Membership
Report
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to go to the Membership page)
No report.
Social Report
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A big thank you to Lisa Wolfe for a wonder
party last Saturday. Those that went especially
liked her Tres Leches and asked for the recipe. Here it
is...
Tres Leches
Ingredients:
1 Butter or Yellow Cake
1 tub of Cool Whip (I like
French Vanilla!)
1/2 pint of whipping cream
1 can of evaporated milk
1 can of condensed milk
1 cup of Macadamia Nuts -
optional
1 cup of Shredded Cocohut -
optional
Prepare cake according to
box instructions in a 13" x 9" pan
You can add a cup of chopped
Macadamia nuts to mixture.
Cool cake. With a wooden
spoon handle, punch holes
in the cake about every 2"
Combine:
whipping cream, evaporated
milk & condensed milk
Pour mixture over cooled
cake and refrigerate. You can then toast
1 cup of coconut (spread on
cookie sheet and place in 350 degree oven)
to sprinkle on top of cool
whip frosted cake
Speaker Coordinator Report
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Denver Johnson spoke about options to filling the
spotlight/speaker sections of our meetings since many members choose not
to speak for various reasons.
Your speech does not have to be about your
life and business. Most, if not all of us in the this group have
some special knowledge that we can share with the group.
For instance, Bob Becker could talk about the trends in real
estate and interest rates. Jana Greene could talk in more
detail about the new group she has joined. Chuck
Hultstrand could talk about his car club and car values.
Another suggestion is to bring in more
guest speakers. There are people out there that can talk
to us about things that affect us without trying to "sell their
service". For instance, Mark Dreher can bring in people to
talk about transportation in the Valley as well as developments
in Pinal County. If you have any ideas for guest
speakers you can give Denver the contact information and he will
take care of the rest.
Members want to bring back the sharing of
ideas and/or problems. If you are in crisis or need help
with a particular problem, chances are you are not alone.
Others may be in the same situation. Or, they have been
through it and can offer advice to help you get through it too.
Another suggestion for a speech topic or
spotlight, tell us what changes are affecting your business.
Technology, gas prices, etc.
Main Speaker
- 05/19/06
Gus Dekavallas
- 05/26/06 No
Meeting (Memorial Day)
Spotlight Speaker
- 05/19/06
TBD
- 05/26/06 No
Meeting (Memorial Day)
Treasurer Report
No report.
46-28, 23-43, 13-41, 07-50, 07-17, 45-31,
21-13, 06-03, 03-37, 40-31, 40-28.
This week's
leads focus...
- Gary Nelson
- Roman Okonowski
- John Passante
John
Gruber
On-Site Video
John was a
teacher in a past life. He left in 1979 to start On-Site
Video with his wife and partner, Betsy. They are both
deeply involved in the daily operations. They have two
grown children. Their son is an attorney for a Phoenix law
firm and their daughter does fund accounting in Boston.
John has lots of hobbies. He loves to follow sports and
work on old cars. They recently bought a house in Payson
where they spend a great deal of time. But don't expect
him to retire anytime soon. Retirement is for old people!
Besides, who has
time to retire when you are running two business on opposite
ends of the country! As many of you know, Betsy and John
inherited a newspaper business back in Buffalo. They
originally considered selling it but never found the right mix
of owner and money. The paper made money and still wins
awards. Despite competition with the internet and
broadcast news, nothing has been able to replace the local
newspaper reporting on local events. They have a great
staff of five handling the day-to-day operations. With
today's technology they are able to edit copies and, with a few
trips back east every 6-weeks or so, they are able to manage
things just fine. Why sell?
Getting back to
On-Site Video...What would a speech by John be without props.
He brought in one of the fancy cameras they use to film on
location. They use consumer digital cameras too. It
just depends on the needs of the job. As their name
states, they do most of their camera work on-site. They
are also one of the rare businesses that still transfers film to
video. It is because they have the equipment to do it.
He is amazed at how much of his business still comes from
transfers. But don't wait too long. If you open that
can of film and it smells...get it to John fast! Film
won't last forever.
At On-Site they
try to be professional but personable. And their knowledge
is an added benefit. John is known as "The Archivist."
Sure he knows how to use that old equipment ...he was there when
it was new! Perhaps it is these traits that have kept
On-Site around for 27 years while their competition has come and
gone.
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