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MAGAZINES INTERNATIONAL
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CONTRIBUTORS
Annette Alvarez-Peters, Jennifer Babisak, Joseph Hanna,
Susan Hirshorn, Amanda Horowitz, David Horowitz,
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from the publisher’s desk
Ginnie Roeglin
VALENTINE’S DAY BRIGHTENS an otherwise gray
winter month on February 14. You’ll find popular gifts for
your valentine in this issue, starting with my personal
favorite: chocolate. On page 19, Costco supplier Jerry
Swain, CEO of Jer’s Chocolates, discusses his passion for
supporting good causes, doing the right thing and making
extraordinarily delicious chocolates. Beautiful Valentine
gift boxes of his chocolates are available in our warehouses
and on Costco.com.
Few things go better with chocolate than a good glass
of red wine. Costco wine expert Annette Alvarez-Peters
provides a lesson on popular red wine blends from France,
Italy, California and Washington state on page 31. You’ll also find a list of wines that are
available now in your region.
Red roses top the list of most popular gifts for Valentine’s Day. As always, our warehouses will have a beautiful selection of rose bouquets. If you’d like to send flowers to
your valentine’s home or office, check out our selection of roses on Costco.com. Be sure to
place your order by February 9 to ensure delivery on Valentine’s Day.
Complementing the romantic heart, February is also Heart Health Month. You’ll find
a story on page 59 about saving lives through CPR plus healthy heart tips and trivia. In
addition, Costco pharmacies are holding free Heart Health Awareness Clinics this month
if you’d like to assess your blood pressure, cholesterol levels and risk of heart-related problems. Remember to wear red on February 1 to support the annual Go Red for Women
campaign and raise awareness of the risks of heart disease in women.
Healthy eating is one of the cornerstones of a healthy heart. Costco sells several
Kirkland Signature™ cooking oils that are as delicious as they are healthful. You can read
more about our new healthy cooking oils starting on page 78.
If you have the TrueEarnings® Card from Costco and American Express, be sure to
watch for your annual rebate check in your American Express statement this month.
Happy Valentine’s Day from all of us at Costco! C
Ginnie Roeglin is Senior Vice
President, E-Commerce and
Publishing, and Publisher of
The Costco Connection.
from the editor’s desk
FEBRUARY 2013 The Costco Connection 7
EAGLE;EYED READERS of this magazine will note
some major changes next month in the masthead to the
left of this column. That is because Anita Thompson, editorial director of The Connection, is retiring after 22 years
as one of the driving forces of our editorial content. Anita
was my first editorial hire after the company decided to
bring the creation of this publication in-house.
Since that time, we have relied heavily on her judgment and skills as the magazine’s reach in the U.S. has
grown and we have added editions in Canada, the United
Kingdom, Korea and, most recently, Taiwan.
Anita has been a staunch guardian of the journalistic standards upon which we run
these publications. She has built a strong team of reporters and editors who bring you
the stories you see every month. Her integrity and determination have been crucial in
making these magazines the valued publications they have become.
Imagining a future for The Connection without Anita in that No. 2 editorial
position took a bit of doing. In fact, it caused me to do some intensive thinking about
The Connection of the future. As a result, the other change readers will see on the masthead in the coming months is the creation of three new positions. Each will be filled
by one of our long-term editorial staffers. These positions are designed to place a focus
on the three paths upon which The Connection has moved in the past and that will
be increasingly intertwined in the coming years: the U.S. “mother ship” edition, the
international editions and our digital editions.
As to the steps Anita will be taking on her new path, I wish her great joy and fulfillment and a well-deserved respite from deadlines. C
David W. Fuller is Assistant
Vice President, Publishing, and
Editor of The Costco Connection.
David W. Fuller
