What's Right With America

We've decided to start 2009 off with a new column in our bi-monthly newsletter. In this column we would like to share with you some things that are right with America.

Times are tough right now for many businesses and families and the talk of our nations problems may surround you on a daily basis. But, just for a moment, let's talk about the good.

• Compassion is ingrained in our culture like no other. Americans donate the most to charities and give more than twice as much as the next closest country. And it is not just the wealthy who are generous. Two-thirds of American families making under $100,000 a year give to charity.
• America's universities, ranked among the best in the world, don't require wealth to get in. You just have to be smart enough and work hard for it. America has more students in college right now than Japan, India, and China combined.

We know we are lucky to live in America, and we hope we have helped you to remember some of the reasons why.

The facts in this article are from cnn.com

Employee Corner

Overnight Breakfast Rolls

2 Pkg. Frozen Dinner Rolls (24)

½ cup chopped nuts on bottom of 9x13 greased pan

Place frozen rolls on top of nuts.

1 stick oleo, melted

1 tsp. cinnamon

½ cup packed brown sugar

1 pkg. Cook 'n Serve Butterscotch pudding

Mix together. Pour over rolls. Place in cold oven overnight and do not open oven again. In morning, turn oven to 325 degrees. Bake 30-35 min.

Note: Do not open oven at anytime—start to finish!

Submitted by: Jan Pitt, Cleaning Service

EXTRA! EXTRA!

• Mike Limbaugh (Shipping dept.) and his wife Julie welcomed their second child, a daughter, on November 5, 2008. Peyton Ann Marie, weighed in at 6lbs. 4 ½ oz., 18 ½ inches long. Peyton was welcomed home by her big brother Wyatt. Proud grandma is Emery-Pratt employee Linda Limbaugh (Receiving dept.)
• Byron Shattuck (Account manager) and his wife Amanda were given a lovely baby shower on November 23, 2008. Byron and Amanda are expecting their first child on January 22, 2009.
• On November 11, 2008 Emery-Pratt employees were treated to a turkey dinner sponsored by Bill Gaffney from Thomson Reuters.
• Emery-Pratt employees were treated to a holiday breakfast on December 23, 2008 which consisted of eggs, ham, pancakes, and breakfast rolls. Thank you to all the company supervisors who prepared the delicious meal.
• Jolene Ebe, daughter of Claudette Andrews (Account Manager), placed a Toys for Tots donation box at Emery-Pratt during the holiday season. A few items that were collected included board games, toy trucks and coloring books. These toys were distributed in our own community as Christmas gifts to needy children. Jolene chose Toys for Tots as her National Honor Society project while she attends ITT.

Emery-Pratt Toys for Tots collection

BOOK REVIEW

In the Spotlight

Meet Joanne Luchenbill! It has been nearly 25 years ago that Joanne began working at Emery-Pratt Company. As Administrative Assistant to Emery-Pratt President, Maurie Shattuck, Joanne's duties include, “Whatever Maurie needs me to do, which has made for an extremely interesting and fulfilling job.”

Married to her husband Ed for 46 years, they have two adult children: Scott, who is married to co-worker Sally Kitchen's (Customer Service) daughter, Karla, and daughter Laura, married to Andy. They have five grandchildren ranging in age from 23 down to 11.

With five grandchildren who compete in horses, football, basketball, skiing, band and all school activities, you can see that Joanne and Ed have a full calendar.

In her spare time, Joanne loves photography and stamping cards. Joanne mentioned that “When I look at my craft area and see my brushes and canvas I'd like to get back to painting and my Viking sewing machine also calls to me.”

Joanne loves reading Nicholas Sparks books and enjoys John Jakes and all his historical novels. “Working at Emery-Pratt has allowed me to purchase great books for my family and they really do have wonderful libraries.”

Joanne's co-workers comment that Joanne is “Respectful and considerate of others.” “She is trustworthy and dependable, someone that others want to work with and spend time with in the workplace.”

Thanks Joanne for being an outstanding employee and for your dedication, hard work, and contribution to the success of Emery-Pratt.

Take Action

“Be quick, but don't hurry. By that, I meant make a decision, take action; decide what you're going to do and do it. Keep this word of caution in mind: Failure to act is often the biggest failure of all.”

-John Wooden (former UCLA Basketball Coach)

With every new year comes New Year's resolutions. Losing weight, eating better, spending more time with family, debt reduction, further education – the list goes on. These resolutions express our desire to improve in the coming year. But reaching our goals in any of these areas takes more than just good intentions – it requires action. And taking action on what you want to achieve requires a choice.

In his book Mastering the Seven Decisions, Andy Andrews talks of Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, a Union colonel in the Civil War. Chamberlain said, “My future is immediate. I will grasp it with both hands and carry it with moving feet. When I am faced with the choice of doing something or doing nothing, I will always choose to act.” We each need to make a choice if we are to move toward achieving our goals.

In Proverbs 10:4 King Solomon speaks of making such a choice when he says, “Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth” (NIV). As this is true for financial success, it is true with any other goal before you. To achieve your goals you must be diligent and move toward them.

Everyone has the same opportunity to take action. Whether it's a resolution for the coming year, or any other objective you would like to achieve, take action. Decide to do something, move forward, and reach for your goals.

Mo Shattuck

Marketing Manager

Love is the condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own. ~Robert Heinlein

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February 16, 2009

According to www.capecodtoday.com:

• We have had ten presidents who had the same name as another president. Two of them were father-son combinations (Bush and Adams), one was a Grandfather-grandson combination (Harrison), two were distant cousins (Roosevelt) and the two Johnsons were unrelated.
• The oldest man to be elected president was Reagan – age 69, and the youngest was John F. Kennedy at age 43. James Madison was the shortest president at 5'4”. Abraham Lincoln was the tallest at 6'4”.
• Presidential Firsts: The first president to ride in a train was Andrew Jackson and William McKinley was the first to ride in an automobile. Theodore Roosevelt was the first to ride in a plane, Harry S. Truman was the first in a submarine. Warren G. Harding was the first to have a radio installed in the White House in 1922.