Get well to….

Thomas White, delivery driver, Herman Buckingham, delivery driver, Clarissa Meinhardt, our operator for the summertime, and to David Henson, sales at Ransom Motors

Condolences to out to Jimmy Goddard whose grandmother passed away in July. Also to the family of David Butler, former Brandywine employee who was killed in an accident in late July, and to Robbie Baden whose aunt passed away

WELCOME ABOARD TO OUR NEWEST EMPLOYEES!

• Daniel Proctor, Ransom Motors and Brandywine
• Miseal Avalos, dismantler at Compact Auto Parts
• Troy Smith, clean-up for the summer at Compact Auto Parts
• Daniel Vickers and William Debrel, dismantlers at Eden Used Auto Parts

We’re glad you joined us!

Here’s a recipe for a simple pound cake. It comes out perfect every time and takes ingredients most of us have in our pantry:

SAND MOUNTAIN POUND CAKE

2 ½ cups self-rising flour 2 cups sugar
4 eggs 1 ½ cups oil
1 cup chopped pecans (can be omitted) 1 cup coconut
½ teaspoon coconut flavoring 1 teaspoon vanilla
1 small can CRUSHED pineapple and juice

Mix all ingredients well in large bowl. Pour into greased large bunt pan or pound cake pan. Cook @ 325 for 1 hour and 20 minutes (be sure to preheat your oven)

GLAZE:
1 ½ cup sugar
3 teaspoons coconut flavoring
¾ cup hot water
Boil all 1 minute. When cake is done, pour glaze over cake while still in pan and return to oven for 3 minutes. Let cake cool completely in pan before removing.

And here’s a couple of photo ops we couldn’t pass up!

Here is Joe Yates and Walter, snapped right before Joe was taking his son to see his new college and attend orientation. You must be so proud, Joe!

Here’s Arthur Ivey, Save More delivery driver, assisting Steven “Smitty” Smith with loading a part on to his truck. Two long-timers, both Smitty and Arthur have been with Save More for 28 +/- YEARS!!! Wow, congratulations to you both!

This photo, shot about 30 years ago, is a photo of somebody special’s wedding. The groom and best man still work at Brandywine, anybody know who these handsome guys are???

A big THANK YOU goes to Tucker Connick who is an avid gardener every summer and who brought us a bunch of yummy vegetables again this year, thanks Tucker!

And thank you to everyone for another great month! We’re slowly winding down on the clunkers and wish to thank everybody once again for all the hard work. We are successful but wouldn’t be where we are today if not for our employees. Thank you from the Meinhardt family.

Depending on where you live and how much time you spend outside, you may or may not know much about chiggers…
If your kids spend a lot of time outdoors in the spring and summer, either hiking, camping, or simply playing in the backyard or park, then you are likely just as familiar with chiggers as poison ivy and ticks. Or even if you don’t know what a chigger is, you probably know about the very annoying itchy red bumps that they leave behind.
Facts About Chiggers

Chiggers, which are also called harvest mites or red bugs, are very small and can not usually be seen without a magnifying glass or microscope. Their ‘bite’ also isn’t usually noticeable, which is why you usually don’t even know you were around chiggers until you start itching and notice the rash about 12 or 24 hours later.

Once on your body, they typically move around looking for a good place to feed, which is usually a thin layer of skin. They will also begin to feed if they reach a barrier, such as the waistband of your clothes or your armpit.

But chiggers don’t even really bite you in the traditional sense, like a mosquito does. Instead, they attach themselves to your skin, inject saliva with digestive enzymes that helps to break down your skin cells, which the chigger drinks. It is these enzymes that cause the itchy rash.

Although chiggers can stay attached to your skin for several days and continue eating, they are very easily brushed off and are usually knocked off once you begin to scratch the rash or take a shower or bath. That is why it can be a good idea to have your kids take a quick shower or bath after they have been playing outside in any type of ‘wild’ areas of your neighborhood. Another good reason is just so you can wash off any insect repellent that you had put on.

Myths About Chiggers
One of the biggest myths or misconceptions about chiggers is that they can burrow under your skin and drink your blood. This leads to the common treatment for chiggers of putting clear nail polish on chigger bites to suffocate the chiggers. Since chiggers don’t actually burrow under your skin, this ‘treatment’ is unnecessary.

Treatments for Chigger Bites
While nail polish isn’t a good treatment for chigger bites, anything that can help control the itching can be helpful, including:

• Take a bath or shower as soon as possible after any possible exposure to chiggers
• Apply your favorite OTC anti-itch medication, such as hydrocortisone, Calamine lotion, Sarna, oatmeal baths, etc.
• oral Benadryl
• a prescription strength steroid cream

Although chiggers in North America don’t usually carry any diseases, the bites themselves can get infected.

Avoiding Chigger Bites
Since not going outside and being active is not good advice and unlike poison ivy, it is hard to spot and avoid chiggers, it is important to learn other ways to avoid chiggers and chigger bites. This can include avoiding wearing clothing that put you at risk for chigger bites, such as sandals without socks, sleeveless shirts, and shorts. Instead, wear long pants made of tightly woven fabric, long sleeved shirts, and high top boots or shoes. As an added defense, it can help to tuck your pant legs into your shoes or boots.

