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THE STREET VOLKSWAGEN NEWS JULY 2019 MONTHLY COMPANY NEWSLETTER Vol. II EVENT CALENDAR THURSDAY, AUGUST 1ST Girls Scout Luncheon SATURDAY, AUGUST 3RD Sod Poodles Game SUNDAY, AUGUST 4TH Sod Poodles Game SUNDAY, AUGUST 4TH Touch-A-Truck Amarillo & Kid’s Bonanza 2019 Benefitting 7 Star Therapeutic Riding Center SATURDAY, AUGUST 10 Boots vs. Badges Game MONDAY, AUGUST 12TH Sod Poodles Game SATURDAY, AUGUST 17TH Sod Poodles Game SATURDAY, AUGUST 17TH Corvette Club Vineyards Car Show WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28TH Sod Poodles Game - 12pm Game SATURDAY, AUGUST 31ST Sod Poodles Game SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH Calling All Slug Bugs to Street Volkswagen for 7th Annual Volkswagen Car Show IT’S ALL ABOUT THE FACE... It truly is all about the face, our faces to be precise. Our faces are the first thing people see and notices as they enter Street Volkswagen. Our faces show people that we care and that we want them to have an JULY BIRTHDAYS exceptional experience while they are here visiting us. And I have to say; we have some of the best faces July 4th - Kendra Castillo-Bates working here at Street Volkswagen from all across Amarillo. People love coming in being treated like royalty from the moment they enter through the front doors. July 6th - Christian Cruz Have you ever had a bad day and then someone, even a stranger smiles at you and all of the sudden, for just July 19th - Johnny Sharp a moment you forget your troubles or what you’re going through because someone showed that they cared with a simple smile? I see it all the time everywhere I travel and it always reminds me of how a simple smile July 20th - Sterling Adams can change someone’s outlook-sometimes for the rest of the day. I encourage you to always smile, always July 21st - Ashley Parks brighten someone’s day, because we never really know what people are going through. One of my favorite things to say is, “It costs nothing to be kind.” I know for a fact that everyone here treats each other like family, July 27th - Sabrina Brown and that’s a good thing, but always remember that we truly never know what other’s are experiencing. Again, it’s all about the face and the face we bring to work. July 28th - Angela Edwards Thank you all for a fantastic summer so far. Can you believe August is here and before you know it, it will be July 28th - Ruben Garza time to hang Christmas lights, and maybe eat some turkey? As always, keep up the momentum and great work ethics, if you need help, please reach out to your co-workers, supervisors or even me, you know my July 31st - Leroy Cruz door is always open. We have started our Drive Bigger Campaign and the community is talking about it! Encourage your friends If you’d like to include something in our Street and family to stop by and test-drive any Volkswagen vehicle to receive a $20 Donors Choose Gift Card that Volkswagen Newsletter, please let David Meraz can be applied to any classroom project/teacher in our area. If you have questions, please see David or Sindy. Take a look at our event calendar, I encourage you all to attend the events we sponsor, they are great for our know. We are always looking to include a variety community and a great time to spend time with your co-workers. If you commit to an event or luncheon, of stories and pictures of all our employees! please attend. Have a good August and get ready for our Calling All Slug Bugs Car Show on September 14th! -John Luciano JULY 2019 MONTHLY COMPANY NEWSLETTER Vol. II WRITE YOUR SIX-WORD STORY RECIPE OF THE MONTH: SHEET PAN By: Danny Mize SUMMER VEGETABLES & CHICKEN By: Cortney Savage INGREDIENTS: 1 1/4 lbs Chicken Breast (Skinless & Boneless) Medium Tomato Medium/Large Zucchini Black Pepper (Ground) Italian Seasoning Kosher Salt (Ground) Lemon Pepper Seasoning Olive Oil Parmesan cheese (ground) DIRECTIONS: William Faulkner famously said that a novelist is a failed short Preheat oven to 400F, line a baking sheet with aluminum foil for easier story writer, and a short story writer is a failed poet. Ernest cleanup, and add the chicken, zucchini, squash, evenly drizzle with Hemingway, with his creation of the six-word story, combined olive oil, evenly season with lemon pepper, Italian seasoning, salt, poetry and drama into a short form that has grown in popularity. pepper, and bake for about 17 to 22 minutes or until chicken is cooked Below is his classic, then a few other examples – some serious and through and vegetables are tender. Cooking time will vary based on the some funny: thickness of the chicken and being that this is quite a hot oven, check early and often so you don’t overcook the chicken which can dry out. • For sale: Baby shoes. Never worn. – Hemingway Add the tomatoes, optionally garnish with Parmesan, and serve • All those pages in the fire. – Janet Burroway, author immediately. Recipe is best warm and fresh but extra will keep airtight in the fridge for up to 5 days. • Recovery never really ends, does it? If you want more recipes or more tips like this recipe, please see • Chronic smoker: Reborn as tobacco free. Cortney in our Service Department! • Why are you in my selfie? 