Table of Contents

• COMMITTEE REPORTS
  • MEMBERSHIP REPORT
  • SOCIAL REPORT
  • SPEAKER COORDINATOR REPORT
  • TREASURER REPORT
• LEADS
• NOTABLE MENTIONS
• MIGHTY MINUTE
• QUESTION OF THE DAY
• MAIN SPEAKER

Committee Reports

Membership Report
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Roman Okonowski proposed James Bacci as a possible new member.  He is an attorney that practices in the area of wills and trusts.  Roman checked with both Chris Curran and Chuck Hultstrand and there is no conflict.  James is very interested in joining our group.  Roman will get part I of the membership application completed.

MEMBERSHIP DRIVE TEAMS
Dean Synan	Greg Stewart	Paul Kavanaugh	Andrew Jensen
Randy Clark Gus Dekavallas Jana Green Joe Hesch Bill LaLonde David Lathrop Keith Miller Roman Okonowski Stuart Schindler Fred Vandervort	Jean Batt George Booth Robert Busch Dave Crissman Don Ellis Bob Dowle John Gruber Chuck Hultstrand Phyllis Prater Carole Weishaar	Patricia Cox Ralph Cunningham Mark Dreher Brad Evans Dennis Johnson Buck Nance Jim Rieder Lisa Schnaidt Brian Verbraken Wayne Unruh	Althea Bussert Dave Coyne Jim Crosman Chris Curran Sandro Menasci Gary Nelson Dave Spiess Bob Uber Mike Whalen Joe Zingale
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE INCENTIVES
NEW MEMBERS
The Initiation Dues of $150 and the usual quarterly (pro-rated) dues of $150 will apply. A New Member can recoup that Initiation Fee by using other MABE member services. The New Member is given up to 6 months to use other MABE member services to recoup  the $150 Initiation Fee.  They can do this any number of times if they like, with a $25 minimum repayment (6 X 25 = 150) OR a single use of service getting ALL of the $150 initiation fee back at one time. A receipt from the service will be required and given to our Treasurer in order to obtain the repayment.  This will keep it simple for any of our MABE businesses to conduct business in the usual way.
NEW MEMBER SPONSOR REWARD
The MABE member who sponsors a new member will be given a one-time use of a $25 credit, that will be good for 6 months.  It can be used to recoup any  service from another MABE member. A receipt from the MABE business is all that will be required and should be given to our Treasurer in order to obtain the credit.  This is your reward for bringing in a new member.
SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS
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Social Report
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A huge thank you to all the people that worked so hard putting together the holiday party.  It was wonderful!  It was particularly nice to have a choice of dancing or gambling.  THANK YOU!

Speaker Coordinator Report
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• 02/06/04     Brian Verbraken
• 02/13/04     Dave Spiess
• 02/20/04     Bob Busch
• 02/27/04     Stephan Chilton

Treasurer Report

The holiday party has been paid for.  We will collect the member's portion of the expense on the next quarterly billing (03/01/04).  If you have not paid the current quarter's dues, please do so now.

Leads Report

16-32, 17-40, 42-43, 29-05, 24-31, 10-20, 10-32, 10-26, 15-14, 15-45 (x2), 15-41, 21-31, 13-27, 13-26, 06-12, 35-42, 03-41, 40-19, 02-06, 25-11, 25-28, 19-41.

Notable Mentions

The new Buddy Lunch is posted.  Get 'em scheduled!

We still have plenty of brochures.  Take as many as you need.

MABE shirts are available for purchase in either navy or white.  The cost is $24.65 + tax.

Board elections are coming up.  Please think about who you would like to nominate and also consider running yourself. 

