Breakaway News Volume No.5 Issue No.9 September 2000

Labor Day Thanks
 

Labor Day is once again upon us. We would like to thank our hardworking messengers and valued customers who make all our jobs possible. Have a great holiday!

My Summer Vacation

Another blissful summer is coming to an end. Many of our clients went on exciting and exotic trips this summer and we would like to hear about them. If you went somewhere or did something exciting, please call Account Manager Ralph Santoni. Your adventure may make it into a future newsletter!

Penny Wise

Recently, a customer of Breakaway Boston sent us payment for a bill. He was short by three cents. After several gentle reminders by our Receivables Department, the customer sent us three pennies taped to an invoice stub. Persistence pays.

Team Breakaway

Former Breakaway Account Manager Charlie Issendorf took first place in the recent Century Road Club Association Time Trial Championships. The championships were held in Central Park. Charlie completed the grueling twenty-kilometer course in an amazing twenty-six minutes and 30 seconds. Way to go Charlie!

Breakaway R&D

The Breakaway R&D Department recently unveiled a robot messenger named Courbot. This friendly robot is designed to deliver packages in poor weather conditions. Preliminary tests have gone well with the single hitch that Courbot keeps trying to ask our network computer out on a date.

Meet the Breakaway Office Staff

Name: Marc Nash.

Position: Third Base.

Nickname: “Nash.”

Years at Breakaway: Six.

Favorite Customers: Baron and Baron.

Favorite Artist: Robert Mapplethorpe.

Likes: Ice Cream.

Dislikes: Liver and onions.

Favorite Saying: “OK, great.”

Stump the band…

Last month we asked you to tell us what amazing feat Skip Storch accomplished, in the Hudson River, in 1988. Mr. Storch performed the amazing feat of swimming down the Hudson River from Albany to the Statue of Liberty. There is a rumor that the strange chemicals in the river gave Mr. Storch super powers which he is currently using to fight crime somewhere in South America.

T-shirt Question 

What was the name of the first newspaper published in New York City? The first person to call Ralph Santoni (with the correct answer) will win a coveted Breakaway T-shirt. (Bonus: what year was this paper first published?)

Breakaway News Volume No.4 Issue No.9 September 1999

Breakaway Boston

Breakaway is proud to announce the opening of our new office in Boston, Massachusetts. Can you believe it? We now have three offices on two continents: New York, Paris and Boston. If you need service in Boston, please call Account Manager Ralph Santoni for details.

 What Did You Do This Summer?

As summer comes to a close, it becomes time to reflect on the season just passed. Many of our customers went on exciting and exotic trips this summer and we would like to hear about them. If you went somewhere or did something exciting, please call Account Manager Ralph Santoni. Your adventure may make into a future newsletter!

Messenger What?!

Not long ago, a Breakaway messenger was asked to rush a delivery at the speed of light. It turned out that this vital package contained a key to the executive washroom that had been inadvertently taken off the premises. This is just one example of the kinds of things that we pickup and deliver every day. What is the strangest thing that you have ever had delivered by messenger? Give us a call and let us know. (PS: the much-relieved president of the company thanked the messenger profusely.)

 Labor Day Thanks

Labor Day is once again upon us. We would like to thank our hardworking messengers, office staff and valued customers who make all our jobs possible. Breakaway will be closed Monday, September 6^th 1999. Have a great holiday!

Meet the Breakaway Office Staff

Name: Christopher Kim

Position: Dispatcher

Nickname: Yoda

Years at Breakaway: Two as a messenger, one as a dispatcher.

Favorite Customer: HKM

Favorite Musical Artist: Prince Paul

Likes: Room temperature food, the Brooklyn Bridge and a good boat.

Dislikes: Air conditioning, cellular telephones and taxation without representation.

T-shirt Answers

Do you eagerly wait for our newsletter every month, in order to have a shot at the T-shirt question? Do you writhe in frustration when the answer eludes you, never to be revealed? If you would like us to print the answer to the previous T-shirt question each month, call Account Manager Ralph Santoni and register your vote. By the way, Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony was the first piece of music performed by the New York Philharmonic.

T-shirt Question  

What family ran the last farm in Manhattan? The first person to call Account Manager Ralph Santoni (with the correct answer) will win a coveted Breakaway T-shirt

Breakaway News Volume No.3 Issue No.14 September 1998

Wedding Bells

Congratulations to John Paul Pizio, Breakaway Chief Information Officer, on his marriage to Barbara Fogarty. They will be away the entire month of September as they honeymoon through Alaska and points along the Pacific Coast. Please send all large cash gifts c/o Account Manager Ralph Santoni.

Humble Pie

Does someone in your office need the chip knocked off his or her shoulder? We can help. Breakaway is proud to announce the introduction of our "Executive Humility" program. At absolutely no cost to your Company, Breakaway will take a problem employee and train them as a messenger. They will be put to work delivering packages on the busy streets of Manhattan. Few experiences are as humbling.  They may leave your office arrogant and apathetic, but they will return penitent, motivated and eager to please. If you are interested in this program, please call Account Manager Ralph Santoni.

Solid Gold

Breakaway Dispatcher Leah Gillman won the Gold Medal in the prestigious Empire State Games Road Race last Month. The Breakaway Racing team is now ranked 10^th nationwide, out of a field of over 1200. Go team!

Labor Day Thanks

Labor Day is once again upon us. We here at Breakaway would like to thank all the hardworking receptionists and mailroom personnel who make our jobs possible. You guys really get the job done. Thank You.

What Did You Do This Summer?

As summer winds to a close it becomes time to reflect on the season just passed. Many of our clients went on exciting and exotic trips this summer and we here at Breakaway would like to hear about them. If you went somewhere or did something exciting, please call Account Manager Ralph Santoni. Your adventure may make it into a future newsletter!

Meet The Breakaway Office Staff

Name: Maria Ortiz

Position: Telephone Operator

Nickname: "Conchita Alonzo"

Years at Breakaway: 3

Favorite Customer: Epoch Films

Favorite Artist: Mary J. Blige

Likes: Chef Salad, Rice and Beans and Partying!

Dislikes: Confusion about what items can go by bicycle.

Favorite Saying: Porque estoy aqui?

T-shirt Question

In what year did Paula Cooper open the first art gallery in Soho? The first person to call Account Manager Ralph Santoni, with the correct answer, will win a Breakaway T-shirt.