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REVISED and UPDATED
Holiday Service Schedules Now Available
The Postal Service in South Bend, Indiana recently contacted us to announce that they will NOW accept mail on non-widely observed holidays. "Non-widely observed holidays" include
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- Presidents Day
- Columbus Day
- Veterans Day
So... we have REVISED and UPDATED our 2015 Holiday Service Schedule (click here to download) and our 2016 Holiday Service Schedule (click here to download).
The REVISED and UPDATED Holiday Service Schedules should show a revision date at the bottom of 09/28/2015.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Perhaps next year we can issue our Holiday Service Schedule on an Etch-A-Sketch.
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Honoring Student Athletes
Lake Michigan Mailers is proud to partner with WSJMSports Radio in support of the Student Athlete of the Week. Each week, we will recognize one young athlete from Michigan's Great Southwest who has shown leadership in the classroom and on the playing field.
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Thanks for the Kind Words!
Recently we received this letter of recommendation from Wes Schmitt,
Treasurer/Administrator, of The South County News. We genuinely appreciate our customers and we are overwhelmed by such a letter of support.
This letter is my recommendation to use Lake Michigan Mailers as your source for accurate and timely delivery to your customers.
We began our South County News newspaper in June of 2013. The first month we hand delivered over 8,000 papers to homes and businesses that we wanted to reach. We immediately became aware that this was not a sustainable approach.
As Treasurer/Administrator, it was my job to research and find out the best way to have the US Postal Service (USPS) deliver our monthly paper to the homes and businesses we wanted to reach. In summary, and trying to be kind, this was not a fun process. One of our Board members knew of Lake Michigan Mailers and we requested a meeting.
Bob Fugate and his team gave us a presentation of their processes and we were impressed, not only with how much easier our job would be, but mostly with us being assured of the timely delivery for our time sensitive issues, e.g., the 4th of July issue.
We have been with LMM since July of 2013 and even use LMM (in lieu of the USPS) to deliver our papers to the local post offices when we have the above mentioned time sensitive issues. Bob and his team have always been there to assure our monthly publication is in the hands of our readers when we want. Finally, we believe the minimal cost is worth every penny to receive the support Bob and his team have always provided.
Wes Schmitt
Treasurer/Administrator
The South County News
If you would like more information about The South County News, please visit their website.
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New Features Included in Latest Release of
Our folks in Application Development spent most of this summer tied to their desks so that we might bring you some great new features on iMailConnect.com. Many of the enhancements rolled out in the last part of September are the result of comments received from our customers. We appreciate the feedback and all of the great ideas we received.
Here are just a few of the new features:
Registration is condensed to one screen
Creating placards is condensed to one screen. The user can create many different placards at one time Frequency Asked Questions (FAQs) were added to allow the user to look up instructions and information by topic. A Contact Us page was added which automatically fills in the user's information. A Profile page was added which allows the user to manage their account. The amount of information that the user can access and change depends on their security level. All users can change their information (phone number, name, etc.) and change their password. Advanced users can also change company information (addresses and name).
Administrative users can change information for other users of the customer, assign users to accounts and pickup locations. Reports are now available to all customers who have the specified service. They can only be accessed by Administrative users. Service Calendar - when a pickup location is selected the appropriate calendar (Kalamazoo or South Bend) is presented. What's Next:
We are not done! We have a number additional enhancements we will be rolling out in the months ahead.
Please keep those comments and suggestions coming. All comments and suggestions
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Our People Celebrate Service Anniversaries
Here is a little shout out to all of our awesome associates on reaching their service anniversaries. We would not be the company we are today without each and every one of you. Congratulations!
September Anniversaries
Bruce Lawton
Utility Driver II
12 Years
Craig Bugg
Route Driver
8 Years
Carlene Nye
Route Driver/Production Specialist I
5 Years
Kelly Murray
Graphic Designer
5 Years
Sierra Kellogg
Utility Driver II
2 Years
October Anniversaries
Jim Shipley
Route Driver/ Production Specialist
3 years
Nichoas Soristo
Production Specialist
1 year
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Customized Holiday Greeting Cards Now Available
The holiday season is just around the corner, and we have a great gift for you - professionally designed and customizable holiday greeting cards!
We have made it easy to select, customize, and order high-quality corporate holiday greeting cards for your organization at a fraction of the cost other sources are charging.
Our service allows you to order the exact quantities you need. No preset quantities required.
Best of all we can assemble, address, and mail your cards to your provided list upon request.
You have enough to worry about. Let us give you something to celebrate this year by taking the hassle out of sending your customers, employees, and vendors holiday greeting cards.
Ordering is easy as 1, 2, 3:
1) Download the order form by following this link:
3) Review and accept the quote we provide for your order. We will handle the rest.
Don't wait! Order your corporate holiday greeting cards today!
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Co-Founders Create Fund to Celebrate Student Achievement in Business
Lake Michigan Mailers, Inc. announced today that company co-founders Robert and Karen Rhoa have created The Robert and Karen Rhoa Fund
at Kalamazoo College. The fund will be used to underwrite The Robert and Karen Rhoa Prize in Business and The Robert and Karen Rhoa Prize for Outstanding Senior Individualized Project in Business. Each prize will be awarded to a graduating senior majoring in business based on achievement of select criteria established by the Rhoa's and administered by the faculty of the College's Department of Economics and Business. The inaugural prizes will be awarded during commencement weekend in June 2016.
