Issue 77 August 21, 2014

TylerPipe,underonenameoranother,hasbeenintheTylerareaforovereightyyears;sotosaythatwehaveacommitmenttoTyler,LindaleandSmithCountyingeneralwouldbeanunderstatement.OnSaturday,Augustthe2nd,thirty(30)TylerPipeTeamMembersgotupandmadetheirwaytothepatternshoptohelpstuffsacswithnon‐perishablefoodforkidsandmakeourcommunityabetterplacetolive.

WhenwearrivedtheEastTexasFoodBankhadalreadyarrangedthepalletsaccordingtoplan.TylerPipeTeamMemberswouldgrabasac,walkpastpalletsoffoodpickingupitemsastheypassed,deliveringtheirbagsfullofgoodiestotheendtablewheretheyweresealed,boxedandstacked.TheEastTexasFoodBankbroughtenoughfoodthatitshouldhavetakenapproximatelythreehourstocompletebutthankstothetenacityandhardworkoftheTylerPipeTeamweknockeditoutinjustovertwoandahalfhours.

DuringthatperiodoftimetheeventcoordinatorJenniferYodertoldmethatwesacked,boxed,tapedandstackedover2,000backpackswhichwouldprovideenoughfoodforthechildrenofTylerIndependentSchoolDistrictfortwoweeks.Volun‐teerTeamMembersweretreatedtoagoodoldfashioncook‐outcourtesyofGregSimmonswhoyouwillseeinthesepic‐turesworkingupasweattobene itourcommunity.IfyouwouldliketovolunteerormakeadonationtotheEastTexasFoodBankpleasecall903‐597‐3663.

August 2014

Dave Jones ~ VP of Wade Sales

Dennis Cullinane ~ CE of ETFB

Greg Simmons ~ Tyler Pipe AGM

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CPR/First Aid/AED

Training course Friday, September 5

Main Conference Room

8:00 am 11:30 am We are encouraging all those who would like to attend to sign up in Human Resources or the Dispensary. The course will be pro-vided with no cost by the Safety Department and is open to all Tyler Pipe Team Members and their immediate family

members (must be over 18).

So remember to mention it to your significant others, and hope to see you .

For years Tyler Pipe in Tyler, Texas has had a very active Team Member Appreciation Committee. These folks volunteer their time and efforts to show our Team Members how much we appreciate all of the hard work that they put into each and every quality product that rolls out of Tyler, Texas. This month we tried something new and we think that we hit a home run. On Thursday, July the 24th Tyler Pipe hosted their very first Watermelon Day. Tyler Pipe contracted with a local farmer to bring in enough watermelon for an “all you can eat” feast. This gentleman farmer had red, orange and yellow watermelon that was sweet, juicy and all you can eat. It was a hit with our Team Members! It was so successful that we already have plans to carry on the event next year! We now have water-melon vendors standing in line for our business because not only did Tyler Pipe buy a trailer load of watermelons but our Team Members could buy their own, just in case they needed one for the road.

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L to R: Faye Pettigrew, Gloria Tuck, Diane Newman & Sandra Smith

Tyler Pipe is an avid supporter of charitable organizations in Smith County like the Literacy Council of Tyler. On Tuesday, August the 5th a group of Tyler Pipe team Members attended the 23rd annual Corporate Spelling Bee sponsored by Tyler Morning Telegraph & Mentoring Minds. The theme this year was a night on Broadway and they had the entire auditorium decked out with a turn of the century motif. While Tyler Pipe did not enter a team this year we did purchase a table and sent a group of enthusiasts to the event to show their support.

The Literacy Council of Tyler began in 1990 as an adult basic literacy program, but quickly expanded to offer English as a second language. LCOT now offers Basic Education, GED, and ESL classes, all at no cost to the learners. If you would like to learn more about the Literacy Council of Tyler you can visit them on the web at

http://ltotyler.org/ or call 903-533-0330.

The Theme of this years spelling bee was “A Night on Broadway” complete with street sign table toppers

This is your last chance to volunteer your service and time to benefit a worthy cause and enter your name to go to the Texas Rangers Baseball game on September 28th. Both

events registration fees will be taken care of by Tyler Pipe. Additional information for registering for the events is

available in the Human Resource Dept.

