GVH Distribution Family of Companies is excited to OFFICIALLY

announce the GRAND OPENING of our newest branch in

Seattle, Washington. GVH Distribution has partnered with

Unified Grocers to provide a new and improved Store Supplies

program to the Pacific Northwest and West Coast Grocery

Markets. This region includes Washington, Oregon, and

California.

GVH Distribution Seattle officially opened their doors for business on August

5th, 2016. With the help of several GVH staff members, we were able to pull off a

quick and flawless go-live date.

Leading our fearless team in Seattle is former GVH Utah Manager in Training,

Ashley Griffith. Ashley is now officially the General Manager of GVH Seattle

and we couldn’t be more excited to watch her grow and her future successes in

this position. We would also like to welcome her team in the warehouse! Mack

Williams is our receiving lead, and we currently have a small crew of 4

warehouse associates, Terry Akers, Leah Stewart, Jessica LaBard, and Alfred

Sumler. We have two sales representatives who will cover all of Washington,

Rosie Castro and Sharon Rozeboom. Ashley will also have her Administrative

Assistant, Mishyara Holt, starting in September.

Last but not least, GVH Seattle

would like to thank all team

members that have assisted in

this opening, both physically at

the Seattle location and from a

distance. GVH Distribution

wouldn’t be the fastest growing

grocery packaging supplies

distribution in the nation without

each team member’s dedication

and drive for success. We truly

appreciate everything you all do

each day!!

GVH Family of Companies Newsletter | September 2016

Pictured from left to right:

Alfred Sumler, Jessica LaBard, Mack

Williams, Leah Stewart, & Ashley Griffith

GVH Distribution in California!

Many GVH team members had the opportunity to attend

the Unified Grocers trade show in Long Beach,

California in August. Being present at the tradeshow

was an awesome way to get GVH Distribution in front of

the customers and make connections in the California

market. This was also an amazing opportunity for our

GVH West Coast Sales Team to meet and get to know

one another and the GVH team from across the nation!

We are excited to have had the opportunity to be able

to attend the Unified Grocers Long Beach trade show!

New & Improved Store Supplies

Program!

Packaging, packaging, packaging!!

Samples galore!

Sharon Rozeboom (GVH Seattle) with

Unified Grocers Partners!

What an amazing set up!

Unified Grocers & GVH Distribution!

Sharon is our Northern Washington Account Manager. Her

main territory is Northern Washington and Alaska. Sharon

is a grandmother and enjoys reading, gardening, and

spending time with her family. She has prior experience in

the grocery industry and her favorite part of sales is the

people that she gets to build relationships with.

Rosie is our Seattle Account Manager. Her main territory is

the Seattle territory far and wide. Rosie comes to GVH

Distribution in Seattle from the Costco world where she

worked with hardline demonstrations in the stores. Rosie

also has background in the food service industry from

working with small ethnic stores in a variety of different

communities. Her favorite part of sales is relationship

building and bringing a new product that does well for the

customer.

Eddie is our Northern California Retail Account Manager.

His territory is all of Northern California. Eddie has 2 boys

and a wife of 14 years and is based out of Fresno, CA. He

comes to GVH Distribution with a background in gym sales

and then liquor sales. His favorite part of sales and

business development is watching businesses change and

grow. Eddie also enjoys the competitiveness of the sales

field.

Efren is our Southern California Retail Account Manager.

His territory is all of Southern California. Efren is a young

family man from Paramount, CA. He comes to GVH

Distribution with prior experience in the sales field from

selling Probiotic drinks to general and Hispanic markets in

the Southern California territory. Efren’s favorite part of

sales and business development is seeing his sales increase

and helping the company to grow. He also enjoys seeing

positive sales reports at the end of the day.

Sharon Rozeboom

Rosie Castro

Eddie Becerra

Efren Luna

Introducing:

GVH Distribution West Coast Sales Force!

We are very excited to introduce everyone to the newly hired sales team in

Washington and California to help support the New & Improved Store Supplies

Program with Unified Grocers!

Welcome New Hires!

We have had many new members join our team all over the nation during

the last two months. We are so excited to welcome each and every one

of you to the GVH Family of Companies!

Smith “Jay” Underwood – GVH Amarillo Warehouse

Steven Aviles – GVH Lubbock Warehouse

Matthew Flores – GVH Lubbock Warehouse

Tyler Baber – GVH Lubbock Warehouse

Jose Garcia – GVH Utah Warehouse

Kristine limanen – GVH Utah Warehouse

Stephen Kelleher – GVH Utah Warehouse

James DeLao – GVH Utah Sales

John Kramer – GVH Spokane Warehouse/Delivery

Sean Sullivan – Corley Paper/Oaks Distributing Sales

Miranda Leatherman – Corley Paper/Oaks Distributing Sales

Steve Foote – Miller Paper Sales

EJ Barrientez – Miller Paper Warehouse/Delivery

Brandon McGuiness – GVH Midwest Sales

Sharon Rozeboom – GVH Seattle Sales

Rosie Castro – GVH Seattle Sales

Mack Williams – GVH Seattle Warehouse

Terry Akers – GVH Seattle Warehouse

Leah Stewart – GVH Seattle Warehouse

Mishyara Holt – GVH Seattle Administrative Assistant

Efren Luna – GVH Southern California Sales

Eddie Becerra – GVH Northern California Sales

Alex Ramirez

GVH Lubbock Warehouse

September 2nd

Nicholas Reisner

Gage Van Horn San Angelo

September 4th

Zade Child

GVH Utah Warehouse

September 7th

Mauro Mendoza

GVH Amarillo Warehouse

September 10th

Bob Bajda

GVH Midwest Sales

September 10th

Ray Martinez

Corley Paper & Packaging Delivery

September 11th

Bryan King

Gage Van Horn Dallas Sales

September 14th

Blaze Butler

GVH Distribution Corp. Purchasing

September 17th

Kyle Karnes

GVH Distribution National

Account Manager

September 17th

Stephanie McKee

GVH Lubbock Account Manager

September 22nd

Josh Stephens

GVH Utah Warehouse

September 22nd

Joe Schmidt

GVH Distribution President & CEO

September 25th

Duane Cudd

Miller Paper Sales

September 26th

Chelsea Schmidt

GVH Midwest Office Aide

September 30th

Happy Birthday, September!

We hope your month is awesome!

Interesting Facts about September….

September always starts on the same day of the week as December each year,

but doesn’t end on the same day of the week as any other month in the year

The US Supreme Court was established on September 24th, 1789

Band-Aids were invented in September

The very first comic strip was printed in an American newspaper on September

11th, 1875

Upcoming Dates &

Events

Labor Day Holiday –

Monday, September 5th

*Please see your branch manager for

holiday schedule*

National Grandparents Day –

Sunday, September 11th

Tell your Grammy & Grampy you love ‘em!

*Not a GVH observed holiday*

Payday! – Thursday, September

15th

First Day of autumn –

Thursday, September 22nd

*Not a GVH observed holiday*

Payday! – Friday, September 30th

Mark your calendars!

Halloween – Monday, October

31st

*Not a GVH observed Holiday*

Thanksgiving Holiday – Thursday

& