R ELAxing WiTh C LUB MELAE

Club Melae, an employee led group, has enjoyed an active year mobilizing resources, generating interest in its activities and executing events in support of employee engagement. Led by Bernice Kishore, procurement officer and member of Methanex trinidad’s Wellness committee, club Melae has skillfully executed an entertaining ‘all Fours and Karaoke’ event in april, followed by ‘Mix and Mingle’ in november.

Ably represented by employees and graduates-inTraining (who assisted with our karaoke event), each event embraced healthy competition among teams and rallied employee support. invitations were also extended to our in-house contractors from neal & Massy Wood group to experience the ‘Mix and Mingle’ event. Bernice adds her personal style and flair in managing events and firmly credits wider company support for the successful events. Employees are divided into groups to develop, coordinate and execute events, and the network of support from all departments has been instrumental in maintaining momentum.

A testament to relationship building, Bernice emphasized that Club Melae’s primary role is “to build employee engagement, foster camaraderie among employees and encourage teamwork.” She stressed, “it is about empowering employees to own an initiative and deliver to completion… Club Melae is an exciting channel to empower employees to manage events and develop project management and leadership skills, as well as to provide an opportunity to interact and socialize.”

Duane Modeste, information Technology Administrator and member of the organizing committee for ‘Mix and Mingle’ is also in high praise of employees’ engagement in Club Melae’s activities. he remarked that “the success of the ‘Mix and Mingle’ event was largely as a result of the combined efforts from everyone on the Club Melae team. We came together at the beginning, planned while having lunch and executed a wonderful event.”

Thanks to all our employees for enthusiastic support and a special ‘thank you’ to the organizing team for planning and executing ‘Mix and Mingle’: Duane Modeste (information Technology), Lisa Pariagh (Finance), Renata Tam (Responsible Care) and Bernice kishore (Materials).