DE PERE (NBC 26) -- One local pallet company found a creative way to help team members and their families deal with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Chad Radke manages Millwood, Inc. pallet repair plan in De Pere. He says plant team members were given disposable dust masks earlier this week to take home and decorate with their children and family. Everyone then brought their finished projects back to work on Friday.
“There are a lot of unknowns right now – viruses, isolation, home schooling. This event is an easy way to break that time up and spend some time interacting with each other in a different way,” Radke said. “They could even consider it their art [activity] of the school day.”
Radke and the team in De Pere work throughout the year planning different events that will allow everyone to come together, creating a family atmosphere. He says the idea came when they were discussing this year's Easter event, when social distancing and the ongoing pandemic forced them to come up with something different.
“We try to plan events throughout the year that bring families together. Sometimes it is easy to get caught up in your work life and that spills over into home life,” stated Radke. “We want to make up for that by providing events that promote quality family time.”
Radke said Millwood’s culture and family atmosphere across the company make this area of his job easy.
“We’re fortunate enough to work for a company that not only talks to you about being a family but also puts in the time to prove it. I love being able to sit down with my team and figuring out the best way to impact our team member’s lives for that month,” Radke explains. “We’ll continue to grow and develop our team, to promote family, to give back and serve the team so they can be the best they can be.”
