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CXXVIII Edition March 2010

Gasoline Retailers Association of Florida

214 Stevenage Drive Longwood, Florida 32779



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Pat Moricca President Member Service Station Dealers of America

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Gasoline Retailers Association of Florida is a non-profit association representing Independent Gasoline Retailers, Convenience Stores, Gasoline Service Stations, Repair Shops, Tire Retailers, Truck Stops and Associates throughout Florida. Our goal is to improve the interests of these independent businesses and the motoring public. Cooperation with insurance companies provides benefits for our members. These benefits include money-saving programs for group health, workers' compensation, casualty and property and gasoline tank liability insurance. Benefits also include financing to purchase your gasoline station property and much more.

The problems facing our industry today affect every dealer, no matter how large or small. And, since no one individual could possibly begin to solve these problems alone, it remains that each should join in a collective effort to protect his/her business investment.

Join the Gasoline Retailers Association of Florida and help in the fight to keep the

Motor Fuel Marketing Practices Act of Florida (Below Cost) law.

Make an important investment in your business future for less than $1 a day.

Notice

The closing of many gasoline stations due to the underground gasoline tank upgrade deadline December 31, 2009 has caused a reduction of income because of non-renewals as many gasoline retailers shut their pumps or closed their stations. Loss of membership is why the Gasoline Retailers Association of Florida is in a real tight fiscal year. Membership is the backbone of any association and any help for new membership will be appreciated.

Any eligible businessman or woman, who joins, and participates in a few on-going

programs will find that his/her savings in overhead costs will more than justify the dues that each member pays. Meadowbrook Workers Compensation dividend was 7% for 2009 on paid premiums.

MEMBERSHIP DOES NOT COST, IT PAYS

Florida Department of Health in partnership with the Florida Department of Agriculture, the Gasoline Retailers Association of Florida and the Florida Petroleum Marketers Association, are a part of a statewide public awareness initiative called “H1N1 | Spread the Word, Not the Flu”.

‘Gasoline Station Owners and Operators’ will receive stickers by mail to spread the word about H1N1 and display the stickers on each gasoline pump in places where customers are most likely to see them and convenience stores doors to help inform customers of how they can help prevent the spread of the H1N1 virus.

I’m sure ‘Gasoline Station Owners and Operators’ through your participation, we can help Floridians “Spread the Word, Not the Flu.”

For more information on H1N1 prevention, please visit or call the flu hotline toll free at

1-877-352-3581.

SPREAD THE WORD TO END THE R-WORD

You may not realize how damaging the R-word can be. You are marginalizing and insulting millions of people with “Disabilities” and their families.

Take a pledge and put an end to the R-word r-

LEGISLATIVE ALERT

The Florida legislative session starts March 3rd and we need your help in sending mail, e mail and telephone calls to you State Senator and Representative to not sweep the Inland Protection Trust Fund (IPTF). It is vital for Florida to have funds available for cleanup program of contaminated sites. The legislature acknowledged that there would once again be a significant shortfall in the state budget. If Florida did not have enough money coming in to cover basic services (all of which they have vices already cut) they would not raise taxes or increase fees so the only place the money can come from is trust funds. They reinforced the fact that education, health care, prisons and other vital state services would be funded. Then they would be looking to sweep trust fund funds in an effort to balance the budget.

Join the Gasoline Retailers Association of Florida and help Keep Below Cost law

“Lifeline of the Gasoline Industry, the Independent Gasoline Dealer.”

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San Ramon, Calif. -- Chevron Corp. saw earnings of $3.07 billion during the fourth quarter 2009, a decrease from the $4.90 billion earned in the year-go period. The full year net profit was $10.48 billion.

New York -- Exxon Mobil the world's largest publicly traded oil company reported earnings of $6.05 billion for the final three months of 2009. That compares with $7.82 billion. The full year net profit was $19.3 billion.

Who's Cooking Oil Prices?

