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Zombie Vegas Power of Two Holiday SpiritWhat’s Cookin’

Nick Kapral

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Trish Hylton

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The Difference Makers

Are you up tothe ‘Challenge?’

I hope by now you have heard about Daymon’s 100-Day Challenge that be-gins on January 14 and is designed to help us all get in better shape, be healthy and stay healthy and in gener-al have some fun with our colleagues. I signed up for it, but to be honest I wasn’t really expecting much. I’ve made my fair share of New Year’s resolutions that have become faint memo-ries by as early as Valentine’s Day.

So then I start reading through this issue of The Daymon Difference, and about all the Daymon associates running marathons and Ironmen races, or playing Frisbee or walking for miles for great causes or coaching kids in sports. What motivates them? They’re not getting paid from what I can tell. Maybe they make the local newspaper somewhere below the fold on page 9 near the article about the city politician that’s resigning amid a scandal. They definitely make it to the pages of The Daymon Dif-ference, which I hope is a big deal for them but since I am the publisher I figure I can get my name in here anytime. So not a major driver for me.

What motivates the Trish Hyltons and Nick Kaprals and Kristi Maynards and Barry Wesolys and Zory Rosarios of the world to do the things they do in their spare time? I think, like the tagline of this publication suggests, they are just ‘great people doing great stuff.’ And their payoff? Good health, happy lives, strong family bonds? I don’t know – ask them.

As for me, I’m going to take the Challenge and I am going to measure up. For one thing, Gina Long in the Finance Department in Stamford is my Team Captain and I don’t mess with Gina Long. But mostly I want to do it because some day I want someone to say about me: ‘That’s a great guy doing great stuff.’ That, and I have a

Tim DavisPublisherDirector, KL

Jeanne Muchnick EditorManager, KL

Bruce Crilly Art DirectorSeniorManager, KL

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lot of old clothes that don’t fit me anymore but that are coming back in style.

Take the Challenge, and write to us about your experience. I promise to tell you mine.

To all my Daymon friends and family, have an excellent and healthy 2010. td

I want to fit into my 1977 wardrobe again.

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The Amazing RaceThe famous saying by Lao-tzu: “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step,” has become the mantra for Safeway Senior Business Manager Trish Hylton who jumped off a dock into the Ohio River this past August to begin her pursuit of finishing what is considered one of the most difficult endurance races on the planet: the Ironman.

Trish swam 2.4 miles in the Ohio River, biked 112 miles through the Kentucky countryside, and ran 26.2 miles to the finish in downtown Louisville – a total of 140.6 miles of human powered energy in less than 17 hours. All in an effort to raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society with a goal of raising $8,000. (She ended up raising $9,309.67.)

She says despite being exhausted and drained during her 10 months of training, she also never felt so alive. “It’s been a privilege to have the time, re-

sources, and support to pursue this goal,” she says. “I never could have complet-ed my goal without the encouragement of family and friends – and that includes her Daymon family who cheered from the sidelines and generously donated to her cause.

Trish, an avid athlete who did her first Sprint Dis-tance Triathlon in 2004, always dreamed of partici-pating in an Ironman but wasn’t sure she could do it. “It just didn’t seem to be physically possible,” she says. Three Half Ironman races later, she signed up for Ironman Louisville.

But that meant rearranging her life. Because she had gotten engaged last November, one month after she had registered for the race she and her fiancé, Dennis, pushed their wedding back to the summer of 2010 so that she could stay focused on training. “I wouldn’t have been able to do it without his sup-port,” she says.

Trish crosses the finish line.

Feeling good after the race.

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In fact she plans to do another Ironman in the near future. She’s already talked Dennis into signing up for the next one together. “We’re getting married in 2010, so maybe not until 2011,” she says.

“I started this incredible journey in November of 2008 and it’s been an amazing experience, both difficult and re-warding. It’s been a privilege to have the time, resources, and support to pursue this goal. And next time with my husband by my side, it should be even better,” she says.

To read more go to her blog at: http://iron-mantrish2009.blogspot.com/Trish swam, biked and ran a total of 140.6 miles.

Nick and his family with Mom in the middle.

Nick Kapral, Associate Business Manager at Safe-way, and his family of 16 siblings have gone down in the record books as the largest family to compete to-gether in a 26.2 mile marathon. The Oshkosh brothers and sisters, who range in age from 18 to 44, recently competed in the Fox Cities Marathon together as a way to raise money for the local Boys and Girls Club.

