Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Online Safety Tips

At L&P, we strive to promote good cyber practices within our company and want to recognize Cybersecurity Awareness Month, which is celebrated every October. With cyber threats and crimes becoming more common, it’s more important than ever to know how we can help protect ourselves from them. In honor of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) shared four actions we can take to be safer online:

  • Create strong passwords. For each account you have, use a unique password. Ensure passwords are long and complex.
  • Keep software up to date. When updates become available for your devices, web browsers, and applications, update them as soon as possible. Consider enabling automatic updates, if possible.
  • Think before you click. Cyber criminals may send you malicious links and attachments with the goal of installing malware or stealing login credentials.
  • Use two-factor authentication. Two-factor authentication adds another layer of security to your accounts by requiring an additional verification step when signing into them.
Oct 28 2022
By Life@Leggett

Tupelo Sleeper Goes Pink!

Tupelo Sleeper goes pink!

Our employees in Tupelo, Mississippi, recently wore pink in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Oct 28 2022
By Life@Leggett

L&P Volunteers at Third Thursday

L&P recently sponsored and volunteered at Third Thursday—a family-friendly event where the Joplin, Missouri, and surrounding communities get together to enjoy local food, artists, entertainment, and shops. October’s Third Thursday served as a local Halloween event that attracted a great crowd.

During the event, 33 L&P volunteers offered free activities near one of our semi-trucks to raise awareness for and solidify our ongoing partnership with the local United Way. Community members had the opportunity to enjoy a Candy Land Truck or Treat, games, pumpkin decorating, and free bags of popcorn.

Our volunteers handed out more than 8,000 pieces of candy and helped approximately 160 kids decorate mini pumpkins!

We are so grateful to our volunteers for making this Third Thursday fun and successful! Check out some photos from the event below.

Oct 26 2022
By Life@Leggett

Diwali: Festival of Lights

Each year in the fall, an abundance of light and color fills the homes, streets, and communities of those who celebrate Diwali, which stems from the Sanskrit word deepavali—”rows of lighted lamps.” Also known as the “festival of lights,” Diwali is a five-day holiday primarily observed by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, and Buddhists. Each group has its own customs for celebrating.

During Diwali, people celebrate the triumph of light, good, and knowledge over darkness, evil, and ignorance. Since Diwali marks the beginning of the Hindu New Year, it is often associated with new beginnings in life. Common customs for Diwali include:

  • Lighting clay oil lamps called diyas.
  • Creating rangolis—colorful art patterns drawn on floor entrances—to welcome guests and Lakshmi, goddess of prosperity.
  • Visiting family and friends.
  • Having feasts and giving gifts.
  • Setting off fireworks.

To all who are celebrating this week, we wish you an abundance of light, joy, and prosperity!

Setting off fireworks, creating rangolis, and lighting diyas are common customs on Diwali.
Oct 24 2022
By Life@Leggett

Join L&P at Third Thursday!

L&P is sponsoring Third Thursday on October 20. From 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM CDT, stop by Main Street in Downtown Joplin, Missouri, to join the fun!

We will be accepting donations to support the local United Way, and there will be free activities for you to enjoy. For kids, we will have games, a Truck or Treat with candy, and pumpkin decorating. We’ll also have free bags of popcorn and a festive fall photo station.

We hope to see you there—find us by the big rig!

Oct 18 2022
By Life@Leggett

L&P Celebrates Manufacturing Day

On October 7, L&P joined manufacturers across the United States to celebrate Manufacturing (MFG) Day.

MFG Day gives us a chance to celebrate our amazing employees who further our mission to produce quality products for our customers and allows us to showcase the opportunities in modern manufacturing.

To celebrate, our Carthage Spring branch hosted an in-person MFG Day event, inviting the local community and schools to tour the facility, check out one of our semi-trailer trucks, enjoy a cookout lunch, play cornhole, and win L&P merchandise. Some L&P employees invited their families to the branch so they could show them what they do while at work.

L&P also participated in the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Virtual MFG Day livestream. During the livestream, Randall Wood, VP of Manufacturing-Spring and Foam, gave a presentation and answered questions from students and teachers across Missouri. You can watch the Virtual MFG Day recording here.

