Document 6590103

OFFICERS & DIRECTOR
PRESIDENT
Brian Busken | Busken Bakery
Brian@busken.com | 513-871-5330
Bertie Schmidt | Schmidt’s Bakery
bertieschmidt@mail.com | 812-212-0801
Clem Schmidt | Schmidt’s Bakery
clemschmidt@excite.com | 812-934-4501
SECRETARY
JoAnn Ballinger
lmbjab@fuse.net | 513-522-8034
Dear Members,
I can’t believe how FAST this year of 2014
has screamed by…does it seem this way to
you?
B OA RD OF DIR ECT OR S
Term expires September 2015
Nancy Snodgrass | Fantasy In Frosting
cakes@fantasyinfrosting.com | 859-431-0356
Chris Girmann | Little Dutch Bakery
cgirmann@aol.com
Dennis Smith | Paper Product Co.
| 513-921-4717
Term Expires August 2016
Joe Bonomini | Bonomini Bakery
Bonominibakery1@aol.com | 513-541-7501
Amy Osterfeld | Diane’s Cake & Candy Co
dcccs@zoomtown.com | 513-661-5869
Robin Maynard | MCI
luvs2cook@earthlink.net | 330-730-2761
Term Expires August 2017
Katie Willing | Holtman’s Donuts
holtmansdonuts@gmail.com | 513-277-1577
Here we are with November just around the
corner! You have probably noticed that I
always make some mention of the local
weather patterns in my monthly letter. This
is because I have learned over the years
just how ‘weather dependent’ the retail
bakery business is. This year the fall season has been cooler and rainier
than years past. From my perspective, this is GOOD for business. My
dad used to tell me that baker’s ‘pray for rain’, which for a long time I
never really understood. Today I have recognized that when we have
dreary, cool, rainy days, we see an uptick in our daily customer counts. I
believe what we offer consumers is an affordable ‘pick-me-up’ in the form
of a tender fresh-baked danish, an indulgent donut, an afternoon brownie
or just a hot cup of coffee. With all of the unrest we see in the world
today, it is so nice to know that we work each day to offer a small reprieve
from all of the doom and gloom we are bombarded with.
I wish all of you a prosperous Halloween and Thanksgiving holiday
season in your businesses as well as with your families.
OBA REPRESENTATIVE
Tom Davis | Regina Bakery
reginabakery@fuse.net | 513-871-5330
RBA REPRESENTATIVE
Warm regards,
Brian T. Busken
Mike Vanfleet | Midwest Culinary Institute
Pastrybubba11@yahoo.com | 513-478-9690
ALLIED REPRESENTATIVE
John Leistner | Dawn Foods
john.leistner@dawnfoods.com | 513-405-8241
AN ASSOCIATION OF RETAIL BAKERS AND ALLIED COMPANIES
WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE A STRONG BAKING INDUSTRY.
GOLF OUTING
SPECIAL THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED BY SPONSORING:
We had a beautiful day for the golf outing At beautiful Aston
Oaks on Monday Sept. 29th. We had 59 golfers and Mike
VanFleet and Shaan Carlson-Woo joined the two groups that
only had 3 golfers and putted with their foursomes. They both
said they had a lot of fun along with all the other golfers. The
dinner was the best we had so far at the golf outing. Tom and
Robin did a great job in organizing this event. We all want to
thank you both for all the hard work. We made $2,760.27 profit
for scholarships for students at Midwest Culinary Institute.
The winning team was 15 under
John Behimer
Mike Maurine
Laure Skuzacek
Jim Pater
Longest Drive #13 men Dan Shuler
Closet to the Pin #17 men John Behimer
Unfortunately there were only 2 women and Laure and JoAnn did
not qualify.
Thank you all for coming and participating in
golf or sponsoring a hole, drinks, or dinner.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH
Meeting & Demonstration
Rib City | 12183 Springfield Pike,
Cincinnati, OH 45246
4:00 PM - Hospitality/Social
4:30 PM - “Using Social Media”
Presentation
5:00 PM - Business Meeting
5:30 PM - Bakery Presentation
6:15 PM - Dinner ($20.00 per person)
MONDAY, DECEMBER 1ST
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
11:00 AM - MIDWEST CULINARY INS.