The idea came about when the Kapral’s got a call from another Oshkosh Family, the Weisses. The 13 Weisse children set the world record for the most siblings to fin-ish the same marathon in 2007, only to be beat by a family of fifteen siblings in Ireland one month later. The Kapral family has always been athletic, and all of the siblings

did sports in high school. However, getting everyone to sign up for the marathon was no easy task.

Nick, sibling number 13, said he felt confident un-til somewhere between mile 20 and 21. “From there, the fatigue and cramps really set in,” he said.

In the end, all 16 fin-ished in 5:30 and less – not bad considering half of them hadn’t run a mara-thon in the last five years and had to train hard. (Only two siblings had ever ran a marathon; several were not active runners before the marathon talk began.) “I can assure you that had it not been for the group effort, there is absolutely no way that I would have run a marathon at this point in my life,” Nick says.

“It was not only a great family effort on behalf of my brothers and sisters, but a great family effort in that I know several folks from both the Daymon and SUPERVALU teams pitched in and donated on behalf of my family.” In the end: the Kaprals raised more than $4,000.

A Family Affair

Nick completes 26.2 miles.

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great sports

After moving to Shanghai, China to work for the Asian DRC, I found myself wondering what I would do when I wasn’t at work. I got on the web and found SUPA (The Shanghai Ul-timate Players Association). I got really excited when I saw Shanghai had an Ultimate Frisbee team, and contacted the cap-tain immediately. I had previously played Ultimate Frisbee in college and in California while working for the Raley’s account. The captain welcomed me to the group and I started practicing with them for a couple of upcoming tournaments.

For those unfamiliar with the game, Ultimate Frisbee has seven players on each team with the goal of scoring in each others end zones. It is a very fast paced activity which has al-lowed me to stay fit. It has also been a great way to meet new people in new places. Joining the Shanghai Ultimate Frisbee team was no different. It really helped me navigate through a new city and know the best places to go.

While being on the Shanghai Ultimate Frisbee team I have been able to travel with the team to several tourna-ments. My first tournament in China was in Dalian a city in Northern China. My team ended up in the finals against

Same game. New team

a big rival city Bei-jing. Not only did my team win the tournament but I was also named the MVP for ex-pats.

The second tour-nament I partici-pated in took me to Hong Kong playing against some of the best teams in Asia, including teams from the Philippines, Ja-pan, and Hong Kong. It was a hard fought tournament and we found ourselves in the finals again against a put together team of all the best players in Asia. The game went point for point and we ended up winning after a nail biting final.

I had no idea I would be able to play Frisbee when com-ing to China. It has made my stay here all the more fun and has contributed to my overall experience. Thanks, Daymon. If it were not for this new position I wouldn’t have been able to play Ultimate Frisbee in China and meet a whole new group of friends.

A Daymon expat plays Ultimate Frisbee in Shanghai

Getting a cash prize for win-ning the Dalian Tournament; Kristy is at far right

Inset: Team shot with trophy after winning the Hong Kong Tournament.

By Kristi Maynard, Marketing Coordinator, Daymon Worldwide Asia

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With four daughters and one son, Barry Wesoly with The Fresh Market, spends most of his free time on the soft ball field. In fact, his Blue Bombers team with daughter, Erin, placed second in the 2009 Northwest Youth Sports U12 spring soft-ball tournament, coming up short in the championship game to Huntsville, by a score of 4 to 2. The team rattled off five wins in a row through the playoffs to advance to the championship

All in a Day’s Play

game. Twelve-year-old Erin Wesoly, the starting pitcher for the Bombers, posted a 6 and 2 record throughout the playoffs.

Not to be outdone – and still coached by dad – 10- year old Grace Wesoly, served as the starting pitcher for the All Stars, and posted a 6 and 1 record and finished with 40 strike-outs in 28 innings. Maybe it was all those PB snacks Barry brings home?

Tee Time at AeonThe Aeon-Japan team enjoyed playing golf together

this year. Led by Shuta Fujimaki (Sr. Marketing Analyst), players include Shuta Fujimaki, Yoshihiko Tsuchiya (Sr. Manager of Global Sourcing), Mitsuya Kikuchi (Man-ager of Product Supply Management), Hiroki Tashiro (Sr. Manager of Corporate Management), Hiromitsu Mi-nato (Grocery Director), Kazuo Sugimoto (Daily Direc-

tor), Koji Wada (Director of Business Service), Masahiro Koyama (Regional HR Director), Nahoko Fukui (Pack-age Coordination Manager), Yasuharu Haku (Associate Account Manager of Sales), Koji Inaba (H&BC Busi-ness Manager), Naohide Kamiya (Grocery ABM), Mitsuo Otohata (Associate Brand Manager), Michitsugu Komiya (Director of H&BC/Non-Food), Shigeyoshi Ichige (SBM

of Processed Meat), Takahiro Ya-nai (Daily BM), Katsuyori Tachi (H&BC BM), Yuji Okajima (Ac-count Manager of Sales), Roy Timmerman (Daymon Director and ADS President), Sadaaki Yui (Fiannce Director of ADS), and Kengtaro Nakatani (former Day-mon associate). The first official tournament was held in August; the second was in November, and there are plans for additional ones in the spring, summer and fall of 2010.

