We welcome September to our various customer, vendors, distributors and friends

September has arrived! Wow, where have the past eight months gone! Labor Day weekend is approaching and the coming of Autumn. Though, the weather today in Cedar Rapids is hot and humid.

We want to wish Carole Tucker a Happy Birthday, this September 1St. Carole has been a part of Tucker Manufacturing Co., Inc. for over twenty years now.

Domestic customers will see a change in our logistics, starting this month. DB Schenker is following DHL and will no longer be shipping in the States. International customers will not be impacted.

The Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce will host an International Event this month.

We have been invited to be a part of the program, which we are looking forward to being a part of the CEO Panel Discussion. Our company has enjoyed helping international customers dating back to the early 1960s. We entered the Japanese market in 1964.

We will be preparing for our next Trade Show and Convention this month. We look forward to seeing many of you at this year's ISSA/INTERCLEAN Las Vegas 2011 on October 17-20. We will be exhibiting again this year. Our Stand is Booth #3318 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

School is back in session, as we begin a new year 2011/12. Please let us know how we can be of service to you this school year. We want to thank the various in-house professionals, building service contractors, professional window cleaners and individuals that utilize the Tucker Pole at their facilties.

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We invite you to make the Tucker Pole part of your New Year's Resolutions

Today's reflection:

LaVerne Tucker, Robin's mother and Tommy's wife, has always been a strong believer in New Year's Resolutions. As she raised her three children, LaVerne would often request New Year's Resolutions from all her guests during the family's New Year's Day dinner that she often hosts.

To break the ice, she would give a piece of paper to all her guests with the following writing on it written straight down the left side of the 8-1/2 x 11 sheet of paper...

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Using the beginning letter, the guest can make a New Year's Resolution statement for each letter, by creating a sentence using each beginning letter for each resolution. By the way, she often would do the same for Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas at other holiday events that LaVerne has hosted over the years. A mother's tradition of New Year's Resolutions and Holiday cheer... one of the many Tucker family traditions celebrated over the years.

Making New Year's Resolutions is healthy, whether one is either formal or informal about it. We encourage you to make your own New Year's Resolutions for 2009. We invite you to make the Tucker Pole a part of your New Year Resolutions. We want to thank our customers for their business in 2008 and previous years.

In 2009, Tucker Manufacturing Co., Inc. will celebrate our 45Th anniversary of our business relationship with our Japanese Distributor, Zaoh Company, Ltd. of Tokyo, Japan. We have much to be thankful over the years and we look forward to the New Year of 2009.

On behalf of everyone at Tucker Manufacturing Co., Inc., of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, we wish you and those close to you, a Happy New Year and the very best in the coming year.

Respectfully submitted by Robin Tucker.

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