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Remember the day the teacher walked into the classroom and said, “Class, put your books under your desk, take out a sheet of paper and number it from one to ten?”

In Oklahoma terms, you were fixin’ to have a pop quiz.

No more studying. No more preparation. You were either ready or not. Maybe you had a knot

in your stomach because you had been goofing off the last few nights. Maybe you had a rush of adrenaline because that was the one class you didn’t do homework for the night before. Regardless, it was unexpectedly test time, and there was no more time to study.

Just like inside a classroom, life has its tests—pop quizzes of our character: flat tire, IRS audit, medical report, relationship conflict, big promotion, elderly parent, pregnant teenager, unexpected bill, flood, tornado, airline delay, death. When stuff like this comes, we are tested. Do I endure or give up? Lie or tell the truth? Become callous or remain sensitive? Take responsibility or be unreliable? Forgive or get bitter? Indulge myself or exercise self-control?

When the pop quiz comes, the way we respond reveals our character. Our children are facing pop quizzes in life, too, and guess where they are learning the answers? It has been said that character is more caught than taught. So, what are we pitching to our children?

Want to make a difference at home with good character? Here are a couple of things you can do to “pitch” good character to your children:

• Take a look in the mirror. What do my children see in me? What example am I setting? Am I humble and teachable when it comes to my character failures?

• Talk about choices. Use the Character Core magazine, current events, and teachable moments to illustrate the consequences of choices and how good character is the right choice to make.

• Tell them the good. Catch your children doing good and celebrate the good character you see in their life. Use the Kimray pocket guide for common vocabulary and practical definitions.

One of our core values at Kimray is strengthening the family. The main purpose of the monthly Character Core magazines, the recognition of good character, and the Making A Difference @ Home Workshops, is to help employees be successful at home. I’ve heard Mr. Hill say dozens of times, “If we help people be successful at home, they will be successful at work.”

We want to prepare our children to have a great new school year. Let’s also be intentional in preparing them to pass the character pop quizzes they will face throughout their lives. ◆

BACK TO SCHOOL WITH GOOD CHARACTER By John Burnett, Organizational Character/Cultural Specialist

RED IRON PRODUCERKIMRAY’S MONTHLY NEWSLETTER AUGUST 2015

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KIMRAY GOES TO CLASS!

Not only are Kimray employees great examples of flexibility and availability, they are also examples of diligence and wisdom, often splitting their time among work, family and studies. Did you know these employees are also taking courses?

The mind of the prudent acquires knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge: Proverbs 18:15

AARON JONESACCOUNTINGCPA exam

ALLISON PREWITTACCOUNTINGMaster of Accountancy

AMARIAH SAUERASSEMBLYGeneral Studies

BRAD COUSERFACILITIESManufacturing Technologies

BRANDON SPRENGERFACILITIES CONSTRUCTIONHVAC Tech

BRECK SWIGARTFACILITIESBiology

CASEY STEPHENSENGINEERING Associates in Business

CURTIS CLARKMANUFACTURING SUPPORT GROUPMaster in Engineering Management

DANIEL YUNKERCOMMUNICATIONSMaster of Business Administration

DAVID MOUNTFACILITIES CONSTRUCTIONSafety and Health Official Certification

GARY MILLSMACHINE SHOPMaster of Business Administration

ISAAC FARNSWORTHFACILITIESBusiness Management and Accounting

JOSHUA MOUNTFACILITIES CONSTRUCTIONElectronics Engineering

ERIC DELANOY FACILITIES CONSTRUCTIONArchitectural Drafting

ERIC CALDERONFACILITIES CONSTRUCTIONSafety and Health Official Certification

ISIDRO RODRIGUEZSHIPPING AND PACKAGING (3RD SHIFT)Pastoral Theology

JOHN HARRISMATERIAL COORDI-NATOR (3RD SHIFT)Robotics Automation and Technology

KEITH SELLRECEIVING/SUPPLY CHAINPhysical Therapy

KYLE BOWLERTRAINING DEPARTMENTMaster of Divinity

LEWIS ROCKMORE IIIQUALITY ASSURANCEOrganizational Leadership

TAYLOR DECKARDWELLNESSMaster of Business Administration - Healthcare Administration

RUSSELL KENDRICKPURCHASINGCourses for Professional in Supply Management certification

JEFF PORTPURCHASINGBachelor of Business Administration and Ethics

EMILY CONRADPURCHASINGAssociation for Operations Management courses

JENNIFER SWEETPURCHASINGProduction & Inventory Management certification

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GET IN THE GAME WITH HUDDLESBy Bob Cole

Athletes don’t like sitting on the side-lines. They want to get in the game and help their teams win. In order to do that, they have to be on the same page with the rest of the play-

ers. They have to join a huddle and figure out the next play.

