Fan Club Newsletter In This Issue: November 2006  •   Fan Club President •   Member of the Month •   75th Year Kit-Cat Clock Special •   Encouragement Chronicles •   November Recipe (Ice Cream Pumpkin Pie) •   The Wave Board (Great Holiday Gift) Fan Club President Dear Fan Club Members, Kit-Cat's big 75th Anniversary is approaching. And as I mentioned in last months newsletter, we have designed a very special Kit-Cat that I know you all will love. This is a very exciting time for us. Kit-cat has been such a huge presence in many lives throughout these 75 years. We receive tons of letters with people’s outpour of love and how a single clock has been a bright spot in their lives. So we have decided to extend our previous special. Please see details below. Where has the time gone? I feel like I was just taking my daughter trick-or-treating and now all my Halloween decorations are put away until next year. The leaves are still beautiful, but now have fallen and covered my yard. No matter how many times we rake, the very next day they are all over everything again. Of course, my husband and I get frustrated, but not my daughter. There is not a single pile of leaves she has not jumped on. For us, the leaves are the last of any color on our trees that we will see for months. The weather is starting to change and soon we will see snow instead of flowers. I grew up in sunny California, so I’m used to the bright colors in my garden year round. It took me awhile to get use to the dreary days of winter, with the snow and the lack of color in the garden, but I have come to realize this isn’t what is important. My family and friends are the most important things to me and it’s not about where I live or what I do, but that I have them in my life. So that brings us to the next holiday, Thanksgiving. I enjoy this day so much because it kicks off the holiday season. It is a day that I gather with family and friends and my home becomes the center of all the festivities. It warms my heart so much that day to smell all the wonderful food, hear all the laughter and see all the smiles. This is a day to celebrate our many blessings and to give thanks for all we have in our lives. I want you all to think about what you are most thankful for. If it happens to be family and friends, don’t wait till Thanksgiving to tell them. Pick up the phone, send a note or walk next door and tell them. Happy Thanksgiving, enjoy and try not to eat too much! Keep smiling, Julie Young Fan Club President     75th Anniversary- Click Here   75th Year Kit-Cat Clock Special Dear Kit-Cat Customer: Year 2007, marks the 75th year that California Clock Co. has been producing the Kit-Cat Clock. In celebration of our customers faithfulness to our product, we released a limited edition anniversary Kit-Cat clock to honor that faithfulness, and as one of our best customers, we make available this special offer. Purchase any anniversary clock, and receive a Kit-Cat T-shirt free. This offer can only be accessed through this newsletter. Offer has been extended until December 31, 2006. The 75th Anniversary Celebration Kit-Cat Clocks. Yours sincerely, California Clock Co.   For more details or to purchase this special- Click Here   November Recipe (Ice Cream Pumpkin Pie) Ice Cream Pumpkin Pie Ingredients: 1 package (9 ounces) prepared graham cracker pie crust 1 pint vanilla ice cream softened 1 can (16 ounces) pumpkin 1 cup whipped cream 3/4 cup sugar 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice 1/2 teaspoon salt Instructions: Fill pie crust with ice cream; freeze until solid. In medium bowl, combine pumpkin, whipped cream, sugar, pumpkin pie spice and salt. Spoon mixture over frozen layer of ice cream in crust; freeze until solid. To serve, remove pie from freezer and place in refrigerator one hour before serving. Slice and serve with additional whipped cream, if desired. Cooking tip: Frozen non-fat yogurt and fat-free whipped topping may be used in place of ice cream and whipped cream.     Spending time in the kitchen together making delicious treats is FUN! For more recipes- Click Here   Member of the Month Name- Nancy City- Orlando, Florida Hobbies- Fishing, Swimming, Biking and Cooking meals that make you feel great. Kit-Cat Clock(s) – Classic Kit-Cat and Jeweled Rosy Plum Lady Kit-Cat Moment- One thing I remember about growing up in Maryland is the black Kit-Cat clock in my mother's kitchen. This clock was always looking down on her while she was cooking and at all of us during family dinners. So about two years ago, I purchased a classic Kit-Cat clock for each one of my brothers and sisters to hang up in their kitchens. These classic Kit-Cat clocks will always be looking down on us and will forever be a part of our family.     Fan Club- Click Here   Encouragement Chronicles Soon, this area will be filled with inspirational stories that will lift you up and move you to do the things you need to do to live a more fulfilling and fun filled life. But these won't be just any old stories. These will be your stories! Your story can be about yourself or someone else you know, or it can be one you read somewhere else that touched you in so many ways. As long as it is one of hope, encouragement and that will bring a smile to your heart it will be considered. So what's your incentive to submit your chronicle of encouragement? Tales of inspiration should always be shared. If your story can motivate just one person to take action then you have given something irreplaceable to others in the Kit-Cat Fan Club community. Please email your story of 1000 words or less, along with an optional short bio of yourself to: chronicles@kit-cat.com Your stories will be placed on the Kit-Cat website on the Fan Club page. www.kit-cat.com/fanclub     The Wave Board (Great Holiday Gift) There’s a new and exciting sport that is a combination of surfing, snowboarding, and skateboarding all in one called Street Surfing. Street Surfing involves the Wave Board which is a unique shaped board with two wheels. It is easy to learn and gives you the feeling that you are surfing in the Pacific, or snowboarding in the Swiss Alps. What great joy and exercise it can bring you. If interested, visit www.streetsurfing.biz Street Surfing, LLC is a marketing partner with California Clock Company.     Street Surfing Website- Click Here   Keep Smiling!!!  Kit-Cat Website- Click Here