Amazing January News!

Hi everyone!

Wow! This has been an incredible team building month for the Design Your Destiny team!

I'm so excited to be working with every single one of you. If you are restarting this year, welcome back! If you are new, welcome aboard! If you have been on the DYD team for awhile, I'm so glad you are a part of our terrific group & I'm proud of everyone for your efforts as a team!

Some big team news to share: You have all done an amazing job in sharing the HGP Opportunity with other people and helping them get started. Congratulations on a great month!!! As a result, we have almost doubled in size since last month. We have more than 20 new team members & lots of team title promotions to announce! Final numbers will be out on February 1. Again, way to go everyone! You have done a phenomenal job!

If you have just started, or you are a new leader, or a leader needing some tips on training, please do not hesitate to email or call me. I am here for you.

Also, for those of you just beginning to book shows, reach out to organizations to schedule fundraisers, etc., please reach out to me at any time for support.

I will energy match with you. If you are calling me, I will be calling you. If you aren't calling me, I will still reach out and see if you need anything, but the more you call or email, the more you'll get out of your experience with HGP. You can also call Sandi Pace (she is my 2nd upline in HGP) and she is amazing. Sandi also energy matches. If you would like to reach out to Sandi for tips, just give me a holler and I'll send you her contact info.

Make it a great weekend, everyone!

Lisa

Reminder!

Check the following sections of homeandgardenparty.com daily:

News

Important messages from the home office are posted in the News section. Please check the link daily for company messages, product and special alerts, contests, et cetera.

Shipping and Order Status

It is VITAL to check out the Shipping and Order Status reports before each party. It is so important to know what is low quantity or off sale when you are serving your customers.

Notable Quotable from a New Team Member

From Lynette Robinson (KS), New Designer: "This is gonna be good!"

Lynette, who started on January 1, is so pysched about her new HGP biz. She's hitting the town with fundraising this week and has already designed a jar candle and body product presentation folder.

What does Lynette find most inspiring about HGP so far?

I really feel good about the company. I think the products look fantastic! The product quality really looks great.

I love candles! Lead free, clean burning candles - Whew! That is awesome to me for the price! The 25% candle sale in January is fantastic! It is outrageous!

Home and Garden Party is a company based on Christian values and that is a really good place start. HGP is an admirable company with integrity.

January 2005 Team Newsletter

Upcoming Meetings and Events
Please continue to check out http://www.homeandgardenparty.com for company events and meetings close to your home. If you need assistance in finding an open meeting or training, please contact me.

Design Your Destiny Team Meeting
The 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7PM starting in January 2005
Meeting Leader: Lisa Mobus
Location: Warwick, NY
This is an open meeting. Call (845) 986-5824 or email Lisa for locations.

Lisa's Local Meeting Challenges for January 2005:
Challenge #1: Book 10 more shows by our next meeting - to be held when YOU want to work - win a prize!
Challenge #2: Bring a friend to the meeting, get a gift from me!
*You must be present at the meeting to receive your prize for that month's contest.

Sandi's PACESETTERS Holiday Party
Sandi is hosting a new year brunch meeting at her place on January 2nd. See her site for details at thepacesetters.net and check out the Meetings section.

For your 2005 calendar: Sandi's meeting is usually the 2nd Tuesday of each month at her home in Monroe Township, NJ, unless otherwise noted on her website.

Maria's VIP TEAM Meetings
Maria Callahan (Your HGP Grandmother or Great Grandmother) holds regular meetings at the Hibernia Diner in Rockaway, NJ on the 1st Tuesday of each month. Please contact Maria at hgpmariac@earthlink.net for more info.

More Events!!!
Kathleen Vicenzotti (Sandi's 'Mom' in HGP) is having a meeting in the Buffalo, NY area the 2nd weekend in January. If you would like to attend, please email me or Kathleen (kvicenzotti@hotmail.com). This is a great way to kick of the New Year with a fantastic HGP leader!

January 30th: Barb Fishpaw will be conducting an amazing training on Sunday, January 30, 2005, in Edison, NJ. Registration is $35. Please contact me or Sandi (hgpsandipace@comcast.net) for details. This is an event not to be missed! Barb is so funny and she is the cream of the crop in Designers. This will be anything but boring. Mark the date on your calendar!

HGP Spring Spectaculars
Break out your 2005 calendar and a permanent ink pen! HGP's exciting trainings are coming up. Your choices: Hershey, PA (can you say "Chocolate World"?! LOL), Nashville, Chicago, and Las Vegas. These events are open to all Designers. I will be in Hershey, PA with Sandi and Kathleen. Please join us! Sandi and Kathleen are also going to Vegas and meeting up with Kara's team from California. If you would like to make arrangements to meet with them while you are Spring Spec, please contact me or Sandi.

Details about HGP's Spring Spectaculars are posted in the National Events section of HomeandGardenParty.com's Designers Only area.

Designer Promotions
Congratulations to the following Designers who leaped up the Ladder of Leadership in December 2004:

Dana Walthall (WA), Designer-in-Training to Designer
Elizabeth Rodriguez (CA), Designer-in-Training to Designer (Kara Weigle, Sponsor)
Stephanie Thayer (WV), Designer-in-Training to Designer

New Team Members
Liz Hill of Louisiana joined HGP in November. Liz, welcome to the Design Your Destiny Team!

The following members have already committed to joining our team and will be official HGP Designers on January 1, 2005:


Special Occasions
The following DYD Team Members are January Birthday Celebrators! May the next year bring you many blessings & an abundance of joy!

Rocky Nichols - December 9th

Design Your Destiny Team Sales & Team Leader Sales
Team Sales: $15,252.50
Team Leader Sales: Lisa Mobus (NY) $4204.30

December $1000 and $500 Clubs

Congratulations to the following Design Your Destiny Team Members who sold more than $1000 in December 2004:

Kara Weigle (CA) $2810.40
Linda S. Rabe (MI) $1756.70
Elizabeth Rodriguez (CA) $1440.70 (Sponsor: Kara Weigle)

Congratulations to the following Design Your Destiny Team Members who sold more than $500 in December 2004:

Stephanie Thayer (WV) $986.50
Sharon DiPalo (NY) $733.10
Dana Walthall (WA) $624.40
Cindy Nowak (OH) $585.50

Company Sales Contest Winners
Be sure to check out the NEWS section of HomeandGardenParty.com's Designer's Only section. The December Sales Contest has been posted!!! Keep on booking parties for December. See our team website archives for booking ideas! Your efforts will lead to higher sales and you will win you some great products from the Spring/Summer line! EVERYONE CAN WIN!!!

January 2005 Opportunity Starter Kit Special
HGP will kick off the year with a Starter Kit Special! See the NEWS section of HGP's site to check out the exciting promotion. What a great way to build up YOUR TEAM! You can start prospecting new Designers *NOW*. If you need assistance with finding the application online to fill out, or the fax/mail version, just let me know. If you haven't recruited before and you would like some training, give me a call and I'll help you start your team!

Newsletter Editing
***If your info is missing from any categories the above newsletter, please let me know immediately and I will make sure you are added.

Important Reminder!

New Designer Starter Kits will begin shipping on Tuesday!

Happy New Year!

Happy 2005 Everyone!!!

2004 was an incredible year! Some great friendships have started to form within our team and you are all doing a fantastic job!

New Year Reminders:

You can officially start entering your new team members into the system today, January 1, 2005!

HGP's new READY-SET-GO program begins also!

If you need assistance with New Designer sign-ups, please let me know!