The major oil companies all made less profit in 2009, but mostly because they could barely make a billion on refining and selling gasoline and diesel fuel, with demand running from down to stagnant. Yet they made plenty of billions on drilling and selling oil, which has more than doubled in price from around $30 a barrel (42 gallons) at the end of 2008 to around $75 a barrel 2-3-10. Yet global oil consumption was also down in 2009 from 2008, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Does this make any sense at all?

Oil prices are still driven by speculative commodity markets, which are far more linked to stock markets than to actual demand. The weak U.S. dollar can't begin to account for the price increase since December 2008, especially since oil companies can't even sell all that they produce. Gasoline prices at least respond to markets being awash in unsold gasoline. Oil prices rise on the mere hope that demand might return next year, or the year after. Dollars that might be invested in jobs or new businesses end up in the commodity markets.

What other product has doubled in price in this dismal recession; at a fairly distant second are prescription drugs.

Government had removed any semblance of control from energy and commodity markets and turned them into a casino. But the oil companies didn't complain, and they are now ferociously opposing efforts to regulate the speculative markets that killed the economy. The American Petroleum Institute is demanding that commodity trading details stay secret from regulators and the public, with no limits. It still argues that free markets will somehow "self-regulate," despite the tsunami of loss they created last year.

There's a huge separation between what's really going on (fundamentals), and what people think or hope might happen (speculation). It would easily seem that speculation (paper trading without intention of taking delivery) is still driving up oil prices.

Gasoline Prices!

Sometimes I wonder if the oil companies realize the consumers are angry and won’t take it anymore. The first week of February saw crude oil spike to $77 a barrel from $72 on Monday only to retreat to $73 a barrel on Friday. At the same time; wholesale gasoline spiked 9 cents a gallon and then retreated 7 cents. It’s one of many times that the up and down of crude oil and wholesale gasoline prices. Speculation by traders who are just placing bets, not buying or selling oil. 

A combination of the economy, jobless workers and conservation are big factors to the lower demand in the retail gasoline industry. Keep sending the message to the oil companies and OPEC, CONSERVE. The only message they understand is the Bottom Line.

Gas Retailers Buzzing in Beehive State

Say refineries holding back supplies in advance of maintenance shutdown!

Salt Lake City -- Gasoline retailers say they are feeling tighter supplies and higher prices as several of Utah's oil refineries hold back supplies in anticipation of shutting down operations for maintenance in March, according to an Associated Press report.

San Antonio, Texas-based Tesoro Corp., which operates Utah's largest refinery, played down the impact of the shutdown, saying it comes every year. The company said its North Salt refinery will shut down from March 5 to April 2. "These are routine events, but are planned well in advance, so we intend to meet all of our supply obligations," Tesoro spokesperson Lynn D. Westfall said.

Utah has five oil refineries concentrated along a belt just north of Salt Lake City. The state often enjoys low gasoline prices, said AP, because it is not economical for the refineries to ship fuel outside the Intermountain Region. That could change, however, with the completion of a petroleum products pipeline to the Las Vegas area. The project is under review by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.

Silver Eagle's shutdown in November was overshadowed by problems at Wyoming refineries that also produce some fuel for Utah, said Lee Peacock, president of the Utah Petroleum Association. "Bottom line is that there has been some constraint of supply along the Wasatch Front due to refinery issues that has had some impact on price," he told the news agency.

Utah started out the winter with gasoline prices that were below the national average, he added. "Right now, I can only hope our prices come down," said John Hill, director of Utah Petroleum Marketers Retailers Association. "Several of the major producers in Utah are holding back product in anticipation of shutting down for maintenance."

That means gasoline retailers can get their tanks only partly filled, AP said, and they run out of fuel sooner.

Dismal demand, increasing inventories equals... higher prices?

U.S. gasoline demand at 16-month low, MasterCard says!

New York -- U.S. gasoline demand plunged to the lowest level in 16 months last week as record winter snowstorms kept drivers off the roads from Texas to New England, said Bloomberg, citing MasterCard Inc...

Motorists bought an average 8.84 million barrels of gasoline a day in the week ended February 12, MasterCard, the second-biggest credit-card company, said in its report. Consumption was the lowest since Oct. 10, 2008, when supplies were limited by two Gulf Coast hurricanes and the U.S. economy was spiraling into the worst recession since the 1930s.