We are proud to provide manufacturing jobs across the United States and we have many open positions! Join us today: Find Your Career at Leggett & Platt

Oct 17 2022
By Life@Leggett

United Way Spotlight: Carthage Crisis Center

Leggett & Platt fosters a culture of giving, encouraging our employees to Do Some Good. Throughout the course of our local United Way campaign, we will shine a spotlight on several of the incredible agencies that United Way serves in our community. Times may be difficult, but we have witnessed communities rising to meet these hard moments. If in a position to give this year, we encourage you to support your local agency, too.

In 1996, leaders of several local Carthage churches felt a calling to help feed the homeless. This group banded together to start the non-profit Carthage Crisis Center, a shelter that provides emergency transitional housing to those experiencing homelessness and hunger.

The center’s mission is faith-based. The Carthage Crisis Center addresses the long-term problem of homelessness through spiritual growth and community support.

“Transitional housing is our main focus,” said Jim Benton, Executive Director. “We provide counseling, a room, and an environment of accountability so that people can overcome life’s obstacles.”

Today, thanks to the partnership with United Way and community support, Carthage Crisis Center provides 45 beds for men, women, and families in a 44,000-square-foot facility.

“Because of the support of our community, we have seen lives changed,” said Benton. “People who were substance abusers are now contributing members of society—families torn apart by poverty are united and restored.”

To learn more or volunteer, visit Carthage Crisis Center online.

Oct 13 2022
By Life@Leggett

L&P Volunteers at Carthage Area United Way Golf Scramble

Recently, more than 45 L&P volunteers helped host the 9th annual Golf Scramble to benefit the Carthage Area United Way. From planning to hosting the event, our volunteers were there—they registered teams, set up tents and stations, collected donations, ran contests, provided refreshments, and much more.

Together, L&P raised more than $16,000 for the Carthage Area United Way. Thank you to everyone who participated and to our volunteers for continuing to make this event special and successful!

Oct 13 2022
By Life@Leggett

Meet Maria Urquieta

During Hispanic Heritage Month, we’re inviting L&P employees to share about themselves and their Hispanic heritage.

Meet Maria Urquieta. Maria is a custodian at Carthage Spring in Carthage, Missouri. She has worked for Leggett & Platt for two years.

“I enjoy cleaning, and the fact that I get paid for it is a plus. A clean environment is important, especially in our work, because it ensures everyone can do their job safely.

I am proud to get along with my co-workers and contribute to a positive work environment. I am also proud of my Hispanic roots. The annual celebration assures me that we are recognized for our contributions and appreciated.”

To learn more about the rich history, culture, and present-day stories of those who celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, check out the National Park Service for a comprehensive list of resources.

Oct 13 2022
By Life@Leggett

Ayudha Pooja: Honoring the Tools of Our Professions

L&P Automotive India recently celebrated Ayudha Pooja—meaning “worship of instruments”—as part of the Hindu festival Navaratri. The custom of pooja (Hindu prayer ritual) gives worshippers an opportunity to honor the tools and instruments used in their professions and to recognize the divine force behind these objects that provides prosperity.

This year, Navaratri was celebrated from September 26 to October 4, and Ayudha Pooja was commemorated on October 4. During the celebration, our teams decorated the entrances to the branch with fruit trees and colorful rangolis—art patterns created on the floor. Tools and machinery were deep cleaned, polished, and covered with turmeric and sandalwood paste. They were also adorned with floral garlands and fruits. To invite positive energy and protection, a Hindu priest performed homa rituals as offerings to the gods and sprayed holy water throughout the branch.

Following the celebration, a day of rest was given to the branch’s tools and machines as a sign of respect.

The entrance to L&P Automotive India is decorated with fruit trees and rangolis.
Employees perform pooja near a Navaratri Golu display lined with dolls, figurines, gods, and goddesses. Kalasam pots are adorned with fruits and flowers for pooja.
Tools, machinery, and other objects used for work are adorned with flowers and fruits.
A woman lights an oil lamp to start the celebration. Offerings surround and sit on a brick altar for the homa rituals.
Oct 12 2022
By Life@Leggett
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