To: Western NC TOPS

August 15, 2008

To: Western NC TOPS From: Mary Reed, Coordinator

Re: This and That

Fire Up Success Contest

I’m getting new member applications without the coupons for the person bringing the new member attached. Are you taking advantage of the It’s time to start planning on your trip to Orlando next summer. Room opportunity for your members to win reservations can be made on-line at a prize when we do the drawing at www.tops.org SRD. If you have questions about Go to the bottom of the opening page the contest let me know….I can and you’ll see where to click to email you the information again. download the housing form and register for IRD. We’re doing well with the new member contest. Don’t forget to put Let’s all go to DISNEY WORLD!!!! your coupons for “Fire Up Success” and the new coupon from TOPS News with the new member L-3. For the “Fire Up Success,” a former member must have been out of TOPS for over two years. Chapter Cookbooks For the incentive announced in the latest TOPS News, the member I’ve been asked by several chapters must have been out (lapsed about doing TOPS cookbooks and have membership) for at least six months. requested clarification on the current policy from headquarters. The following is the statement I received in reply: TOPS TREK to IRD 2009 “The TOPS Logo or TOPSi can not be Has everyone made the commitment placed on the cookbooks....just the to join the President’s Challenge to chapter name. Since it wouldn't be walk from Chicago to Orlando. See possible to have all the recipes tested, the flyer that should have been in the chapter would incur big liability if your last leader mailing. There is someone would get sick. one correction to the flyer. The first If the chapter wants to make a cookbook item under “How it Works” should and share with the members in the read: “Members accomplish their chapter that is fine, however, they challenge “walk” by earning 1 mile should not be sold.” for each 30 minutes spent walking or Note to treasurers: All award orders doing other fitness activities.” The are to include sales tax of 6.5%. Add others are all correct. merchandise total and shipping before calculating sales tax. Checks are to be made to me for items ordered on L-15 and L-17. (Chapter checks with two signatures.)

Follow directions on order forms for items ordered with coupons mailed to leader or from TOPS News.. TOPS News TOPS ALL AMERICAN SOCK is asking for your input HOPS

Send me a brief outline and Hope everyone is working hard on contact information. I’ll forward it the summer achievement contests to the Communications for Fall Rallies. Department and they’ll take it from there. Triad/Greensboro/Winston-Salem areas 1. Due by Aug. 22. Asking for September 27th. stories you would like to share about chapters meeting in health clubs, Foot Hills and Piedmont Areas medical clinics, exercise facilities October 11th and other health-focused sites. Mid South-Fayetteville Area 2. Before, Aug. 29. They would like October 18th to hear stories from any chapter (A surprise guest will be in members who may work or volunteer attendance) their time during the season as Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus, an elf, or Western-Mountain Area any other holiday character. October 25th.

3. Before, Oct. 3. February is If you need further information, focusing on couples and sweethearts it’s all on the calendar at in keeping with the Valentine’s Day www.topsbouquet.com theme. Interested in stories from Click on the North Carolina Button chapter members, couples, who to see what’s happening in NC. have joined TOPS together, met at TOPS, or somehow have involved www.tops.org TOPS in their relationship…and have an interesting, romantic story to Please be reminded that TOPS share. Headquarters has a wonderful resource available to you on the 4. No deadline for any interesting, TOPS website -- links to all TOPS unusual unique member story that areas' websites! There is an would illustrate TOPS success well abundance of information that can and provide a human interest focus. be shared and utilized at chapter. Let’s share these stories with other To review this information, all members and continue to inspire members need to do is: go to the them to achieve the success to which they aspire. TOPS website at www.tops.org; click on the "Enter" button; then go to the Congratulations to our State King, "Support" box on the left side of the Rudy Langley! Could they have page; then click on "TOPS Area chosen a better “Cover Guy” for Links"; this will take them to a list of our Aug/Sept. TOPS NEWS more than 45 links -- and a plethora issue??!! of information and ideas!