Congratulations Toyota!
TMMWV
hosted a ceremony and reception at their facility on Friday October 14th to
honor Toyota Team members and the fifteen years of their accomplishments.
Information provided by the company
stated that "We would like to take this opportunity to express our deepest
respect and appreciation for the hard work and positive attitudes of our TMMWV
Team Members. The success of TMMWV has been possible by each team member’s great
effort to kaizen processes through teamwork and innovative ideas."
The
company has already invested well over $1 billion in its plant and equipment at
1 Sugar Maple Lane in Buffalo and employs over 1,100 people.
PCDA Executive Director Gary Walton
said "We are proud to have Toyota as an important member of the Putnam County
community and sincerely appreciate their
long-term
commitment to our area.” Walton continued, “I have very much enjoyed the
opportunity to work with all four of TMMWV’s Presidents: President Tomoya
Toriumi, President Yutaka Mizuno, President Tetsuji Okuda and President Yoji
Suzuki, during my 12 years with PCDA. I look forward to many more years of
prosperity for Toyota and for Putnam County."
During
the ceremony, President Suzuki presented two $15,000 checks to both the Buffalo
and Eleanor Volunteer Fire Departments. In the photo at left, President Suzuki
is shown presenting one of the checks to representatives of the Eleanor
Volunteer Fire Department.