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An exclusive publication of VOLUME 6, ISSUE 3, 2013 THE ROAD TO Success Begins with Knowledge Wonbo Shim, Ph.D. & Jungah (Joyce) Han Crown Ambassador May 2013 Volunteerism IN THIS ISSUE “Helping People Live Better Lives” It’s carved in stone in front of Amway’s World Headquarters in Ada, Michigan. Amway’s founders – our fathers, Rich DeVos and Jay Van Andel – shared a passion for helping people live better lives and a deeply felt responsibility for making the world a better place. That philosophy is foundational to the Amway™ business opportunity. It provides focus for a business – our business and yours – that believes people are its greatest resource and helping them achieve their goals, their dreams, their aspirations is critical to our mutual success. That philosophy is also the driver behind the unmatched philanthropic activity of the company and Amway Independent Business Owners from the company’s earliest days. You’ve taken that value to heart and acted on it to make the world a better place. Together we’ve contributed more than $400 million to causes globally and throughout North America. This year as we prepare to celebrate the 10th anniversary of our Amway ONE BY ® ONE Campaign for Children and the global impact it has helped to shape – more than 10 million children have benefitted from our mutual contributions of time and monies – we want to say “thank you” for all you do. We couldn’t be more proud of the way you help people live better lives, every day. WONBO SHIM & JOYCE HAN Celebrating Your volunteerism New Platinum ConFerence Recognition IBOAI Steve Van Andel 02 08 34 46 77 Doug DeVos Achieve PAGE 1 Wonbo Shim, Ph.D. & Jungah (Joyce) Han Crown Ambassador / California Wonbo Shim and Jungah Han have always believed the key to success in any endeavor, especially the Amway™ business, is knowledge. It was a lesson they heard repeatedly from their mentors, Amway Founders Council members Leonard and Esther Kim. “They would say to us, ‘Do your homework. Learn the Independent Business Ownership Plan and learn the products before you share either with anyone,’” recalls Wonbo. The two did exactly as they were told and have been giving the same advice to others since they began their business in 2005. THE ROAD TO Success KNOWLEDGE BEGINS WITH PAGE 2 Achieve Given their meteoric rise to Crown Ambassador and Founders Council (they’ve hit a new pin level every year), it’s clear that their strategy works. “We realized when we hit Diamond that it wasn’t the end, it was just the beginning,” states Wonbo. As with many IBOs, the couple’s journey to independence started because they were looking for a more secure future. At the time, Wonbo was an engineer and Joyce a stay-at-home mom. They were enjoying living in Oklahoma when the dot-com bubble burst and the company Wonbo was working for downsized. The facility where he worked closed and he was transferred to Minnesota. “Getting relocated was shocking to me,” says Wonbo. “I realized my life depended on this company. That’s when I knew I wanted to be my own boss.” Wonbo Shim & Joyce Han Amway made sense He had looked at other opportunities, including starting his own engineering firm. But the more he thought about the Amway business, the more sense it made. “There was no risk, it didn’t require a large investment, and it would bring a high return if we did it right,” explains Wonbo. “I thought, ‘This is it! This is what I’ve been looking for.’” As Joyce remembers, “I had no experience doing anything like this.” But she had faith – in Wonbo; in their mentors, Leonard and Esther Kim; in Amway; and in the products. “So we made our business a priority,” she says, adding that with three young daughters, managing their time was sometimes tricky. But as Wonbo shares, “It’s a tradeoff – giving up activities like watching TV at night and playing golf on weekends was well worth the possibility of a brighter future in the long run.” Joyce worked the business during the day, when the girls were in school, while Wonbo devoted his nights and weekends. Within a few short years, Wonbo was able to leave traditional work behind. And, as he says, quitting his job in 2011 was one of the most satisfying things he has ever done. It was a momentous year for them in other ways, too. Their daughter, Sandra, started college and the family relocated to California, where there is a large Korean population. They quickly established a strong network within the community and found that many others were eager to follow in their footsteps. “Esther Kim always told us to keep striving for higher pins, because that shows other people proof that it can be done. They can see that this business really works,” says Wonbo. “So that’s what we did.” Importance of education The couple made good use of the training materials available to them through Amway, taking full advantage of bilingual materials and programs such as Instructor Led Training. “As with any occupation, you have to understand your business and remember that you’re in it to earn money. Without knowledge, there will be no income,” observes Wonbo. Achieve PAGE 3 Wonbo Shim & Joyce Han Joyce wasn’t exactly “sleeping” all those years. She’s an accomplished violinist who says her musical background gave her many skills she uses in the business, from patience and discipline to creating harmony and unison among many different talents. They emphasize the importance of reading books, especially those by Amway founders Rich DeVos and Jay Van Andel, to understand the company’s values and basics of the business. “I think it’s important to know their ideas about helping people live better lives and to be aligned with them,” says Wonbo, who recommends starting with Rich’s “Compassionate Capitalism.” They’ve also created their own educational programs to share product knowledge. “We always talk about the connectedness of the Amway™ products,” says Joyce. “For example, when we are talking about ARTISTRY® skincare and makeup, we also talk about having healthy hair and nails, and the importance of good nutrition, tying it to NUTRILITE® products as well.” 10 Steps to Success Making connections But it’s in their kitchen where they really connect the dots. Because many of their leaders are women who enjoy cooking and entertaining, Wonbo and Joyce hold cooking classes using iCook® pots and pans. “We share food and we share the business model,” says Wonbo, who admits he’s more of a helper (i.e., dishwasher) when it comes to food prep. Indeed, Joyce is a real pro at cooking and presenting, and she ties the two together quite naturally. “Cooking opens the door to talking about so many other products,” she says. “DISH DROPS® for cleaning up; eSpring®, which gives us such good water to start with; the ATMOSPHERE® air purifier to remove lingering odors; NUTRILITE Protein Powder that you can add to meals such as pancakes and waffles to make them healthier; or on-the-go vegetable drinks.” “My wife is very smart about making all those connections and so are the ladies she mentors,” states Wonbo. “She often talks about ‘awakening the sleeping giant within you.’ That’s basically what happened to her: Before, she never thought of dreams and goals.” Here’s what Wonbo and Joyce consider to be the top 10 steps to succeed in any Amway business: 3. Use the products 1. Read books. yourself. Read books on success If you use the products, you principles and other related will be able to give personal subjects for at least 15 minutes testimonies when establishing per day. clients, and downline IBOs will 2. Listen to CDs. follow your lead. Listening to at least one CD 4. Attend the meetings about successful leaders or and functions. self-development per day The education and motivation is an important step to help from leaders will inspire and keep your business on track, excite you. especially at the beginning. PAGE 4 Achieve 5. Build retail clients. Their recommendation is to build customers and provide them with excellent support, which will lead them to eventually become IBOs. (Retail volume of 50+ PV from qualified sales to clients, or 10 orders with unique registered customer numbers who have qualified activity per month, is required by Amway to receive a bonus on downline IBO volume.) Setting examples Both Joyce and Wonbo are excellent leaders who would never ask anyone in their organization to do anything that they haven’t done first. “As leaders, we must always set the example,” states Wonbo. He adds, “Even though I’m a leader in our organization, it’s not an employer/employee relationship. I’m nobody’s ‘boss.’ We work in parallel together; we’re a team.” As a result, they’ve developed many strong and lasting friendships throughout their organization, something they both treasure. “It’s based on mutual respect,” says Wonbo, adding that fun is also a primary ingredient in their organization. “The Kims named our team the Bravo Family, which means good, exciting, and fun,” he exclaims. “It may not be easy, but it is a lot of fun – full of positive people who enjoy helping others grow financially and personally.” Building volume As for growing a business, Wonbo and Joyce recommend building volume. Their advice is to be proactive about promotions, especially for new products. Leaders get advance notice on new product launches, and Wonbo says they always act quickly when they do. “We’ll get the products and try them if we can, or at least talk with our organization about them so when it’s time to start taking orders, people are excited and can’t wait.” “And often, with new products, it’s just a matter of changing brands,” he continues. “For example, before Creme LuXury came out, people were buying similar products by other premium brands. Once we had that product, IBOs could buy from their own brands, and that all helps increase volume, without any additional spending.” 6. Show the plan. If you want your business to grow, show the plan a minimum of one to two times per week. 7. Counsel with your active upline on a regular basis. Stay plugged in. 8. Be accountable. Always be accountable to others and people around you will do the same. 9. E-Communicate. Communicate online with active business leaders to share business ideas and product information. 10. Exercise! You need to set a good example for health products. “We stress the importance of friendship, and the relationships we have built contribute to the high renewal rate in our organization.” – Wonbo SHIM Achieve PAGE 5 Wonbo Shim & Joyce Han L E A D E R S IN He says it was the same thing when BODYKEY by NUTRILITE™ weight management products were introduced. “Leaders must be quick to take advantage of these opportunities and be watching for them.” Staying on top Wonbo and Joyce feel it’s important to keep up on trends so they know what’s going on in their industry, and what people are buying or wishing they could buy. They also travel the world meeting with leaders from other countries to learn their secrets of success. Again, it’s all part of being informed – reading, listening, and educating themselves about things that impact their business. Second generation They’re pleased that their 20-year-old daughter, Sandra, has already become an IBO and is excited about carrying on the family business. “She even made a speech at a second-generation meeting in Korea,” says Wonbo proudly. “She’s been translating for my wife ever since she was a little girl, so she understands this business as well as we do!” In fact, the whole family, including younger daughters, Catherine, 17, and Kristin, 14, were thrilled to meet the very first second-generation family in the Amway business: Karen Hansen, daughter of Bernice Hansen, who was among the pioneers of the business in the early 1960s. “We also had the honor of meeting Rich DeVos last summer, and when we did, my wife knelt down at his feet and said, ‘Thank you so much for starting this business!’ We were so moved we almost burst into tears,” says Wonbo. Yes, they are very grateful for the lives they enjoy today. “When I run into my old engineering friends, many tell me I look younger than I did when they knew me,” says Wonbo, crediting his healthy lifestyle and overall happiness as factors. “If I had continued as an engineer, I don’t know what our lives would be like now,” he continues. “Probably nothing exciting would be going on, just the same old thing day in and day out, growing older without an exciting future ahead of us like we have today. I am just thankful every day that I met Leonard Kim in 2005 and realized what a great mentor he was – and that I should follow him.” vOLUNTEER WORK, TOO As busy as they are with their business, Wonbo and Joyce are committed to being involved with causes they believe in. For several years they have been U.S. delegates for the Worldwide Dreambuilders Charity for Children (WWCC), a nonprofit organization Leonard and Esther Kim founded in 2009 in Korea. Charity for Children works closely with UNICEF; in fact, it has been recognized by that highly esteemed organization for the funds they’ve raised – more than $1 million since it started. Last fall, the Kims and Wonbo visited the UNICEF offices in New York and were thoroughly impressed with how far-reaching the organization’s work is. “They monitor the world and know what’s going on everywhere, what the needs are, and who’s doing what, so it’s a great organization to be affiliated with. Especially with their focus on children, which aligns so well with Amway’s ONE BY ONE® Campaign for Children and our own efforts to help underprivileged children,” says Wonbo. Charity for Children’s goal is to have 10,000 IBOs each donate $10 from their bonus checks to raise funds that will be used to build schools and libraries, or purchase supplies for orphanages. The average monthly Gross Income for “active” IBOs in the U.S. was $202. Approximately 46% of all IBOs in the U.S. were “active.” IBOs were considered “active” in months in 2010 when they attempted to make a retail sale, or presented the Amway IBO Compensation Plan, or received bonus money, or attended an Amway or IBO meeting. If someone sustained that level of activity every month for a whole year, their