2019 JULY EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH: • I’m beside myself; cloning machine works! HEATH “HOSS” HOSKINSON Congratulations to Heath “Hoss” • Penniless weirdo. Struck lottery. Overnight genius. Hoskinson for being named July’s Emplyoee of the Month at Street What about you? If you were to boil down a description of where Volkswagen of Amarillo! you are in life, where you’ve been, or where you’d like to be headed, what would your six word stories express? Hoss, as he is better known, is a Pre-Owned Technician in our Service I’ve tried it. Here are a few of mine: Department and has been at Street • Riding bicycle. Country roads. Real joy! Volkswagen since 2014, but has worked for the Street Automotive • Eat right. Walk more. Maintain weight. Group for many years before. • Talk less. Listen more. Help people. Heath loves the outdoors and spends as much time as possible either Why am I suggesting we write some six word stories about hiking of fishing with his friends and ourselves? Because it can be a discipline which prompts greater family. Hoss loves to play softball, self-awareness, self-evaluation, and positive reflections about our volleyball, golf and is a avid bowler. future. Hoss loves everything about Halloween, the movies and the holiday. Why not try it?! And if you’d like to try out one or more of your six His favorite football team are the Dallas Cowboys. He loves to see them word stories, stop me and share! win! The Street Auto Group has a Staff Support person available to you. Way to go Hoss, when you see him, please congratulate him on all his Danny Mize, Staff Support for Street Auto Group hard work at Street Volkswagen! 806-236-0582 [email protected] JULY 2019 MONTHLY COMPANY NEWSLETTER Vol. II THE STREET VW & YOUNG LIFE TEAM DAVID & SINDY ATTEND UNITED WAY HAD A BLAST AT THE CHAMBER RETREAT & PREPARE FOR CAMPAIGN ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT YOUNG LIFE HAD A BLAST AT THE SOD POODLES GAME EARLIER IN JULY SAVE THE DATE: CALLING ALL SLUG BUGS VII Calling All Slug Bugs 7 will take place on Saturday, September 14th at Street Volkswagen of Amarillo starting at 10am. Invite all your friends and family to this FREE FAMILY EVENT! For more information please see David Meraz. JOHN & KAT WELCOME FRIENDS FROM EL PASO TO AMARILLO CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE NEW VOLKSWAGEN OWNERS: JJ & JULIO JULY 2019 MONTHLY COMPANY NEWSLETTER Vol. II THE 10: THE 10 THINGS YOU CAN’T 7 at 9 p.m. Aug. 2 at The 806 Coffee + Lounge, 2812 S.W. Sixth Ave.; Amarillo rock band Loaded Six at 10 p.m. Aug. 2 and rock band California Dolls at 10 p.m. Aug. MISS BETWEEN AUG. 1 AND 10 3 at Whiskey River, 4001 S.W. 51st Ave.; and Eagles tribute band FastLane at 8 Chip Chandler is a producer for Panhandle PBS and a member of p.m. Aug. 3 at Starlight Ranch Event Center. Plus, tune into our Facebook page, our GALECA. He can be contacted at [email protected], at @ homepage or Amarillo College’s FM90 to enjoy the sold-out Yellow City Sounds chipchandler1 on Twitter and on Facebook. Live concert featuring Western music icon Michael Martin Murphey at 7 p.m. Aug. 5. 1. Wild & Free on 83 The Wild & Free on 83 Festival is set for Aug. 1 to 4. 6. Ama-Con This five-community festival in Canadian, Wheeler, Shamrock, Wellington Ama-Con will return for an eighth year on Aug. 3 and 4 in the Amarillo Civic and Childress will feature dozens of family-friendly pitstops all along the Center Complex. highway between Aug. 1 and 4. Other fests of note: the Hey Amarillo Beer Friends of the Amarillo Public Library’s eighth-annual pop-culture celebration will Fest at 5 p.m. Aug. 3 at Starlight Ranch Event Center; and the 16th annual return Aug. 3 and 4 in the Amarillo Civic Center Complex, 401 S. Buchanan St. Don W. Houghton Polk Street Cruise at 6 p.m. Aug. 3 in downtown Amarillo. Other family-friendly events will include Discovery Center Wizarding School, with wand-making, wizarding classes and more from 9:30 a.m.