Imagine a football game where each player is running a different play or trying to reach differ-ent goals. It would be chaos! Surprisingly, this is the way many companies operate.

In our financial literacy training class, we are learning that many companies operate with only a few people knowing the company goals, and even fewer knowing how they impact those goals. This lack of alignment is primarily due to a breakdown in communication.

The Great Game of Business philosophy gives us a tool to help eliminate this problem. It is called the “Huddle.” The Huddle is where team members throughout the company gather to present the financial or operational numbers they expect their work group to hit by the end of the month. This is called “forward forecast-ing.” These numbers are added to everyone else’s numbers, giving a complete picture of the company’s performance and profitability for the month. This is how we check the score so everyone knows the financial condition of the company in real time, not a month or two after the fact.

Huddles occur on a regular basis, giving teams and departments a chance to update their numbers as better information becomes available. The purpose of forecasting is not to predict the future, but to influence it. A good huddle creates focus, accountability and clarity on how to improve results.

Several departments at Kimray have been huddling on a week-ly or monthly basis, and soon the management group will start huddling to forecast monthly expenses from each department. In time, everyone at Kimray will be part of a huddle to look at the numbers most relevant to each work team.

I still remember the excitement I felt as a boy when the coach would call my name and send me into the game. Today, all of us are called into the “great game of business” at Kimray where we get to work and win together! ◆

CFO CORNERADVANCING THROUGH THE STRATEGIC PLAN

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PROFILE OVERVIEW DEPARTMENT DETAIL COMING UP CONTACT

PROFILE OVERVIEW DEPARTMENT DETAIL COMING UP CONTACT

Within the main building on 42nd Street, Kimray’s supply chain department guides and executes purchasing, forecasting, planning, scheduling, shipping and receiving. In 2014, the department’s purchasing team bought

about $128 million in raw materials, office products, services and more. Realizing any savings they find can positively impact prof-it, purchasing actively practices Kimray’s core value of responsible stewardship to secure

the best price on the materials and services that contribute to an overall quality product for which Kimray is so well known.

Learn more about the purchasing team in the following Kimray Department Detail.

PROFILE OVERVIEW DEPARTMENT DETAIL COMING UP CONTACT

Daniel Crane, VP of Supply ChainMelvin Pierce, Director of ProcurementJennifer Sweet, Purchasing SupervisorEric Clingan, Supplier DevelopmentRussell Chancellor, MRO Buyer

Mark Henderson, Outside Services Manager Mike Thomas, Senior MRO Buyer Craig Foster, Senior Buyer Jeffrey Port, BuyerEmily Conrad, Buyer

Russell Kendrick, Senior BuyerJennifer Fleming, External SchedulingBryan Howard, External Scheduling

PEOPLE

To serve internal and external customers by sourcing, researching and purchasing supplies for maintenance, repair and operations (MRO)

and raw materials used to make Kimray prod-ucts, verifying specs, identifying and imple-menting efficiencies, contracts, negotiations

and supplier relations

PURPOSE

Main Building

PLACE

KIMRAY, INC. DEPARTMENT PROFILE Supply Chain’s Purchasing Team

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• Your department has a budget to stick to. Traceability of your purchases and ensuring they get charged to the right general ledger account is a critical part of responsible stewardship. Purchasing can assist by pulling reports from Power-link and other external sources to help guide budgetary purchases.

What’s Powerlink? It’s a purchasing site Kimray departments can use to buy supplies for maintenance, repair and operations. If you frequently order supplies and have not used Powerlink before, email IThelp to set up an account.

• Your department needs something beyond Powerlink. When it comes to buying anything, the purchasing team is

here to assist in any way possible. Email them at buyers@kimray.com.

• They know what tricky costs to look for. Remember the last time you thought you found a great deal online, only to get to the checkout page and discover the thing you wanted was much more expensive with taxes, shipping and other fees? The purchasing team knows how to get products in on time, at the best quality and at the most competitive price.

• To free up time you could be using to focus on departmental tasks. Instead of using your time researching and shop-ping for items, use the purchasing team’s expertise and resources. Their experi-ence in knowing what questions to ask can be a time saver.