"It's a combination of short-term and long-term factors" reducing demand, Sander Cohan, an analyst with Energy Security Analysis Inc., Wakefield, Mass., told the news agency. "Major snowstorms cutting off a part of the country that typically doesn't have snow is a major driver. This is typically the low point for gasoline demand. And, while we're coming out of an economic rut, we're not out of the woods yet," he said.

The Central Atlantic region, which includes New York and Pennsylvania, "suffered the largest and most noticeable week-over-week decrease" in demand with a decline of 16%, Michael McNamara, vice president of research and analysis for MasterCard Advisors SpendingPulse, said in a statement.

Gasoline use fell in New England, in the Midwest, on the West Coast and on the Gulf Coast. The only gain was in the Lower Atlantic region, where demand rose. The report from Purchase, New York-based MasterCard is assembled by MasterCard Advisors, the company's consulting arm.

If demand is down; why is crude oil high? The Commodities Exchange! On 2-24-10 crude oil closed at $80 a barrel.

Gas Tax Could Put Naperville Gas Retailers Out of Business 

The Illinois city is considering a nickel per gallon tax to fill the budget gap!

Naperville, Ill. – Currently, residents of Naperville pay a 2-cent per gallon tax to the city, but that might rise to a nickel if the City Council approves the increase. The additional three pennies has city gasoline station owners fearing for their livelihoods, the Naperville Sun reports.

The council would use the additional funds from the increase to fund road maintenance costs, which have taken a hit with the city’s budget woes. Local retailers counter that such an increase will directly impact their slim profit margins.

“Five cents per gallon, that’s all (the profit made on gasoline sales),” said Gautam Patel, who owns a BP station. But he adds that the profit is not money in the bank; rather, it’s used to pay for overhead expenses, such as payroll and utilities.

“You are not taxing the oil companies or anybody like that. It is strictly to the operators,” said Patel.

Naperville Mayor A. George Pradel says it’s “a fair tax,” because the funds generated flow directly back to the roads.

Cities keep shooting themselves in the foot; because volume will drop and create less revenue.

U.S. Shedding Gas Guzzling Reputation? 

The American consumption of gasoline has dropped for the past two years and experts do not expect a return to the highs of 2007.

Kansas City, Mo. – Three years ago, Americans consumed more gasoline than ever, and used more gasoline than any other nation, McClatchy Newspapers reports. It looked like the U.S. appetite for gasoline would continue to grow forever.

But in 2007, gasoline consumption started dropping, due to the recession and higher pump prices. Even when the economy recovers, Americans might not return to the gasoline consumption of the past for three reasons.

First, new standards for cars and light trucks and SUVs mean U.S. vehicles will be more fuel-efficient than ever. Second, the number of U.S. cars, after rising for the past three decades, will probably plateau. Third, alternative fuels are increasing enough to meet increased fuel demands.

The Energy Information Administration forecasted that 2007 was the peak year for U.S. gasoline demand. Even as far out as 2035, drivers are predicted to consume less fuel than they currently do.

“We’re on a slow but inexorable path away from petroleum,” said James Williams, an analyst with WTRG Economics.

“Motor vehicle gasoline demand is down, is headed down and is going to continue to head down,” said ExxonMobil Corp. CEO Rex Tillerson during a recent speech.

The declining use has repercussions for the oil industry, whose refineries currently only run at 78.5 percent of their capacity. Some oil companies, such as Valero Energy, are purchasing ethanol plants instead of refineries.

However, one thing that might throw the predictions off is how fast consumers will embrace alternative fuel and more fuel-efficient cars.

DOE Report shows increases in oil, gasoline inventories

After a two day snow hiatus, the Department of Energy finally released its report that continues to highlight poor demand and increasing inventories in the United States.

For the week ending February 5, oil inventories showed a healthy 2.4 million barrel increase in oil, bringing the total amount to 331.4 million barrels. Gasoline inventories also posted a rise of 2.3 million barrels to 230.4 million barrels.