The American Cancer Society is hosting it first “THINK PINK GO PURPLE” 5K, Obstacle Course & Piggyback

Race. Registration can be done online at http:teamacs.acsevents.org. Tyler Pipe will pay registration

fee for one team member and one family member or significant other. See HR for special discount code.

Saturday, September 20, 2014

Woldert Park

701 S. 32nd St

Registration starts at 7am

Registration will take place on the day of the event. See Greg Buckner for details.

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Only two (2) events left that will qualify you to be eligible for your name to be put into a drawing to attend a Texas Rangers Baseball game at Globe Life Park on Sunday, September 28. Eight (8)lucky winners along with one guest will board a chartered bus and head up to Arlington Texas and to attend a game in an Executive Suite complete with food, drinks & souvenirs. The only thing you have to do is volunteer to participate in 6 of the events listed above. I’m sorry to say, if you have not started by now, it’s probably too late, but it’s never too late to volunteer your time to assist your fel-low neighbor who maybe in need. The American Cancer Society as well as the Sickle Cell Youth Foundation would love to see you at their event. See HR for further details.

Fresh 15K Walk/Run ~ MARCH, 1, 2014

The Tyler Run for Autism ~ APRIL 5

ACS Relay for Life ~ APRIL 19

United Way Day of Caring ~ JUNE 13

East Texas Food Bank Back Pack Program for kids in TISD ~ AUGUST 2

Tyler Literacy Corporate Spelling Bee ~ AUG. 5

American Cancer Society 5k ~ Sept. 13

Sickle Cell Youth Scholarship 5k Walk/Run Sept. 20

Volunteer to help with a TP Appreciation Event

TBA

Charles Ridgeway ~ 2

John Godwin ~ 3

Ismael Hernandez ~ 4

Johnny Neeley ~ 5

Rayford Jackson ~ 8

Clifton Miles ~ 9

Larry Smith ~ 9

Brian Gardner ~ 10

Juan Sandoval ~ 12

Ira Wilson ~ 12

Joseph Hardcastle ~ 13

Roberto Delgado ~ 14

Ricky McDonald ~ 15

Ted Sweetman ~ 15

Ray Hunt ~ 16

Darren Wood ~ 17

Margaret Cooks ~ 19

Teresa Gilley ~ 19

Laura Alvey ~ 20

Rod Burrus ~ 21

Dwan Ford ~ 22

Robert Davis ~ 24

De’Ona Tapia ~ 24

Mitchell Hill ~ 25

Conrado Gaona ~ 29

Thurman Duncan ~ 30

Did You Know… Men's Belly Size Predicts Heart Disease Clinical studies have revealed that the size of a man's belly is actually a better predictor of heart disease than general obesity. Men with central obesity (beer belly to me and you) tend to develop higher blood pressure, regardless of body mass index (BMI) than men who store fat in other areas of the body. The study undertaken by Dr Alfonso Siani and his team from the National Re-search Council in Avellino, Italy, involved more than 700 men aged 25 to 75 who were not taking blood pressure-lowering medication. The researchers measured blood glucose and insulin levels after an overnight fast, calculated BMI and took three different blood pressure readings. Abdominal circumference, a marker of central obesity, was determined by measuring the waist in relation to the hips. The study also found a relationship between belly size, age and high blood pres-sure. Moreover, the volunteers showed higher insulin levels when consuming sugary drinks. This in turn was related to higher blood pressure. Whereas body mass index has always been used as a key measure in assessing risk to heart dis-ease, it is clear that belly size correlates more closely to other well known risk factors such as LDL cholesterol, high blood pressure, high blood glucose levels and low levels of HDL cholesterol (beneficial cholesterol). Good Reasons to Loose Weight

Weight loss lowers elevated blood pressure in overweight and obese per-sons with high blood pressure.

Weight loss lowers elevated levels of total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, and triglycerides, and to raise low levels of HDL-cholesterol in overweight and obese persons with dyslipidemia.

Weight loss lowers elevated blood glucose levels in overweight and obese persons with type 2 diabetes.

Full article available at: http://menshealth.about.com/cs/lifestyle/a/big_belly.htm