January 24, 2020: Utah Jazz center Tony Bradley joined LHM Sports & Entertainment staff in hosting a mentoring seminar for 25 students to learn about the wide range of career paths in the sports industry. The workshop was the culmination of the Jazz’s National Mentoring Month activities. Earlier in the month, Jazz center Rudy Gobert hosted a group from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Utah at a Jazz game. Rudy and his Rudy’s Kids Foundation donated $5,000 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Utah—$1,000 for each of his blocks that evening.
January 30, 2020: The Utah Jazz and University of Utah Health announced they would partner with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Salt Lake and community groups to launch a 30-day fitness challenge. The initiative ran Feb. 3 through Mar. 3 and encouraged healthy lifestyle habits among students.
February 3, 2020: Local organizers announced 12 members of the Salt Lake All-Star Alliance to help financially support the staging of the 2023 NBA All-Star Game in Salt Lake City. Members of the alliance include America First Credit Union, Coca-Cola, Ford Motor Company, Larry H. Miller Dealerships, Mountain America Credit Union, NuSkin, Qualtrics, Toyota, University of Utah Health, Vivint Smart Home, WCF Insurance, and Zions Bank.
February 4, 2020: Utah Jazz forward Georges Niang joined with American Heart Association representatives to host a CPR training for Junior Jazz youth at the Northwest Recreation Center. Georges’s efforts to promote American Heart Month throughout February included the training event and CPR training kits for the 25 Junior Jazz participants to take home and instruct their families.
Feb. 19, 2020: Weber High School, located in Pleasant View, Utah, inducted Steve Starks into its Weber High Warrior Hall of Fame. Steve is a graduate of the northern Utah secondary school.
February 19, 2020: The Utah Jazz and Mountain America Credit Union announced that the fourth recipient of the Pass It Along award for the 2019-20 Jazz season was The Adoption Exchange. The program has now contributed $175,000 to local nonprofits since its inception in 2013.
February 25, 2020: Utah Jazz players, along with the Ziya Active Jazz Dancers and Jazz Bear, made their annual visit to Primary Children’s Hospital to visit children and their families.
February 27, 2020: The Utah Jazz and dōTERRA teamed up to host Her Time to Lead, an educational seminar aimed at inspiring and developing the next generation of female leaders. Natalie Hill Jensen, a Broadway and film actor and the wife of Jazz assistant coach Alex Jensen, spoke to 300 female high school students. The seminar included workshop sessions and exercises designed to encourage young women to use their voices, overcome adversity, and advance as leaders in society.
March 4, 2020: Courtney Palmer, director of finance and accounting for LHM Real Estate, was promoted to chief financial officer for the organization. Courtney was also named as co-chair of the Gail Miller Women’s Leadership Group, along with Michelle Smith, who leads People & Culture for LHM Sports & Entertainment.
April 1, 2020: School lunches. Plans for highways. Support for firefighters and families in need. Census results affect your community every day. Be sure to fill out your survey — www.2020census.gov
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update:
The March/April issue of Winning Spirit was headed to the press as each of our lives and businesses were impacted by the health advisories surrounding COVID-19. We encourage you to follow the instructions from your supervisor and People & Culture/HR leads throughout the coming days and weeks. Our May/June issue will be dedicated to the news and efforts across the LHM Group, and we’ll have plenty to share. Please refer to www.lhm.com/covid for ongoing updates from the enterprise groups and company leadership. You can email the stories and photos of you and your team “being the best” during difficult times to winningspirit@lhm.com. We would love to hear from you.
Winning Spirit Magazine
March/April 2020
Vol. 12, Issue 2