"In Pointe Coupee Parish in 2009, Joseph happened upon a rather dilapidated house. The award, created in 1995, is named in honor of one of UPS's founders and its long-time CEO. "But for me, the most important reward is seeing the smiling face of a child who gets a toy for Christmas … or a homeless person who receives a mattress and blanket … or an elderly woman getting some air-conditioning for her hot house. James Joseph (left), UPS driver and Jim Casey Community Service Award winner, doing what he does best – helping others.Severe Weather Will Disrupt UPS Services in Areas of LouisianaUPS is open for business: Service impacts related to CoronavirusJoseph has spread so much love around Louisiana in his 21 years at UPS that he just received the highest honor bestowed upon a UPS employee, the Jim Casey Community Service Award. "It means a lot that all the hard work is being noticed," he says. Niemann explains UPS culture and tells us why UPS does business the way they do. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite featuresAlthough its brown vans are on every block and its delivery service reaches more than 200 countries, UPS is among the world’s most underestimated and misunderstood companies. For the first time, a UPS “lifer” tells the behind-the-scenes story of how a small messenger service became a business giant. Additionally, UPS employees and retirees contributed $51.3 million to United WayUPS has provided nearly $4 million for environmental initiatives around the world focused on climate change, renewable energy, and resource conservation.Sign up for email offers, insights, and industry news that can help improve your shipping. UPS Chief Executive James Kelly isn't talking, but I can't help imagining that the swift ascent in FDX shares encouraged him in July, when UPS unveiled its plan to go public. Everyone in the Baton Rouge area seems to know Joseph as "Big Brown" – that's a nickname easy to decipher.

"My mom was very outspoken in the community," says James Joseph, a UPS package car driver in Baton Rouge, La. As many UPSers may be aware, there is a just released book about the first hundred years of UPS, titled "Big Brown - The Untold Story of UPS" by Greg Niemann. ""James is all about seeing a need, responding without reservation or weeks of advanced planning, and making a difference," says his UPS manager, Jeff Hill. The book lives up to its title, as it is not a corporate puff piece written for the centennial. "We didn't have much to offer," Joseph remembers about his childhood, "but we shared all we had. ""He knows everybody on a first-name basis," Spain marvels. He selflessly supports those around him, just as his mother, Lillie Joseph, did before she passed away in 2006.

In fact, it is so vast that he started a nonprofit, Big Brown Reaching Back, to bring order to all his work. Inside, an elderly woman suffered in the heat of the Louisiana summer. If she saw a child without shoes, she would get them shoes. As Joseph's list of community good deeds grows longer and longer, one thing's for sure: His mom would be very proud.Last year, The UPS Foundation provided $50.7 million million in global philanthropy to non-profit organizations. Greg Niemann a former UPS manager opens the door behind the company known as "big brown". "I'd call her an activist. For the first time, a UPS “lifer” tells the behind-the-scenes story of how a small messenger service became a business giant. Although its brown vans are on every block and its delivery service reaches more than 200 countries, UPS is among the world’s most underestimated and misunderstood companies. Her home had no air conditioning. A friend, Shirley Miller, who had been married to Jim Casey’s nephew, suggested back in 1999 that of anyone, I should be the person to write the UPS story. The situation moved Joseph to act.After that start, no heat wave or rising waters could stop Joseph. 2020 United Parcel Service of America, Inc. All rights reserved. "James Joseph is bigger than life," says John Spain, executive vice president for the Baton Rouge Area Foundation. Joseph stands 6 feet 8 inches tall and wears a lot of brown. After playing pro basketball for several more seasons overseas, he returned home and took a seasonal job with UPS. Joseph stands 6 feet 8 inches tall and wears a lot of brown.Joseph played college basketball at Abilene Christian University in west Texas. UPS—Big Brown—was by then well known and yet a mystery. "Joseph's Big Brown Reaching Back fund supports 20 different organizations, and has helped people made homeless by recent flooding in Baton Rouge, delivered toys for needy children, equipped schools, and provided meals for those in need. This is 'Big Brown's' town. If she saw something that needed to be fixed or made right, she didn't wait for help... She did it herself. He's never left.Joseph' community service is far-reaching. The book is fast-paced, engaging and easy to read. [PDF] Big Brown: The Untold Story of UPS Full Online[PDF] Big Brown: The Untold Story of UPS Full You like him the minute you meet him. I'm just continuing the work she started long ago. Many of Joseph's fellow UPSers in Louisiana also have donated their time and money to assist with these efforts. "Everyone in the Baton Rouge area seems to know Joseph as "Big Brown" – that's a nickname easy to decipher.

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