Our partnership at Jersey Mikes took a giant step forward today with the posting of the Core Values Honor Roll for Jersey Mikes employees. The initial call to action resulted in 15 names being placed on the new Jersey Mikes Core Values Honor Roll plaque. Spearheaded by owner, Tom King, and regional manager, Marshall Brown, 13 employees have already participated and we expect another dozen or so in the coming weeks. The employees all realize that composing their core values is not something they are doing for Jersey Mikes or the Flyin Ryan foundation. They know they are investing in themselves and providing a mechanism toward off a lot of the negative noise with which we are all surrounded. They realize that core values provide a sense of responsibility and ownership when it comes to making all their daily decisions both large and small. They come to realize that it’s not what’s going on around you that counts; what really counts is how you react to what’s happening around you.  They also realize that their core values statement is a useful tool to be included in their résumé as they navigate the future. Including core values in their résumé is a value added ingredient that can lift them out of the pack of applicants. 

The Flyin Ryan organization is grateful for enthusiasm and commitment with which Jersey Mikes has embraced our community partnership. The 13th of every month is Flyin Ryan day at Jersey Mikes. On the 13th of each month, 15% of revenues are directed to our foundation. In the first quarter that totaled $9,700. For a small organization like ours that is an incredibly valuable ingredient, which will help us to expand our outreach and impact more lives as we like to say: make the world a better place one person, one day, one event, one core value, one decision at a time.