"Kalamazoo College is the perfect venue to demonstrate our family's continuing commitment to fostering a student's passion for business and entrepreneurial studies," said Robert Rhoa, CEO and co-founder of Lake Michigan Mailers, Inc. "A student majoring in business at K will have benefited from a dynamic, multi-discipline approach to business and entrepreneurship. Achievement in this major and achievement in the Senior Individualized Project are worthy of acknowledgement and celebration," added Karen Rhoa, Chairman and co-founder of Lake Michigan Mailers, Inc.
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College Scholarship Program Expanded
We are pleased to announce that Lake Michigan Mailers, Inc. has expanded both the number of eligible private and public high schools that can participate in its scholarship program, as well as, the size of the scholarship that will be awarded in the spring of 2016 for those intending to pursue a degree in business, business management, or entrepreneurship from a four-year college or university.
Our scholarship program was first introduced as a pilot in January of 2015. During the pilot only applications from Lake Michigan Catholic High School in Saint Joseph, Michigan and Hackett Catholic Prep in Kalamazoo, Michigan were considered. The 2015 program awarded two prizes of $1,000 each to qualified graduating seniors who intend to pursue a degree in business, business management, or entrepreneurship from a four-year college or university.
The minimum requirements of the scholarship include:
- A cumulative G.P.A. of not less than 3.5 (non-weighted) as verified by the high school
- Meaningful involvement in community service
- Meaningful involvement in school-based extracurricular activities
Following the conclusion of the 2015 awards, we began an evaluation of our program to determine what, if any, improvements could be made. We also engaged in detailed conversations with a number of guidance counselors throughout the region. Our goal was to develop a program that was both highly competitive and economically substantial. We believe our 2016 program satisfies these objectives.
The 2016 scholarship program will utilize the same selection criteria as the 2015 program but will be expanded to a single award of $2,000 and made available to seniors graduating from any private or public school in the following counties:
Indiana:
Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Marshall, and Saint Joseph
Michigan:
Allegan, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Hillsdale, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Saint Joseph, and Van Buren
The application deadline is
February 26, 2016
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Last Chance to Try Email Marketing for FREE!
The clock is ticking and our most popular offer of the year will soon be history!
Sign up now and you could enjoy
FREE email marketing through December 31, 2015.
This is NOT a "watered-down" version of email marketing. This is a fully-functional account with no limits on the number of email addresses you can add, or the number of email messages you can send.
Email marketing can be an effective tool for reaching your customers and prospective customers. Our team of experienced professionals can help you craft an email marketing strategy to work independently or in coordination with direct mail marketing or social media marketing.
You are never limited to the number of email messages you can send. We can provide you with the detailed analytics of who is opening your email message and who is clicking on links you embed in your email message.
If, after December 31, 2015, you are not completely satisfied with the results you are getting with email marketing, cancel and owe nothing. If you continue, you will be billed monthly based on the number of unique email addresses in your Constant Contact account. You simply have nothing to lose.
If you are ready to learn how email marketing can work for you, click the link below and complete our registration form by 5:00 p.m. on December 1, 2015. We will get you enrolled in our FREE TRIAL and contact you with your log-in credentials.
Remember, there is NO OBLIGATION and you can cancel service at any time. Now is a great time to try email marketing or to improve on your current email marketing efforts.
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New Options for Option Free® Daily Mail Service Customers
Now that Option Free® Daily Mail Service customers are billed monthly, a full array of exciting services are available.
Here are just a few!
Premier Post® Shipping
Reduce parcel shipping costs by up to 10% off of retail Postal Service rates
Premier Post® Automated Flats
Reduce postage costs for flats by as much as $0.05 per piece
ProveDelivery™
Automate the creation and tracking of Certified Mail
NCOALINK® MPE
Receive daily updates of address changes in an easy-to-use electronic file
Email Marketing
Connect with customers and prospective clients through this award-winning service
RSVP Reply Mail Service™
Reduce costs associated with Business Reply Mail, and automated remittance processing
If you would like more information on any of these services, please contact Bob Fugate, Director - Sales and Customer Service at 800-653-3121 Ext. 203 or via email.
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Holiday Registration Required for Daily Mail Service Customers
In January 2013 we introduced iMailConnect.com as our secure, online customer service portal. Although iMailConnect.com provides a number of benefits to our Daily Mail Service customers, a primary feature allows our customers to register in advance as to their specific service requirements on recognized holidays.
Having this information in advance allows us to efficiently adjust Daily Mail Service collection times for those customers who will remain open and require service. Without this data we are compelled to contact customers by phone or email to ascertain the customer's service requirements. This is daunting and expensive task given the nearly 800 customers we service each day.
Holiday registration has been a feature of iMailConnect.com for more than 18 months. We will now require that all Daily Mail Service customers register their holiday service requirements for each of the "holidays", as specified below, through iMailConnect.com by the close of business four (4) days prior to the identified holiday. Failure to properly register through iMailConnect.com will result in a non-refundable $30 service fee to cover our increased costs for manual route adjustments.
Holiday service requirements may be registered up to one year in advance. If the status changes, at any time, it can be adjusted to reflect the new service requirement.
Please take a few minutes and update your holiday status to avoid additional costs or service interruptions.
Holiday Registration Required:
Monday, October 12, 2015
Columbus Day
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Veteran's Day
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Day before Thanksgiving
Thursday, December 24, 2015
Christmas Eve
Thursday, December 31, 2015
New Year's Eve
Monday, January 18, 2016
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Monday, February 15, 2016
Presidents' Day
Friday, March 25, 2016
Good Friday
Friday, July 1, 2016
Last Business Day Before 4th of July Holiday
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Lake Michigan Mailers, Inc.
3777 Sky King Blvd Kalamazoo, Michigan 49009
South Bend, Indiana 46628  |
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