NEW & RENEWED
MEMBERSHIPS
Artrageous Desserts
Teri Scheff
10774 Montgomery Rd
(513) 793-6627
Schmidt’s Bakery
Clem & Bertie Schmidt
125 Batesville Shopping Vlg
(812) 934-4501
CLASSIFIED
There is a lot of equipment etc.
for sale this month. If you are
looking for something in the
baking line, we are happy to
include this in the newsletter:
FOR SALE
NO CURRENT
LISTINGS
FRIDAY & SATURDAY, DEC 5th & 6th
ST. NICK DAY
Kick-off Gingerbread Kids Promotion
WEEK OF JANUARY 6th
PACZKI PROMOTIONS BEGIN
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7TH
Meeting & Demonstration
TBD
4:00 PM - Fellowship
4:30 PM - Gluten Free Presentation
5:00 PM - Business Meeting
5:30 PM - Guess Speaker
6:15 PM - Dinner ($20.00 per person)
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH
KING CAKE PROMOTION
Time & Place TBD
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4TH
Meeting & Demonstration
Old Spaghetti Factory | 6320 S Gilmore Rd,
Fairfield, OH 45014
4:00 PM - Hospitality & Social
4:30 PM - “Are you getting enough for
your decorated cakes”
5:00 PM - Business Meeting
5:30 PM - Bakery Presentation
6:15 PM - Dinner ($20.00 per person)
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6TH
Meeting & Demonstration
TBD
4:00 PM - Business Meeting & Demonstration
HONORING MARY ANN
Although MaryAnn will
always be around to
help our association
she is officially retired
from secretary of
GCRBA. So at the
November meeting we
would like to HONOR
MaryAnn as a Retiree!
The GCRBA is a solid
association and known
as such across the United States baking world because of
MaryAnn keeping us all working together. At this meeting
we are asking everyone to bring MaryAnn a card or a little
note from you that she can read so she knows how much
we appreciate her hard work. Bertie Schmidt will be
talking about MaryAnn and all her years devoted to the
bakers and the association. We hope everyone will come
to honor MaryAnn as a new Retiree!
VOLUNTEERS
STEPPING FORWARD
Sue Gorman from the Deerfield Graeter’s Store has agreed to work
with Denise Frazier to Promote the sale of Gingerbread Men for the
Children’s charity Promotion,
Mary Ann Acree has agreed to take on the Paczki Promotion, but
much help will be needed. Sign ups will begin at the November 4th
Meeting.
Kim and Phil Reschke are going to chair the King Cake
IN SYMPATHY
Ray Clements from Bakesmart
passed away suddenly on September
20th, Ray has been a friend to
GCRBA in that he created our
website, and maintains it in exchange
for an ad in our newsletter.
Don’t be bashful- you are needed!
CARING IS SHARING
“BUY A KIT…HELP A
KID… NO KIDDING”
Is the catchy saying that Tom Davis
from Regina Bakery came up with
the idea of selling Gingerbread
Cookies, and giving a portion of the
sale to a Children’s Charity.
This has certainly been a successful
endeavor, over the 20 years the
bakeries have been doing this, each
year the two charities in Cincinnati
that benefit from this contribution Kindervelt and Fernside contact GCRBA to see if this will
continue, and then they advertise for us. Fliers will be given out at the Novenber 4th Meeting.
Think about signing up to sell Gingerbread Cookies in your bakery this year, get in the spirit.
Buy A Kid . . . Help A Kid . . . No Kidding!
December 5th to December 31st
Gingerbread Cookie Kids will be sold at local retail
portion of the p
proceeds will g
go to a
bakeries & a p
Children’s Charity.
KINDERVELT
Of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
“Having fun while raising funds …”
Proudly Sponsored By:
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
DENISE 513 367 6117, or SUE 513 339 0140
Greater Cincinnati Retail Bakers Association
9516 Millbrook Drive
Cincinnati, Ohio 45231