Barry (fourth from left) with the runners-up

Barry (far left) with the winning team

Kneeling left to right:Mckenna Nelson, Erin Wesoly, Carson Kil-

The Aeon team enjoys a “green” day.

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Zory Rosario, Account Executive for Daymon Interactions, likes to quote the following credo from William Ellery Chan-ning to describe her passion for challenging herself: “Great ef-fort from great motives is the best definition of a happy life.”

“I try to pursue an active growth physically, emotion-ally and spiritually in order to have a solid foundation to be joyful and serve others,” she says. And so, the athlete, who trains with a triathlon group in San Diego called Breakaway Training (she says she has a great coach she calls her “Brazilian dude”) helped make her dream of fin-ishing the NYC marathon a reality. Zory has done several

triathlons, and this marathon – her first – was the next step before she runs, bikes and swims in the Ironman next year (dare we hook Zory up with Trish from page 4: Girls, introduce yourselves).

“Completing my first mar-athon gave me the opportunity to make a contribution to oth-ers in need – since the race also raised funds for charity – as well as helped me grow as a person,” she says. She admits, though, that after mile 20, her

Flying Before Running

legs were fatigued, and she had to keep telling her legs, “stay with me, stay with me.”

From the look on her face in these photos, you can tell they did.

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A San Diego-based associate travels to NYC to run the marathon

“Completing my first mara-thon gave me the opportunity to make a contribution to oth-ers in need.”

Zory is ready for any challenge

A view of the marathoners

Zory credits her new found stamina to her “Brazilian dude”

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Jasmine Crowl and her husband, Glenn, col-lected clothing, linens, toys and animal food for the Navajo Nation in Arizona. When CDS em-ployees heard about the project they immediately responded with dona-tions. One truck and one trailer load of items were delivered to the Saint Anne Mission this summer.

CDS employees are also help-ing Jasmine by writing 48 Christmas cards to the soldiers in Iraq, and with postage for 48 Christmas care packages to the same soldiers. These soldiers from Company 4-227 had been sent back to Iraq on their second and third tours. Most of the 48 soldiers in this group do not have family support. Their names were given to Jasmine by their Commanding Officer. These 48 Christmas care pages were mailed before Thanksgiving, so the soldiers will receive them before Christmas.

Send us more of your stories on how you or your fellow as-sociates are giving back to your communities.email: jmuchnick@daymon.com

Giving - and Receiving at CDSCDS associates are involved in a number of charities:

Felicia Mosley has a long history of volunteering. She has donated her time to help refugees complete applications for food stamps, housing etc. She also helped enroll them in community colleges so they can learn English as quickly as possible and get a job. She also contributes to Make a Wish Foundation at CDS and to many Breast Cancer Awareness Foundations.

The CDS assoiates from warehouse 466 in Prescott, AZ have been busy this year raising money to help others.

CDS Supervisor Brandie Lee and CDS associates from warehouse 466 rallied to raised $5,000 for the Children’s Mir-acle Network (CMN) in May 2009. Don Craney raised $1,800 for the same group.

The CDS team in Prescott, AZ prides itself on its altruism

Jasmine Crowl, holds a photo of her son, Chief War-rant Office 3, Cornell Chao killed in action in Iraq.

Jasmine Crowl (not pictured) gets behind the camera to show the CDS crew in the Saint Anne Mission in Iraq.

Jasmine’s husband, Glenn Crowl packs items to send to soldiers in Iraq (PB of course).

Felicia Mosley

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The Ahold account got into the holiday spirit with several volunteer events this year. In November, all the account teams (Stop & Shop, Giant Landover, Giant Carlisle, ASC) held a raffle to raise money for various events, and raised $745.00. Prizewinners were: Dunkin’ Donuts giftcard: Mike Muscanell (Giant Carlisle) Visa giftcard: Jennifer Homa (Giant Carlisle) Free Vacation Day: Lisa Kriss-Smith (Stop & Shop)

Part of the funds went to buy Thanksgiving dinners for five families of veterans in the Boston area. Mary Gunther and Dana Klion worked with the local V.A. to find families and arrange for drop-off of the dinners during Thanksgiving week.

Ahold Gets into the Spirit

On December 4, 10 team members from the Stop & Shop office in Quincy, MA purchased holiday decorations and head-ed over to Rosie’s Place women’s home in Boston to spread some holiday cheer. A fun time was had by all, as lights were strung outside the home, wreaths hung on the door, and three (yes, three!) Christmas trees were decorated. The team also provided Ahold-brand refreshments for the residents of the home. Rosie’s Place was so happy with the results they’ve already invited the team back next year.

Team members who participated included Greg Mankus, Andrew Barone, Matt Gillmeister, Erin DeCesaris, Jamie Crilley, Jennifer Wong, Chellind Chan, Mary Gunther and Joanna Berardi.

On December 15, another group of team members head-ed to the Salvation Army “Christmas Castle” in Quincy, MA to volunteer at the event, which provides coats, gloves, hats and toys to local families in need.

Analysts Jamie Crilley and Matt Gillmeister show off one of the three trees they deco-rated.

The group with Regina Tillman, director of Rosie’s Place. Left to right: Matt Gillmeister, Andrew Barone, Regina Tillman, Jamie Crilley, Mary Gunther, Chellind Chan, Joanna Berardi, Jennifer Wong, Erin DeCesaris, Greg Mankus

Working hard to do good.

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The 7-Eleven Team Adopts a Family

The Daymon / 7-Eleven team adopted a family this year from Children’s Medical Center in Dallas. The patient was Cynthia, a 4-year-old little girl battling cystic fibrosis. She and her brother, Edgar, Jr., as well as her parents, Sar-ah and Edgar Sr., could not afford Christmas presents this year. Their wish list included gifts such as: pants, sweaters, sneakers, boots, jackets, and an educational toy. The team came together and was able to provide all of the gifts on their wish list. They also held a “wrapping party” during which the whole team brought and wrapped presents for the entire family.

All Aboard the Santa Train!Daymon’s K-Va-T team promotes holiday cheer

Hundreds of volunteers converged at Food City in King-sport, TN in November, transforming the store’s front entry area into the “North Pole” for a few hours. And naturally, in the spirit of “Great People,” the Daymon Team at K-Va-T was there for this traditional “packing party” for the Santa Train.

The Santa Train is one of the region’s most anticipated holiday traditions with more than 15 tons of toys and gifts donated each year. The K-Va-T team sorted through the do-nations and placed them in gift bags (20,000 total) for dis-tribution to thousands of children along the 110 mile route. The train makes 14 stops from Shelby, KY to Kingsport, TN. This was its 67th annual run.

“This has been an eye opening event, seeing people com-ing together to help support a tradition that reaches parts of Appalachia one only hears about. There is a lot of love out there and I saw a piece of it in Kingsport last night,” says Geralyn Esselburn, Daymon Business Manager. “You can bet the Daymon team will always be a part of making fami-lies holiday wishes come true.”

Chris Hansen at the 7-Eleven wrapping party.

Lauren Sumrow (left), and Jim Slater (right), help a family in need.

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Above left: The bins of toys ready to load. Above right: The trucks full of gifts and ready to roll.

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Troops overseas have been waking up to a taste of the First Coast in their cups, thanks to a sizeable dona-tion from Winn-Dixie and supplier Mother’s Parkers. The Daymon team helped load 40 cases of the strong stuff to send to soldiers serving at Camp Virginia in Kuwait. That’s about 655 pounds of java for the men and women of the armed forces.

The request was sent by Deana Larson, Business Manager Grocery and Bob Rentz of Mother’s Parkers was quick to heed the call. Corporate Brands Marketing Coordinator, Janene Melville set to work communicating with the contact at the USO in Kuwait and the local USO in Jacksonville, FL. After much consideration it was de-cided that the best and most economical way of shipping the coffee was for Mother Parkers to send the coffee to

The Meals on Wheels drive at United Supermarkets all began when Jerry Melton, Business Manager, wanted to do something to give back to the community. “I really enjoy doing something that lets me reach out. Because I am new to Lubbock, it helps me meet individuals in the community, and is something that we use to team build and have fun,” says Ben Vanderhulst, the team’s newest member.

Senior Business Manager Rosalyn Risdon really en-joys the diabetic lunches. Her penchant for fruit cups makes volunteering for Lubbock Meals on Wheels a great fit.

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Jacksonville - the local USO would then request the help of volunteers to pack the coffee for mailing through the post office. Talk about a way to perk up not only one’s day – but one’s spirits.

