Red, White, and You
As I have stated many times in the past, the Fourth of July is my favorite holiday, which makes this my favorite issue of the year. What isn’t to love about long summer days, BBQ, the pool, the lake, red, white and blue golf tournaments, baseball, friends, and family?
As I think about family, I’d like to share the story of my great aunt and uncle. They have what may be one of the sweetest love stories I have ever heard. Betty and Joe met when she was 15 years old. Betty was my granny’s sister. She and Uncle Joe spent 77 years together until last month. At 92 and 96 years old, they passed away last month within 24 hours of each other. Both from natural causes and peacefully. If that’s not an all-American love story and example to our entire family, I don’t know what is!
While that story doesn’t really fit into a traditional publisher’s letter, I had to share it because it is so special.
Now on to the magazine.
Per usual, in this issue we cover Made in America through the eyes of several manufacturers. I’d like to thank each of the manufacturers who participated in this issue – it is their way of supporting you, our reader. We hope you enjoy learning more about each of these companies and how to best position them with your accounts.
Also, in this issue we highlight three national meetings held by IMCO, PWH and McKesson. It is so nice to be totally back to normal and covering these meetings. We hope you enjoy the coverage as much as we enjoy attending these meetings each year. One plug for PWH. I have been honored to speak/host a panel for them the past few years and their content is always incredible. If you have never attended one of their meetings, I highly recommend it.
A final note on the events coverage, for the McKesson team, please take the time to go through the meeting supplement attached to your issue. These manufacturers support in so many ways.
As I close this publisher’s letter, I’d like to say happy Fourth of July. We hope you have a great holiday honoring our amazing country. I am so thankful to be an American and to live in this truly incredible country.
Dedicated to the Industry and America!
R. Scott Adams