prospect Edition, Issue 12 More than Pack and Ship Your local Postal Connections store while leading experts at packing and shipping merchandise of all types, have much more to offer. Most stores provide another 20 to 25 products and services including: Full service printing and copying Computer rental Notary services Packing material Boxes of all types Passport services Mailbox rentals Rubber stamps Ink refills Sometimes, a store becomes part of the community by getting involved in local volunteer opportunities like our store in White Salmon, WA, where the owner has won three awards for community services. Others, like our store in Redmond, OR, sell locally and nationally made cards for all occasions. Many stores sell gift items as well. The franchisor makes it easy for store owners to get creative (while staying within the proven franchise system) and tap into money-making opportunities in their local areas. We ship anywhere but offer a whole lot more! A Mom's Farewell A man from Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada, wrote about the way his mother loved sparklers. The way they sizzled and spewed shards of light held a fascination for his mother all of her life. She brought them to family gatherings and even broke them out on special occasions, whether sad or happy. The bursts of light removed the years from her face. They made everything all right for any problems she or her children might have. Eventually, her health failed. When she passed, the brother and sister thoroughly cleaned out her apartment; vacuuming, packing clothes away, scrubbing every inch because that was what their mother would have desired. When they finished, the place was so clean, all that remained were faint rectangles on the wall from removed pictures and shallow carpet indents from where furniture had been. On a whim, however, his sister decided to check the place one last time and went to the kitchen. Soon, she hollered out for her brother. There in the bottom shelf of a cabinet (that earlier, had been wiped thoroughly clean), lay a lone sparkler. They lit it on the balcony, watching the brilliant sparks dancing in the crisp air and basked in their mother's love one last time. Facts About Mothers Following are ten facts related to Mothers: In 2010: 47% of all women between the ages of 15 to 44 had no children; 20% had two; 17% had one; 10% had three and 5% had four or more children. 62 percent of women who had a birth in the past 12 months were in the labor force. There were 5 million stay at home moms in married couple families in 2013. There were 10 million single moms living with children 18 and younger in 2013 The most common birth month is July and the most common birthday is October 5th. There are 105 boys born for every 100 girls. Families in the middle income range will spend $242,070 to raise their child up to age 18 (not counting college). The average pregnancy comes with a 30lb weight gain. 88 percent of laundry is done by moms. There are 82 million moms in the US. 1653 Lititz Pike Lancaster, PA 17601 200 E. Verona Ave. Verona WI 53593 9524 E. 81st. Street, Ste. B  Tulsa, Ok 74133 3053 W. Craig Rd. Suite E North Las Vegas, NV 89032 61149 South hwy 97 Bend, OR 97702 The Easy Way to Learn About Postal Connections Learning what to expect when you own a Postal Connections can be easily understood. John Byron, Postal Connections V.P. of Franchise Development, explains one-on-one what you want to know in a webinar tailored to your questions and available time. With no pressure or obligation, the meeting is done on Web-X without tracking cookies or any invasive files put on your equipment. It is an interactive audio-visual look at our franchise opportunity. Simply contact John with your questions and available time at john@postalconnections.com. Tell him what you want to know. He will customize a webinar for you and schedule a time to join into your live Internet briefing about Postal Connections. Postal Connections: Postal Connections, a store in your neighborhood, provides a wide variety of business and administrative services that support on-the-go consumers and business people. We provide the service you want with the technology we know. Services and products offered include a full spectrum of shipping choices, packaging, mailbox rental, copying/printing, office/shipping supplies, internet services, document preparation, notary services, passport photos, greeting cards and faxing. Quotes of the Month Sing out loud in the car even, or especially, if it embarrasses your children. Marilyn Penland Most mothers are instinctive philosophers. Harriet Beecher Stowe No matter how old a mother is, she watches her middle-aged children for signs of improvement. Florida Scott-Maxwell