I) From
Our Publisher:You may not
have noticed, but our Singles Courier publication schedule has really
slipped lately. My plan was to publish twice a month or more often if there
was news. Well, there has been news but my staff of Me, Myself, and I, has
been bogged down with offline tasks in addition to the new technical site
features I had scheduled to work on. But, chaos has been subdued and we're
getting back on schedule to publish updates to the site for December 1st.
The technical modifications are related to
finding and installing new Personals, new chat software, new interactive
features, and recruiting new chat leaders to 'staff' the chat room, and locate
new rewards for our VIP members.
Not all changes will be done on December 1st,
but new features will be added twice a month over the next couple of months.
One of the most exciting is a new cash reward program that will begin in
January. I can't give you the details today as it is brand new and will not be
public until mid-January, but all current and future VIP members will receive
a very impressive membership reward. Nothing further will be required other
than to become VIP members if you are not already one.
http://www.singlescenter.com/Membership
Another task on the agenda is to do a Single
Lifestyle study and I am looking for people to participate in the study group.
The details are being worked out with a research group and will be announced
in the Singles Courier and on the Singles Center site in the near future. If
you haven't completed the Membership survey yet, now would be a good time, as
that will be a starting point for us. If you would like to participate in our
study you'll be able to complete a form online when we announce it.
Our Singles Travel Club has been lagging as
well, but I now have a Travel Director who will be working on promoting and
developing that, so I'm really looking forward to next year and finally being
able to do some traveling with our solo travelers.
Well, I think that's enough for now. Scroll
down and take a peek at the After Thanksgiving specials - hey, everybody does
it, so why shouldn't we get some benefits too.
Until next time,
Betty Van Volkenburg
Publisher, The Singles Center
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II)
Thanksgiving Rebates
If it's Thanksgiving it must be time for
Holiday Shopping sales. Most stores and malls have a one day blast off, but
since I know you may be in those crowds, I'm going to give you three days to
save big, and two ways to do it. Sale ends
Sunday November 30th at midnight.
1) Shop in Our Galleria of gifts
and get a 20% rebate. Our store is not set up for discount coupons but we can
send back 20% of your purchase price through your PayPal address. You will
also get the standard customer reward of a free gift when you purchase 3 or
more gifts. Members save even more, as the members version already has a 15%
discount applied.
Visit Our Galleria:
http://www.singlescenter.com/Galleria
Members version:
http://www.singlescenter.com/members/Galleria
2) Upgrade to paid VIP
membership for only $15. ($10 off regular) using our special upgrade payment
form. This page will disappear on Sunday November 30.
http://www.singlescenter.com/Membership/upgradeoffer.htm
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III) Singles Role Model campaign
Our Role Model campaign is another important
project that lagged while I worked on other tasks. But on December 1st the
candidate profiles will be published for you to review and vote for your
choice of winner for 2003. The winner's favorite charity will receive a
donation of $500 from The Singles Center, - and if our new Travel Director is
as good as I think, we'll be able to work out a free trip for the winner as
well.
If you nominated someone and haven't heard
anything so far, you will be receiving a separate update by email or phone. If
you want to make a last minute nomination you can do it in our Community Wing.
http://www.singlescenter.org/RoleModels
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IV) Singles, The
Magazine for Today's Single
Our online magazine will be updated on Monday,
December 1st. You'll receive a separate short Singles Courier email to
announce the publication and site update.
http://www.singlescenter.com/Newsletters/currcon.htm
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V) Pat's Corner
You know I always like to end with a Smile,
and my friend Pat has been making sure I get plenty of those via her email
gleanings. One of her stories is included here, but you can find more on The
Singles Center at
http://www.singlescenter.com/Fun-N-Games/patscorner.htm
HOW TO COOK A BAKED STUFFED TURKEY
(don't try this at home)
15-20 lb. turkey (butter ball or equivalent
bird)
1 cup melted butter
2 cups stuffing (Pepperidge Farm is good.)
2 cups uncooked popcorn (ORVILLE REDENBACHER'S LOW FAT)
Salt/pepper to taste
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brush turkey well
with melted butter, salt, and pepper. Fill cavity with stuffing and popcorn.
Place in baking pan with the neck end toward the back of the oven.
Listen for the popping sounds. When the
turkey's rear end blows the oven door open and the Turkey flies across the
room, it is done.
And, you thought I couldn't cook.
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