A quick note from Jennifer Varela-Moreno

Things were so hectic here at PowerBlog Central today that we received one blog entry hastily scribbled on a piece of paper!

Vernon, Texas, HR Trainer Jennifer Varela-Moreno writes:
I am so excited to be here from Tyson's Vernon plant, where great Team Members make great bacon! There are so many wonderful people here, and I am so happy to be able to meet them. And, like at our Vernon plant, I have made great friends!

Jennifer Varela-Moreno

Gloria ya tiene una!

Como se nota que Monalisa Moreno, supervisor de turno de RH de la planta de Cumming, Georgia comio proteina hoy! Y es que despues de que a David Tobias, gerente de RH del complejo de Pasco, Washington se le ocurriera sugerirle que le diera a Gloria Estefan una tarjeta de nuestros Valores Principales de Tyson, Monalisa salto como resorte y a ritmo de samba y driblando la seguridad de la artista, le entrego la tarjeta.

Todos lo que estabamos compartiendo la mesa con Monalisa, estabamos muy emocionados con la rapidez y sobre todo la habilidad de nuestra simpatica Compañera de Equipo, quien ademas de todo tiene el alma latina de Gloria, dado que Monalisa es originaria de Brasil.

(Thanks for emailing the photo, Monalisa! -Jack)

LULAC insights: Nora Venegas

Nora Venegas, Tyson Foods Manager-Federal Governmental Relations, has this to say about her LULAC experience:

"Hello Power Bloggers, There are so many things going on at the conference that I do not know where to start. I have had the opportunity to hear so many dynamic speakers and presenters from different business, government and grassroots backgrounds. Coming from a small Tyson office, it has been so wonderful to get to meet fellow Team Members and participate in the conference with them. For me one of the highlights has been listening to John Tyson speak at Wednesday's lunch where there were at least 5 tables of very proud Tyson Team Members."

Beyond Color and Culture

On the fourth day of the LULAC Convention, we were honored to have the Reverend Jesse Jackson talk about unity between Latinos and African Americans. He had visited Little Rock Central and came back to the convention seeing a big crowd of Latinos chanting “si se puede, si se puede” which means “yes we can, yes we can”. He touched on subjects of education, medical health care, and issues that affect the African American and Latino communities in the United States. The Reverend stated that we as a country must start to “look beyond color, culture, and focus on character”. The speakers have been impressive and on Friday we will have a town hall with Howard Dean, Chairman of the National Democratic Party and Ken Mehlman Chairman of the Republican National Party. Everyone from Tyson is learning, promoting the Tyson brand, and having a good time with Mexico’s famous Mariachi Vargas.

Thanks to our Lopez Negrete Partners

We've had some great support in many ways from our friends at Lopez Negrete. Here are Evelyn Cisneros and Laurette Carnizares who have worked hard to make the Tyson booth a success.  Oh, and Virginia also did a little bit ;-). Thanks to you all and the LN folks back in Houston who have worked so hard.

JUNTOS SI SE PUEDE

Impresionante discurso del Reverendo Jesse L. Jackson como orador principal del Unity Luncheon, tocando las fibras de los presentes al invocarnos a trabajar juntos por el bien de este paîs. El preguntaba a la audiencia una y otra vez: Quienes somos? reiterando que no importa la raza, el color de la piel, o nuestro bagaje cultural sino el caracter y la determinacion con la que actuamos para ayudar a los demas.

Como es que perdemos de vista cosas que parecen tan obvias! Desafortunadamente es parte de la naturaleza humana desviarnos momentaneamente de la ruta que nos hemos propuesto. Pero si damos un paso atras y vemos el panorama desde otra perspectiva, podremos darnos cuenta que es la unidad y nuestra capacidad de encontrar todas las cosas que tenemos en comun, y no las diferencias naturales que existen dentro de nuestras propias culturas. Sin embargo, es necesario que estemos atentos a los llamados de lideres como el reverendo Jackson para no olvidar que "JUNTOS SI SE PUEDE".