2018 A Better Life Award Recipient: Roberto H. from our Milton Office!
Roberto left El Salvador years ago to move to Canada to make money to provide A Better Life for his young daughter still living back home. Renting only a small room in Milton, he wanted to be sure that the majority of his earnings went towards funding a better future for his daughter. He liked the flexibility of his work schedule as it allowed him to make several trips to see his daughter…he wanted her to be sure of his love and goals for her.
Roberto has been a long-time, faithful ABL employee, working at multiple ABL client companies where his flexibility and excellent work ethic was highly valued and admired. He has recently been hired on by an ABL client company with full benefits and profit sharing.
In other wonderful news, Roberto’s daughter has now applied to move to Canada to be with her Dad! Roberto exemplifies what it means to make the most of every opportunity that comes your way to create the future you want for your family. Roberto was the recipient of $1000 and a beautiful Inukshuk award, which is the traditional Canadian symbol that someone is “on the right path”.
Meet Our First Runner-Up: Tom R. from our Woodstock Office!
At the age of 56, Tom’s life took an unexpected turn as he needed to move back to his hometown of Woodstock to take care of his aging parents. His pursuit of a job started with a visit to staffing agency where he was treated poorly. Undaunted, he went to ABL and his impressive and varied work experience was recognized. He left the registration process with a long term assignment that allowed him to settle back into his hometown. He is now able to help support his parents and his children. Tom was so pleased to have found the support of the ABL team, that he referred his two sons to ABL, who have also been successfully placed at ABL clients. He possesses a fantastic attitude-fun, lively and appreciative – which has made him a favourite of ABL clients (and the Woodstock ABL team!). Working through ABL allowed Tom to get resettled in Woodstock, and even reconnect with (and marry!) an old girlfriend from his teenage years. Tom has truly created a Better Life for himself and all his family. Tom is the recipient of $250 and a beautiful Inukshuk award, which is the traditional Canadian symbol that someone is “on the right path”.
Asiah has overcome considerable difficulty in her early life, suffering the loss of her parents at a young age. She has forged forward fearlessly and feels it is important to put love and energy in all she does. Though she has had to learn to support herself without the presence of family around her, she never lets negativity from others bring her down and is so happy to be part of ABL. Her excellent customer service skills, willingness to work extra hours and her sunshine outlook have been greatly appreciated by many ABL clients. Asiah has built a life for herself independently with a smile on her face. Asiah is the recipient of $250 and a beautiful Inukshuk award, which is the traditional Canadian symbol that someone is “on the right path”.
You can watch ABL’s founder and president, PJ Ferguson, explain the concept around the “A Better Life Award” here:
ABL’s “A Better Life Award” recognizes an individual who has made an active outbound effort to create a better life for themselves and the people in their lives.
It is not just a “good job” pat on the back but rather an affirmation of positive action and accountability. While ABL is a part of this, these inspiring stories are truly about people who have influenced their own situation to create A Better Life. Learn more about how an ABL employee can become eligible to be nominated for the “A Better Life Award” here. You can watch the video about our very first Award Recipient, Tracy C, here.
Of over 250 nominations this year for actions both big and small, 15 were presented to the entire ABL team who voted to determine the 3 “finalists”. We’d like to thank you for taking the time to read these wonderful stories as told proudly by the local ABL staffing team: