Beyond Katrina: Saluting The Spirit of UPS People


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    Beyond Katrina: Saluting The Spirit of UPS People (9 min 17 sec)
    		09-04-2010 at 08:17 AM
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    In early October of 2005, I went to New Orleans, just five weeks after Hurricane Katrina, to document the stories of the UPSers who were working so hard to get their lives and UPS's business up and running again. I witnessed many images that will stick with me....the mountainous piles of debris on every corner....the black hearses parked in a grassy median (apparently in an attempt to avoid the flooding), all lined up and pointing directly to the Superdome and its partially destroyed roof. And the images of UPSers faces ... people hurting, struggling, but fighting to regain their lives. In the six days I spent in New Orleans, I learned a great deal about our company and our people. I hope the video that resulted from my trip, Beyond Katrina: Saluting The Spirit of UPS People, adequately captured the heart and soul of what makes UPS people great.

    Read more: http://blog.ups.com/2010/08/30/beyon...of-ups-people/
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    1. ajblakejr - 09-04-2010 10:07 AM
      Robo Mod brought us this video.
      I commented on it.

      If asked what it means to be a UPSer...this is how I would answer.

      2,200 UPSer's affected by Katrina.
      It should be 2,201...I was affected and I don't live in the Gulf.

      Founder's Day...I feel this would have made a statement and energized the troops. I feel this would have brought to our roots.
      Founder's Day

      This is who we are...
      This is not a United Way sponsored video...

      This is you and I...
      This is what we do...
      This is who we are...

      Yeah...management and union...
      Us and them...
      No!!
      This is you and I...
      This is what we do...

      Katrina leveled the levees...
      Katrina leveled the playing field...

      EVERYONE
      Management and Union
      LOST EVERYTHING!!

      117 UPS facilities closed - teamwork brought us back.
      117 closed and it included Supply Chain Solutions, UPS Cartage, UPS Freight, UPSCO, UPS Airline, The UPS Store and UPS Supplier Management.
      117 different parts of a whole affected in the Gulf.

      You are a UPSer. You are family.

      The last line...Thank you for everything you have done.
      Powerful.
    2. tonyexpress - 09-04-2010 09:24 AM
      The spirit of giving and teamwork to help others, touching video. Thanks!