Mike Whalen posted
part 1 of the
membership application for Don LaBarge. Since there were
no objections, Don will be invited to a meeting. Mike said
it would probably be a few weeks before he can attend as he is
currently traveling.
Phil Passante has a friend that has been a
private eye for 16 years. He is interested in joining the
group. He does do employee background checks.
Chris Curran was today's Spotlight.
Chris spends about 70-80% of his time as a lawyer. He also
"kind of" runs another business on the side. He told the
group that MABE has been wonderful to him. He wasn't sure
what else to say in just a few minutes time so he brought in a
print out of his 2005 reading list and quizzed members to see if
they new the authors of famous quotes and what the 7th amendment
was. We didn't do too well.
The Tonight Show starring Roman Okonowski did
a live show today at our meeting. Roman's special guest
was none other than Dave Lathrop, owner of Vehicle Purchasing
Service.
THE
INTERVIEW
As you know, Dave is the owner of Vehicle
Purchasing Service. Dave was honest when asked what made a
good lead for him. He is not a good match for everyone.
If you like to spend 5 hours sitting at a dealership haggling
over price, Dave cannot help you. But do call him if you
want a hassle free car buying or leasing experience. He
can also sell your car if you don't like the idea of strangers
coming to your home to see the vehicle.
Dave graduated from Penn State with a degree
in engineering but took a different route when Nissan offered
him a job. He spent 4 years with this company. They
transferred him to Arizona. Tired up uprooting to a new
region every year, Dave left Nissan to become the service
manager of Sun Pontiac. But 8 years of this was enough for
anyone. He left to open his own business...Vehicle
Purchasing Service. To explain why he chose this career
move he showed the audience a video clip of the typical car
buying experience. He felt that if he could help
just one person escape the misery of dealing with car salesmen
than it was all worth it.
Dave had a life changing experience when he
was 37. He went through a rather nasty divorce. But
in the process, his priorities in life changed. He decided
that it was time to do all those things that said he would do
"someday". He hiked the Grand Canyon, entered marathons,
joined an improv group and got involved with his community.
Two things that he is particularly proud of
is his involvement with the Youth at Risk program and his role
as a Big Brother. Dave has been a big brother to 3 very
lucky young boys and will be matched up with his 4th sometime
next week. The Youth at Risk program is so happy with his
involvement and sincere commitment to their organization that
they have paid for his training. He is now planning on
going back to school to get his masters in counseling so he can
do even more in this area.
So how much do you remember from today's
interview and past appearances on the show? Take the quiz
and see...
THE QUIZ
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Question Series 1 (Personal)
Dave was born in: A) Cleveland
Philadelphia
C)
Minneapolis
D) All of
the Above E) None of the
above
Dave Attended:
A) Penn State
University
B) The University
of Pennsylvania
C) The State Penn
D) All of the Above
Dave is currently applying to ASU to be accepted in a
masters program for: A) Business
B) Engineering
C) Counseling
D) Social Work
Question Series 2 (Professional)
Dave's first job out of college was with
Mitsubishi Motor Company. True
False
While working as a service manager in Mesa, Dave was
selected to be on the National Service Advisory Board for
Buick. True
False
When Dave joined MABE, who was President? A) George
Bush
B) Bill
Clinton
C) Keith
Miller
D) All of
the Above
Question Series 3 (Activities and
Special Interest)
Dave has completed how many marathons? (Must
guess within 2)
How many of those marathons were completed after the age of
40? A) All
B) 7
C) 3
D) 0, Dave
isn't 40 yet
E) None of
the above
Dave attempted but did not complete which of the
following: A) 100 mile
bike race
B) Hiking
across the Grand Canyon and back in under 24 consecutive
hours
C)
Summitting Mount McKinley
D) Hiking
down to the bottom of The Grand Canyon, back out, then
riding a bike to the base of Mount Humphries and hiking to
the top of that mountain in the same day
E) Dave
hasn't done any of these
Question Series 4 (Community
Involvement)
Dave has participated with which of the following
organizations for the longest: A) Adopt a
Greyhound
B) The MS
Society
C) Big
Brothers Big Sisters
D) Phoenix
Youth at Risk
E) The
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
F) None of
the Above
With in 2, how many Little Brothers has Dave been matched
with?
The name of the improv troupe that Dave participated in for
2 years was called: A) Comedy
Sports
B) The
Jesters
C) The
Oxymoron'z
D) The
Imbeciles
E) All of
the Above
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