From Ray’s Desk…..From Ray’s Desk…..From Ray’s Desk…..From Ray’s Desk….. What an exciting week. Glennah Mantana, Joe’s Promotion, Mr. Incredible, CMN Fundraising continues to climb. Makes me reflect on the many wonderful things that all of you do for our customers, each other, and the community. Thank You! We have been having a lot of fun with merchandising. Did you know that last week we sold over 2,600 58 cent pies? We also sold over 2,600 bottles of the Sam’s Free & Clear Sodas. Sales are soft this time of year. We need all the creative sales ideas that you have. If you have any, please share them, May is almost over, most of the numbers are leaning towards the right direction. It should be a much better start to the 2nd Quarter. I will keep you posted. Special thanks this week to Marilyn H, Liz A, Diane K, and Nick G. for helping at the Give Kids the World Golf Tournament in Orlando. The tournament raised over $1.2 million this year. That is awesome. As always, thank you so much for your hard work and dedication to our store.

-Ray Korsch, Store Manager

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Name: Joe M. Title: Store Manager Joined Wal-Mart: July 2001

Prior to Wal-Mart, Joe worked as the Vice President of Operations for an insurance brokerage in Canada with offices in 10 Provinces. Once he found out he was going to be a father, he resigned from his job so he could raise his son Malcolm in America. Joe needed an overnight job- so he applied at Store 1171, and started as an overnight Maintenance Associate in July 2001. Joe slowly started working his way up, first as a CSM, then as a Support Manager. From there he went into the Assistant Manager Training Program, where he eventually started working at our store as the Market Manager Trainer, and an overnight Assistant Manager. From there Joe was promoted to our Co-Manager. Last week, Joe was promoted to Store Manager of the Port Charlotte Wal-Mart.

One thing Joe wants to stress is that he had no experience in retail and the last thing he wanted was a career in retail. However, he quickly learned how much he enjoyed working at Wal-Mart. Joe has an MBA in Finance, and is now completing his Master’s Degree in Human Resource Management, both at Capella University. When not at Wal-Mart, Joe loves to spend time with his son Malcolm. He is also working on getting his Private Flying License- with only 21 hours to go for completion.

Stores Worked: Store 1171 - 3rd Shift Maintenance, Instock Associate, CSM, 3rd Shift Support Manager Store 2459 and 5264 - Assistant Manager Store 1004 - Assistant Manager, Market Trainer, Co-Manager Store 3349 - Store Manager *****************************

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Your My $hare Bonus will be on your next check! June 12th.

For those that have direct deposit- please pick up your pay stubs each pay period. There are important updates such as vacations, personal and sick hours available to you.

The Squiggly NewsletterThe Squiggly NewsletterThe Squiggly NewsletterThe Squiggly Newsletter Issue No. IV - May 29, 2008 Wal-Mart Store #1004 - Established 1987 Written by : Support Manager Gabor

Guess Who?Guess Who?Guess Who?Guess Who?

Manager “A”

Manager “B”

Manager “C”

See next page for answers

Recently Assistant Manager Glenn challenged our store to raise $500 in one week for the Children’s Miracle Network charities. If we met our challenge, he would book Hannah Montana for a concert in our store! Well, we met the goal- but Hannah was too busy touring the nation, and filming her TV show- so she sent the next best thing: her cousin Glennah Mantana!! Glennah is an up and coming actress trying to follow in her cousin’s foot steps. We wish her the best of luck and thank her for visiting our store. Special thanks to Glenn for bringing her to our store! *****************************

Guess Who?Guess Who?Guess Who?Guess Who? Manager “A” - Store Manager Ray Manager “B” - Assistant Al Manager “C” - Support Gabor

AnniversariesAnniversariesAnniversariesAnniversaries 05/19/2008 - 06/01/2008

12 Years - Shirley M. 12 Years - Michelle P. 10 Years - Dora J. 9 Years - Renate B. 9 Years - Amy B. 8 Years - Bonnie F. 4 Years - Miachel W. 4 Years - Assistant Manager Al 2 Years - John W. 2 Years - Assistant Manager Jim 1 Year - Joseph F. 1 Year - Christopher S. *******************************

Donations Month to Date: $9,272.98

Donations Year to Date:

$24,527.99 as of 05/26/2008

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Asst. Ginger’s Funny CornerAsst. Ginger’s Funny CornerAsst. Ginger’s Funny CornerAsst. Ginger’s Funny Corner A man was recovering from surgery when a nurse asks him how he is feeling. The man replies, “I'm alright, but I didn't like the FOUR-LETTER-WORD the doctor used in surgery!” The nurse asked, “What did he say“? “OOPS!!!”

FUN DRINK FACTS: Budweiser beer was named after the German town of Budweis. Mr. Pibb soda had to change it’s name to Pibb Xtra due to a law suit. In 2001, Coca-Cola’s renamed it’s Surge soda to Vault because it lost it‘s right to use the Surge name. Wal-Mart’s Grapette Soda is the best-selling grape soda in America. Sam’s Choice Sodas use to be called Ozark Farms Sodas until 1991.

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Name: Betty J. Title: Operator/Fitting Room Joined Wal-Mart: Nov 1994 Call our store and you’ll probably get Betty. She’s the friendly operator that answers our calls, and the voice we hear over the intercom system on most nights. She loves her job, and the fact that she gets to interact with so many people. When Betty first started working at Wal-Mart, she was only going to work here for a few months- that few months has now turned into almost 15 years! Betty’s main job is teaching at Jesse P. Miller Elementary School. She teaches Reading, Math and Language Arts in an Internet Lab. She’s been teaching for almost 30 years and remembers several of our associates in her classroom over the years. Betty has been married for 46 years, has two daughters, and nine grandchildren. In the little free time that Betty has- she likes to read and spend time with her family.

Mr. Incredible!Mr. Incredible!Mr. Incredible!Mr. Incredible! Several associates have noticed Assistant Phil’s uncanny resemblance to Mr. Incredible from the Disney/Pixar film “The Incredibles“. The 3rd Shift Grocery associates even went as far as to start calling him, “Mr. Incredible”. Back in April Assistant Manager Phil set a challenge for his 3rd Shift associates- he said that if they could raise $500 in one month for the Give Kids the World Charities- he would dress like Mr. Incredible for a full shift. Well, with several charity drives, including Chili Night, A Taste of Italy Night, and others, 3rd Shift managed to raise the $500! Last Tuesday night- Phil kept his promise and came to work dressed as Mr. Incredible…. tights and all.

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Name: Deanna T. Title: Customer Service Manager Joined Wal-Mart: May 2003 Deanna started her career at Wal-Mart as an overnight cashier. She quickly got promoted to a Customer Service Manager and has been our store’s main overnight Customer Service Manager for the past five years.

Before coming to Wal-Mart, Deanna worked as an Assistant Director for 15 years at a pre-school. She has an AA Teaching Degree and a CDA Degree from Concordia Teachers College.

Deanna’s had her odd jobs over the years, like McDonald’s- but she remembers her weirdest job was when she had to make popcorn in a garage for two hours every day while in college! She even caught the garage on fire once.

Deanna has been married for the past 13 years and has two daughters. When not working, she likes to go camping, fishing, and play softball.

FUN FACTS: In 1943, in order to save copper for the war effort- pennies were minted out of steel, instead of copper. You can still find these pennies in circulation every once in awhile. With the cost of copper going up- the penny will be redesigned in 2009, and will once again be minted out of steel in 2010.