Mighty Minute

Paul Kavanaugh of Mountain Moving & Storage and National Van Lines gave today's Mighty Minute.  They are a full service company offering any kind of move you can think of.  Just recently they moved computers from one office to another for a client.  They also move entire offices.  They can handle large Honeywell-size moves requiring 50-60 men or small scale moves needing only 3 guys.  They do household moves.  They can move you across town or across the country.  They can even move your furniture into a truck in your front yard while you have your floors redone.  They can pick it up, pack it up, move it out and set it up again or a any combination of the four.  They can move just about anything.  They moved chairs for a local church and hauled heavy equipment across country for another client.  No job is too big or too small.  They can move you auto using any method you prefer (on trailer, in trailer, climate controlled, etc).  If your move is out of or into the country, they can even handle the import/export licenses for you.  As a bonus, if a MABE member makes a referral using Van Lines, MABE will get up to $100 referral bonus. 

Question of the Day

What have you found to be the most effective way to get rid of spam email?

• Mike Whalen - Our web hosting company has a very expensive spam filter on their servers.  You can choose the level of protection you want.  But you have to go through the spam folder once in a while to make sure you didn't miss a legit email.

• Ralph Cunningham - Download Spam Pal.  It is free and easy to use.  There are other programs out their but this appears to be the easiest to use.  It tags items as spam when they come into your box.

• George Booth - Yahoo has a spam detector that works well.

• Denver Johnson - AOL has an effective tool as well. 

• Sandro Menasci - You can also setup rules in Outlook but as Ralph Cunningham pointed out, they are getting sneaky and know how to get around the rules.  Instead of including keywords, they use images with text.

Lisa A. Schnaidt D.M.D.

Lisa was born and raised in the Mohave Desert of Southern California.  Her parents were chicken ranchers until Lisa was in 4th grade.  Then her father followed his dreams of doing fireworks and special effects.  They converted their ranch into a fireworks plant began their new career.  Lisa's dad has officially retired from the business which has left the family in a bit of a predicament.  The EPA is not happy about them having so many deadly explosives in their possession and they are not making it easy for them to dispose of it.  The family is now having to approach the matter through homeland security.

Lisa graduated high school in 1972 and went on to the University of California Irvine where, in 1976, she majored in biology and chemistry.  She applied to 35 schools of dentistry and was accepted to 5.  She enrolled in the closest one...St. Louis.   The next four years were very long.  But Lisa finally graduated in 1982 and moved to Arizona with her new husband. 

After one year working for Cigna and the HMO system, Lisa could stand it no more.  She put on her best duds and went to the bank to get business loan.  She opened her first Arizona practice in Cottonwood where she spent the next 17 years.  Her marriage ended after her husband went to Desert Storm and met someone else.

Lisa decided to move here to be closer to family.  She again put on her best duds and went to the bank.  She got a new loan and bought an existing practice.  The practice has been building steadily.  She took a hit after 9-11 but things are coming back again.  She has cleared up some major problems in the office and is now ready to start focusing on advertising. 

And now to the fun stuff...Periodontal Disease!

Bacteria lives in our mouths.  Some bacteria is harmful and some is mild.  It is important for Lisa to know about your health in order to safely treat you.  Periodontal disease can be deadly if combined with other diseases if not appropriately handled.  If after seeing a dentist, you feel feverish, mild chills, joint pain or just feel lousy, see a doctor immediately.

Lisa discussed the problems associated with victims of Hodgkin's Disease and breast cancer that received radiation treatment in the chest area.  Their heart valves have become damaged.  Same with users of Fen Fen.  The bacteria in the mouth circulates to the blood stream and affects the heart putting those with existing damage in even more danger.

People with prosthetics should also take caution when having dental work done.  The bacteria clings to the foreign object in the body and causes damage which could result in needing replacement surgery.

In dental school, students are told to expect 6 deaths in their office.  Lisa has not had any deaths but several close calls.  She has called the paramedics on a few occasions.  And on one unfortunate day, she treated a close friend who then went across the street to Wendy's for a bite before heading back to Cottonwood.  He died in the bathroom of the restaurant.

For more on Periodontal Diseases, risk factors and treatment, click here.