All In The Line Of Duty

Providing Meals Also Nourishes Teambuilding

Winn-Dixie team perks up Middle East troops with PB coffee.

Left to right; Ken Sherman, Jerry Melton, Ben Vanderhulst, Rosalyn Risdon and Erin Crawford.

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Volunteers at the USO at Naval Air Station Jacksonville mailedl 40 cases of Winn-Dixie coffee to the USO in Kuwait.

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Stepping out…at Dollar General

Money was raised, custom team shirts were ironed on, and a great team was made when more than 27 people joined Daymon and Dol-lar General associates, friends, and family for a local community walk to fight diabetes.

The “Step Out” organization hosted a two- mile walk at the Nashville Zoo. The Daymon team raised more than $1,300 for the cause, the third highest donation among the family and friends teams. This of course was with the help of many generous Daymon associates as well as Dollar General coworkers.

The event was effective in strengthening the bond, not only between Daymon team members, but between Daymon employees and those at Dollar General.

Left to right; Charlie Schnaars, Steve Schmitt, Bobbai Gosselin, John Crocco, Elaine McGrath and Ed Wright The Spartan team bids farewell to Steve Schmitt (center).

December marked the retirement of Spartan Se-nior Business Manager Steve Schmitt, a 24-year Day-mon veteran. And what better way to leave than with a party? Along with the Spartan Daymon associates from the Grand Rapids, MI office, the evening also included special guests that flew in just for the occasion including.EVPs Ed Wright and Bobbie Gosselin, Senior Director Charlie Schnaars, Directors John Crocco, Elaine McGrath

and VP Todd Harbolt. The night was filled with the shar-ing of stories and fond memories, many of which were a testament of what kind of associate, colleague and friend Steve has been. “Steve will be remembered for for his unprecedented commitment to family, as well as for being an exemplary leader to all of us. Though he will be greatly missed, he will always remain part of the Daymon fam-ily,” says Anne Sukup, Marketing Manager.

Steve Schmitt’s Retirement Party

The DG team raises money for diabetes

In total, the 8 am early bird walk and 8:45 (lazy man) walk attracted over 2,000 people and raised more than $85,000 for the American Diabetes Association.

For information on how you can donate go to http://stepout.diabetes.org

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fought a similar battle was inspiring. I am so very appre-ciative for the support I have received over the past year from my Daymon family, and to have my first anniversary of being cancer-free culminated in an event such as this meant more to me than I can express.

“Bev is my hero!” says Kyle Robb, Business Manager at Kroger GO.

Later that week, at a Kroger Regional Meeting, EVP Brett Barcelona recognized Bev for her strength and hard work with an offering to match The P.L. Pinks contribution to total $3,530.00 total for the Susan G. Komen foundation.

The team finished the race by enjoying a team brat’s and hot dogs (PB of course!) on the rooftop of Senior Business Manager Tony Contini’s downtown apartment.

“It was an incredible experience to be a part of some-thing so significant,” says Mary Preston, Senior Business Manager at Kroger GO.

“What an inspiring, empowering event this was. Thanks Team Daymon for your support and energy at this event. We are so proud of you Bev, and we send a plethora of warm congratulations to you for your strength, positive attitude and determination to beat breast cancer,” adds Nina Mlynek Associate Business Manager at Kroger GO.

All over Daymon, associates walked and ran for a cause - to help fund a cure for breast cancer.

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The PB Pinks This past September, Daymon and Kroger associates

participated in the downtown Cincinnati Race for the Cure for the Susan G. Komen foundation. This year, the founda-tion’s slogan was “Who do you pink for?” In the spirit of the event, The P.L. Pinks (Private-Label Pinks) decided to make customized team shirts. The front read “We pink for the cure,” the back-side read “Team Daymon for the Susan G. Komen foundation”

The P.L. Pinks raised $1,765 for the foundation. This ex-ceeded their goal of $500 by over 300%. Many participants raced in honor of friends or family members who have bat-tled breast cancer, including Amy Templeton (wife of Roger Templeton, Vice President of Kroger Corporate Brands) and Darlene Izzo (wife of James Izzo, Senior Sourcing Manager of Perishables).

However, the Daymon team raced specifically for a team member very near and dear to their heart: Business Manager Bev Eaton at Kroger GO. Bev’s strength, energy, and deter-mination to beat cancer has been second to none.

