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Thoughts on Thanksgiving: Feeling Grateful, 12 Months a Year

By John F. Correia

A Message from John Correia, UG2 Chief Operating Officer

As we approach the bustle of the holiday season and anticipate the hopes, ambitions, and aspirations of a new year, I am slowing down to reflect on the blessings, changes, and challenges of 2022.  

November 2022 finds us in a very different place than we were a year ago. At this time last year, I wrote about how the pandemic had pushed us to evolve, deepen our relationships, and renew our commitments to each other and our communities. The strengths we developed in those difficult times brought us to new heights of success in the months that followed, but we continue to grapple with the pandemic’s impacts even as we find our footing in a year of rapid growth and change.  

Just as we did through the early months of the pandemic, we have been challenged to reimagine our goals, reshape our expectations, and lift each other up as we climb. 

In moments of unpredictability, Team UG2 adapts and excels—because those moments challenge us to return to our core values and foundational principles. UG2 was built on the belief that we are stronger together, and that family and community come first. And it is in the moments when we truly support each other that UG2 shines—a virtue I witness and appreciate not just during this season of Thanksgiving, but 12 months out of the year.  

This Thanksgiving, as we start to close out another unpredictable year, I’ve never been more grateful for the people of UG2—the employees and customers who make UG2a family, who bring such deep commitment to solving problems large and small, who continuously set the new standards for service, and who remind each other of our unique strengths and talents. I am thankful for friends and colleagues who are unafraid to lean on each other, push each other to discover new horizons, and encourage each other in the expectation that, as long as we continue to build each other up, the best is yet to come. 

John F. Correia
Chief Operating Officer