Limousine Eighteen clients and business partners,

There's not a lot of good news in the news these days. Instead of our usual business update, we've decided to take your mind off the bad news for a brief time. We are giving you a customer spotlight piece that will definitely give you some relief from your commercial airline woes. We're also letting you know about some fun and rewarding things we've done recently that have helped us to have a little more positive outlook. We hope you can take a few minutes to read it and chuckle and perhaps find a little motivation for yourself!        

Regards,

Marc and Linda
President and Director of Administration


Linear Air       



Linear Air, the leading Air Taxi service in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic regions, uses Limousine Eighteen to meet all of their clients' ground transportation needs. Linear Air offers a direct, point-to-point and personalized private air travel solution that allows passengers to travel on their own schedules. The company is able to offer the private air travel experience at a fraction of traditional costs by utilizing new state-of-the-art aircraft called very light jets or VLJs. These new jets offer increased convenience with the ability to access more small regional airports closer to where clients work and live without compromising on comfort and overall experience. In order to deliver a complete stress free, relaxing and reliable travel experience, Linear Air relies on Limousine Eighteen to either start or end their clients' travel journey by delivering them to their final destinations with the same attention to detail including comfort and safety.

For more information on Linear Air including pricing and aircraft availability, visit them online at www.linearair.com/18 or call
877-2-LINEAR (877-254-6327).

Linear Air. Business takes off with us.

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Limousine Eighteen Zamboni Is a Hit at Local Ice Rink

The latest addition to the Limousine Eighteen fleet doesn't go zoom, zoom—rather it goes whoosh, whoosh!

Limousine Eighteen is supporting their local ice rink, The Edge Sports Center, by purchasing the rights to name and wrap the rink’s Zamboni for the next three years. The Zamboni, the large truck that smoothes the ice surface, has been shrink-wrapped with colorful company images. The “passengers” pictured in the wrap are local youth hockey players including Zach Shpilner, the son of Limousine Eighteen principles, Marc and Linda Shpilner.

Marc Shpilner says being a good corporate citizen and supporting his son were factors in the agreement, but the Zamboni has proved to be a good business decision. “We have a local population of 45,000 or so and the community supports the rink. People love the Zamboni and they watch closely when it’s out there smoothing the ice surface. You watch people watching the Zamboni and they are always smiling. Anything that puts a smile on everyone’s face is a wonderful connection for Limousine Eighteen.”

Shpilner is planning to expand his company's Zamboni advertising program. “We had such a great response from the community we decided to wrap another one in support of the University of Massachusetts-Lowell’s Division 1 hockey program. Our daughter, Brenna, is a student there and we love to attend games.” Shpilner believes supporting community charities and initiatives is the right thing to do but it’s also a leg up on gaining the attention of current and potential clients. “It’s good business that your clients see you out there in the community being supportive of worthy causes. It is who we are and it's a lot of fun for all of us."

At Limousine Eighteen, we have always worked hard to be good corporate citizens. We recycle wherever we can, have added a hybrid SUV to our fleet, and encourage employees to take a paid day off every year to volunteer at a charitable organization of their choice. Here are some things we've done recently to maintain a positive outlook in light of all the negative things going on in the world.

Heidi, our Global Logistics Coordinator, took some time off to prepare for the Annual Gala for Strongest Link AIDS Services, where they raised almost $50,000 to assist in providing an array of support services to improve the health and quality of life for Essex County residents living with and affected by HIV/AIDS. Heidi has been a longtime committee member and will soon be gearing up for their Annual Golf Tournament.

Jane, Office Manager and Training Specialist, is an active supporter of Adopt a Platoon, sending personal supplies and writing letters to soldiers stationed in Iraq. When she received word that there was a 24-person platoon that asked for chocolate, she mobilized the office staff, collected 40 pounds of chocolate and other candy, personal grooming items, and magazines and shipped them off. We got it all done in time to beat the 135 degree heat that will even take down M&Ms!

Linda Shpilner and World T.E.A.M. Sports supporters, including founder
Jim Benson at the starting line.

Linda Shpilner, Director of Administration, took a little more than a day to train for and walk the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, DC in October of last year. When a client mentioned they were walking to raise money for their foundation, World T.E.A.M. Sports, which encourages people with disabilities to participate in sporting events, as well as Team Semper Fi, which raises money for soldiers who have been injured in the course of duty, she signed up on the spot. It was such a well run event and tremendous experience she is doing it again this year.