“To say we had a great day seems somewhat understated. This disease touches so many people and that was certainly evident in the size of the crowd. To be part of over 20,000 people walking for a single cause but having 20,000 dif-ferent reasons for being there was absolutely extraor-dinary,” says Bev. “And then to have our closenit group there supporting me and our Kroger friends who have

Bev Eaton shows her team support

Left to right: Sean Beautement, Morgan Atarman and Tony Contini

Katherine Greenup (left) and Nina Mlynek (right)

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Talk about a team effort which connected East and West: Chellind Chan, Business Development Manager from Ahold, MA connected with Nancy Artinyan, Associ-ate Business Manager, from Safeway California to raise money for breast cancer research. The two completed a 26 miles walk and raised a total of $3,600.

Chellind Chan (left) with Nancy Artinyan (right)

The American Cancer Society’s “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer” walk at Westport, CT’s Sherwood Island State Park on October 25, 2009 raised more than $7,600 – double what the group did last year -- thanks to the 7,000 walkers - 276 of which were breast cancer survivors, including Karen Plonowski, Executive Assistant for Daymon Worldwide De-sign and Diane Delgado, Associate Manager.

According to the ACS Participant Center homep-age, Karen’s team, “Buddy’s Best” was ranked sixth of 100 teams as the highest fundraisers. “Especially in these eco-nomic times, when it’s not always easy to give, we so appreciate the outpouring of generosity,” says Karen.

The Power of Two

Connecting for a Cause

Diane Delgado (left) and Karen Plonowski (right) proud in pink.

Team Buddy raised more than $7,000.

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holiday spiritLowes Foods Giving Tree

The Lowes Food Brand Giving Tree is built from Lowes Food Brand products which are later donated to Second Har-vest Food Bank.

Holiday House Party for the Harris Teeter Team

The Harris Teeter team opted for a low key but festive af-fair at the home of Director of Business Development, Carey Free where associates showed their competitive spirit with a game of pool.

The two Kims: Kim Gustina (left) and Kim Davis (right)

Pictured left to right: Tiffany Wilburn, Beth Walker, Cliff Peske and Grahm Parks

Left to right: Scott Ridgeway, Denise SantaMaria and Allan Edgar

Daymon Teams each had their own unique ways of celebrating the Holi-days at the end of 2009

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Dancing at the DRCAssociates at the DRC in Stamford, CT got together to celebrate the Holidays and the end of a great year.

Lou and Phylis Falcone

Isil and Tim Dodge

Members of the finance team toast the Holidays

Justin Mervis (right) and Emily Kavalier

Alfredo Barraza and Jennifer Porter

Sam Tanyu (right) and guest

Some of the ladies of Daymon Worldwide Design

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Winn-Dixie OvenRoasted Honey-OrangeTurkey Breast

Thawed Turkey Breast • Winn-Dixie Orange Blossom Honey • Winn & Lovett Orange Marmalade • Small deli pan• Tablespoon• Stem thermometer•

Preheat oven to 325 °F1. Place thawed turkey in small deli pan2. Spread three tablespoons of honey over 3. turkey breasts. Make sure to cover top and sides.Cover with foil4. Bake for 45 minutes5. Remove product and spread three ad-6. ditional tablespoons of honey over the entire turkey breast.Place the foil back on the turkey breast and return the 7. product to the oven for 1 hour and 45 minutes.Remove the turkey breast from the oven.8. Internal temperature should be at least 170°F.Garnish hot turkey breast with four 9. tablespoons of orange marmalade. Important that the turkey breast is still hot in order to spread marmalade evenly. Place on top bed of lettuce for serv10. ing.

Comfort CasserolePrivate Brands StyleBy Lynn Palatas

How lucky am I to have had the opportunity to contribute to four Daymon accounts over the past 10 years: Wegmans, Sains-bury’s, Price Chopper and currently Giant Eagle in Pittsburgh, PA. But how truly lucky are Don Dela-ney, my husband, and I to use, test and compare the quality and assortment of so many wonderful Private Brands programs.

My Mom is an incredible cook and a true recipe hound (though she can also throw together a gourmet meal using dribs and drabs in the ‘fridge on a moment’s notice!). On a recent visit she made the following casserole for us using a few Private Brand ingredients and a few national brand ingre-dients. We truly loved the meal and not to one-up her, I just had to make the recipe the following weekend to see if mine was as good as hers. Of course, I used as many Private Brand ingredients as possible -- from my current and past Daymon account lives -- and including a few Topco Valu Time prod-ucts, which were outstanding in performance.

