Christmas Cards
The Sales & Marketing Dept. needs some help in addressing, stuffing, sealing and stamping Christmas cards. If you are able to help, please see Kerry M. Thanks.

Angel Tree
Please consider purchasing a gift for a person with a gift tag on the Christmas tree. A few gifts have already been placed under the tree and they look great!

New Calendar
There is a link to the circulation calendar on the blog. Instead of receiving a paper schedule from now on, customer service staff should refer to the one on the blog.

Visitors
Representatives of QSP will be here Friday for meetings with Kathleen, Valerie, and Marilyn.

Remembering a Veteran
Correction: For security reasons no military facility will accept cards or packages addressed to "Recovering Veteran," or in any similar manner. My apologies for not verifying this before posting.

Who’s In, Who’s Out
Bret & Kathleen will be in NY Nov 27-29
Didier will be here Dec 10-14

Birthdays
Dan Smart Nov 30
Nick Wagner Dec 16

Christmas Decorations
We’d like to do something different for the decorations on the Christmas tree here in New London. Instead of using the ornaments we’ve used for so many years, please bring in an ornament from home. But not just any ornament. Bring in one that reflects your personality, hobbies, interests, family, etc. You can take it home when we take the tree down.

Angel Tree
Amy will soon hang the paper ornaments on our tree to use as name tags for the gifts for the two local families mentioned at the meeting last week. Please consider taking a tag and purchasing the appropriate gift. If you take a tag, please tell Amy so she can record it. Please return the wrapped gifts to Amy by Dec. 14th.

Christmas Party
Just a reminder that the Christmas party is at the Mystic Hilton on Dec. 14th. We're having a Mystical Brunch and rumor has it that there will be an omelette station, Mimosas, and Bloody Marys.

Who’s In, Who’s Out
Bret & Kathleen will be in NY Nov 27-29
Didier will be here Dec 10-14

Birthdays
Dan Smart Nov 30
Nick Wagner Dec 16

Refrigerator
At 4:00 today the refrigerators will be cleaned out. Eveything in question will be thrown out unless it has a name on it.

Thanksgiving
Hope you have a very special Thanksgiving holiday and enjoy the four days off! It's a wonderful time for sharing with family and friends and to reflect on how blessed we truly are. Enjoy!

More Than A Day
As Thanksgiving Day rolls around,
It brings up some facts, quite profound.
We may think that we're poor,
Feel like bums, insecure,
But in truth, our riches astound.
We have friends and family we love;
We have guidance from heaven above.
We have so much more
Than they sell in a store,
We're wealthy, when push comes to shove.
So add up your blessings, I say;
Make Thanksgiving last more than a day.
Enjoy what you've got;
Realize it's a lot,
And you'll make all your cares go away.
--By Karl Fuchs

Brrrrhhh!
There are two boilers in the building and one is broken. The other one is trying to keep up with the demand. The repairmen are here trying to fix it so we should have heat later this morning.

Meeting
Remember the staff meeting tomorrow at 11:00.

Meeting
Bret would like to have the next information sharing meeting for all staff on Tuesday, the 20th, at 11 am. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend. We will meet in the downstairs cafe.

Inclement Weather Watch
We will continue to use ext. 208 as an alert for work delays or cancellations. Early on the morning of a snow storm, call into work at 437-3012 and dial ext. 208 for an announcement about whether work is delayed.

Visitors
Norma Schipp from Abbey Press will be here tomorrow (Friday), arriving around 9 a.m.

Foreign Stamps
Please continue to save post-marked stamps. Pat Kluepfel spoke with the priest who collects them to raise money for the hungry. He was thrilled to receive the last batch and also asks us to save U.S. commemorative stamps along with foreign ones. Feel free to bring in ones you receive at home too!

Birthdays
Mary Ann Nov 14
Pat Kluepfel Nov 15
Jean-Pierre Nov 16

Visitors
Monday is the Bayard Executive Board meeting here in New London. Several people will attend such as: Hubert Chicou, Bro. Didier Remiot, Didier Robiliard, Alan Auge, Rick Johnson.

Who’s In, Who’s Out
Bret, Dan S, & Kerry are at Novalis Thurs & Fri
Didier in NL Nov 12-13

Birthdays
Mary Ann Nov 14
Pat Kluepfel Nov 15
Jean-Pierre Nov 16

Accident on I-95 Exits 74-75

I-95 Southbound and Northbound near exits 74-75 are closed due to an accident that happened earlier today. Clean-up crews advise 12-24 hrs before the lanes will be open. Traffic is being re-routed. Expect delays on I-395 and I-95. You can check WFSB for more information.

Daylight Savings Time ends..."Fall" behind

Daylight Savings Time will officially end on Sunday, November 4th. Please remember to turn your clocks BACK one hour.

Flu Shot Clinic Tomorrow

Friday, November 2 from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm we'll have our Flu Shot Clinic. The cost to employees is $10.00 and you can give cash, check, or payroll deduct slip to Kerry M. If you do not already have your Permission slip, please see Kerry before the Clinic. Slips need to be given to the nurse before your flu shot.