annualized Gross Income would be $2,424. Of course, not every IBO chooses to be active every month. PAGE 6 Achieve “Gross Income” means the amount received from retail sales, minus the cost of goods sold, plus monthly bonuses and cash incentives. It excludes all annual bonuses and cash incentives, and all non-cash awards, which may be significant. There may also be significant business expenses, mostly discretionary, that may be greater in relation to income in the first years of operation. Achieve PAGE 7 Volunteerism C e l ebrat i n g I n cred i b l e volunteerIsM We know Amway Independent Business Owners have hearts as big as their dreams. We also know it’s in their character to act on that generosity. Turn the page for a glimpse of how their generosity is benefitting others in their home communities. We applaud the amazing work they’re doing as they help people live better lives, every single day. Honoring veterans Contest Entries volunteer Week Contest Entries 10 18 We Day – Seattle / 2 6 U.S. Dream Academy The School 3 0 that IBOs Built PAGE 8 Achieve Achieve PAGE 9 Volunteerism Ser v i n g the Marines Rich & Lisa Mahoney / Utah “When you do things as a team, you can do a lot more than you can as a lone ranger.” Patrick Mahoney joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 2011. Ever since, his parents, Amway Independent Business Owners Rich and Lisa Mahoney, have made the U.S. Marine Corps League and Auxiliary an integral part of their lives. They work in conjunction with veterans and other military families to show their appreciation for those who have served in the U.S. Marine Corps. They have raised funds for Wounded Warriors, hosted birthday parties at a veterans hospital, helped with the annual Toys for Tots® donations, and sent care packages to deployed Marines. Beyond Marines And it doesn’t stop with the Marines. “If we don’t have names of Marines, then we support extended family members in other branches of service,” says Lisa. “League and Auxiliary members are also supportive of each other as medical or financial challenges occur in their lives.” Lisa says that she is grateful for the support of U.S. Marine veterans who may better understand and relate to Patrick and his experiences. “When our son returns, I’ve got a whole list of guys who can help him in a way I can’t,” she explains. “I don’t think I’ve ever met a more patriotic group of people.” – Kirk Larson S u p p ort i n g vets “Our lives have been made better through our association with the Marine Corps League and Auxiliary.” – Lisa Mahoney Kirk Larson / Minnesota Elected chairman of the all-volunteer Minnesota Veterans Home (MVH) Family Council in 2008, IBO Kirk Larson is passionate about supporting veterans and their families. Kirk has worked to establish the council as a nonprofit and boost participation from 6 to 40 members. Part of the council’s mission is to get family members of veterans living at the MVH more involved. “We want family members to realize that they don’t have to be afraid to visit their loved one at the Home. We’re there for the families, to help make this part of their life a little easier and create new memories,” says Kirk, whose father was a World War II veteran and once resided at MVH. Making visits fun To encourage family visitations, the council organizes fun events for them to enjoy throughout the year, such as Vettes for Vets, an end-of-the-summer potluck picnic, featuring 70 Corvettes, boat rides on the Mississippi River, and a picture day for families and MVH residents to have their photos professionally taken. Thanks in large part to Kirk’s efforts, the MVH now enjoys a positive national reputation. “You have to put others first,” he observes. “Ask yourself, ‘What am I here for? Am I here to make someone else’s life easier?’” Learn more See more at: amway.net/minnesota-veterans-home PAGE 10 Achieve Achieve PAGE 11 Volunteerism Helping military families Keeping families strong Dawn Buhain / Minnesota Beyond the Yellow Ribbon South of the River (BTYR SOTR) began in 2010 as a seven-member military support ministry. Today, it is a busy nonprofit made up of 150 veterans and active service members. Chaired by Amway Independent Business Owner Dawn Buhain, the group’s mission is to support military veterans, active service members and their families. “This is the least we can do for vets as far as I’m concerned. Helping them is our way of saying ‘thanks.’” – Dawn Buhain Dawn is all too familiar with the struggles military families face: Her husband Joe served as a combat medic in Iraq and Afghanistan. “When Joe was deployed, everyone at Amway was so wonderful and supportive. They were like family to us,” she shares. “We don’t want people to feel alone when their loved ones are serving overseas.” Helping smooth transition back home Returning military personnel often have difficulty transitioning back home. Dawn asks, “If they don’t go to the VA, where will they go? We’re hoping to be the people they come to.” Some of the work they’ve done so far includes: • Partnering with a home improvement store to build homes for veterans • Connecting service members to jobs and assistance with writing résumés • Increasing awareness about the mental health issues, such as PTSD, that afflict a staggering number of veterans “We want to serve everybody we can, but the hardest part is finding them – some people don’t know what they need when they’re stressed.” In 2012, BYTR SOTR was presented with a Star of the North Congressional Award, given to those who have demonstrated selfless acts of kindness and generosity. Learn more For more information about BYTR SOTR: btyrsouthoftheriver.org See more at: amway.net/beyond-the-yellow-ribbon Joel & Ardith Griffing / Florida Amway IBOs Joel and Ardith Griffing believe in the power of family. Both grew up in strong, supportive families and, in 2001, the Griffings founded The Hope Collection (THC), a nonprofit organization that provides support and encouragement to individuals, especially military veterans and their families. For example, a few years ago, THC started Hope’s Homes to provide intergenerational continuous care communities (ICCCs) for military veterans as well as first responders, firefighters, police officers, senior citizens, and their extended families. “We want to build a cycle of appreciation that will keep families strong as the core building block of our society.” – Joel Griffing Stabilizing support services The ICCC plan includes mentor relationships, support services, and small business opportunities. “ICCC gives veterans the chance to stay with their families and stabilize as they transition back into civilian life,” says Joel. “Almost every military veteran is mission driven and when they arrive home, they sometimes have trouble figuring out their next mission – we help them find a mission.” The Hope Collection also provides veterans with $1,000 worth of coupons for a variety of goods and services, to soften the financial transition to civilian life. “We partnered with a national couponing company and, in just four months, we gave away almost $2 million in coupons,” notes Joel. THC collaborates daily with government agencies to help provide a smooth transition for military veterans returning from overseas. “We like to ask people, ‘How many doors can you open in a day?’” says Joel. “There’s no pitch, no catch. We’re all about paying it forward by helping people help others.” Learn more See more at: amway.net/giving-hope-to-military-families.html PAGE 12 Achieve Achieve PAGE 13 Volunteerism T ha n k s f or the freedom! Jessica Witty / Ontario, Canada Canadian Independent Business Owner Jessica Witty loves her country and all the freedom it represents. As the leader of daughter Katarina’s group in Girl Guides of Canada (similar to the Girl Scouts in the U.S.), she came up with a great way for the girls, who are all 5 or 6 years old, to earn their “The World Around Me” badges. “The badge requires the girls to explore their country and its place in the world,” explains Jessica. “It’s my belief that freedom is earned by those that serve our country and it’s thanks to these brave men and women, many of whom died for us, that we’re able to live the way we do. “I then told the girls that they were also going to have a chance to thank those who continue to protect us and to help other countries be free,” says Jessica. “I think it’s important to honor the men and women who make it possible for us to live in a free country.” – Jessica Witty Her idea (which required prior approval from Amway) was to give the girls the opportunity to thank those who continue to protect us by selling Ribbon Variety Gift Cards as a fundraiser for their troop. The cards would be given away to the soldiers and their families living on a nearby military base. The troop would receive donations worth 15% of the before-tax price of the card. The girls sold the cards themselves, and each buyer received a yellow ribbon and a sticker on which they could write a personal message. The cards were distributed just before last Christmas at the base and were a big hit. “The girls were so excited and the parents have given us great feedback, too. I know Katarina had a lot of fun with it and I also feel good that it gave us the opportunity to educate our youth about those who have given so much so that we all live in a free country,” Jessica states. E x p er i e n ce o f a Lifetime Learn more See more at: amway.net/texas-outdoor-adventure Bill Carlson / North Carolina IBO Bill Carlson served in the U.S. Air Force for nearly eight years. He met Tony, a National Guard master sergeant with more than 36 years of service under his belt, while Bill was raising awareness and funding for Support U.S. Armed Forces (SUSAF), an organization that provides support for military personnel and their families. And it was when Bill heard Tony’s story that he knew he had to do something more to help. In 2011, Tony suffered a serious neck injury during a training exercise while deployed in Afghanistan. When he returned to the U. S., he was diagnosed with ALS, a debilitating disease that affects the nerves in the brain and spinal cord. Tony had been an avid outdoorsman who loved to hunt and fish, but his physical limitations now made those activities almost impossible. After meeting Tony that day, Bill, along with others, was inspired to give Tony an experience he’d never forget – a guided hunt at Mellon Creek Outfitters (MCO), a 110,000-acre ranch in Texas. MCO donated the hunt, while Bill secured funding for the family’s travel. At the ranch, the guides went all out to make the experience a memorable one for Tony. it was also one of the most gratifying things he’s ever done. “I keep in touch with the family and they tell me that Tony talks about that hunt every day.” Since then, Bill has arranged hunts at the ranch with other veterans who have received a Purple Heart or above – hunts that MCO also generously provided free of charge. “It was a most humbling gift for them to give. Those hunts cost thousands,” notes Bill. “My dad used to tell me that one person can make a difference and I’ve found this to be very true.” “While I was getting Tony’s hunting license, a man overheard me telling his story. He pulled out $350 and said, ‘Please give this to the soldier. We don’t do enough for our military.’” – Bill Carlson Bagging a big boar Most amazing of all is that with the use of only his right arm, Tony brought in an 8-point buck, a doe, and a 238-pound wild boar, the largest hog ever harvested at MCO! For Tony, it was the thrill of a lifetime. For Bill, PAGE 14 Achieve Achieve PAGE 15 two ways to win Above Beyond With A Winning Combination, the new sales contest and sweepstakes sponsored by Amway, IBOs have an opportunity to earn a once-in-a-lifetime trip that offers an amazing combination of sand and soccer, business and pleasure, and you and your upline! And Giles Ouellette / Maine Amway Independent Business Owner Giles Ouellette has been on the Easter Seals board in Maine since 2011, so he knows the wonderful work that organization does. But a desperate phone call led to an experience that opened his eyes – and his heart – more than he could ever have imagined. “I was working with another IBO, Carlene, whose husband Brian had injured his knee in a National Guard training exercise while preparing for deployment,” recalls Giles. Because of the injury, Brian was unable to work. Although the military provided financial assistance, it was abruptly curtailed until a re-evaluation of Brian’s injury could be completed. Facing eviction “Carlene called me crying. They were behind on their rent and were going to be evicted,” says Giles. “They couldn’t even buy food for their children, which included a 15-month-old baby.” Carlene said that when she reached out for help, she was told that it would be at least two months and possibly two years before they could do anything. It was recommended that they go to a homeless center located 15 miles from their hometown. “I couldn’t believe what I was hearing,” says Giles. “Here is a gentleman who served our country for nine years, dodging bullets and protecting our freedom, being told to move into a homeless shelter. I was appalled and thought there must be a way to help this family.” Unfortunately, this situation illustrates how overwhelmed organizations are today with hundreds of sad cases like this. And that’s one reason why Easter Seals began a program especially geared to the military. Easter Seals to the rescue “I hung up the phone, called Easter Seals and told the story,” he relates. “Within a few days, Easter Seals cut Carlene and Brian a check for three months’ rent and gave them gift cards to buy food and gasoline.” PAGE 16 Achieve They also assigned the family a care coordinator who connected them with other services and resources, from financial management and emotional counseling to a VA benefits advocate. If you’re one of the 12 sales contest winners, you’ll spend three days in magnificent São Paulo, Brazil, to take in a key match at the world soccer championship and three days in the sun on beautiful Peter Island. Best of all, you’ll experience it all with your qualified