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FRONTend
from the publisher’s desk
Ginnie Roeglin
IT’S BACK;TO;SCHOOL time again. You’ll find special
savings on a variety of school supplies in our warehouses
and on Costco.com this month. If your child spends a
lot of time on the computer, you might want to check out
the tips for computer usage on page 31. If you are shopping for a new laptop computer for school, turn to page
33 for suggestions from our computer buyer, Chris Day.
The start of school means packing healthy school
lunches and snacks. Costco offers many healthful
options, including low-fat yogurt, fresh fruits and vegetables, lean meats and cheeses, and whole-grain breads and
crackers. The article on page 37 offers many useful tips
and strategies to increase physical activity and create a healthy home environment
that will benefit the whole family.
This is the perfect time to preserve the summer bounty of fresh fruits and vegetables so you can enjoy them in the fall and winter months ahead. Rick Field, CEO of
Rick’s Picks, which makes gourmet pickles, shares his tips for easy canning at home,
as well as a couple of his recipes, on page 50. You will also find more tips and recipes
in a book he co-authored, The Art of Preserving, available in Costco warehouses and
on Costco.com.
Anyone who cooks will appreciate our latest generation of Kirkland Signature™
cookware. Buying Smart consumer reporter Pat Volchok dishes up the inside scoop
about our professional-grade cookware, available in stainless steel or nonstick hard-anodized aluminum collections, on page 60.
If you have time to sneak in one more vacation this summer, you may want to head
to Florida to visit the new Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando
Resort. You can read more about this new attraction on page 55. Costco Travel offers
vacation packages and discounted tickets for theme parks, including Universal Orlando
Theme Park. Visit Costco.com and click on “Travel” at the top of the home page.
See you in the back-to-school section at Costco! C
Ginnie Roeglin is Senior Vice
President, E-Commerce and
Publishing, and Publisher of
The Costco Connection.
from the editor’s desk
AUGUST 2010 ;e Costco Connection 7
I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN interested in the concept
of corporate community service. For one thing, a lot
of skeptics look at company giving as some sort of conscience money or as an effort to put sheep’s clothing
on a corporate wolf.
Others point to the fact that being a good corporate
citizen today virtually requires a community service program. Any giving back, they say, is a matter of enlightened self-interest.
But does any of this really matter? Isn’t the fact that
corporations give billions of dollars to hospitals, schools,
Regardless of the motivation or requirement, the resources contributed or collected
by corporations have become an important part of America’s safety net of social services
and cultural activities. Many companies seek their due credit for such activities; others are
more discreet. Costco prefers to be in the latter category.
I had my eyes opened to that approach during my first year here when a radio station
offered us drive-time recognition in exchange for our participation in their campaign to
fight hunger. My boss responded that we would be glad to have collection boxes at our
warehouses and to publicize the program in The Connection, but we would decline the
drive-time mentions. It was enough that we would be able to help, he said.
The radio people were almost speechless. I was impressed—and have remained so
ever since, as I have seen this company and its employees around the world truly serving
their communities in such a selfless manner. So much for the skeptics. C
David W. Fuller is Assistant
Vice President, Publishing, and
Editor of The Costco Connection.
David W. Fuller