Chicken Florentine2 tablespoons ValuTime butter• 2 boned and skinned Giant Eagle chicken breast halves • (about 1 pound) cut into 1-inch pieces½ cup chopped yellow onion• ¾ cup Giant Eagle long-grain white rice• 1 can (14 ounces) Giant Eagle chicken broth• ½ package (5 ounces) Giant Eagle frozen spinach, • thawed/squeezed dry½ teaspoon Valu Time oregano• ¼ teaspoon Wegmans salt • Wegmans pepper to taste• Pinch of nutmeg• ¾ cup Giant Eagle grated parmesan cheese• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large skillet over medium

heat melt butter. Add chicken and sauté until chicken turns opaque and onions are tender, about five minutes. Stir in dry rice.

Add broth, spinach, oregano, salt, pepper and nutmeg, mix well. Transfer to a lightly sprayed or oiled tow-quart casserole and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Cover and bake until liquid is asorbed and rice is tender, about 45 minutes. (Source: The Big Book of Easy Suppers by Maryana Volstedt, Chronicle Books, 2005)

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Lynn Palatas cooks up a storm

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The King Soopers team in Denver, CO recently held a snack potluck. All the dishes were made with Private Brand items and ranged from Rice Crispy Treats, to Bean Dip to Green Chili and even Peanut Brittle. Here are a few.

Layered Bean Dip2 cans refried beans• 1 tomato chopped• 8oz sour cream• ½ cup shredded cheese• ¾ cup guacamole• ¼ cup picante sauce• ½ cup shredded lettuce • small can of black olives• Spoon refried beans into bottom of 11x9 pan. Top with

layer of sour cream ( prepare or use pre-prepared) guacamole to spread thin layer over sour cream. Next layer the lettuce, tomato and cheese. Then spoon picante sauce over top and spread the olives as a garnish. Serve with chips.

Kroger Scotch Bars2 Cups All Purpose Kroger Flour• ¾ Cup Granulated Kroger Sugar• 2 Teaspoons Kroger Baking Powder • ¾ Cup Packed Kroger Light Brown Sugar• 1 Teaspoon Kroger Baking Soda• 2 King Soopers/City Market Eggs• 1 Teaspoon Kroger Salt• 1 ½ Cups Kroger uncooked Quick Oats• 1 Cup King Soopers/City Market Butter, softened• 1 package (11oz) Kroger Butterscotch Chips• Preheat oven to 350degrees F. Grease 9x11 inch cake pan.

Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl and set aside. In a large mixing bowl, combine butter, sugars and eggs. Beat until creamy. Gradually blend the flour mixture, oats and 1 ½ cups of Butterscotch Chips. Pour into prepared pan and sprinkle with remaining Butterscotch Chips. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. Cool and cut into bars.

Pumpkin Bread Recipe1 • 2/3 cup flour1 ½ Cup Sugar• Teaspoon Baking Soda• ½ Cup Oil• ¾ Teaspoon Salt• 2 Eggs• ½ Teaspoon Cinnamon• 1/3 Cup Water• ½ Teaspoon Nutmeg• 1 Cup Pumpkin• Chocolate Chips (Almost 1 full bag)• Mix all ingredients together until smooth. Pour into

greased and floured pans. Bake at 350 for 60 minutes.

Payne’s Green Chili1/3 Cup Olive Oil (Kroger)• 3-5 lb Cubed Pork Loin Roast bone out (Kroger)• 1 bag frozen onions• 1 Heaping tsp Minced Garlic (Kroger)• 20oz Green Chilis – Hot or Mild (Kroger)• 1 tsp Salt (Kroger) and ½ tsp Pepper (Kroger)• 1 tsp Garlic Salt (Kroger)• 1-2 tsp Cajun Seasoning• 1-2 tsp Diced Jalapenos (Kroger)• 1 16oz Can Diced Tomatoes (Kroger)• 1 49.5 oz Chicken Broth (Kroger)• 2 Bay Leaves –Flavor only remove when chili is done • 1 dash Cumin – Don’t overdue the Cumin (Kroger)• 2 Tbsp Corn Starch (Kroger)•

In a large pot add olive oil and cubed pork – 1. stir fry until brown

Add onions, minced garlic and green chilies - 2. stir fry until mix starts to liquefy

Add salt, pepper, garlic, salt 3. and Cajun seasoning – stir

Add jalapenos and tomatoes – stir4. Add chicken broth and bay leaves – 5.

stir and season to tasteAdd a dash of cumin – bring to boil6. Reduce heat to low and simmer 4-6 hours 7.

or until pork is tenderMix corn starch with 4-8oz of water – bring mix to 8. boil – add corn starch to chili and stir until thickened to liking. Use more or less corn starch to thicken.