Diamond! Best of all, says Giles, “helping Brian through his situation helped facilitate him receiving a 100 percent disability classification and monthly assistance!” “During this troubling time, Carlene was told by numerous organizations and people that they would help, but Easter Seals is the only one who came through for them.” Plus, all enrolled IBOs who score at least one Goal will be entered in a drawing for one of 17 trips to Brazil for a key championship soccer match. Enroll to start scoring goals right now! You must enroll to participate. Sales contest and sweepstakes runs July 1, 2013, to March 31, 2014. Complete details, including how to score Goals, and contest rules are available at Amway.com/winningcombination. For IBO use only. Not for use with prospects. – Giles Ouellette Needless to say, Brian and Carlene are immensely grateful to Easter Seals for providing for their family. “I invited them to tell their story to the board and they brought their little boy, Chayse, now a year and half, with them. Their story was so moving, the board was literally in tears.” Enter now! As for Giles, he says, “I’m so proud to be a part of Easter Seals that I have since become the chairman of the Programs Committee to make sure services like this continue in the future.” Learn more To see a video of Carlene and Brian’s story, go to: vimeo.com/64552012 and enter the password: HeathermanVC Contest Rules and entry form available at Achievemagazine.com/talent-2013 Don’t delay! the contest closes on October 25. Achieve PAGE 17 Volunteerism I n H er Father’s Steps Angela Heppleston / Ontario, Canada Citizen COX Learn more For more information, check out the website: fmcpaaa.org Vance Cox / Texas When he retired from dentistry a few years ago, IBO Vance Cox probably never imagined himself assisting police officers with traffic control, helping round up stray cattle, or pretending to be an armed and dangerous criminal. But he’s done all those things and a lot more since he’s been involved with the Flower Mound Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association’s wide-ranging volunteer programs in the community where he lives. While on Citizen Public Safety Patrol, for example, he might be asked to wait for the tow truck to arrive after a car accident or help manage traffic at a Friday night football game. “We do things that don’t require a badge or a gun so the police officers can do what they do best,” says Vance. “When we can do the mundane tasks, the officers are freed up to do the work of serving and protecting citizens.” 450 hours donated Vance thoroughly enjoys it; he averages nearly 20 hours a month with various activities, which now include helping train new volunteers. He’s donated nearly 450 hours on patrol since he signed on in 2011. “It’s a good way to serve our community and I get to work with a great group of people,” he states. The police officers really appreciate their volunteer groups, who come from all walks of life. And the citizens, many of whom are retirees, can be proud of their efforts: volunteers like Vance have helped make Flower Mound, Texas, one of the 100 safest cities in the entire country. “People are surprised to learn that such an organization exists, but many cities have similar citizen volunteer programs.” – vance Cox PAGE 18 Achieve In November 2011, IBO Angela Heppleston suffered a devastating loss when her father suddenly died of cardiac arrest at age 63. “After his passing, I started looking for a way to not only keep his memory alive and continue his legacy, but to honor the kind, loving, hardworking, and generous man he was,” says Angela. “My dad was such an amazing man. I’m happy to honor him by simply doing what he did his entire life: giving.” – angela heppleston As a retired police officer (serving 40-plus years), a church elder, and an outstanding husband, father, and grandfather, “he spent his life serving and helping others,” she explains. “I never want that part of him to be forgotten.” And that’s how the Michael Moran Enrich Memorial Fund began, an organization dedicated to “enriching the body and the soul” in the same selfless manner of its namesake. Mission trip planned “Just before he died, my father was scheduled to be part of a mission’s trip to Nicaragua with his good friend, Pastor Glen,” recounts Angela. “Pastor Glen told me how the school he supported in Nicaragua was trying to start a lunch program to provide 400 children with at least one nutritious meal and a multivitamin a day, along with a scripture to memorize.” The Christian grade school is in the slums of the capital city of Managua, where nearly 1,500 families were relocated after the devastation of Hurricane Mitch in 1998. “With virtually no support from the government, these families were left to eke out an existence,” explains Angela. The school managed to implement the lunch program, but needed to raise funds for the vitamins and the scriptural memorization lessons. “I knew supporting a school that my father was scheduled to visit himself was a great opportunity to establish his legacy,” says Angela. Raising $6,000 The Michael Moran Enrich Memorial Fund has since begun a plan to provide all 400 children with a “Daily Vitamin and ABC Scripture Memorization Program.” The annual cost of the program is about $6,000, or $15 per child. They are now raising funds and looking for sponsors to cover the expense. Achieve PAGE 19 Volunteerism Robots Life Skills T each “The program not only teaches students about science and technology, but also how to be a great human being.” – Christopher Stratton Christopher Stratton / Wisconsin T hera p y o n Building a robot is more than fun; it’s also a way for children to learn skills they’ll use all their lives. Not to mention the education they’ll get in science and technology. Jill Bacon / Indiana Nobody knows this better than IBO Christopher Stratton, a volunteer mentor for local high school students in a robotics club who call themselves Team Tobor (“robot” spelled backward). Each year, the club joins in a robotics competition sponsored by FIRST (usfirst.org), a national nonprofit organization that strives to inspire young people to become leaders in science and technology. In just six weeks, contestants must create a robot between 2 and 5 feet tall that can perform tasks in a game created by FIRST. “Once they complete the robot, they can’t touch it again until the competition,” says Christopher. “And that’s no easy feat.” Horseback Riding Hope began 10 years ago with a dream that two mothers had for their daughters. What started with one horse, five children with special needs, and 10 volunteers has now grown into an amazing organization, serving more than 100 children and involving more than 100 volunteers, including 12 horses. Amway Independent Business Owner Jill Bacon, who’s also an occupational therapist, has volunteered with Riding Hope for nine years and has seen what a wonderful impact it makes. “There are children with Down syndrome who strengthen their back and tummy muscles so they can walk and run more independently; children with cerebral palsy who benefit from the shape of the horse’s body and the warmth that relaxes their tight muscles; children with autism who find calmness in PAGE 20 Achieve the repetitive movement of the horse, which helps them focus and communicate better; children with social anxiety challenges that connect with the gentleness of the horse,” says Jill with an enormous sense of satisfaction. “It’s incredible to see how much these kids benefit from riding the horses.” – Jill Bacon The benefits derived from the supportive environment carry over to the families of the children, too. “I’m proud to give my time and talent to such a wonderful organization,” says Jill, noting that it’s completely run by volunteers. It’s obvious that she gets a lot out of it, too! Although the contest is very competitive, the students are eager to help one another. One year, Christopher’s team helped two other teams adjust their robots to meet qualification rules. “Had they not done that, the other teams wouldn’t even have been able to compete,” he notes. “They want to help each other.” Christopher loves spending time with the kids, helping them learn leadership and success principles. “It is a blessing and a joy to see them progress,” says Christopher, who spends an average of 10 hours a week with the group during the school year. And they have racked up a great record of success for their efforts: In six out of seven years of competing, their teams have seeded in the top 50% and have won several awards. Learning valuable skills The students must raise roughly $10,000 for registration, robot parts, food, and hotels. That’s not easy, either. But it does teach them skills in interacting with all kinds of business people in the community as they look for donations. Achieve PAGE 21 f or the Duane Faye gets made up as a woman as part of the fun for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life Eye-opening experience “We’ve learned so much about life,” shares Chris. “For example, we went with Kevin to get a ‘stash’ of his clothing carefully wrapped in a big rain coat and stuffed under a tree downtown in what can only be called an ‘urban closet.’ Kids will do that, then ride a bus all day, not knowing where they might sleep from one day to the next. Honestly, we had no clue what the lives of these kids were like, kids who are friendly, excitable, and bright, like Kevin.” Chris and Sheryl Solberg / Washington A busy Chris and Sheryl Solberg’s story started with a sermon at their church. “The pastor talked about ‘outlandish love’ where you identify a need and just overwhelm it with love,” recalls Sheryl. “The message I heard was to love those who might not be easy to love, the way Jesus did.” Retirement Duane Fay / Wisconsin Many Independent Business Owners look forward to the time when they can retire from their traditional jobs and maybe do a little volunteering in their communities. IBO Duane Fay, who had to retire because of a disability, has taken that idea to the max, donating his time and talents not to just one or two organizations, but to six! “If I didn’t keep busy, I’d probably be sitting on my couch watching TV,” he kids. His first volunteer gig, which he still does, was at the University of Wisconsin, helping out with his former job in maintenance. For the past six years, Duane’s been involved with the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, serving in many capacities. “I’m a cancer survivor, and I believe in supporting the Cancer Society’s goal of making cancer so treatable that it’s not a scary word anymore,” says Duane, who also helps out at a cancer support group. Then there’s his involvement at Foundation Bible Church, where he helps with the annual rummage sale, clothing giveaways, and the children’s fair. PAGE 22 Achieve Volunteerism Home Homeless “I really appreciate seeing the faces of the people I help and knowing how thankful they are.” – duane fay Next up are the Boy Scouts, where he’s Cub Scout leader for a troop of kids who come from underprivileged families. At the local Historical Society, you’ll find him sitting behind the desk every Wednesday from noon to three during the off-season. As if that weren’t enough, a couple of times a year he takes families from his church – and pays the way for others who can’t afford it – to the Wilderness Water Park in the Wisconsin Dells. And his eyes are always open for more opportunities to help. “Volunteering is a great way to meet new people,” he notes. “And it makes you feel good, too.” Afterward, the pastor made a bold request to the congregation: Who would be willing to sign up to help people in our community who need a place to live for a season? Someone who has maybe lost a job or a teen in crisis with no place to go? “Chris and I looked at each other and said, ‘Let’s do it,’” says Sheryl. “And shortly after that, guess what happened: The church called us!” “Can you take him in?” Pastor Rory from their church had come across a young man, Kevin, who was alone at a fast food restaurant on Christmas Eve. “Kevin had been bouncing between homeless youth shelters and churches,” says Sheryl. “He had no real place to land. Pastor Josh asked us if we could take him in for awhile.” Chris and Sheryl were determined to teach Kevin some basic life skills and get him off to a fresh start. “Really, we mainly want to love him as Jesus teaches us and Holy Spirit guides us,” says Sheryl. People in the community stepped up to provide clothes, dental and medical services, a phone, and a computer. “We had no idea what life was like for these homeless kids.” – Sheryl solberg Healing journey Kevin is also getting counseling through Friends of Youth, an organization that serves homeless youth, and Sheryl and Chris enrolled him in a driving class, paid for by donations. “We see that as a part of his future to live independently,” says Sheryl. In the meantime, they say, “We are trusting God for the answers. It is to His glory that each step of our ‘walk’ continues. He has amazed us so far; why would we think that will change?” They said yes, and it seemed like divine intervention. “I’m certain the Lord felt we were ready to grow,” says Sheryl. So Kevin moved in, and their lives haven’t been the same since. Achieve PAGE 23 E n co u ra g i n g Orphans The 2013 Hero Award winners will be announced at Achievers 2013 in Miami! Alexia Johnson / Washington It is early morning in Guatemala City. The sounds of church bells ringing and the echoes of children singing are coming from an orphanage. Their voices float above the walls that separate them from the violence and danger of the city. This is Hogar Rafael Ayau, where Amway Independent Business Owner Alexia Johnson decided to make a pilgrimage to help the orphanage any way she could. At the time, three Orthodox Christian nuns, including Madre Ivonne, had been asked to take over the orphanage after it was discovered that the children there were being mistreated. With much hard work, a church and school were built, as well as a wall to protect the children from the outside world. “Here I learned the power of prayer and of God’s love,” says