Donuts
Margaret brought donut holes for all of us. They are in the cubicle across from Sue. Help yourself, but they're going fast. Thank you Margaret. You're fitting right in!

Welcome
We are happy to welcome today our new employee, Karen Aldrich, who will be working as a parish customer service rep. She will be spending this week learning the ropes from Maria. Welcome, Karen! We're looking forward to working with you.

Flu Shots
Bret and Lise have agreed to provide a Flu Shot Clinic in the office again this year. The cost to each employee is $10.00 and may be payroll deducted. If you’d like to sign up, please send Kerry an email at kmoriarty@bayard-us.com. Date and time will follow shortly.

Who’s In, Who’s Out
Julie out Sept 25-October 8 (business trip to Kenya and a couple of vacation days in Amsterdam on the way home)
Paul in Dallas Sept 29-Oct 2
Bret in Orlando Sept 29-Oct 1
Bret in Kansas Oct 3-5
Kathleen vac and business Sept 29-Oct 5
Bret in Washington DC Oct 6-7
Bret in France & Germany Oct 12-20

Birthdays
Cesar Sept 27
Shannon Oct 21
Sue Oct 22
Stephanie Oct 28

401(k) Meeting
There is a mandatory meeting on Friday for all those who participate in the Bayard 401(k) plan. Please coordinate with your manager and let Leslie know as soon as possible whether you will attend the 10:00 or 10:30 meeting.

Who’s In, Who’s Out
Kathleen at NCCW Sept 24-26
Julie out Sept 25-October 8 (business trip to Kenya and a couple of vacation days in Amsterdam on the way home)
Bret vac day Sept 26
Paul in Dallas Sept 29-Oct 2
Bret at NCDC Sept 29-Oct 1
Kathleen at NCDC Sept 29-30; vac Oct 1-4
Bret at Dioc of Dodge City, Kansas Oct 3-5
Bret at NCEA Oct 6-7
Bret at Exec Board Mtg in France & Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany Oct 12-20
Kathleen CPA Mtg Nov 4-6

Birthdays
Cesar Sept 27
Shannon Oct 21
Sue Oct 22
Stephanie Oct 28

Visitors
Hubert Chicou and Rick Johnson will be here for meetings Sept 15-16 (Mon & Tues).
Tuesday, Diane Lampitt, the President of Houghton, Mifflin, Harcourt Religion Publishers (HMHRP) will be in New London.

Who’s In, Who’s Out
Kate vac Sept 2-12
Hubert & Rick Johnson here Sept 15-16
Sue vac day Sept 17
Kathleen NCCW Sept 24-26
Julie out Sept 25-October 8 (business trip to Kenya and a couple of vacation days in Amsterdam on the way home)
Paul in Dallas Sept 29-Oct 2
Bret in Orlando Sept 29-Oct 1

Birthdays
Cesar Sept 27

Update on Lise
Lise called me this morning to say she is experiencing some pain and has a terrific headache most likely due to caffeine withdrawal. She stood up twice yesterday but hasn’t yet attempted to walk. She is a little pale and her doctor ordered a blood transfusion. If she does well she may be able to go home as early as Monday rather than going to a nursing facility for rehab. Here’s her address if you’d like to send her a card:

Lise Zanghetti
107B Niles Hill Road
New London, CT 06320

Update on Lise
I just spoke with Mark Zanghetti, Lise-Marie’s husband. Mark reports that Lise is out of surgery and doing well. The operating physician noted that surgery took less time than first thought, only 7 hours instead of 9 hours, and that the procedure went smoothly and that the prognosis for fully recovery is “excellent”. Lise left surgery at 1:30 pm – the surgery began at 6:30 am – and Mark expects to see her within the hour.

Supply Closet
Karen has graciously organized the supply closet and many duplicate supplies have been found. Please use care when returning items and try to put them with similar items already there rather than just placing them anywhere.

Message from Lise
I will be undergoing a back operation to correct the problem I exacerbated back on June 30th. The Neuro surgeon will clean up the area agitating the nerve bundles at L4-L5 and S1 than the Orthopaedic surgeon will put a cage in place which involved 6 screws and four metal rods along with a fusion material made up of some of my removed bone material (grown up) with a powder composite material which will put between L4 and l5 as allow for eventual regained disk space, Currently L4 and L5 are bone on bone.
The operation is expected to between 6.5 and 9 hours. Mark and Jessica will be bringing me to the operation at the designated time and will remain at the hospital until they can see my post operative success, expected hospital stay 5 to days, then a decision will be made as to my going to a rehabilitation facility or coming home.

I have given Sue Cameron permission to update my progress on the blog, she will be kept updated on a daily basis.

Please keep me in your prayers,
Lise

New Employee

Please welcome Cesar Pereira back to the print department. Cesar worked here for several years before moving to North Carolina. He has returned to the area with his family and is again working in the print department. Cesar is from Brazil and speaks fluent Portugese. Welcome back Cesar!

Cheryl Crouch
It is with sadness to announce that Cheryl’s 92 year-old mother passed away on Sunday. Visitation will be from 5-7 pm on Wednesday at the Labenski Funeral Home, 107 Boswell Avenue, Norwich. A graveside service will be held Thursday at 1 pm at the Lambtown Cemetery, Lambtown Road, Ledyard.

Who’s In, Who’s Out
Kate vac Sept 2-12
Bret in Chicago Sept 4-5
Bret in Toronto Sept 11
Sue vac day Sept 11
Sue vac day Sept 17
Kathleen NCCW Sept 24-26
Julie out Sept 25-October 8 (business trip to Kenya and a couple of vacation days in Amsterdam on the way home)
Paul in Dallas Sept 29-Oct 2
Bret in Orlando Sept 29-Oct 1

Birthdays
Kathie Silva Sept 3