Happy September, Ramily. While the first day of fall is September 22nd, I have always felt that fall begins just after Labor Day. That probably emanates from my youthful years when one would head back to school just after Labor Day. Oh, the dread! Summer is over. Back to studying etc… That was a big rock because I still feel that sense of gloom today even though there is no school for me. On the same note, I still have those nightmares about forgetting to study for a test. If someone knows the inner meaning of these occurrences, please let me know.
So, with that said and behind us, in my life today, fall is my favorite season. I absolutely love the cooler days, the longer nights, the changing colors of the leaves and football season. Another thing about fall that excites me is the tapping of our Oktoberfest beer. I have talked about our seasonal beers and just how special they are and Oktoberfest is one of the stars. This unique German-style Marzen beer, which I feel is delicately refined, is copper hued with notes of malt and pretzel crust with a crisp hop finish. Brewed in the middle of summer and allowed to lager for weeks to create a clean, easy drinking fest bier inspired by the beer halls of Bavaria. Prost!
To celebrate this tasty beverage, Mug Club dinners have been scheduled in each store commencing September 19th with the last one on October 18th. For $15.00 Mug Club Members, and their significant plus one guests, will enjoy two mugs of Oktoberfest Lager and a signature, delectable gluttony created by our culinary team. The meal our Mug Clubbers and guest will enjoy is Schweinbraten. Of German origin, of course, Schweinbraten is an authentic German Pork Roast Bavarian style, slow cooked for maximum tenderness and smothered in homemade gravy accompanied by tender carrots, mashed potatoes and braised red cabbage. Oh my! The kicker being that the pork roasts, carrots and cabbage are gently cooked in our Oktoberfest Lager. I am getting hunger pangs writing this.
With all of these significant assets, we have a challenge. The challenge is for each to significantly increase their Mug Club dinner counts as compared to the last couple of dinners. On the leader call Tuesday September 12th each leader will be challenged with stating a stretch goal for Ofest Mug Club Dinner counts. The goal is to aim high and hit.
During the month of September, we wish Happy Birthday to Kevin Martinez, Arthur Davis, Alycia Kaeka, Garret Duthie, Gatlin Webb and Tim Bunch.
A sincere thank you to the following team members who are celebrating significant anniversaries with their Ramily this month: Jennifer Hunt (27 years), Karlie-Jean Schmidlkofer (7 years), Amanda Gomez (5 years), Helen Ledger (6 years), Courtney Casey (10 years), Tony Magallanes Davalos (6 years), Daniel Nadasky (5 years), Patricia San Agustin (10 Years), Joshua Smith (10years), Ronis Zumba Jacobo (10 years), James Campolo (7 years), Maria Zolotsev (7 years), Benjamin Garcia-Cantoran (7 years), Nathan Williamson (11 years) and Banger Smith (17 years). Thank you all very much.
“When we set exciting worthwhile goals for ourselves (and our teams), they work in two ways: We work on them, and they work on us.”
~ Bob Moawad
“Spectacular achievement is always preceded by spectacular preparation.”
~ Dr. Robert Schuller