Alexia about the experience that changed her life. As she helped clean the church and build a garden, Alexia saw how simple things mattered so much to these children, who had so very little. It surprised her to learn that even zip lock bags were precious to them. Happy in spite of difficulties In spite of their difficulties, “The children really seemed happy, even if their clothes didn’t fit right,” relates Alexia. “I noticed one boy had a rope holding up his pants instead of a belt, but things like that didn’t seem to matter to them.” PAGE 24 Achieve Alexia was able to help bring smiles to these children. She and a group of women volunteers took the older girls to buy new clothes. On another day she was part of the group that took the younger children to the zoo. Until then, watch all of the videos of previous years’ winners on the AchieveMagazine.com site; search under the “Promotions” tab. Videos may also be viewed from the Amway Achieve TV YouTube channel at: youtube.com/user/AmwayAchieveTV. The nuns wanted to move the children away from the loud, dangerous city, so they decided to build a new place in the mountains, overlooking a lake, near their monastery. And now the children are surrounded by peace and beauty, including a majestic domed church. “I learned that the simplest things can mean the world to people.” – alexia johnson A work in progress “This is a big project, still in progress, but the nuns have faith that God will provide,” says Alexia. She notes that her time at the orphanage made a lasting impact on her, especially now that she has a baby herself. “The love for a child is so deep. I can only imagine how the nuns must feel for all of those children,” she says. “They are so close. They are like a family.” “These children have so little, but they are all smiles,” says Alexia. “And their smiles are so contagious that you have to smile back. You can really change people’s day, maybe even their world, if you just smile. It is so simple!” Watch for information about this year’s winners at: AchieveMagazine.com/founders-memorial-scholarship Start thinking about your application for next year’s program. The 2014 program will open for entries on February 3, 2014. Achieve PAGE 25 We CARE About Kids Rewind to March 2013 … Amway was in the spotlight at KeyArena in Seattle as a proud co-sponsor of We Day Seattle, the first-ever We Day event in the United States. We Day, a creation of Free the Children – an international charity and educational partner – is a celebration of good works and services performed. It’s also the formal kick-off for a yearlong service initiative that further motivates, educates, and inspires young people to make a difference in their communities and the world. As co-sponsor of the March event, Amway invited young IBOs (18 and under) and the 13- to 18-year-old children of IBOs to share their stories of good works in their schools, churches, and communities for a chance to earn a ticket to this one-of-a-kind event. We know IBOs and their families are incredibly giving people, involved in supporting many organizations. But we were especially moved to read stories of generosity by young people, such as raising money for medical research, collecting blankets for the homeless, or helping build a home for their dying pastor. Teens donated their hair for wigs for cancer patients, served seniors, and organized fun runs to buy wheelchairs. These young people are the future and it looks very bright! We’re proud of your compassion and commitment to serving others and equally proud to call you part of the extended Amway family. The U.S. Dream Academy is a philanthropic partner proudly supported by Amway and many Independent Business Owners (IBOs). The Dream Academy empowers at-risk kids to believe in themselves and succeed. Its after-school programs encourage and help young people overcome their circumstances through character building, skills building, and dreaming big dreams. Over the past seven years, the relationship between the Dream Academy, a few IBO leaders, and Amway has grown into a community of support. Together: • IBOs and Amway executives serve on the Dream Academy Board. • We help raise the visibility of the dedicated work of the board, executive team, and all the Dream Academy staff. U.S. Dream Academy Inspire change IBOs and their kids That opportunity arose earlier this year, at the Amway-sponsored We Day event in Seattle. Dream Academy founder and CEO Wintley Phipps and two amazing young people from the Orlando Dream Academy Center – Samela (Sam) Pynas and Samy Georges – were center stage in front of 15,000 young people and hundreds of media. They took the mics to share the student-led work that resulted in the launch of the academy’s new Safe Passages Home program.* For their vision and the successful launch of the program, they earned the first grant from Amway North America’s “Who Cares Challenge” program! * Read more about Safe Passages Home on the following page. • We help support critical fundraising work. Learn more Read their stories at: amway.net/we-day-features • Occasionally, we have the opportunity to do something that helps to move the needle – giving visibility and funding – in one big and FUN way. Learn more To learn more about the U.S. Dream Academy, visit: amway.net/dream-academy-partner-video usdreamacademy.org To learn more about Amway North America’s Who Cares Challenge and other program grant recipients, go to: whocareschallenge.com PAGE 26 Achieve Achieve PAGE 27 U.S. Dream Academy Dream Building … O n e SK E T C H at a T i m e Safe Passages HOME K i d s l ead the way to a s a f er day When the U.S. Dream Academy surveyed the kids and teens in their after-school programs about challenges they face each day, they learned getting to and from school safely was one of the kids’ top concerns. The dangers of fights, gang activity, crime, abandoned buildings, dark streets – things that would make most adults think twice about turning the corner – threatened many of the kids while walking home. It was a call to action … and it was the Dream Academy kids who answered that call! They formed focus groups to understand the issues their classmates and communities faced. Often working outside their comfort levels, they engaged local public safety teams and administrators to explain their goals, and built trust and relationships where there had been none. PAGE 28 Achieve One of the most important elements of the U.S. Dream Academy program is dream building. Kids who grow up never having traveled outside of their neighborhood or with poor reading skills and limited internet access often cannot envision the vast number of opportunities available to them in their lives. The program born from their work – Safe Passages Home – engages older Dream Kids; parents; law enforcement, fire and rescue personnel; and community members to ensure kids feel safe while traveling to and from school each day. Volunteers from churches and businesses along the kids’ most traveled routes stepped up, too, to make the commitment of watching over kids. Imagine what this program means to the kids. Their concerns spurred action; their work resulted in a plan; their engagement made the difference. Imagine the difference in how they view their world today and their ability to influence it … it’s the best of the work of the Dream Academy! Dream Academy staff and the mentors who work with the kids have the incredible job of exposing kids to a bigger world, full of possibilities … and, dreams! Part of Cadetson St. Pierre’s bookmark that introduced the U.S. Dream Academy to the audience at the Seattle We Day event. During the planning of the Safe Passages Home program launch in Orlando, Amway staff met a very talented young artist, 14-year-old Cadetson St. Pierre. Cadetson loves to draw. He pencils caricatures on his notebooks and spends a lot of his free time recreating images he sees and likes. Did he ever think his talent could fuel a career in the arts? Not until a bookmark he illustrated found its way into the 15,000 gift bags for the young people who attended the Amway-sponsored We Day event in Seattle. Now, he’s seriously thinking about a future in the visual arts! Achieve PAGE 29 The School that IBOs Built T H E S C H O O L T H AT IBOS BUILT Doug & Amie Weir / North Carolina Ten years ago, if anyone had told Doug and Amie Weir, Amway Independent Business Owners (IBOs) and Founders Diamonds, that one day they’d be starting and running a private school, they probably would have laughed and said, “What, us? No way!” But life is full of surprises. And in 2010, they proudly watched Liberty Preparatory Christian Academy, a school they organized and run in Mooresville, N.C., open its doors to its first 100 students. A simple goal It all began simply enough: they were just looking for a good private school for their two daughters after the small Christian school they were attending closed. “We found there weren’t many options available to us,” recalls Amie. They knew, too, that there were others in the community who were looking for the same thing, but for many, expense was an issue. “It broke my heart to hear stories of how people wanted private educations for their children, but couldn’t afford it,” recalls Doug. University Model School Upon completing an exhaustive round of research, they discovered that an education model existed for exactly what they had in mind. The University Model School (UMS), was founded on solid values and combines classroom experience with parental involvement and home schooling – at about half the cost of typical private schools. Amie called the UMS school association in Texas, thinking maybe a representative could come and meet with them. “But I found out that all of their schools had been started by parents, just like us.” Neither Doug nor Amie had backgrounds in education. But thanks to their successful Amway™ business, they had the time, financial resources and access to a network of others who could help them pursue their dream of opening a school for their girls, and making private school education possible for many who could not otherwise afford it. Before they knew it, they were knee deep in research materials and forging ahead. “We just took all the principles we had learned from our Amway business and applied it to starting a school,” says Amie about their journey of working hard, setting goals, and believing in what they were doing. “This school would not exist except for Amway IBOs, and it’s the best example I know of to show what IBOs are doing to make the world a better place.” – Doug Weir PAGE 30 Achieve Achieve PAGE 31 So many challenges The challenges they faced were too many to count: from fundraising (with only a concept to present); to finding students, teachers, and a location; to completing all the bureaucratic paperwork and having permits in place; to making sure the school was equipped with everything it needed to function, down to the last piece of chalk … the list went on and on. Again, they drew on their business, as a wide-ranging network of IBOs stepped in to help with substantial checks, behind-the-scenes connections, much love and encouragement, and a few miracles. “There is no way this school would exist today without our Amway™ independent business and our crossline friends all over the country,” says Doug. “Their own children couldn’t even benefit, but they believed so much in what we were doing that they contributed thousands and thousands of dollars, which enabled us to do everything right, from the very start.” IBOs who live nearby not only gave their money but their time, rolling up their sleeves to paint walls, unload furniture, and do whatever needed to be done. From zero to 250 in three years This fall, Liberty Prep will welcome 250 students, from kindergarten through the 11th grade, and the waiting list is growing. The school has been a dream come true, not just for Amie and Doug, but for many other families, too. “The impact Liberty Prep is making on the community is incredible,” says IBO Dan Amerman, dean of students at the school. “We are getting positive feedback all across the region. What Doug and Amie have done through their unselfish dedication and commitment is truly inspiring.” Said the mother of one student recently, “Liberty Prep has been such a wonderful experience for my son! He feels important, smart, and truly cared for by his teachers and his friends. We are so happy and thankful for this opportunity for our family.” And with a robust tuition assistance program, a private education is within the reach of many who otherwise couldn’t offer it to their children. The Weirs still face many challenges. They’d like to find someone to replace Amie, who still serves as director with no salary. They’d also like to be able to buy a building rather than lease, as they’ve been doing. In the meantime, the kids are learning in a supportive, family-focused environment that builds character, instills in them a love of learning, and encourages them to develop their God-given talents to their fullest potential. Learning to give, too One of the basic tenets of Liberty Prep is that the children learn about serving others. Says Amie, “They need to know it’s not just about us.” In addition to doing volunteer work in their community, such as visiting nursing homes, they also support an orphanage in Ghana, Africa, where eight boys were rescued from slavery. “The students themselves raise money to donate by doing extra chores or giving up their birthday gifts,” says Amie. “I’ll never forget one seventh-grade girl who had saved up $120. She said to her mom, ‘I don’t need this, I don’t even know what I’m saving for. I want to give it to the orphanage.’ I hear heartwarming stories like that all the time about our kids.” “For me,” says Amie, “the most satisfying part of all this is just having so many parents thank us for creating a school where their children truly enjoy learning again.” “What’s amazing is how many IBOs donated to our school when they really couldn’t benefit from it because they lived so far away or didn’t even have kids. It was just that they believed so much in what we were doing.” The School That IBOs Built Many hands Doug is quick to credit Amie for their amazing accomplishment. “She really put this together on her own with no salary, experience, or government funding. And while continuing to grow our Amway™ business and raise our two daughters! She is such a special person. And although she started it and continues to do most of the work, it’s Amway IBOs who made it all possible. It is truly the school that Amway built.” Learn more Learn more about Liberty Christian Preparatory Academy here: libertyprepnc.com facebook.com/pages/LibertyPreparatory-ChristianAcademy/135314831504 youtube.com/LibertyPrepAcademy – Amie Weir ir in front of the Doug and Amie We Christian Academy Liberty Preparator y PAGE 32 Achieve Achieve PAGE 33 May 2 0 13 NEW PLATINUM CONFERENCE NPC Y O U H O L D T H E K E Y S to you r su c c ess Congratulations, New Platinums! “This business is all about you. This is a business built on people, and it has always been a business that focuses on people, and will always be a business that focuses on people. This is a business that focuses on your dreams, on your goals, on your aspirations. It’s an organization that believes that you do hold the keys to your future.” – Doug Devos at NPC, May 2013 PAGE 34 Achieve Achieve PAGE 35 NEW PLATINUM CONFERENCE “I felt so welcome! Amway treated us like celebrities!” – HEARD AT NPC We l co m e ho m e to West Michigan The home of Amway and New Platinum Conference, May 2013 Big dreams, hard work and late nights have paved the way to New Platinum Conference (NPC) for these business owners. Kits, courses and apps got them started; mentoring and encouragement have sustained their sales and sponsoring. Their rewards? That shiny new Platinum pin and a coveted invitation to NPC! Join us as we share their NPC experiences … PAGE 36 Achieve Achieve PAGE 37 NEW PLATINUM CONFERENCE “It’s amazing to me that the head of this huge global company, the largest direct seller in the world, took the time to meet with us, answer our questions, pose for pictures … Unbelievable! I feel so honored!” – HEARD AT NPC New Platinum Conference delivers on its promise to provide you with: • World-class education, proven to help you build your skills in leadership, optimizing income and sponsoring • Informative and inspirational presentations • Opportunities to interact with Amway North America leaders, sales team members and IBO leaders Learn more Listen to Bob Andrews’ full speech at: AchieveMagazine.com/NPC13-BobAndrews PAGE 38 Achieve Achieve PAGE 39 I love the PAGE 40 Achieve NEW PLATINUM CONFERENCE New Platinum Conference in West Michigan wouldn’t be complete without exclusive, behind-the-scenes private tours of Amway World Headquarters in Ada … and, of course, an evening of light-hearted relaxation and fun! “I’m thrilled to be here at the home of Amway! What a great idea to show us the research areas; the customer service department; and the place where the people who support us every day work. It made the business come alive for us. Loved being in Ada!” – HEARD AT NPC Achieve PAGE 41 NEW PLATINUM CONFERENCE C e l ebrat i n g y o u r Success “We want to challenge you to consider where you take your business next. We want you to dream big. We want you to set goals. We want you to imagine what your future could be. This is just a start. This is just one piece, one step … ” – Doug Devos Coming Fall 2013 … Learn more Check out all of this action and more at: AchieveMagazine.com/npc-2013 “We’re all in this, together, to help you be successful. This business has always been about bringing people together to work in a spirit of collaboration, in a spirit of partnership, in a way that I think is incredibly unique.” MORE INFO AT: AchieveMagazine.com/npc-2013-fall – Doug Devos PAGE 42 Achieve Achieve PAGE 43 North American Growth Council North American Growth Council 2013 was amazing, wasn’t it? We hope you’re still talking about it and want to share the experience with everyone you know! We’re trying to make that a little easier! In addition to providing you with tons of great photos on Flickr, we’ve put together a downloadable pack of photos for your own personal use. Learn more Download a package of NAGC photos and check out video highlights of the trip at: AchieveMagazine.com/nagc13-at-a-glance PAGE 44 Achieve Achieve PAGE 45 Reaching Emerald is a significant achievement, the result of sustained effort and successful leadership. As Emeralds, IBOs have demonstrated their ability to sell, recruit, train, motivate, and teach others to do the same. They have built healthy organizations and are reaping the rewards of their hard work. Lorenza and Roberto Martínez | California Living the dream: The light Roberto saw at the end of the tunnel when he learned about the Amway™ business now shines brightly on him and Lorenza (Lore). “Being able to sleep in, not punch a time clock, take Daniela (10) and Bianca (8) to school, and spend time with each other – these are the wonderful things we enjoy, thanks to this business!” he says. Looking to the future: “One of the greatest recommendations I can make is learn how to dream,” he continues. “Dreams are the fuel that will keep you going.” For Roberto and Lore, their dreams include travel (Jerusalem, Hawaii, and Italy), a ranch house with horses, a stellar education for their girls, and being able to help others accomplish their dreams through the Amway opportunity. Germán Calvo | California Cindy Min and Boksoo Lee | California Living the dream: After years of tying his bumper to his old and worn-out car to hold it in place, Germán enjoys driving his new vehicle. Even more than the toys and the travel, however, he loves being able to dedicate quality time to “my beautiful daughter, Merlyn Yaretzi (7). Thank goodness I can, since I don’t have a job!” Now instead of working 14 hours a day at two jobs, he has time for the important things in life and building his Amway™ business. Living the dream: Cindy and Boksoo have found a close-knit community of friends among fellow IBOs since starting their Amway business. “We came here (from Korea) looking for a business,” she explains. They liked that the startup cost was substantially lower than other opportunities they’d considered. Eventually, Boksoo was able to leave his job as manager of a flower shop. “Before, I was focused on the now,” he says. “Now I’m among the 5% planning for the future.” Looking to the future: “I want to make sure Merlyn can follow her dreams,” Germán says, “and I also want to bring my parents here (from Mexico).” Beyond that, “I am eager to take my business to the next level, thankful for the opportunity I have, and grateful I can share it with more people.” Looking to the future: Cindy becomes emotional talking about their goals. “We want to live out our Christian faith by supporting missionary work. It’s also important to us to take good care of our parents. And we want to share our success with downline IBOs by taking them on a cruise when we reach Diamond.” Hilda and José Garcia | Florida Robbie and Shishma Mohammed | Trinidad Living the dream: When José learned about the Amway business opportunity, he saw freedom from the physically demanding tile-laying business he and Hilda owned. “We wanted to quit at a decent age,” he relays. Thanks to their Amway business, “We’ve already realized that dream.” They’ve also grown closer to their daughters, Adianet (31), who’s a Sapphire, and Yanin (29), who’s qualifying Gold. “This business has been a blessing for the unity it has brought our family!” José remarks. Living the dream: “We have a lot more flexibility, peace of mind, and time for ourselves (and soon their son, due in September),” Robbie says. “This is all that we do – and have done since college. We enjoy showing people there is a better way!” He and Shishma have worked hard to reach out to those from Gen Y: They even maintain some product inventory so their customers don’t have to wait once they place their orders. Looking to the future: Hilda loves traveling and is looking forward to doing more of it down the road. “But right now we’re in the run for Diamond,” she says. Someday she and José would like to own a “beautiful, big home with lots of bedrooms and a pool” so that they always have room for friends. Looking to the future: “We’re excited about our son growing up in the business and reading his first book, The Magic of Thinking Big!” Shishma says. She and Robbie also look forward to “planting the dream and vision in others. This is our passion,” she states. “We believe this business will work for anyone if they don’t give up on their dreams.” Eulogio and Aurelia López | California Juanita Martínez and Ubaldo Gomez | Illinois Living the dream: “One of the things that attracted us to the Amway business is that we could work together,” says Eulogio, who owned and operated two businesses with his wife. While they managed to work together in those endeavors, “We work together better now,” Aurelia says. “We’re truly a team, thanks to all we’ve learned.” Living the dream: From the brink of divorce to, as they lovingly describe it, “spending pretty much 24/7 together,” Juanita and Ubaldo are amazed at the difference their Amway business has made in their marriage. It’s also impacted their finances, allowing Ubaldo to leave his job in car sales and Juanita her job in computer repair. “We recommend that people keep an open mind and do the research” when presented with the opportunity, he says from experience. Looking to the future: “We came from Mexico with the dream of doing something big in the land of opportunity,” she continues, “and quickly realized work derails dreams. Amway has given us so many opportunities and satisfactions, but the greatest is planting the vision of what could be in another person.” Sharing the rewards of their business with their parents and children (Irvin Luis, 21; Yajaira, 19; Rafael, 16; and Jennifer, 12) is the icing on the cake. Read more about each new Emerald qualifier at: RECOGNITION | EMERALD Emerald Looking to the future: “Our kids say, ‘If you guys are happy, then the whole family is happy,’” Juanita shares. Naomi (24), Daisy (17), and Isaiah (10) “have also grown through this wonderful opportunity,” she adds. While money can’t buy happiness, it can help you fulfill certain dreams, like traveling the world and supporting charitable organizations. The average monthly Gross Income for “active” IBOs in the U.S. was $202 in 2010. Approximately 46% of all IBOs in the U.S. were “active.” ACHIEVEMAGAZINE.COM > ACHIEVEMENT > EMERALD STORIES PAGE 46 Achieve Achieve PAGE 47 Mayelin Torres and José Luis Cabrera | Florida Living the dream: For Kun, the Amway™ business embodies everything his wife Gloria exemplified: energy, enthusiasm, loyalty, and sincerity. “She saw the potential to positively impact a lot of people,” he says. Sadly, Kun, and indeed the greater Amway community, lost an amazing friend when Gloria passed away in February from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Kun, who suffered multiple fractures, spent several weeks in the hospital. Living the dream: “Life is happier for us today,” states José Luis. “Thanks to our Amway™ business, we feel like we’re making a difference.” Adds Mayelin, “We have that hope that you really can’t find in any other line of work. Our goals are always changing and growing, and life just keeps getting better.” Looking to the future: “I’ve had a lot of support from downlines and my sons (Jay Youl and Jae Chang),” he says. Still recovering, Kun’s eager to meet granddaughter Seoeun (their first), born May 16 in Korea. Qualifying Diamond is in his plans, “because that was Gloria’s goal.” He pauses and then adds, “I want to be her Diamond.” Looking to the future: Mayelin has her sights set on leaving her job in accounting in the near future. “I’m looking forward to spending more time with our children (Katelyn, 11, and Brian, 7) and seeing the world,” she says. “We both want to dedicate ourselves full time to our Amway business so we can do more to help our family, our team, and certain charities,” adds José Luis, who owned a towing company when they started. Tulio and Nelina Portal | New Jersey Ligia and Aramis Valencia | Florida Living the dream: “We love to eat together with our children (Nelina, 24; Anita, 23; and Tulio Jr., 21 – all IBOs), because we never had time before,” says Nelina, a general manager of a fast-food restaurant. Thanks to her and Tulio’s Amway business, she’s been able to cut back from working six-and-a-half days at the restaurant per week to working part time. “Amway is my life and my future!” she exclaims. Living the dream: When his restaurant closed its doors, Aramis and Ligia were left with tremendous debt. Even with three jobs between them, they still struggled financially. Enter the Amway business. “It has been life itself!” Aramis remarks. Not only are they paying off their debt, they’re also on track for Diamond, a goal their seven children fully support. “They’re looking forward to Hawaii,” Ligia exclaims. Looking to the future: Tulio, a former long-haul driver, loves that life now holds “a lot of possibilities and dreams.” Besides making sure their parents are never in need and their children are established in their professions, the Portals want to establish an orphanage in their homeland of Peru. “Amway doesn’t give you just a business, but the opportunity to help others,” he says. Looking to the future: “Aramis kept telling me, ‘Wait until we get there!’ because he knew life would get better,” she says. “Now our goal is to get all our team to at least the level of Emerald.” From here, the goals of buying “a great big house” and supporting Aramis’ mother so she can retire no longer seem impossible. Félix Salazar and Lizceldy Carmona | California Ana Wilda and Manuel Morales | Dominican Republic Living the dream: This past December, Félix was finally able to quit his construction job. “It was too much stress!” he recalls. “The peace of mind our Amway business now gives me is a great wealth I wouldn’t trade for anything.” Lizceldy, who’s been home with their children Alejandro (5) and Litzy (4) since they were born, remarks, “Being able to dedicate my time to them is priceless!” Living the dream: Before starting their Amway business, “we had a very fastpaced life and hardly saw each other or our children (Manuel Eduardo, 6, and Ana Lucía, 4),” recalls Ana Wilda. At Sapphire, she was able to quit her job as an attorney. Through the Amway business, Manuel, who owns a construction company, is “now able to focus less on building housing and more on building people,” he says. “Now we have time to walk together and plan vacations.” Looking to the future: Félix agrees. “We love spending time with them and want them to know the world is big and they can achieve anything.” Travel, a larger home, giving back to their hometown in Mexico – these are all on their dream list. But at the top is “to be the first Hispanic Crown Ambassadors in the U.S,” he says. “We eat, sleep, and breathe this business!” RECOGNITION | EMERALD Gloria and Kun Oh | Minnesota Looking to the future: “Of course, we want to help downline IBOs and secure the future for our children,” Ana Wilda comments. “But we also want to treat our parents like royalty! And we want to give back. We believe here on earth, we are the hands of God, so we want to make a difference.” Hugo and Alicia Sosa | Nevada Living the dream: “We are thankful for the Amway business,” says Hugo, who’s been able to leave the hard work of waiting tables behind. “It’s improved not only our finances, but all areas of our lives.” Having control over their time means he and Alicia are able to spend more time together and “give our daughters (Meztli, 13, and Dafne, 7) the time they need and deserve. We’re confident we chose the right way, because of these rewards and blessings in our life.” Looking to the future: “We joined this business to achieve our goals,” Alicia says, sharing that she and Hugo dream of traveling to Italy and Brazil, and someday owning a cabin. “Now our commitment is to our team, who’ve become like family to us. We’ll work hard to support their dreams as well.” Read more about each new Emerald qualifier at: The average monthly Gross Income for “active” IBOs in the U.S. was $202 in 2010. Approximately 46% of all IBOs in the U.S. were “active.” ACHIEVEMAGAZINE.COM > ACHIEVEMENT > EMERALD STORIES PAGE 48 Achieve Achieve PAGE 49 RECOGNITION | Sapphire SAPPHIRE Achieving Sapphire exhibits dedication to building a sustainable balanced business and mentoring others to do the same. PAGE 50 Germán Calvo California Ricardo and Blanca Cardenas Florida Juan Vicente Castro and Rosa Miriam Deras New York Juan Sanchez and Lucia Andrade California Tianhong Li New York Hilda and José Garcia Florida Sanglim Lee and Jihoon Han New Jersey Qing Xin Li and Shang Zhi Wang New York Amanda and Brandon Wood Wisconsin Wen Sheung Ye New York Chan Lin New York Humberto and Bertha Mariscal Florida Samuel and Cheryl Randall Michigan Achieve Ligia and Aramis Valencia Florida Achieve PAGE 51 RECOGNITION | Ruby RUBY Attaining Ruby reflects a strategic investment in time and effort to produce significant financial rewards. PAGE 52 Ismael Aparicio and Benita Martinez California Tim and Megan* Bohr Iowa Oscar and Arlene Buendia Illinois Wen Chao Ou New York April Packer Idaho Jacky Padilla and Josh Nangle Florida Chiu Ling Chih New York Jorge Collado and Maria Gabin Florida Dong Dong New York Ravinder Pal and Rajwant Kaur Ontario Svetlana and Yelisey Primachenko Washington Kwok Tai and Li Yu Lin Texas Chris Eckert Saskatchewan Teresa and Jose Luis Gutierrez California Sara Li New York Xiuhua Wang and Yongfeng Yin California Wen Sheung Ye New York Dave and Esther Zhang Alberta Achieve *Not pictured Achieve PAGE 53 RECOGNITION | PLATINUM Platinum Sponsors in italics. Reaching Platinum is an important milestone in building a profitable and sustainable Amway™ business. When you achieve Platinum, you have built a strong foundation and demonstrated the ability to build a successful enterprise with great growth potential. PAGE 54 Carlos and Elda Avila Maria A. Ayala Dominican Republic Enmanuel Guillen and Anni Sanchez Illinois Emigdio and Maricela Perez California Guillermo Alvarado Margarita Babadzhanov and Peter Borukhov Marco and Luz Barbosa Rogelio Barcenas and Maria De Los Angeles Barenas Taylor and Nikkie Breckenridge Gordon and Crys Bridges Alberta Gregory Balay Alberta Christine and Jayson Barrows Benita Gutierrez and Francisco Bueno* New York Edward and Valia Mitchell Prashant and Vaneeta Aggarwal Swami and Santosh Aggarwal Miguel Aguilar and Marta Monterola Alberta Har Krishan and Sunita Dass British Columbia Nipun Aggarwal Massachusetts Rosa Monterola Nadeem Ahmed and Fasiha Zehra José Alba and Nicole Aguilera Victor Sr. and Felipa Alcaraz Matthew and Brenna Alderman Miguel Brito and Alexia Montaño Sergey and Lena Budnik Oscar and Arlene Buendia Ontario Muhammad and Nausheen Iqbal Florida Michele and Alberto Aguilera Nevada Zulma and Jose Mayorga Colorado Jennifer and Shane Powell Dominican Republic Diosbervy Richter Gomez Washington Valeriy and Maryna Mysko Illinois Victor Barahona Suresh Alluri and Leela Ghantasala Juan Amaya and Lorena Rodriguez Jose Amparan and Maria Burciaga Marco and Jennifer Campos Francis Carias and Awilda Melendez Manuel Castillo and Coritza Escalante Illinois Calixtro Sida and J. Ana Amaya Illinois Marciano and Carmela Lazaro Venkateshwar Appaji and Nira Ramachandran Kim and Valentina Cairns North Carolina Deepa Venkatesh and Venkatesh Thirumalaisamy Florida Ivan Koshkarev and Nina Koshkareva Illinois Derek and Jill Kosek Dominican Republic Ernesto Carias Ferreira and Sabrina Santana De Jesus Minnesota Rodolfo Escamilla and Yisel Uribe Francisco and Gabriela Aquino Jorge Arellanes and Julia Rodriguez Johnny Arevalo and Madeline Totorica Amit and Richa Arora Kevin Cen and Ivy Lee Chiu Chin Chen California Teresa and Jose Alba Florida Juanita Gonzalez Ontario Zeenia and Vishal Kakar Polivio Castillo and Darianny Bencosme Jorge Castro and Olga Pinto California Felipe Rosales and Monserrath Aguilar Florida Fausto, Melania and Laurelle Estrella California Manita Li and Qi Cheng New York Tsai Ching Liang Achieve Francisco Aguilera and Maria De La Luz Aguilar Deligne Ascencion and Lucia Vasquez California Olga Posti Massachusetts Anand and Smita Rangoli Arizona 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Julio Alves Texas Maria Vaca Arizona Josefina and Antonio Rodriguez California Miguel and Rosa Garcia Roberto Garcia and Fabiola Perez Garcia Mario and Ana De Arcos Antonio and Maria De La Torre Dennis and Donisia DeCicco Amy and Dustin Delay Severo and Lupe Garcia Enrique Gil and Nayeli Calderon Amy Girgis Jose and Barbara Gonzalez California Angelica Saavedra California Sandy Jacobo and Salvador Ortiz New York Alfonse and Nuccia Amato Texas Jennifer and Matthew Oaks Oregon Jose Lopez and Hilda Perez California Mariela and Hugo Castillo Tennessee Raymond Bales California Martha Salas Toula and Lom Detoudom Adrian Diaz and Violeta Ibarra Jairo and Delsy Diaz Nousta Dieudonne Nancy Gonzalez Trent and Ashlee Griffin Carlos and Lorena Guerrero Jaime and Anabel Gueta Connecticut Kuldeep Lakhesar California Narciso and Maria Mora Florida Mary Velez and Luis Esguerra Dominican Republic Marthe Denis Florida Melba Martinez Colorado Jerry and Kim Jankanish California Marcelino Bautista and Guadalupe Maria North Carolina Antonio and Elvia Rodriguez Arnold and Ana Dotson Ivan Duran and Maria Moreno Chris Eckert Carlos Guzman and Blanca Valladares Oliver Guzman and Jeannifer Gomez Youn and Dae Ham Florida Julian Garcia and Annarelli Prado Saskatchewan Noella and Ryan Olynyk Eduardo Fernandez and Yesenia Amaya Carlos Gutierrez and Zulecnis Lugo California Yukyong and Luke Paik Texas Lennys and Jose Jimenez Maryland Reyna Garcia Dominican Republic Maria Magdalena Puntiel Maryland Johnny Hom and Sun Hee Lee Achieve New Jersey Mateo Perez Santiago and Tamara Perez Lopez California Jesus Sanchez and Maria Cortez *Not pictured RECOGNITION | PLATINUM PLATINUM PAGE 56 Ling Yu Chen Georgia Maricela Delgado Gomez and Jose Perlera Achieve PAGE 57 California Alfredo Morales and Cecilia Preciado Texas Reina Menjivar and Alberto Jorge Claudio Herrera and Seferina Robles Javier and Maria Herrera Kevin Li and Ruth Wang Xiu Qin Lin Alejandro Lopez and Catalina Solis Demecio Lopez and Adelina Ramirez Dominican Republic Dorca Gil Texas Alfredo and Josefina Mandujano California Hye Kang and John Lee New York Ya Jun Xie and Xiao Xiang Lin New York Justa Lopez and Melissa Perez Delaware Santos Perez Ramirez and Marilu Ramirez Sandoval Marta Lopez and Juan Carlos Martinez Porfirio López and Angelina Lebrón Miguel Angel and Maricela Luviano Nitin and Geetika Malhotra Dominican Republic Yei Valverde and Ligia Lebron California Arturo Torres Colorado Ashish and Prabha Garg Rodrigo and Lilia Martinez Sergio Martinez and Noemi Chan Joseph and Hillary Mc Cormick North Carolina Nereyda Badillo California Rosa Maria De La Cruz Illinois Tony and Janelle Wimbish Mikey and Lizett Mendez Adan Merida and Sara Gutierrez Salvador and Claudia Meza California Ruben Contreras California Leticia Miguel Missouri Juan and Maria Perez Mike and Emily Hojjat Racop and Wilai Hongladaromp Mei Huang Marcos Hurtado and Edith Gomes Illinois Derek and Jill Kosek California Pete and Matanee Shee California Alexander Chen and Shishi Huang Illinois Tomas Gutierrez Montes and Maria Contreras Rodriguez Jamal Hussein and Amran Muhumed Aweis Ena Interiano and Ramiro Barillas Jesus Jimenez and Cristina Perez Jose and Lennys Jimenez New York Douglas and Carmen Varela California Cristina Ortega and Hugo Ruiz Texas Juan Ordonez and Sara Hirsz Reymundo and Atanacia Jimenez Edmund and Zihong Jow Gary Ka and So King Ng California Felix Jimenez California Emily Cai and Kim Lee Ontario Choi Wan Ng and Nam Sang Fu George Klimathianos and Martha Acevedo Eduardo Rocael Mejia Roldan and Cristina Garcia Aquino Florida Consuelo and Jose Lopez Georgia Salomon Zacamo Cisneros and Maria Ines Palacios Grajales Pavlo and Lyudmyla Kostenko Vinod and Sherry Kumar Tatyana Kurilova Jian Xin and Taoxian Li* Samer and Mariana Mikhail Selena and Jared Moon Juan Antonio and Mercy Morales Jesus and Gema Moras Oregon Valeria and Igor Haratin Ontario Tehmuresp and Shehnaz Jijina North Carolina Olga and Viktor Lavrinenko New York Junyuan Huang Florida Diaa and Marian Ghabbour Florida Terry Ullman New York Karla Gonzalez and Francisco Salgado Utah Raul Gonzalez and Efigenia Blanco Minnesota Bashir Shafii and Abshiro Mohamed PAGE 58 Cristobal Hernandez Mendoza and Sara Mendoza Achieve *Not pictured Illinois Maria Oliveros Lorenzo Martinez and Maria Angel Nunez Texas Jesus and Rosa Gomez Achieve RECOGNITION | PLATINUM Urbano Hernandez and Nayeli Zecua PAGE 59 Mario Moreno and Alma Zazueta Valeriy and Maryna Mysko Matthew and Sumalee Narata Maria O. Peralta Daniel and Crystal Pierre Manuel and Veronica Pineda California Miguel Moreno and Guadalupe Parra Nebraska Yuri Lara Washington Oleksandr and Iryna Voyevudko Nevada S. Phramaha Paman Virginia Teodoro Baten and Rutilia Lopez Florida James and Nadia Stubbs California Carlos Sanchez Sanchez and Laura Sanchez Luis Navarrete Santos and Maria Ortiz Marquez Jensay and Jacqueline Numa Alejandro and Alejandra Ochoa Ismael Orellana and Maria Jimenez Tulio Portal Jr. and Roxana Marin Nikolay and Raisa Potafiy Belkys and Max Prieto John Quach and Kim Ngo Florida Dook and Kamala Combs Tennessee Wenceslao Rodriguez and Elena Maria Massachusetts Ana Montesinos and Joaquin Aguirre New Jersey Anita Portal Massachusetts Yelena and Mikhail Sergeychik Texas Dana Figueroa and Ricardo Ramirez California Wenjin Yao and Eang-Hak Quach Eudes Fabian Ortiz and Silvia Perez Luis Wen Chao Ou April Packer Parikshit and Naina Ralhan Jaime Ramirez and Erika Bernal Joel and Alicia Ramirez Ricky and Norma Ramirez New York Chan Lin Idaho Charles and Dwi Crees Ontario Parmod Kumar and Ranju Ralhan Florida Martha and Jiro Lopez Nevada Raul Ramirez and Marina Celedon Illinois Obed Alvarado Jose Camilo Ramos and Silveria Castaneda De Ramos Anand and Smita Rangoli Carlos M. Rigali Reinaldo and Carmen Rivas Massachusetts Kartik Balakrishnan and Shobha Kartik Florida Pastor Miranda and Miosoty Caleyo California Oscar Recinos Amaya and Sinia Recinos Jorge L. Rodriguez and Maribel Solano Reynel Rodriguez and Myrna Larrauri North Carolina Mario Bustos and Marisa De Luna Roberto Organero and Anais Cruz Florida Alfredo and Lissett Rosales PAGE 60 RECOGNITION | PLATINUM Antonio and Carmen Moreno Dominican Republic Andres Vargas and Vicenta Campusano Ravinder Pal and Rajwant Kaur Mi Gyeong and Seon Hwan Park* Soyoung Park Joel and Minal Parmar Ontario Surinder and Raikha Kaloti New Jersey Sanglim Lee and Jihoon Han California Inkwan Ji Massachusetts Sanjay and Asha Rajwadi Nutthanade Parunchaichayanon Kinjal and Payal Patel Jacobo Payero and Cecilia Garcia Jose and Clara Pena Victor and Patricia Rivera Aldo Roa California Nutchayathorn and Nutkanate Parunchaichayanon Pennsylvania Falguni and Nayan Chokshi Dominican Republic Jose Ramirez and Rosa Mencia California Mariza and Julian Avellaneda Florida Niurka Vazquez and Heredio Rodriguez Dominican Republic Jose Ramirez and Rosa Mencia Achieve *Not pictured California Lourdes and Luis Villarreal California Maximino Martinez and Demetria Maria Kannalin Piyanantawarin and Chaweang Kunchayangkul New Jersey J.A. Cook Florida Lesvy Bacallao and Lisandra Martinez Achieve PAGE 61 RECOGNITION | PLATINUM PAGE 62 Eloy Romero and Bartola Salgado Juan Marcial and Florinda Rosales Miriel Rosiles and Cristina Aguirre Andre and Safie Russell Rittawat Siripool Robin Smith Jose Sola and Maria Avila Ronnie Sta Monica and Jenny Xie Texas Oscar Flores California Artemio Romero Oregon Jose Guadalupe Lopez New York Korey Patrick Washington Narongrit Kongthong Alberta Michael and Olivia Assi Adou Massachusetts Blanca Lopez and Jose Luis Gonzalez Ontario Lalantha Siyasena and Rohana Dankotuwage Victor and Maribel Salgado Armando and Aurora Samperio Juan Sanchez and Lucia Andrade Jose Sandoval and Yanet Lopez Jae Ho and Sung Yoh Suk Eric and Vivian Takang Amanda Tang and Bill Leslie Khurshid and Mehernosh Tarapore Washington Constantino Flores and M. Guadalupe Cruz Texas Juan and Yolanda Garcia California Roberto Prado and