Insect repellants are another good way to help you avoid chiggers. In addition to applying it on your exposed skin, it can help to apply your insect repellent around your ankles, wrists, neck, and waist, which is where the chiggers often gain access to the rest of your body through your shoes, shirt, pants, and shoes. (We hear Avon’s “Skin So Soft” is used as a strong insect repellant for ticks)

STORK WATCH……
Congrats to Joe Mike Tippett and Lisa who are expecting their first child in January, also Danny Howe, Brandywine Delivery and his wife Nikki are expecting as well. Congratulations to the new parents-to-be!

Kevin and Lisa Squires must be so proud of daughter Amanda who graduated from high school and received a partial scholarship to St. Mary’s College. Amanda will be majoring in education and hopes one day to be a teacher. Way to go Amanda!

Chidi Onyejiekwe who works as a dismantler for Brandywine Truck Parts will be graduating from Lincoln Tech on July 16th with a 4.0 average. Congratulations Chidi! We’re proud of you.

WELCOME ABOARD TO…..
Tom Bryant has joined us as the new manager for Brandywine Glass Shop
Welcome back to our summer kids Clarissa, Samantha, Evan, and Katherine Meinhardt.

Brandywine Truck Parts and Auto Parts welcomes James Flynt to their inventory department.

Brandywine Rentals welcomes Randy Johnson

Welcome aboard to Dewayne Bell at Brandywine Two

WHO SAYS WE DON’T HAVE FUN AT WORK!
Brian Wilson has never had a day with a frown on his face and, although he jokes about a lot of things, he’s pretty serious when it comes to selling parts. He’s been our top salesperson month after month, WOW!

HATS OFF to Bernardino Reyes who visited his native country of the Philippines and somehow brought all of these hats (and more hats and straw bags, too) back on the airplane for all of his co-workers at Compact Auto Parts.

Left to Right: Kenny Alvey, Matthew Proctor, Mark Dolesh, Jodie Johnson and Wayne Alvey.

Carl Varney

2 years

Economy

Allen Norris

19 years

Brandywine truck & Equipment

Steve Brukardt

17 years

Juan Cabrera

8 years

Brandywine Delivery

Melvin Breaker

2 years

Alvin “CheChe” Green

19 years

AAAACO

German Chicas

15 years

Eden Auto Parts

James Wenzel

2 years

Ransom Motors

Greg Neil

15 years

Savemore

Santos Granados

15 years

Foreign Car

Giap tran

10 years

The higher temperatures associated with summer can quickly break down the body’s normal responses, causing fatigue, dehydration, heat exhaustion and heat stoke.

During heat illness, the body’s cooling system shuts down and the body temperatures rises. At first, the symptoms of heat exhaustion include thirst, fatigue and some cramping in the legs and abdomen. If left untreated, heat exhaustion can rapidly progress to heat stroke. These more serious symptoms include dizziness, headaches, nausea, rapid heartbeat, vomiting, decreased alertness and a high body temperature. In the most severe cases, internal organs may be damaged, and death may even occur.
The risk of heat illness increases during physical exertion, as well as when certain health conditions, such as diabetes, obesity and heart disease are present. Certain medications, including antihistamines, and those taken for high blood pressure, and liver and kidney conditions also increase the risk as they interfere with your ability to sweat. People 65 and older and the very young are especially vulnerable.

While medical experts agree there is a lot you can do to treat heat related health problems, protection and prevention in the first place is always the best:

• Monitor weather forecasts on TV and radio. These reports describe hot and potentially dangerous weather in terms like ‘heat watch’, ‘heat warning’, ‘heat wave’, or ‘air-quality advisory’.

• Always wear a hat and avoid direct exposure to the sun between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.

• Remember to carry a water bottle, especially when travelling or exercising. Dehydration is among the most common heat-related dangers. Be sure to plan strenuous activity early in the morning or evening when it’s cooler.

• If you have a medical condition, such as diabetes, asthma, drug or food allergies, a heart condition, or are taking certain medications, you should wear MedicAlert identification. It informs others about your condition, and reminds you to take necessary precautions.

So, enjoy those long, lazy days of summer. Just remember to take extra care to protect yourself from the heat and follow the hydration tips below.

Keeping Hydrated in Summer Heat
We’ve all experienced it at some point when working out or on the field – fatigue sets in, your mouth feels dry and your legs are heavy. These are all common signs of dehydration.

When an athlete works out, body fluid is lost through sweat. If the fluid lost through sweat is not replaced, dehydration and early fatigue are unavoidable. Losing even 2% of body fluids (less than 3.5 pounds in a 180-pound athlete) can impair performance by increasing fatigue and affecting cognitive skills. Since many athletes lose between 5-8 pounds of sweat during a game, it’s easy for them to become dehydrated if they don’t drink enough to replace what is lost in sweat.

Dehydration can be prevented
When to drink: Drink before you get thirsty. By the time you’re thirsty you are already dehydrated, so it’s important to drink at regular intervals – especially when it is hot outside.

What to drink: Research shows that a lightly flavored beverage with a small amount of sodium encourages people to drink enough to stay hydrated. The combination of flavor and electrolytes in a sports drink like Gatorade provides one of the best choices to help you stay properly hydrated.

What not to drink: During activity, avoid drinks with high sugar content or carbonation because fruit juices, soft drinks and energy drinks are high in sugar which slows fluid absorption by the body.

Everybody have a safe and happy summer!

George Glovier, General Manager of Eden Used Auto Parts is the proud “Papa” of Tyler George Glovier born July 2, 2010 at 12:36 am weighing in at 8lbs 3oz. Proud parents are George’s son Jason and wife Camilla Glovier who live in Durham, NC. Congratulations to all and George, the fun has just begun!

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