Refining operations in the Midwest added another 700,000 barrels of motor gasoline to inventories there, pushing wholesale costs in that region lower as supply remains well above healthy.

Shell to Slash 1,000 More Jobs in 2010

London -- Royal Dutch Shell plc is planning even deeper cuts to its oil refining and retail operations after downstream weakness caused fall in fourth-quarter profits to $1.18 billion, Reuters reported.

Shell Chief Executive Officer Peter Voser pledged $1 billion in cost cuts and 1,000 job reductions in 2010 mainly to come from the downstream unit and upped his target for refinery divestments. He also said the company will continue to shift the focus of its downstream business to Asia, where rising fuel demand could ensure better profits. Lower oil and gas production, and a big loss in refining offset higher crude oil prices for Shell. Voser said its refining and marketing division is enduring the toughest times he has seen in his 25 years at the company, The Wall Street Journal reported.

"We are not assuming that there will be a quick recovery, and the outlook for 2010 is uncertain," Voser said. "We are taking steps to improve our performance."

Shell reduced costs by an additional $1 billion in the fourth quarter, bringing total 2009 cost reductions to $2 billion, he said. "For 2010, we are targeting a further underlying cost reduction of at least $1 billion, and a reduction of some 1,000 employees," he said.

"There is a significant overhang of industry refining capacity, exacerbated by the economic downturn," said Voser. "That's why we have initiatives underway to refocus Shell's downstream footprint into fewer, more profitable markets." The future of 560,000 barrels a day of refining capacity is under review in 2010, Voser noted.

Chevron’s Educates Consumers About Debit Holds 

New pump labeling program explains who is responsible for the holds. Hint: It’s not the retailer.

San Ramon, Calif. – Chevron has launched a new program to educate consumers about the cause of debit holds.

The company is making decals available to retailers that explain that the banks, not the retailers, are responsible for debit holds.

Debit holds occur when a consumer uses a debit card at the pump and a “hold” of a set amount, typically $50 to $100, is placed on the debit card. This hold can last several days if the transaction is signature debit and is unrelated to the actual fueling price. Consumers who carry a minimal amount in their debit accounts often overdraw their accounts paying for fuel if they fill up with an amount far less than the hold amount.

Consumer confusion runs rampant over the issue of debit holds, and the credit card industry appears happy to allow consumers to misdirect their ire over holds toward retailers. "I've had quite a few angry calls from customers," one retailer said. The customers usually call the dealer first, who tells them he has no control over the situation. Then they call the oil company, where they're told to call their bank. The bank then says it's nothing to do with them. By the time they get around to calling us, they're furious. I even had one woman say that if we didn't give her money back, she was going to burn down the station.

Chevron’s new decals read: "Attention: debit card users. Please note that a hold may be placed on your funds by your financial institution when using your debit card. Please contact them for information regarding these holds. Chevron is not responsible for placing or removing holds."

Chevron officials noted that consumers who use PIN debit see their “holds” last a few minutes, at most, since they are real-time transactions. The company also suggested that consumers concerned about the issue should contact the bank that issued the debit card to explain its policy regarding debit holds.

Visa to Expand 'No Signature Required' Program

San Francisco -- Visa Inc. said it plans to offer its No Signature Required program to the majority of merchant categories in the United States beginning July 2010. Under the new expanded program, retailers can accept U.S.-issued Visa cards for domestic transactions totaling $25 or less without requiring a cardholder signature.

The program has the potential to increase speed at the point-of-sale and enhance customer satisfaction, the credit card company said in an announcement yesterday.

"Visa's No Signature Required program has been enormously popular with Visa cardholders and merchants in busy retail environments like quick-service restaurants (QSR) and coffee shops," stated Bill Sheedy, president, the Americas for Visa. "Innovation comes in many forms and enabling Visa cardholders to swipe their card and go at most U.S. retailers is a small, but significant advance in the ongoing migration to digital currency."

