I hope you all had an enjoyable Thanksgiving and were able to spend some time with your family and friends! As I take time to reflect on the year I just wanted to thank you all for your business and look forward to many more years together.

With 33 sales <strong>Mark Naylor </strong>again took the top Salesperson spot for October. What a month Mark! In a tie for 2<sup>nd</sup> is the team at Stilwell Solar - with 22 sales each, <strong>Bill Long</strong> and <strong>Scott Bologna</strong> had a fabulous month. Nice job gentlemen! In 3<sup>rd</sup> place for October, with 15 sales, is <strong>Jim Roark</strong> of Roark Solar – now that’s our Jim!

As they often do this time of year,<strong> Stilwell Solar </strong>took the top Dealer spot with 308 collectors sold for October. Great month Bill and Scott! <strong>Mark Naylor</strong> <strong>Solar Specialists</strong> came in 2<sup>nd</sup> place with 245 collectors sold. Nice Job Mark! And jumping into 3<sup>rd</sup> place for October with 105 collectors sold is <strong>Roark Solar</strong>.

In the northeast, Superstorm Sandy left a huge path of destruction and many thousands are still displaced from their homes. Though Aquatherm did not sustain any damage, many of our staff were without power for over a week. As in every situation, there are always some positive stories. Ethan and Rich from Solar Living passed on some solar pool heating stats from the storm that we thought were worth sharing with all of you.
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	<li>Since the storm, Solar Living has received over 65 service calls. Of those calls, 25 of the systems were not installed by Solar Living and all of these were from homeowners whose systems came off the roof during the storm.</li>
	<li>Ethan and Rich found these systems were installed using plastic mounting hardware or incorrectly installed strapping. Two of the systems were loose tube collectors that had no straps.</li>
	<li>Nearly 40 of the calls were from system owners who had damage to their collectors or feed and return piping from falling trees.</li>
	<li>Of the 2,000 systems that Solar Living has installed in their history, only three suffered wind damage.</li>
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Rich said that he couldn’t be more pleased that his installations and the stainless steel mounting hardware withstood the elements when put to the test. Ethan plans to make this a big selling point in the spring. Both Rich and Ethan will be at this year’s National Dealer Meeting and Ethan will be doing a presentation showing the storm damage they encountered.

Speaking of our meeting, it is really shaping up to be quite the event. Over 40 Distributors, Dealers and staff will be in attendance. Pentair and Quick Mount PV will be in attendance at the reception and will also be presenting during the meeting. Quick Mount PV will be introducing a custom flashing that they have designed for our stainless steel mounting hardware. If you have any topics that you’d like us to address during the meetings or other industry vendors you think we should invite, please let me know.

<strong>Aquatherm’s upcoming events:</strong>
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	<li><strong>Solar Thermal 2012 Conference and Exhibition, December 6th – 7th in Milwaukee.</strong> Dave will be presenting during the Conference on the topic of “Saving Energy and Money: Hybrid Solar Pool Heating for Commercial Pools.”</li>
	<li><strong>Distribution Center and National Dealer Meeting, January 23rd – 25<sup>th</sup> at the </strong><strong>South Point Hotel Las Vegas.</strong> The Distribution Meeting will be from 1:00 to 5:00 the afternoon of the 23<sup>rd</sup>; the National Dealer Meeting from 9:00 to 5:00 on the 24<sup>th</sup> and there will be a special breakfast meeting the morning of the 25<sup>th</sup> from 8:00 to 10:00 for the California attendees to discuss the implementation of commercial pool heating as part of the CSI Rebate Program.</li>
	<li><strong>Atlantic City Pool and Spa Show, January 29th<sup> </sup>– 31<sup>st </sup>in </strong><strong>Atlantic City, Booth #2125</strong></li>
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If you would like more information on these events or are in need of a badge for the trade shows please contact me directly and I will be happy to help you.

May you all enjoy the holiday season ahead and I’m looking forward to seeing you all in January!

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Best,

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Molly

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