Contributed by Robert Ruskaup, Sr. Marketing Communications Specialist   Here at Altec AIR, we have a truly wonderful Social Committee.  They have really done a great job making sure that the 2021 calendar has been loaded up with fun, engaging activities for all of our Associates.  Whether it's lunchtime hikes, cook-offs, fancy parties, and everything in between, they are really bringing attention to some of our Core Values, like Enjoyment of Work, Family, & Teamwork. This time around, they came up with a very creative idea for a Tailgate Lunch.  For this event, they encouraged small groups of Associates to work together to set up a 'tailgate' table with a delicious and festive array of goodies for the entire team to share.  Themes for each table were up to the whim and wit of their creators, and boy did these groups bring the goods! One team of die-hard Colorado Avalanche fans had an impressive display of Collectables including some wonderful autogr...

Contributed by Katherine Crane, Manufacturing Engineer, et al. Altec AIR recently held a Social Committee sponsored Contest for our Associates.  Because we haven't been able to have many company-wide social activities due to the Covid situation, the Social Committee (I can't remember who suggested the idea) initiated a "T-Shirt Design Contest".  The idea was to get the Associates working in the same area/department to work together on creating and submitting a design. The plan: Work with the Associates within your area/department (since they are already working and interacting with each other, it was less of a Covid concern), develop a work appropriate design together, submit the design to the Social Committee, the entire Company would vote on their favorite Design, and then the Social Committee would have that Design printed on T-Shirts for EVERYONE at Altec AIR. The Contest turned out to be a popular one among our Associates, with many Teams submitting...

Contributed by Dina Boss, HR Business Partner. 2020 will be remembered as the year that everything changed. Part of the change came from the spread of the COVID-19 virus. However, what I will remember is the how our Altec AIR Associates rallied together in December to make sure that one of our traditions around Christmas time was still made possible for the Children of our Altec AIR Families. I was touched by how they made sure not to forget to include the Children, despite their hectic schedules and all the new routines and restrictions placed on us by the virus. I received requests from some of our Associates who wanted to decorate an area in our plant, in order to host a special visit from Santa Claus for all of the Children and Grandchildren (& Fur-Babies) of our Associates. We had wonderful volunteers who made it all happen and the Children LOVED IT. Thank you all for your thoughtfulness and efforts. This is truly a Family here at Altec AIR!

Contributed by Katherine Crane, Manufacturing Engineer. Feeling so blessed to have been given the privilege to live in such a constantly beautiful place. I was born and raised in the Denver area and every time I see the mountains, they take my breath away.