With the changes, approximately 98 percent of all U.S. merchant category codes in the Visa system will be covered by the No Signature Required program. Currently, 26 merchant categories are eligible for No Signature Required in the U.S. They include auto parking lots and garages; bakeries; book stores; bus lines; candy, nut and confectionery stores; car washes; dairy stores; drug stores and pharmacies; dry cleaners; fast-food restaurants; laundries; local commuter transport; miscellaneous food stores; motion picture theaters; news dealers and newsstands; quick copy services; restaurants; service stations; taxicabs and limousines; tolls and bridges; and video rental stores.

Visa consumer research also found that payment options influence a consumer's decision to visit a business, and acceptance of payment cards has the potential to lead to stronger customer satisfaction and retention for retailers.

Maine Town Refuses Credit Cards 

Also, credit card reform goes into effect today but the new changes leave interchange untouched!

Scarborough, Maine – Residents of Scarborough can no longer pay excise and property tax bills with credit cards, WCSH-TV reports. The town is refusing plastic payments because of reductions in its budget.

Town Manager Tom Hall said the town paid about $110,000 annually for credit-card transactions. Hall estimates the town will save $25,000 this fiscal year by refusing credit card payments.

Scarborough will accept credit cards as soon as town officials decide on what fee to charge those who use plastic. Last September, a state law went into effect that lets municipalities assess a fee on credit card transactions. Debit card transactions are not effected by the change.

Nationally, the credit card reforms passed last May go into effect today. Despite the many reforms that the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure (CARD) Act will enact, Congress has yet to address swipe fees, also known as “interchange,” which are set in secret by the banks and credit card companies and charged to store owners every time they run a customer’s credit card.

Without swipe fee reform, the big banks and credit card companies will still be raking in billions of dollars in hidden, unfair fees from Main Street businesses and their customers. In fact, the $48 billion that Americans paid in swipe fees in 2008 is more than they paid in annual fees, cash advance fees, over-the-limit fees, and late fees combined.

So today, as other credit card reforms take effect, American businesses and consumers will still pay over $130 million in swipe fees an amount they will continue paying each day until Congress acts to reform the biggest fee of them all.

GM Calls For More Ethanol Fuel Stations

Ethanol use is to grow to about 20.5 billion gallons by 2015.

General Motors Co's (GM) growing output of vehicles that can run on ethanol-gasoline blends won't help cut polluting emissions or U.S. dependence on foreign oil until more stations begin dispensing ethanol, according to GM Vice Chairman Tom Stephens.

Half of GM's vehicle lineup will be able to run on a mix of 15% gasoline and 85% ethanol, called E85, by the 2012 model year, said Stephens in a speech on Tuesday at the Renewable Fuels Association conference. "GM is spending about $100 million a year adding flex-fuel capability to our vehicles. We can't afford to leave this capital stranded," he noted.  

Adding the capability to run on E85 costs adds as much as $70 to the production cost of each vehicle, Stephens said.

GM has produced 4 million of the 7.5 million flex-fuel vehicles on U.S. roads now, said Coleman Jones, GM biofuel implementation manager.

Stephens said GM has worked with the National Governor's Association and ethanol producers and dispensers to add

350 more ethanol-blend pumps in the U.S. He said GM would welcome federal government assistance to finance expansion of that network.

"Today there's 2,200 (ethanol fuel stations) that are out there but that's not enough," said Stephens. "Two-thirds of the pumps are concentrated in 10 states (in the Midwest) and those 10 states have only about 19% of the flex-fuel vehicles that we have on the road," said Stephens. "That's a big problem for us."

Stephens said there are about 160,000 U.S. gasoline stations, and there need to be 12,000 or more ethanol stations "to have ethanol fuel available for every one of our customers within about two miles of where they live. So, we've got some work to do there to get the additional 10,000 pumps in."

Ethanol-gasoline blends emit less polluting carbon dioxide than conventional gasoline and are mainly produced domestically, Reuters noted. Energy legislation passed by the U.S. Congress in 2007 set binding targets for fuel blending each year. Ethanol use is to rise to about 20.5 billion gallons by 2015 and 35 billion gallons by 2022 from 4 billion gallons in 2006 and almost 13 billion gallons in 2009.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has said that ethanol-gasoline blends must increase the ethanol portion to much higher than the current limit of 10% and increase use of other sources of ethanol than corn, such as switchgrass and landfill and farm waste.

