. Photo submitted by matt schnell and tim myerholtz.

mckenzie and madeline hough, twin daughters of keith hough,

with santa.

happy Thanksgiving from Bumblebee and honey.

Brad martin (felton)

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merry Christmas from the martin family. Brad martin (felton)

Bumblebee and honey at dress rehersal for the

seaford Christmas Parade. Brad martin (felton)

Blakelei moro (5 years old), granddaughter of tony moro, hanging out in her CAT hat.

sophie (9 years old), pet of Bonnie Behringer (Edgewood)

visiting with santa!

honey ringing in the

new year!Brad martin

(felton)

The Eversmier Christmas tree. submitted by debbie Eversmier.

FuN photosholIday photos continued

submitted by Nick davis (Pulaski)

Cruisin’ fun on the Caribbean in december.

Photo of allen shock and his wife

dana.

kara, niece of debbie Eversmier (Pulaski), with addison, great-niece

of Gale miller (Pulaski) in front of our beautifully decorated tree at

the festival of Trees.

EmPLoYEE NEWS

a daIly 10 Did You Know…The distance from Pulaski HQ to the CCE building and back is about 0.5 miles or approximately 1206 steps and takes between 8 to 10 minutes to walk?Why is that important? I am sure many of you have made a resolution to get fitter this new year, you’ve joined a gym and are full of burning enthusiasm to make that change; however as statistics show 90% of you that join a gym will go once and only 15% of you will continue going, and after the first month about 5% of you will still be there.But, what if I told you there was another way to change your mind set towards exercise?The US Department of Health and Human Services has recommended we undertake a minimal of 150 minutes moderate aerobic exercise a week to stay healthy and ward away those gibberly horrible things like heart disease and related illness. That breaks down to about 22 minutes of moderate exercise a day.

Remember that trivia about the distance between Pulaski HQ and the CCE building? Walking to the CCE building and back to Pulaski

HQ five times is 50 minutes of that Government recommendation, do it twice and you’ve hit 100 minutes. Yes, it adds up that quick.I’ve been doing this for 65 days as of writing this… And I am down 22lbs*They say it takes up to two months to form a habit, my mindset towards

exercise has changed and I now look forward to it because I am

seeing a positive change. In the near future, now I’ve

strengthened up my knees and back I

will be heading into a gym to tighten up

some of the office spread I’ve grown. This change started with a simple

Daily 10 minute walk.Go give it a go… 10 minutes could save your like.*results are not typical, the Daily 10 was coupled with morning and evening dog walking and a daily 2000 calorie diet.

Nick Davis (Pulaski)

in memory of angel, pet of Jessica pate (Pulaski). Angel was a fun loving, cuddly, tail wagging, always happy to see you dog. Angel was 17, and she will be greatly missed.

honey says this is what the first day of winter should look like.

Brad Martin (Felton)

pEts oF our lIVEs

wEddINGs

Marcia Bond (Elkridge) and Tim Stroh were married on November 28th, 2015.

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toys For totsThis past December we hosted our fourth annual collection for Toys for Tots. Our collection ran from November 25th - December 14th. We made the decision this year to not only collect toys, but also be a drop off location. We were able to be a drop off location for all of our Baltimore locations as well as our Edgewood location and our Winchester locations. We were also asked to be on Fox 45 news this year to talk about our efforts of col-lecting. By the end of the collection we collected 500 toys in addition to 2 bikes. Being a drop off location was fantastic I talked to so many giving people outside the company that were looking for a place to drop off their toys. Alban employees were so giving as they always are, and the Marines were extremely grateful and made mention that without companies like Alban they would not be able to do what they do. Thank you to everyone that took the time to participate during this Christmas season and putting a smile on the face of a child. I hope you all had a Merry Christmas and a Happy Year!

– Amanda Everett (Pulaski)

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moNthly EVENts CalENdar

March 2016

22-24 National Facilities Management and Technology Conference (NFMT)

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dEadlINE For thE aprIl/may IssuE Is marCh 7, 2016!

holIday CalENdar:___________________________________________________________ Memorial Day Monday May 30, 2016___________________________________________________________ GREEn & GolD Saturday April 2, 2016___________________________________________________________ Independence Day Monday July 4, 2016___________________________________________________________ labor Day Monday September 5, 2016___________________________________________________________ Thanksgiving Thursday November 24, 2016___________________________________________________________ Day after Thanksgiving Friday November 25, 2016___________________________________________________________ Christmas Eve Day (Observed) Friday December 23, 2016___________________________________________________________ Christmas Day (Observed) Monday December 26, 2016___________________________________________________________ new Year’s Day 2017 (Observed) Monday January 2, 2017___________________________________________________________

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