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Team Member Spotlight
Team Member Spotlight
For 740+ Kentucky Veterans, Toyota is a Great Place to Call Home
A wall at the Toyota’s Visitor Center in Georgetown, Ky., honors more than 740 military employees.It’s been 25 years since Sgt. Tony Hendrichs stepped onto the sands of Saudi Arabia, where he spent eight months during Operation Desert Storm. As one of the first National Guard units to deploy from Kentucky, he wasn’t quite sure what to expect while serving his country overseas.
But one thing he could expect was a job to come home to.
Learn more here.
Team Member, "Miracle" Dog Help Others Recover Through Pet Therapy
Ben Forman and his wife Kristen opened their Georgetown home to Miracle, first as a foster pet. She soon captured their heart and made things permanent not long after her arrival. — Photo by PetSmart Charities.A soft spot for God’s creatures and a desire to make a difference prompted a Georgetown team member to open his home and his heart to a very special friend.
Body Weld Conveyance Team Member Ben Forman and his wife Kristen have fostered more than 50 in-need animals through various animal welfare groups. But it took a Miracle to truly change their lives. Miracle being a purebred fox hound that was abandoned and left with a severe brain injury after her former owners beat the dog when her hunting abilities began to fail.
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Giving Back: Body Weld Team Member Makes Helping Others an Annual Event
Body Weld Assistant Manager Keith Moore, his wife Eriko and their son Joshua at a recent missionary visit to Japan.Whether you travel for the excitement of seeing a sunset over a foreign ocean or look forward to observing diverse cultures, everyone agrees traveling abroad creates lifelong memories. In the case of Body Weld Assistant Manager Keith Moore, not only has he made lasting friendships through his missionary trips to Japan, he’s left a longer- lasting impact on the places he visited.
Moore and his wife Eriko, a native of Japan, make yearly visits to the areas devastated by 2011’s earthquake and resulting tsunami.
Learn more here.
There’s No Limit To TMMK’s Commitment to Quality:
Paint Manager’s Hair Falls Victim To Challenge
A little off the top. Paint 1 Manager Tom Korona challenged the department to reach a quality target. If they did, he promised to shave his head. The team surpassed the goal and keeping to his word, on Dec. 18, 2014, Korona had a date with the clippers during Paint’s Team Member Appreciation Lunch.Never let it be said that TMMK’s Paint Department doesn’t respond in full force when put to a challenge-especially if it involves a dare and an impromptu haircut. Paint 1 Manager Tom Korona told team members if the department achieved a quality target he’d shave his head.
The shop answered the call and then some, at times even hitting below the set target. And true to his word, the shop gathered during their Team Member Appreciation Lunch as Korona had his head shaved. Team members even got the chance to sign his barber’s cape to commemorate the big event.
Giving Back: How TMMK Impacts Strangers in Need
Giving back without ever having to be asked is the mantra for Assembly Team Leader Ed Saker. Over the past 25 years, Saker has helped Central Kentuckians by giving platelet donations. Saker estimates he’s given 43 gallons of platelets through his donations at the Kentucky Blood Center.
“They tell me 345 people..whether it was premature babies, hemophiliacs or cancer patients have been helped by my donations,” said Saker, who makes it a habit every two weeks to donate platelets. “I’ve been doing it so long it’s almost second nature. I go in a Saturday, spend about 50 minutes and watch a tv show and relax.”
Learn more here.
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The Latest News From Toyota
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7/6/2017Toyota continues to top the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) awards list of all manufacturers. Fourteen Toyota and Lexus vehicles are IIHS awards winners, with twelve receiving its highest award, the TOP SAFETY PICK+, the most of any manufacturer.
30 Years @ TMMK
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Plant celebrates milestone anniversary with $100K in donations to Kentucky organizations, debuts renovated Visitor Center.
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