• They’re committed to responsible stewardship. So far this year, Kimray’s purchasing team has negotiated savings of over $700,000 in raw material purchases and with a renegotiation of the Bible study lunch contract with Chic-Fil-A, netted $20,000 in savings! Another recent change with an office supply company will help Kimray better define its costs and improve control of the purchasing process through approver assignments and reporting. The adjustment could mean even more savings for Kimray!

Remember that every one of these dollars saved has a direct, positive impact on Kimray’s profitability.

WHY YOU SHOULD USE THE PURCHASING TEAM

PROFILE OVERVIEW DEPARTMENT DETAIL COMING UP CONTACT

Kimray’s suppliers will attend the 3rd Annual Supplier Symposium, September 10, 2015, in the Kimmell Conference Center. Our suppli-ers attend the symposium to learn more

about how their materials are used in Kimray products. After several supplier requests to get an inside look into our company’s empha-sis on good character, this year they will get

to experience a workshop on character in the workplace.

PROFILE OVERVIEW DEPARTMENT DETAIL COMING UP CONTACT

buyers@kimray.com

JERRY MARTIN SALESPromoted to National Business Development Manager

RICHARD VINSONSUPPLY CHAINPromoted to Forecast Analyst

PROMOTIONS & ADDITIONS JULY 2015

CARRIE JACOBSMARKETINGCreative Writer

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SPOTLIGHT on

SUMMER EVENTS1-5 Evening at the Ballpark6-8 Kimray Rowing Team9-12 Kimray Creates Art Reception13 Youth Retreat at Mount Sequoyah 1 2

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KIMRAY KUDOS

To submit a Kimray Kudo, email the Red Iron team at kudos@kimray.com and provide:

• The name and a photo of the person receiving the kudos

• Name of employee submitting kudos and relationship to recipient

• One sentence description

Submissions must be made by the 10th of each month to be considered for the next newsletter.

ku·dosnoun \ ́kyü-, -˛dos\: praise or respect that you get because of something you have done or achieved

2015 DATES TO REMEMBER

More details will be available as each event draws closer.

For more information, call the front desk.

Labor DaySeptember 6, 2015

Kimray Closed

UDOS

Kudos to Mel Pierce’s son Justin, an SNU pastoral ministry student and Eagle Scout, who sprung into action as a first responder after sightseers were injured in a partial ice cave collapse in the state of Washington!

Have news for the Red Iron?

Email rediron@kimray.com

Congratulations to Robert Brown’s daughter Jessica Amy Jordan and her

husband Travis. They have a new addition to their family, Evelyn Josephine!

Congratulations to Kyle Crawford and his trivia team for qualifying for the

2015 National Trivia League Finals this month in Las Vegas, NV, where they

will compete against other teams from around the U.S.!

Welcome baby Kase Everett, son of Bobbie and Kyle Murrow and grandson of Penny and Jerry Murrow!

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EMPLOYEE RECOGNITIONS

Throughout life we will have opportunities to grow spiritually, in intellect, in physical abilities, social connections, character and in many other ways. Growth does not happen unintentionally. We all have been in circumstances where we could have capitalized on the situation to grow in some beneficial way, but passed on the opportunity.

Years ago, I asked the Lord to help me live until I die. That may seem like an odd request, or maybe even nonsensical. I desire to learn and grow and enjoy my time on earth until it is over. I don’t want to die and wait thirty years for it to take effect.

A lot of what makes life interesting and fulfilling is growth. In Ephesians we are told that The Father is continuing to help all of His children to reach the full stature of Christ Himself. In the movie Karate Kid, Daniel wants to learn karate so Mr. Miyagi has Daniel wax his vintage automobiles—“Wax on, wax off”. In the simple movements, Mr. Miyagi shows Daniel how to put the wax on and take it off, but more than that, he is learning fundamental defensive moves of karate. Through life’s experiences and challenges our Father will use each and every one to show us something essential for life and godliness. The end result is Christ-likeness, the very reason we were created.

“Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge; and in your knowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness; and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love. For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they render you neither useless nor unfruitful in the true knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Peter 1:5-8 NASB

FOOD FOR THOUGHT BY BRUCE BARTEAUX , CHAPLAIN

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AUGUST'SCHARACTER QUALITY

FlexibilityWillingness to change plans or ideas without getting upset

“And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the first-born among many brethren;”

Romans 8:28-29 NASB

Deborah Walters, 9 years, CaliforniaChristopher Betsinger, 7 years, Pennsylvania

Daniel Isbell, 9 years, Conroe

Mark Robers, 10 years, ConroeSheldon Voudrie, 5 years, Kilgore