<div class="postie-post"><div dir="ltr">Good Morning All, here are some very important items we have coming up to be aware of.  <div><br></div><div>- Our Lantern Loves team has started meeting.  We have a few exciting projects lined up to help serve the communities we work in.  We would like participation from all offices.  If you or your office is interested in participating please contact Melissa Yates at <a href="mailto:melissayates4u@gmail.com"><a href="mailto:melissayates4u@gmail.com" >melissayates4u@gmail.com</a></a>. Here is what we have so far....</div><div><br></div><div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Raffle </b>- We will be raffling off the remaining box seats for the July 27th game (16 entry tickets and 4 parking passes are included).  These proceeds will go to the Lantern Loves account to help with future projects.  So far the bid is up to $200 by Ryan Ivory.</div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><ul><li style="margin-left:15px">We spoke about reaching out to our affiliates to assist with items for a <i>raffle basket</i> full of prizes.  Nick Lovelass has agreed to place items in the basket as well as a few others.  This income will also assist with the Lanter Loves account to support future projects.</li></ul><div><b>Food Drive</b> - Starting today - July 5 through August 3 - we will be collecting items from the attached list <i><b>(Canned Vegetables,  Canned Meat - Spam, Chicken, Tuna, Beef Stew, Chicken &amp; Dumplings, etc, Any canned or dried beans, Any canned tomatoes, Any canned ravioli, spaghetti, etc, Any Starches - mac-n-cheese, rice, potatoes, ttc, Any breakfast food cereals, pop tarts, muffin mix, etc.) </b></i>  to support Rowan Helping Ministries in their efforts to gain additional items in their pantry.  The agent to bring in the <b>MOST ITEMS</b> will win a $50 gift card!! Melissa will place a tote at the Salisbury and Kannapolis office on Wednesday, July 6, 2022.</div><div><br></div><div><b>SOS (Season of Service) - </b>If your office has a service project in the works for 2022, we would love to know about it and help out!</div><div><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><b>Salisbury</b> - BlockWork - Saturday, October 22, 2022 at 8am - location TBD.  They have a facebook page so go ahead and register to help out!  (2022 BlockWork)</li><li style="margin-left:15px"><b>Kannapolis </b>- Habitat House - Nick Loveless is working to get us a date to assist with the HH this fall.  Stay tuned.</li><li style="margin-left:15px"><b>Albemarle</b> - TBD</li><li style="margin-left:15px"><b>Mooresville</b> - TBD</li><li style="margin-left:15px"><b>Asheville</b> - TBD</li><li style="margin-left:15px"><b>Lexington</b> - TBD</li><li style="margin-left:15px"><b>Wake Forest / Raleigh</b> - TBD</li><li style="margin-left:15px"><b>Tennessee</b> - TBD</li></ul></div></div><div>- Our Tuesday Morning Think Tank sessions have been a rousing success. We certainly appreciate the hard work Liz Hallman has put into leading those discussions.  Our next meeting will be <b>WEDNESDAY August 3rd at 930</b>.  Please note the change of day from Tuesday to Wednesday.  That will be our only meeting in August, the following meeting will be <b>Wednesday September the 7th at 930</b>.  </div><div><br></div><div>- We are in the planning stages of having a Lantern Family Day at Dan Nicholas Park in Salisbury, NC from 1-4pm on Sunday Sept. 18th.  We will be renting several shelters so agents can bring their families and enjoy what the park has to offer and get to socialize with other Lantern families. </div><div><br></div><div>- We will be sending out our updated Education Calendar in a few days.  We have taken off the summer for the most part so folks can enjoy vacation.  Education is still a huge part of what we do at Lantern and we will be picking up where we left off very soon!</div><div><br></div><div>- Dont forget about our team call today. Melissa sent the Zoom link out on Tuesday.  <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Don&#39;t miss our upcoming meeting.  Terry will help us understand what a 2-1 Buydown is all about and how it can benefit our buyers with these recent rate increases. And, we will hear from Matthew Young and how he and GEICO can bring value to you and your clients. </span></div><div><i style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></i></div><div><i style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">- Please note: the new 2022-2023 NC RE Forms are available. Please make sure those are what you use going forward and make sure those are the forms other agents are sending you too.  We have a class on the 13th at 3pm hosted by Nick Lovelace of Knipp Law. He will go over what we need to know about the changes to these forms.</i></div><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Topic: Team Meeting - "What is a 2-1 buydown?"  w/Terry Whitesell of Fairway Mortgage<br>Time: Jul 6, 2022 11:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)</b><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Join Zoom Meeting</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86446381174?pwd=aBlzwP-arQ0uFbEJOCNyA9qPBX6npr.1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86446381174?pwd=aBlzwP-arQ0uFbEJOCNyA9qPBX6npr.1</a><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div><br></div><div>- Lastly, at 8:20am this morning i received a text of another person I knew had committed suicide.  It hits me like a hammer every time.  I call our business a meat grinder because it can chew you up and spit you out with emotions.  </div><div><br></div><div>I&#39;m so thankful for the work Larry Laughter has done with the Mental Health America (MHA) of Central Carolina that promotes mental wellness. </div><div><br></div><div>You have options, folks.  If you ever need someone to speak with call MHA, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 or call one of your fellow Lantern family members.  Call me, call Paula or call Deana.  Let&#39;s support each other in ALL ways!!!</div><div><br></div><div>Love Y&#39;all!</div></div>