Makes approximately 16 cupsServing Suggestions: soup with tortillas, smothered bur-

ritos, huevos ranchero, various other Mexican dishes.

Sooper PB Snacks

The King Soopers tea in Denver, CO

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Halloween on the Striphalloween spirit

Another Elvis SightingHalloween night turned especially scary at the Pine

Burr Inn’s costume Karaoke night in Atlas, PA. The contest was the culmination of weeks of quali-

fying and eliminations leading to the finals October 31. Each finalist had to dress as the character they were emu-lating and sing two songs. When all the votes were tabu-lated, Daymon’s own Perisables Business Manager John Quinn (aka Elvis Presley) was the winner.

“It was a lot of fun especially since my #1 fan (wife Patty pictured here with “Elvis)” was there along with my

daughters cheering me on,” he says.

The songs that won the show were “In the Ghetto” and “Little Sister” And no, he won’t be do-ing a repeat perfor-mance….until maybe NEXT Halloween!

In the DRC associates celebrat-ed Halloween by creating a very lively Vegas for the “undead”.

Peter Antipas Dennis Kelleher

Gig WailgumSuzanne SumienChris Powell

Is it Elvis? No, its John Quinn and wife Patty

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Any witch way but Salem

San Diego Shines

The SUPERVALU team in Eden Prairie, MN went all out this year to celebrate Hal-loween with a costume con-test. From the looks of it, the day not only showed off the group’s creative side, but was fun and “spooktacular.”

Left to right Andy Colum-baro, Sarah LaPrade and Ryan Barfield venture to Salem, MA, the town fa-mous for the witchcraft trials of 1692.

Super Costumes at Supervalu

Kara Mjones

Erin Bracke Lynne Deering Nikita Woltersen

Camille Chasteen

Lashanna Martin and (left) Leah Swaim (right)

The SV team gets creative in costume

Emily Haase

No Tricks Only Treats… That’s what you get

when you work with Leon Rasnake, Business Manager at K-Va-T Food Stores, Abingdon, VA.

The K-Va-T team’s very own Halloween baby celebrated another birth-day milestone on October 31 when the team came together to commemorate his 60 year-young birthday. Leon was greeted with a variety of along with ice cream and cake

In his 14 years of dedicated service with Daymon Leon has become well respected among his friends and is known around the office as the “Ice Cream King.” Anytime there is an event taking place you can always expect to see Leon there with his scoop ready to dish up a sample of his Kay’s Brand Ice Cream. Just another example of a “Great Person” who always has a smile on his face.

Front row left to right: Russ Morrison, Mindy Wing, Nicole LeMaire, Back row left to right: Laurie Garcia, Winter Bishop, Mandy Wilks, Sarah Moussa, Shannon Weisinger, Jimme Rogers, Breann Bedsole, Melissa Caguimbaga, Nick Mercurio

Mike Howell Debra Rigel

Leon Rasnake, the ice cream king

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halloween spirit

Thanks to a a suggestion from Valerie Kane-Curtis (HR) the Giant Carlisle and Stop & Shop fun committees organized a pumpkin carving contest among all Ahold OpCo teams.

Jason Priest hosted the Giant Car-lisle team’s carving party on October 13. Eight associates gathered to put their pumpkins carving skills to the test. They even used corporate brand carving knives.

Final pumpkin images were due by October 26 at noon. That afternoon, a PowerPoint presen-tation showing the 12 pumpkins submit-ted went to all of the Ahold and ASC folks, and they were invited to take an survey online to vote for their top three favorite pump-kins. See winners below.

On Friday October 30, Kroger GO associates held their annual pumpkin decorating contest. Each associ-ate drew a number, and whichever pumpkin had that number, they had to use to decorate for the contest. The rules were: no carving allowed, however, contestants could use clothes, fabric, paint, etc to decorate. The judging was based on originality and creativity.

First place prize won a $20 gift card to an estab-lishment of their choice, second place was $15 and third was $10.

Building a Team - One Pumpkin at a Time

Kroger GOes Off Its Gourd for Pumpkins

1st PlaceJason Priest

2nd PlaceJen Homa

3rd PlaceDarlene Young

And the Winners… left to right: Kim Cook “Trick or treat”, Kyle Robb (3rd Prize) “Tossed salad” (3rd Prize), Linda Stewart “Hat-tikin the witch is in” (2nd Prize), Bev Eaton “Jacko” (1st Prize)

The full collection of submissions on display

Left to right- Jason Priest, Mike Muscanell, Allie Gros-er, Sarah Wolk, Alyssa Karp, Jen Homa, Lucas Watts