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Residents trying to hang onto their homes in a working-class neighborhood of New London, Conn., are waging a battle in the Supreme Court over their city government's attempt to seize property for private economic development. Susette Kelo and several other homeowners filed a lawsuit after city officials announced plans to bulldoze their residences to clear the way for a riverfront hotel, health club and offices. The residents refused to move, arguing it was an unconstitutional taking of their property.

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The Gasoline Retailers Association of Florida proudly sponsors Meadowbrook Insurance Group as its source for workers’ compensation insurance. Meadowbrook Insurance Group Workers’ Compensation is available to the Gasoline Retailers Association of Florida membership.

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Wayne Dresser Gasoline Station Maintenance and Repair

Wayne Services Group (WSG) is an Authorized Service Organization that provides maintenance and repairs for Wayne dispensers and POS systems at retail gasoline stations throughout Southeast Florida for many years.

Working on both Wayne and non-Wayne equipment Wayne Services Group of dedicated and certified Service Technicians help station owners and managers keep their fueling equipment and POS systems up and running 24/7.

WSG is certified on all Wayne dispensers and POS systems and many other manufactured products used by today’s service stations.

Pricing and monthly service contracts, contact Chris Brown at: 954-742-1735. chris.brown@

Gilbarco Veeder Root Gasoline Station Maintenance and Repair

Guardian Fueling Technologies is an Authorized Service Organization that provides maintenance and repairs for Gilbarco Veeder Root and POS systems at retail gasoline stations.

Working on Gilbarco Veeder Root and non- Gilbarco Veeder Root Equipment and Project Sales Guardian Fueling Technologies certified Service Technicians help station owners and managers keep their fueling equipment and POS systems up and running 24/7.

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Our partnership with Benefits Now LLC is based on the mutual goal of bringing value and service to participating Gasoline Retailers including automotive repair shops, automotive suppliers and specialty business, tire dealers, towing operators’ truck stops and associates throughout the state of Florida and their employees.

I am confident that you will find Benefits Now LLC programs and services beneficial to you.

For Information, contact: Glen Esbjorn @ Toll free1-(800) 242-6899 ext 4114 Sharon W. Cockrell @ Toll free1-800-253-8036 ext 212 or Pat Moricca @ 407-774-9700

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FYI our process can be used on ASTs as well as USTs.

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South Florida: Kathy Staats

561-756-5185

Carlos Troche

Unbranded Gasoline Supplier

Sandcastle Petroleum

1420 Celebration Blvd.

Celebration, FL 34747

407-566-2748



Eduardo Rodriguez

Macmillan Oil Company Inc.

2955 east 11 avenue

Hialeah, Fl. 33013

Office (305) 691-7814

Cell (305) 283-8580

Compatible Software Systems of Florida

*How would you like to raise the ACTUAL PROFIT in your store by 10%?

*How would you like to know EXACTLY how much you are making in your store every day?

*How would you like to be able to say good-bye to monthly accounting fees?

*How would you like to do all of this and more and have it pay for itself in just 90 days?

We are your complete service station and convenience store back room scanning systems provider. Let us show you how easy these things can be.

For more information contact Kevin Headlee today.

E mail: cssfl@ or 941-650-8920

INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES

Corporate Defense Strategies Inc. / Information Research Specialist Inc.

Corporate Defense Strategies / Information Research Specialist provides national and worldwide services. We are a full service private investigation firm that is licensed, bonded and insured. Our principle investigator has over twenty-five years experience in loss prevention and corporate security.  Our investigators are also experts in corporate theft investigations, background checks, interview & interrogations / skip tracing and major asset investigations / judgment recovery.  In addition, CDS is a member of many national investigative associations.

Toll free (888) 361-3800

Fax - (407) 324-9856

e-mail- CDSInvest@ Web Site- Corporate Defense Strategies Inc.