Araceli Ortega California Abraham Hernandez and Alejandra Ortega California Lily and David Sung Maryland Deshy Kinfu California Danny Chiu and Ning Wang Ontario Firdosh and Nilofer Sethna Piyush Sanghavi and Shilpa Karnavat Anahuac Santana and Julissa Sanchez Javier Santana and Marielys Alicea Kathleen Santana Ramos Ompal and Neena Taya Isaias and Lupita Tello Jennie Tilles Eduardo and Carmen Torres Massachusetts Samuel Morris Dominican Republic Aldo Roa Puerto Rico Maritere Padilla and Nazario Perez Dominican Republic Anahuac Santana and Julissa Sanchez Alberta Joginder Pandher and Jagwinder Khera Nebraska Adolfo Castillo and Adela Ortiz California Ronald and Debbie Tilles California Nereyda Maroot Sopanut Sereethoranakul Elias Serulle Jeremy and Amanda Servian* Bashir Shafii and Abshiro Mohamed Fernando Torres and Silvia Ortega Rajiv Trivedi and Ronak Patel Dominican Republic Elias and Lourdes Serulle New York Arturo and Andrew Servian Minnesota Ayan Geelle and Mohamed Yasin California Juan Carlos Palacios New Jersey Daniel and Magda Baratta Maithily Uthayasangar and Uthayasangar Thurairajah* Ramon and Maria Valdez Washington Chanya Chunharit Sanjiv and Priti Shah Giovanny Silva and Diana Romero Isabel Silva Jose and Genoveva Vargas Nathan and Aimee Vari Anselmo Vazquez and Irma Figueroa Florida Diana and Mario Ponce California Pedro Lopez and Ines Guevara Samrit Sirifuangwattana and Jine Wang* Sergio Valenzuela and Maribel Taveras New Jersey Paramesh and Bharathi Nalval Dominican Republic Manuel Morales and Ana Wilda Luna Texas Leobardo and Selene Ramirez North Carolina Hugh and Sherry Lafferty Illinois Roberto Camacho and Francisca Romero Camacho Achieve New York Peng Wang and Rui Shan Qiu *Not pictured Ontario Cynthia Constance Iowa Mericia and Luis Pena Achieve PAGE 63 RECOGNITION Congratulations! Achieving Gold or Silver Producer is an important step toward Platinum qualification. When you reach one of these levels, you are on your way to building a strong and lasting business. Filiberto Vazquez and Socorro Rodriguez Vazquez Arizona Silvia Mendez Gabriela Vegas and Mario Gil Isaac and Lani Velazquez Ernesto and Julerdy Veras Florida Matias and Aymara Caceres Illinois Arturo Silva New Jersey Alba Taveras Gold Producer Lisheng Cao Patrick and Jamie Dewitt Javier Acosta and Idalis Hernandez Martin and Esther Capistran Guillermo Agramonte Omar Carmona and Patricia Gallegos Leonardo Diaz and Xiomara Mercedes Blas and Praxedez Grifaldo Richard Carter and Pohlin Ho Yanka Diaz Carlos Grullon Jatniel Casanas Andres Diaz Jr. Elvis and Sandra Grullon Mateo Alavez Martinez and Martina Bautista Santiago Antonio Castellanos and Julissa Grullon Gao Pan Dong Maria Guallpa Jianfei Dong Luz Albarracin Eladio and Lilian Castellanos Ruiping Dong Melvin Guardado and Reyna Bardales Dan and Tami Albaugh Helena Castrillon-Suarez and Orlando Suarez Amal and Pampa Dutta Xiaoshi Gui Juan Ramon Erazo Horace Guiness Juan C. Cebreros and Susana V. Rubio Ned Esteban Lopez Chuanyu Guo Guiulianna and Beto Cespedes Chang Jun Fan Xiaomin Guo Loon Foo Chan Xue Yao Fan Julia Elena Gutierrez Ning and Ashley Chang Abbe Fang Michael and Tita Gutierrez Victor and Maria Gutierrez Deepak Dev and Varsha Arora Arturo Chavez Ramirez and Christina Roque Arodys Felipe and Yoel Monzon Alfredo Arredondo and Bertha Islas Cui Lan Chen Anay Fernandez and Hermes Hernandez Jose Gutirrez Hernandez and Carolina Murillo Ernesto Arteche and Danay Bazain M Hua Chen Diana Flores and David Contreras Danny and Cathy Guzman Qiyan Chen Mario Edwin Flores and Ana Villatoro Edgardo Guzman and Wilma Lozada Nancy Y. Flores Hiromi Hendrix Yuehua Chen Jaime Flores Flores and Bibiana Guzman Carro Jose Alberto Henriquez Yun Yu Chen Bee Hong Foo Sharon Chen Lin Guillermo Hernandez Juan and Esmeralda Franco Chun Mei Cheng Jesucita Hernandez Adelaide and Rayeman Cheung Javier Frias and Maria Angelica Solorio Maximiliano Hernandez Derrick Cheung Fredy Fuentes and Maria Zacarias Eva Cheung Abiael Garcia and Kevin Velazquez Ryan Cheung Baltazar and Irma Garcia Baskar Baskaran and Sri Pandurangan Yau Ting Cheung Melecio and Lidia Garcia Seung and Kyu Cho Susana Garcia Patricia Bayonet and Luis Heyaime Ken Jin Chong Yanin Garcia Seuk Gon Hong and Myung Sun Jang Facundo Benitez and Luz Bautista Fook Lin Chook Vinod Choudhary and Seema Naik Estuardo Godinez and Magdalena Banuelos Xue Hong Brian Benson Mariluz and Jaime Billoch Cheng Chun Chuang Gloria Gomez and Mauricio Uribe Abhisekh Biswal and Anurupa Satapathy Fernando Contreras and Patricia Perez Jose and Jeritza Gomez Summar Blackwell Rene Contreras and Raquel Ramirez Rito and Floridalva Gomez Felicita Cordova Ramirez and Mario Sanchez Elizabeth Gonzalez and Juan Carlos Cedeno Dolores Cortez Hiraim and Analiz Gonzalez Irina Ilina Aramis Costa and Madelyn Rodriguez Jairo and Juana Gonzalez Alejandro Illera and Maribel Perez Marjorie Gonzalez Maiko Izumina Rafael Gonzalez and Elsa Cabrera Morales Daniel Jackson and Maria Martinez Jon Cruz Nathaniel and Sommer Cunningham Robert Gonzalez Wei Jia-Moranz and Walter Moranz Rosa Gonzalez Xiu Rong Jiang Yosdel and Mairove Gonzalez Yan Jiang Jubis Gonzalez Martinez and Eva Marin Lozano Liliang Jin Domingo Aguilar and Cruz Flora Aparicio Marnida Alexandre-Michel and Pierre Nickel Michel Geremias and Maria Villalobos Travis and Micki Wagner Tony and Janelle Wimbish New York Hilda and Juan Morales Illinois Reyna Teliz Alberta Michael and Brandie Wagner North Carolina Khristopher and Rebecca Andrews Justin Alvarez Shuqin An Chuen Ang Martin and Saula Aquino Kugan Arumugam and Sagaja Kugan Sipriano Avendano and Caty Antonio Cesar and Etelbina Avila Wen Sheung Ye New York Zetian Shi Salomon Zacamo Cisneros and Maria Ines Palacios Grajales Melquiades Zarate Olmedo and Ulvith Arellanes Georgia Emeterio Chavez Reyes and Alberta Chavez North Carolina Heriberto Ayon Castaneda and Maria Ofelia Jimenez Kaung and Genni Zaw Kentucky Nay Soe Oo and Sui Sui Luis Banos and Rosa Sanchidrian Samuel and Iris Barajas Juan De Dios and Susana Barba Alejandro Barojas and Ruth Flores Lizeth and Carlos Barrera Olga and Jose Barrera Gersom Barreto and Yudeysi Marrero Ji Qi Zheng Lichun Zheng Xiaofei Zhu Jin Zhuang New York Qiong Zheng New York Peng Wang and Rui Shan Qiu New York Yun Nan Guo New York Roger Cui Alvaro and Laura Blanco Maria Bon and Reinol Abreu Palmira Borja and Jose Arroyo Michael Boza and Monica Bustamante Sayana Bozoeva Elaine Brunken Bryan Burke Edis Zurita and Odalys Ortega Florida Luis Perez and Maria Becena Ryan and Berenice Burns Miguel and Belen Camargo Genrong Cao Jingzhi Cao PAGE 64 Achieve Desiree Grande Mercedes Amelia Diaz Angel and Gela Aguilar Mario Vigil and Sonia Chicas Jose Gonzalez Ocasio and Brenda Flores Xingjie Chen and Xiu Rong Pan Yixi Chen Marc Cote and Fanny Coulombe Binghua Dai Emerson and Lily Del Aguila Jesus and Estela Del Rio Macedonio and Yessenia Gomez Camerina Gonzalez Pablo Guzman and Francia Pichardo Diana Hernandez Miguel and Maria Hernandez Robert Hernandez Arturo Herrera and Erika Aguilar Eligia and Enrique Herrera Ryan Holeon and Candi Briski Nitta Horsakulkon Wan Wan Hsu G. Yun Hu Amy Huang Jian Hua Huang Lily Huang Zuo Huang Kapil and Swati Jain Samuel Juarez and Marisela Bernal Achieve PAGE 65 Deepak and Atula Satam Zuliang Weng Nick and Nikki Schaidle Deborah Williams Gersom Barreto and Yudeysi Marrero Tes Gebrewold and Bitu Mendaye Santo Mariano and Eustoquea Ruiz Jake and Katarina Giesbrecht Jose and Maria Marquez Vergilly Winklar and Nancy Winklar-Rodrigues Josh and Sunny Battazzi Lailen and Josemarie Baua Amaury Gil Cordero and Estela Cordero Susana Danae Martinez and Rommel Suavedra Rajavelu Kandasamy and Praveena Velmurugaswamy Danae Martinez and Rommel Suavedra Yasniel Pina and Maria Antuna Lucila Plata Yokananth Sekar and Kirthiga Sathiyabalan Iyoko Kaneda Elmer Martinez and Evelin Aguirre Fermin Prado and Armelia Moya Marco Serrano and Maria Arellano Khai Shen Wong Sara Benitez Adan Gomez and Maria Herrera Elmer Martinez and Evelin Aguirre Theresa and Gerald Kaneshiro Hector Martinez and Rosa Cruz Shelly Proudfoot Sandra Shim Pong Len Wong Mareli Benitez-Gomez Rito and Floridalva Gomez Jon Martinez and Christine Ortega Miaomiao Ke Marcial Martinez and Leticia Delgado Vikram Purba and Rajeev Kumar Tyagi Travis and Amanda Sitzman Chia Ling Wu and Yin Ming Chen Antony Benjamin and Preatha Job Miguel Angel and Noemi Gongora Victor Martinez Salvador Martinez and Felipa Lerdo Andres Sylvia and Leroy Slater Meiyun Wu and Shan Hai Lin Abel and Yeni Gonzalez Fidencio Quinones and Manuela Salinas Tim and Samantha Smith Sandie Wu Veerabhadra Sarma Bhamidipati and Sandhya Thumsi Jesus Gonzalez and Eva Toledano Adela Martinez Lopez and Mariano Medina Flores Santiago Martinez Eduardo and Mabel Solano Sui Xin Xie Joan Manuel Blanco Del Rosario Jose Nicolas Gonzalez Zenaida Martinez Luis Jacinto Quintero and Janeth Alvarez Zenaida Martinez Luis Jorge Quintero and Yosbany Gutierrez Joana Solano and Juan Carlos Bonilla Jun Xu Claudia Bolanos and Jose Vargas Julio Gonzalez and Leydi Guerra Qi Hong Xu and Xiu Qiong Zhou Delaney Bonish John Goodleaf Ricardo Martinez Villela and Rosalinda Martinez Hanxiang Song Wanna Xu Iris and David Boodhoo Mahalia Gosepa Jeewon Song Huifang Yang Marcos and Gina Bracho Franklin Guzman and Veronica Diaz Lang Khai and Lian No Balaram and Umakumari Khanal Hooi Kim Santosh and Sundari Kumbera Yuet Mui Kwan Kam Keung Kwok Christian Mateo and Ivelisse Gonzalez Za Tang Daw Nan and Tu Lum La Shi Harish and Usha Mehta Manoj Ramachandran and Arpita Mukherjee Stephanie Mejia and Cristian Molina Briseida Ramirez and Lian Arieta Dario Soto and Dahiana Liriano Xiao Hui Yang Carina and Jesus Carrillo Jiaxiang He Orelvis Mendez and Irene Gutierrez Jose Ramirez Patrick Stoltenberg Xingxue Yang Fermin and Petra Cazales Donis Hernandez and Norma Ochoa Eliasar and Bertha Mendoza Ricardo Ramirez and Laura Gonzalez Roberto Tadeo and Ada Rivera Khian H. Yeoh Erika Hernandez and Carlos Benitez Jeffrey Talim Myoung Ja and Kwang Ho Yi Patricio Cejeda and M. Adelaida Rios Roberto Ramirez Kim Kit Tan Heesook Yoo Maria Isabel Hernandez Vargas Aravinda Ranatunga and Puja Pandya Shili Tan Ma Luisa Celestino and Gregorio Martinez Tina Young Ina and Bruce Hill Miguel Tapia and Maria Marroquin Maria Elena and Anibal Chadan Z. 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Gonzalez Isabel Gonzalez Maria Gonzalez and Jose Lira Oswaldis Gonzalez and Jane Liz De La Vega Rosemary Gonzalez Victor Gonzalez and Lucia Almanzar Shalu Rani Goraya Sandeep Grewal Graham Grieder Osvardo Guevara Medina Jiajia Guo Tracy Guo Gisselle Gutierrez Maricela Gutierrez and Jorge Arevalo Fletcher Haffield Eun Jin Ham Ying Han Stephen Haynes Fangfang He Ana Julia Hernandez Eliseo Hernandez and Virtud Hernandez Aleman Jose Hernandez and Maria Ramirez Jose Manuel Hernandez Maria Angelica Hernandez Amelia Herrera Kobe Ho Monica Ho Bing Hoa King Chen Hon Mary Ann Hopkins and Jesus Aguilar Bob and Dinah Howard Jian Hai Hu Qiwan Hu Wen Long Hu Judy Huang Min Yu Huang Qiu Xing Huang Shan Huang Adelina and Ignacio Huerta Maria Huerta Sthefany Hung and Jonathan Godoy Ca Iang and Thang Lian Andres and Icela Iglesias Junia Olibrice and Kesnel Jean Jin Qiao Jiang Liwei Jiang Shue Jiang and Zhongzhou Yu Xiu Yue Jiang Maricela Jimenez Omar Jimenez Carlos Jin Mona Jin Jean-Willer Joseph Zach Jun Hasmukh and Vanitaben Kalaria Amrit and Harjinder Singh Kalsi Santokh Karda Baljinder Kaur Balwinder Kaur Izabella Khananyeva and Ashurov Beni Jnny Kien Hyun Ok Kim Num Kim Sung Gin Kim Young Kim Zach Kinshella Jerry Kinzer Nagesh and Pavitra Kothakota Nicholas Kristock Michael Kuang Vadym Kuvakin Chang Lagwi and Htoi Mahaw Zau Doi Lahpai and Khawn Kareng Chun Wang Lam Vivian Lam Estefani N. Landaverri Derrick Lee Dune Lee Jike Lee Saucha Lee Won H. Lee Disney Leiva Alfredo Leon Yisel Leon Raquel Leyton and Efren Martinez Murillo Miguel Leyva E. Li Fangjia Li Jiashan Li Joan Li Qun Li Sammy Li Shangfeng Li Wei Li Xingying Li Shi Wei Liang Wei Liang Xiao Yu Liang Dasi Lin Hui Ying Lin and Feng Liu Jin Feng Lin Lanshan Lin Pingyi Lin Zihan Lin Huiru Liu Ji Hua Liu Lei Liu Qing Liu Tao Liu and Li Yang Yi Chuan Liu Zheng Dao Liu Zhiming Liu Zhixing Liu Maria Antonieta Lizarraga Corral Edgar and Brenda Lopez Ovide and Rosemarie Lorfils Yichen Lou Chihchieh Lu Jenny Lub Nghia Luong and Anh Dang Minjing Ma Wenjun Ma Antonio and Yenisee Machado Providencia Maleno Yatinder and Simmi Manchanda Bhandohal Manjit Travis and Rachael Manriquez Amada Manzueta Alemu Maroo Damaris Martich Maria Isabel Martinez Sandra Martinez and Jairo Guerra Jose Rafael Martinez Mendez Antonio Mazola Aracely Medrano and Ivan Ramirez Pei Qing Mei Reina Mejia Carlos Mendez and Maria Laguna Lilian Mendez Castellon Antonio Mendoza Mileinni and Carlos Montero Kevin Moonsee K.C. Moorman Amanda Mora Yanira Morales and Jorge Lima Roylance Moreno and Seidi Lopez Skye Mundon and Bazel Larosa Samaya Muradova Nithyakalyani Muraleetharan Daniel Murphy Norma Negron and Jose Rodriguez Ximei and Chao Qin Ni Cin Niang Antonio Nunez Eloy Nunez and Michelle Hallum Luz Maria Ochoa Oseguera and Ramon Mujica Maria De Los Ang Orellana Refugio Orozco and Fidelina Nunez Franklin and Nancy Ortega Maira Ortiz and Davitte Taveras Xia Ouyang Lilly Ovalles Ana Pacheco and Jose Luis Ruiz You Qing Pan Yuxian Pan Brij Parikh and Shweta Vyas Ilbong Park Moslin and Francesca Paul Larry and Stacey Payton Miguel Pena Raquel Pena De Garcia and Antonio Garcia Eddy Peralta Hector Peralta Irma Peralta Juana Maria Perez Raul Perez Katy Del C. Perez Caraballo Tim Picerno Dukenson Pierre and Guerlande Barreau Margarita Pineda Mario and Elizabeth Pineda Mini Po Alisia and Raul Polentarutti Xia Ping Pu Hui Qiao Yi Qiao My Quang Cristian Quintero and Yireisy Vasquez Valentin Quinteros and Maria Amaya Regla Rad and Regino Hernandez Gurdeep and Harinderjit Rai Achieve RECOGNITION | FAST TRACK Juan Valdez Jose Valenzuela Meran Duniesky Valle Damaris Valoy Jose Luis Vasquez and Dulce Ortega Vinnette Evadney Vassell Erick Diaz Vazquez Juan Vazquez and Yidah Diaz Mayelin Vazquez and Adrian Garcia Taryn Veloni Morena Guadalupe Ventura Laura Villasenor Oliver Vizcaino Hailu Vu Jerry Wan Ling Wan