The Bayard Express




All Aboard the Bayard Express!

Come to our Bayard Express party. We’ll have games, food and, of course, a reading of the The Polar Express. Bring your holiday cheer, and welcome aboard!

Date: ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­December 12, 2008
Time: 12 o’clock p.m.
Place: Mystic Hilton
For more information: Kerry, Amy, Karen, Judy, Shannon, or Rachael
Please let Kerry know if you are unable to attend.

Thank You
Bret wanted to express his thanks for all the work you did in tidying up in preparation for our guests this week. It was a good experience for them and more than one expressed to him a good spirit of welcome and hospitality here in New London. Bret is very please and happy for all your extra effort in providing such a great atmosphere to everyone who visited and for those of us working here too. Thanks for finding the time to put this all together in addition to your already hectic work days.
In the spirit of thanks during this Thanksgiving season the office will close at 3 o’clock on Wednesday, the 26th.

Thanksgiving Breakfast
We’d like to have a pot luck Thanksgiving breakfast Wednesday, Nov 26. We are looking for items such as muffins, egg casseroles, etc. Please see Amy to review the sign up list. As usual the food will be put in the last customer service cubicle. If you don’t care to cook something, please consider making a small cash donation to go towards the purchase of juice.

Food Drive
Just a reminder that the food we are collecting for a local parish will be picked up December 11. When shopping, please consider picking up a few extra items to donate to this worthy cause.

Who’s In, Who’s Out
Bret, Dan C & Margaret inMontreal Nov 19

Birthdays
Dan Smart Nov 30
Leslie Dec 11
Nick Wagner Dec 16

Welcome
Bill Patterson has joined Bayard as the Manager of Technical Operations.
Bill has experience in graphic arts, printing and publishing as well as Information Technologies. Bill operated a family design and photography studio in Dayton Ohio for 16 years prior to joining The Mazer Corporation in 1995. At Mazer Bill was Information Technology manager until 2001. Most recently, Bill served as Technology Manager for Peter Li, Inc. and has been working as a technology consultant for Bayard since June 2007.

In his work as a Technology Manager and Consultant Bill has worked in a variety of network and computing environments. He has overseen hundreds of projects from the installation of a single desktop computer to the creation of enterprise wide management and prepress systems serving hundreds of clients.

Bill has two children Margaret 13 and Lawrence 12. His wife Kathy is a teacher specializing in Special Education for Preschool age children.

401k
If you missed the webinar for the 401(k) plan Leslie has a disk with a voiced over power-point presentation if anyone is interested.

Visitors
On Monday and Tuesday when our visitors are here, Lise will be going around taking pictures of us by department.

Visitors
Bayard New London is hosting an International Product Development Seminar on Monday and Tuesday, Nov 17-18. The following is a list of attendees:

St. Louis, MO
Mark Neilsen, David Mead, Jennifer Jones, King Schoenfeld, Paul Pennick, Sally Beck, Rick Johnson

Canada
Suzanne Spino, Lauretta Santarossa, Ronald Albert, Fr. Marcel Poirier

Europe
Fr. Andre Antoni, Hubert Chicou, Maxime de Jenlis. Pierre Langlois, Didier Remiot, Didier Robiliard

New London, etc.
Gwen Costello, Bill Patterson, Julie Rattey, Kate Oates, Dan Connors, Dan Smart, Andrea Carey, Bret Thomas

Company Lunch
On Monday we are planning a company-wide luncheon for our visitors and all employees. Lunch will be ordered from Neon Chicken and we will eat together downstairs at noon in the café.

Welcoming Our Guests
--To further welcome our guests Lise will make up name tags for us to wear on Monday and Tuesday.
--Before going home on Friday please take a few minutes to tidy up your work space and common areas near you. We’d like the office to look extra nice and presentable for our guests.
--Also, for Monday and Tuesday only, our dress code will be Business Casual. Please make a special effort to avoid wearing denim, tee shirts, sweatshirts, or gym shoes/sneakers.

Who’s In, Who’s Out
Bret & Valerie in Dayton Nov 12
Bret, Dan C & Margaret in Canada Nov 19

Birthdays
Mary Ann Nov 14
Pat Kluepfel Nov 15
Rachael Smith Nov 15
Jean-Pierre Prevost Nov 16
Dan Smart Nov 30

FLU SHOT CLINIC

Tuesday, November 11
11:30 am to 12:30 pm
Large Conference Room
Please see Kerry for consent forms for the shot and for payroll deduct form.

Kitchen
Please remember to clean up after yourself when using the kitchen. For the last two weeks or so the counters have been left dirty with spilled sugar, coffee grounds, etc.


Message from Julie
Some of you have expressed interest in seeing pictures from my recent travels for work (Kenya, Greece, Turkey) and vacation (Amsterdam), so here are some pictures and captions. Thank you for all your kind prayers and welcome-back wishes. Enjoy!

Me at the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam






























One of the beautiful canals of Amsterdam

A Maasai mother and child


























Me with some of the Maasai people in Kenya (as you can see, they gave me a mini Maasai makeover!)




















Giraffes in Kenya




















A view of part of the Great Rift Valley in Kenya





















A family in front of their home in Kenya






















A view of part of the gorgeous island of Santorini (I climbed up the cliff riding a donkey!)














Schoolchildren in Kenya



















Some of the amazingly beautiful Meteora, rock formations with monasteries atop them, in Greece
















Delphi, ancient home of the famous oracle, in Greece

Me at Hadrian's Library in ancient Ephesus, Turkey












Water
Bayard is now offering cold spring water for us to enjoy. It is in the cubicle near Bret with the snacks. Feel free to help yourself but we'd appreciate it if you would refrain from watering plants with it.

And speaking of snacks...The snack coin box has come up a bit short lately. Please remember to pay for your snack when you choose one.

Me in Philippi, Greece

Prayer for Leadership
Give us O God,
leaders whose hearts are large enough
to match the breadth of our own souls
and give us souls strong enough
to follow leaders of vision and wisdom

In seeking a leader, let us seek
more than development for ourselves—
though development we hope for
more than security for our own land—
though security we need—
more than satisfaction for our wants—
though many things we desire.

Give us the hearts to choose the leader
who will work with other leaders
to bring safety
to the whole world.

Give us leaders
who lead this nation to virtue
without seeking to impose our kind of virtue
on the virtue of others.

Give us a government that provides for the advancement
of this country
without taking resources from others
to achieve it.

Election Day
As you know, tomorrow is Election Day and we would like to encourage everyone to vote. As reported in the media the voting stations could be very busy. Some of us may prefer to vote in the morning but are concerned about getting to work on time. If you come to work wearing an “I voted” sticker and are a few minutes late, we will patriotically look the other way.

International Seminar
Several visitors from Paris and St. Louis will be here Nov 17-18 for product development meetings.

Who’s In, Who’s Out
Bret, Dan S, & Nick in Cleveland Nov 6-8

Birthdays
Mary Ann Nov 14
Pat Kluepfel Nov 15
Rachael Smith Nov 15
Jean-Pierre Prevost Nov 16
Dan Smart Nov 30