INDEPENDENT DEALER PURCHASING SERVICE

Cars New

Trucks Wholesale

For the lowest possible cost of buying and selling your next vehicle; utilize our service to save hundreds to thousands on your next vehicle purchase or lease.

No gimmicks or games, IDPS will utilize our network of dealers and work the deal from start to finish. IDPS guarantees a savings to the buyer or there is NO CHARGE. 250 FLAT RATE FEE Office: (888) 248-1013 * (407) 324-5422 * Fax: (407) 324-9856 E-mail: idpsgrp@

Equipment for Sale

All items except the water filter are used but in good condition.

1. Wall mounted Elkay water coolers Model EBFSA81D

2. 3 Head Bunn Cappuccino Machine Black Cabinet Model FMD3

3. Qty 5 Coffee Air pots with stands Luxus 1 Gallon Model L35-10

4. Creamiser 2 product refrigerated cream dispenser Model 200

5. Countertop Stainless Steel Cup Dispenser with cup holder tubes

6. Bunn 2 flavor Gourmet Ice frozen slush dispenser Model CDS 2----Sold

7. Everpure Model EV9328-06

Water Filter System for a combination of drink machines, ice maker and coffee this will treat the water for an entire store setup!

Combination system provides quality ingredient water for fountain, coffee and ice machines.

New and improved MC2 cartridges feature Micro-Pure media II with antimicrobial protection to inhibit any potential bacteria growth.

System features three quick-change MC2 filter cartridges, a 20" coarse prefilter, and an SR-X Scale Reduction Feeder.

Manifold features water shut-off, flushing valve, inlet and outlet pressure gauges.

Capacity:  27,000 gallons (102,600 L) Flow Rate: 5.7 GPM

Certifications: NSF 42, NSF 53 This item is new in box

We would sell all as a package or individually.

Contact Kevin Headlee * Creekwood Crossing BP * Cell 941-650-8920 * Office 941-756-2458 * Fax 941-755-8521

creekwoodbp@

Down Syndrome Association of Central Florida

The Down Syndrome Association of Central Florida is the leading voice for individuals with Down syndrome and their families. We offer hope, encouragement and acceptance through advocacy, education and awareness so that each may realize their potential as members of our community.

For information, 407-540-1121 web site

Altamonte Springs Special Needs Cheerleading - Sparklers

Through successful sports training and competition, City of Altamonte Springs Special Needs Cheerleading - Sparklers develop physically, socially, and physiologically. The positive experiences the athletes have and ongoing, City of Altamonte Springs Special Needs Cheerleading - Sparklers programs builds confidence and self image, which carries over into all aspects of their lives.

Altamonte Springs Sparklers information contact Ranwa Nin El-khoury C(407)929-7254 W(407)571-8814 F(407)571-8809

St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church

Altamonte Springs Florida

A Unique Stars Theatre Program

Fr. Tom Smith’s

“Angels Among Us”

With 27 Unique Special Angels of all Ages

Katie Byrnes Terry McDonald

Katie Moricca Eileen Jefferson

Joe Nasehi Chris Kenney

Meggan Van Loon Eddie Penedo

Kristin Costanzo Lisa Ramos

Shawn Seaver Nataly Hernandez

Angel Resende Kimberly Culley

Courtney Coil Adriana Kenney

John Ferry Brett Jones

Patti Wittick Dustin Parramore

Jaylo Lomba Charbel Elkhoury

David Chernega Tammy Schlier

John Paul Keen-Sabio Dean Light

Eden Fulmer

CAST Father Tom

Diane Della Piazza

Lisa Cioffi - Frank Corso

Produced and Directed by

Elsie Doughty

A must-see!

For information, please contact

Fr Tom Smith @ (407) 695-1720

‘Angels Among Us’ shows have received GREAT REVIEWS. Comments from people; I never saw any performance like it; I was moved by the special angels; Everyone should see the show; It brought tears of joy to my eyes; It is a heart-warming experience that makes you feel better as a human being; A classic and much

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