Jing Wang Jinghe Wang Lianrong Wang Shengming Wang Tony Wang Yue Wang Zemin Wang K. Sam Wauk Jasmeet and Davinder Welkhu Sam Wen Yuyan Weng Zhenxiu Weng Chris Wilson Floyd Witter Ann Wu Liqing Wu Napasorn Wutitanarudt Zhen Dong Xie Zhen Xuan Xie Baoluo Xu Yanqian Xu Zhe Hua Xue Alex Yan Amy Yang Xiangnan Yang Xu Yang Cesar and Gisella Yataco Ying Ye Lucia Yepiz and Luis Castellon Jianing Yu Mahally Yu Marco and Maggie Zavala Elsy Esperanza Zepeda Lima and Jose Torres Solis Natalia Zhakich Bo Zhi Zhang Chunhong Zhang PAGE 73 PAGE 74 Achieve Alicia Tellez Yongjie Teng Zu Qing Teng Naruchon Thame Sian Thang and Ciin No Neelam Thapar Gurdeep Thind K. Wok Titus Henry Tod Jason Todd Elba Torres and Rodolfo Canales Josh Tsai Apala Upadhyay and Baibhav Kc Victor Urena and Ana Mercedes Rodriquez Miguel and Mirelis Valdes Oralia and Jacob Valdez Lucelly Valencia and Jose Argueta Edgar and Edna Valenzuela Yurisley Valladares Jack and Lindsay Vanover Marisela Vargas Sonia Vargas and Angel Concepcion Carmen Velasquez and Nelson Garcia Juan Veraz Polanco Maria J. Villa Juan C. Villaman Abraham Villamil and Ines Rebollar Joseph Villarson and Rose Daphne Villarson Saint-Fort Tara Villatoro Radames Villega and Lineta Morffi Peter Wan Fengda Wang Ming Wang Samuel Wang Weiwei Wang Yan Jiao Wang Yuying Wang Zitong Wang Wint War and Pyae Myo Bingxue Wei Dean Wen Jingsa Wen Yishu Weng Karl Wilkins Shelly Wise Ethan Wofford Maryanna Wong Gilda Wu Jiesong Wu Louis Wu Melissa Wu Tamson Wu Ying Wu Anna Xiao Fei Xiao Weibo Xiong Emily Xu Mei Ya Shengmo Yan Chunshun Yang Faiyan Yang Lingmei Yang Linxin Yang Michael Yang Qidi Yang Qigong Yang Yiqing Yang Youshun Yang Yuning Yang Zhiqi Yang Zixin Yang Michael Yeung Lihua Ying Lin Yongzhi Sunny and Un Hui Yoon Kai-Da Yu Sammy Zeng Rachel Zeppa Dolly Zhang Liguo Zhang Linda Zhang Peng Zhang Shaofen Zhang Li Hua Zhao Weiqing Zhao Yang Zhao Daming Zheng Joy Zheng Shou Ping Zheng Yun Bin Zheng Jieshu Zhong Sihan Zhou Yan C. Zhou Rui Zhu Christian Zida July QUALIFIERS Philip and Cecelia Abrams Jose B. Abreu Mirna Acevedo Yunior Acosta and Helen Martin Sonia Aguilar and Michael Warner Blanca Aguirre Vargas and Ricardo Fuentes Lopez Marie Yves Joseph and Jhony Joseph Alexandre Vivian Alfaro Yunexi Alfonso Mayra Almonte and Leonardo Tejada Daisy Altamirano Eddy Alvarez Gloria Y. Alvarez and Reynaldo A. Centeno Ihosvany Alvarez and Norys Nodarse Jose Luis and Aydee Alvarez Sheila Alvarez Rodo Alvin Porkodi Ambikaiphakan Alex and Ariel Anicete Wu Annie Doris Aragon Gulinara Avedan Crystal Baeza Fraian Barcarse Teresa Bartos Mirayda Bello Minedy Beltre and Ronni Agramonte Sandi Bennett Jose Bisono and Socorro Valera Canario Richard and Liliana Black Yajaira Blanco and Jorge Urena Vargas Yaima Borges Wilfredo Botero Gurpreet and Sukhchain Brar Roselor-Marlene Brevert Ernest and Sterlande Louis Brimaire Ana Jose Bueno Alvarez Abilio Caballero and Julia E. Hernandez Betty Cai Yoannery Camacho and Orlando Gonzalez Xue Jun Cao German Carbajal and Rosario Valdiviezo Heather and Jason Carrier Javier Castillo Jorge Castro Melissa and Randy Caulder Saganpreet Chahal Fan Chan Hun Chan Kam Chan Lunise Charles Alexandre Nancy Charrette and Walter Krahn Baojin Chen Cui Ping Chen Guo Zhang Chen Jianmin Chen Jun Peng Chen Kris Chen Lili Chen Qiu Hua Chen and Wen Bin He Shuying Chen Yange999 Cheng Yuan Zen Cheng Yuxin Chi Jungok and Myong Soo Choi David and Teresa Contreras Beatriz Corona and Miguel Paredes Maria Couret Christian Crespo and Berta Bello Carl Damon Lauds Farah Daniel Sriharsha Dasika Francisco De Santiago and Juana Hernandez Carla De Sousa Daniel Dejenie Luz M. Delgado Amelia Deng Olga Zulay Denton Judith Descieux Toussaint Hansel Diaz Indira Diaz Osvaldo Diaz Luisa Maria Diaz Arias Johnny Ricardo Diaz Herrera Sui Dim Mirossy Disla and Rafinel Castillo Maria Dominguez and Pedro Patrocinio Emily Dong Norma Duarte Parmjit Dulku Lucia Duran and Julie Valdez Mayelin Edreida and Pedro Roques Nick Edwards Areon Emeal Jean Bernard Erisme and Yacinth Noisette Joaquin Antonio Espinal Hernandez Leonor Esson Yomarys Estevez and Jerry Pena Fatima Estrella Geiqian Fang Miguelina Feliz Xin Feng Marilda Ferreira and Alex C. Zendrini Michelle and Logan Foster Stephen and Katie Foster Emmanuel Fragoso and Sandra Valdez Laurisa Francis Eleanne Fuentes Niiara Fundukchiieva and Enver Ochilov Rosa Galicia Raul Gallegos and Viki Garcia Celida and Israel Galvan Maria Galvan and Jose Jesus Morales Caridad Galvez Francisco Garcia Maria Estela and Armando Garcia Miledy Garcia and Leonardo Urena Catalina Garnica Vasquez and Agapito Castillo Cruz Gaytan and Hipolito Leon Bob and Sue Gibson Dildeep Gill Ana Maria Gomez Carmen Gomez Clara Gomez Maria Stella Gomez and Carlos Alberto Iglesas Maria Victoria Gonzalez Milady Gonzalez Suzel Gonzalez Yureiki Gonzalez David Greffin Frank Guaragna Hugo and Sandra Guerrero Doris Guevara Daniel Guillen Jose A. Gutierrez Pedro E. Gutierrez Eddie Han Hiro He Kash He Yanping He Patrick Henriquez Arminda Hernandez Gloria and Fidel Hernandez Lorena Hernandez and Edgardo Jovel Maria Hernandez Yolaine Hernandez Miguel Angel Hernandez Aleman Damian Hernandez Zapata and Maria Gallegos Martinez Tania Hernandez-Robles William Patrick Hiett Kyle Howard Jay Hsu Nyi Min Hted and Su Su Hlaing Li Wen Hu Li Yu Hu Congshun Huang Fangjun Huang Gloria Huang Shao Mei Huang Shaoping Huang Yonghong Huang Zhiming Huang Josh Huggenberger Quang Huynh Sheila Jacobus and Roland Wester Ivan Jaimes Aida R. Jaraba and Guillermo Puello Angelica Jaramillo and Jose Luis Dominguez Bubba Jay Brian Jenkins Erla Jerome Ambroise and Dieumeme Ambroise Pingan Jiang Delia Jimenez De Kai Jin Junior and Stacey Jones Jun Hu Jun Ramarao Kalaga Wilasinee Kansomchit Shanon Kattoor Theodore Kessebeh Saleha Azam Khan Shin Hee Kim Yifeng Kim Jordan Kocina Anu Kolli Shanshan Kong Ruio Kou Jie Kuang Lourdes Labori Connie Lam Daniel and Rosa Lara Linda Vanessa Larios Jocelyne Larios Antunez Armando and Karina Ledesma Anthony Lee June Lee Mary Lee Sang Bo Lee Bin Lei En Lei Marta L. Lemus Chufan Li Xiaolian Li Zhaohua Li Zhaojin Li Louis Liao Roberto Lima and Maria Amaro Benny Lin Guang Lin Kleeman Lin Li Xian Lin Qiren Lin Xiao Fei Lin Xiaying Lin Yaping Lin Yi Yin Lin Ramiro and Teresa Lira Lira Angxing Liu Chang Liu Carmen Lopez Epifania Lopez Everilda Lopez Eva Lopez Martinez Lorenzo Lora and Mercedes Santana Sammy Lorenzo Benny Lou Gordon Lu Jenny Luong Brenton Lyman Liangsuo Ma Marlene Madrid Blanca Rosa Magerin Charlene Maldonado Renel Malvoisin Cinghuai Man and Sianlam Thang Hugo and Fatima Mancia Win Almira Mandy David Antonio Marin Joann Martin Adam Martinez Emanuel Martinez and Monika Henao Karla Martinez Stefan Marzahl Alma Matadamas Roberto Mayorga Joshua McKee and Christanie Alexander Jhoselyn Medina Manzueta Diego Mejia John Mejia and Marielly Alvarez Maria and Felix Mejia Gustavo Mena Hector Mendez and Beatriz Mora Achieve RECOGNITION | FAST TRACK Wayne and Marva Ralph Jose Ramirez and Lourdes Nieto Dani Ramirez Alay and Elda Cardona Lizette and Vincenzo Rapizza Pedro Regalado and Maria Santos Fidela Reyes Mery Reyes Orlando and Bethzaida Reyes Vania Reyes Aida Reynoso and Jaelis Jimenez Nancy Ricablanca Gissel Rincones Elena Rios Jeannete Rivas and James Ivey Lourdes Rivera Yanira Rivera Andrea Rodriguez and Mariano Mejias Juan Carlos Rodriguez Maria Rodriguez Jose Oliver Romero Aguilar Ana Cristina Roques and Jaime Rodriguez Rosa Maria and Ulices Rosales Hanser Rosario and Dahiana Silverio Yovanny Rosario and Rafael Romano Lal Ruati and Lal Khuma Mary Ruiz Zulema Saavedra Suphaphon Saensaradee Rosa Irma Salas Guerrero Javier Salgado Gurbachan and Satnam Salh Jesus Sanchez and Ana Pena Pablo Santos Cabrera and Fustina Moreno Caleb Schutter Riya Shah Susie Shao Almar Sheikh Guo Jie Shen Jian Fang Sheng Dan Shirlen Magali Silva Perez Rajdeep Kaur Singh Ha Song Elizabeth Soto and Santos Escobar Jesus and Amanda Soto Casimir Junior St Jean and Giovannie Felix Yanzi Sun Molly Tadesse Karyna Tapia Agripina Tejeda Del Rosario PAGE 75 IBOAI IBOAI MAKING A DIFFERENCE Luis Mendez and Carlota Rogel Juan Carlos and Margarita Mendoza Laura Mendoza and Carlos Sanchez Mario Merchan Patricia Millan Jung Min Roberto Monteagudo Starla Moore Ainadys Mora Leopoldo Morell Maria Mosquea Hernandez Ben Naidin Monica Naranjo Noemy Navarro Erlando and Lourie Mirma Nepomuceno Biddy Ng Jose Noboa Annette Noel Cherfils and Emmanuel Cherfils Celina Nunez Carmen Arelis Nunez Gonzalez Bing Nv Peter Obediente and Madeline Obediente Lambertina Felix Ordaz Ramirez and Isabel Perez Ramirez Marlene Ordonez Alejandra Ornelas Carina Ortiz and Pedro Isidro William Otwell Maria E. Palomarez Fanny Pang Dukens Papatoute Christian Pasto Bakul Pathak and Krishna Maitra Iris S. Pena Yan Zhi Peng Rosalys Peralta and Kalinowski Betemit Zobeida Peralta Juan Perez Marlon Perez and Denisse Cotes Olga Perez Yusdeivy Perez and Jorge Luis Garcia Yusimy Perez and Jorge Gonzalez Angela Perez Ortega Cao Pi Berline Pierre Rosena Pierre Durosier Bettie Fayette Pierre Michel Jesus Piloto and Isis Cruz Maria Pineda and Junior A. Montes Alidanis Pineiro Garcon Carline and Joubert Junior Pollas Jason Prasad Chenghua Qi Xiaofeng Qi Xue Ou Qi Ai Jin Qian Wendy Qiu Tom Queen Maria Fernanda Quiceno Bhim K. Rai Evangelina Ramirez Morelia Ramos Yamami Raymundo Toca and Jessica Hernandez Matilde Real Wei Ren Blanco Reyes and Hilda Rojas Maria Cristina Reyes Dilenny Reynoso and Jorge Matos Kyong and Michael Rhee Norma Riano Jesenia Rios Seranio Antonio Rivas Mendez Yuris Rivas Rodriguez Wilmar and Marbella Rodas Alba Rodriguez Lourdes Rodriguez and Persio Sanchez Rafaela Rodriguez Rudy and Sully Rodriguez Bay Roh Alejandro Ruiz Reyna Ruiz and Alma Becerra Jose D. Saavedra Ricardin Saintjean Lino Salazar and Liana Funes De Salazar Teofilo Salomon and Inocencia Jimenez Francisca Sanchez and Pedro Perez Kandy Sanchez Tina Sanchez and Juan Moreno Gurmeet and Jasbir Sanghera Rigoberto Santana and Lissette Mata Samaria Santos and Irving Arauz Blact Say Eladio Seijo Maven and Gursharan Kaur Sekhon Nima Serh David Severino Rosanna Severino Perez Ji Shan An Shao Luisa Siberio Raj Singh Huiqing Situ Lauren Slyter John Smith Tyler Smith and Brenna Ervin Jenny Solares Henry Someillan Lee and Celeste Sorah Fany Sosa and Jaime Hidalgo Luz Maria Soto Ramirez Justice Speller and Nichole Tennis Hunter Stine Qingjing Su Maria Suarez Ethan Suhr Saadah Sukar Adam and Stephanie Sulewski Jerry Sullivan Qinghong Sun Wanda Tabera Jean Tai Mei Lan Tang July and Matias Tejada Sofia Teran Hau Thang Lang Thang and Cin Lung Dylan Thomas Ryan Thomas Dawn Tilkaran Asher Ting Shiouchin Tou Ivan Trejo Berty and Dulce Mejia Velazquez Paola Uribe and Miguel Flaquer Miguel Valdez and Yajaira Roman Hebel and Adriana Valladares Enrique Ventura Ruben Ventura and Norma Gutierrez Laura Victoria Isabel Vidal and Javier Palacios Nilanthini Vijayakumar Miguel and Lourdes Villanueva Jean Guidalbeau Villarson Angela Villeda Aijun Wang Allen Wang Eason Wang Jason Wang Tianhong Wang Yang Wang Yueying Wang Zhenghui Wang Zhuce Wang Sean Wein Stephanie and Wendell White Marie-Lucie Winklaar Martha Jie Xi Lei Xu Livia Yan Dayong Yang Guang Yang Xu Yang Jessica Yi and Peter Park Qiuping Yu Rachel Yu Weidong Yu Juan Miguel Yut and Maria Elena Aloma Deisy Zavala and Jose Cedillo James Zedec Jia Qian Zhang Shaodong Zhang Wen Long Zhang Wendy Zhang Windy Zhang Xin Yi Zhang Zishi Zhang Kaxuan Zhao Lizhen Zhao Hao Zheng Yijie Zhong Carol Zhou Ding Zhou James Zhu Thant Zin Yaima Zunzunegui IBOAI® Board members know firsthand the value of serving and supporting, and the favorable results it can bring. Their partnership with Amway makes a positive difference for IBOs and the Business Opportunity. In addition, the IBOAI and its members’ support of nonprofit organizations improves lives of others through Easter Seals, Network of Caring, Habitat for Humanity, LaunchPad, U.S. Dream Academy, and more. LaunchPad, The Center for Hope and Building Dreams is an after-school program for middle school at-risk teens in Austin, Texas, not far from the home of Founders Diamonds Juanita and Antonio Maldonado. The Maldonados are passionate about giving back to the community and believe in the vision of LaunchPad to equip and enrich the quality of life for disadvantaged youth and undeserved families to build safe, productive, and vital communities. Juanita explains, “It was important to us to find an organization in our community that would empower young people and let them know if they dream big and discipline themselves to work toward those dreams, they can achieve them. We also know through our business how beneficial it can be to have a mentor who believes in you.” The Maldonados have served on the LaunchPad Board of Directors for four years and speak at special events to inspire teens to make healthy choices in life. Executive Diamonds Angelo and Claudia Nardone are also passionate about helping at-risk children thrive. To the Nardones, family is everything and when children have parents who are incarcerated, they are robbed of hope. That’s why the Nardones, along with many other IBO leaders, join Amway in support of the U.S. Dream Academy. IBOAI Governance & Oversight Chair Jody Victor serves as chairman of the Dream Academy Board. “I believe in the U.S. Dream Academy 100%, because it gives the majority of its donated dollars directly to children’s programs, and to actually see the end result of what an after-school program does for these children is rewarding.” – Angelo Nardone Learn more Discover the positive impact of LaunchPad at: launchpadthecenter.org Find out how U.S. Dream Academy helps transform children’s lives at: usdreamacademy.org All of these names, plus previous qualifiers can be found at: AchieveMagazine.com/category/achievement/fast-track PAGE 76 Achieve Achieve PAGE 77 T H E U LT I M AT E E X P E R I E N C E TRIPS YOU EARN, RECOGNITION YOU DESERvE! There are many fabulous events held annually to recognize and celebrate the remarkable achievements of IBOs in North America. Discover how your dreams can take you places! achievemagazine.com/events ©2013 All rights reserved. Printed in the USA. L6300ENC
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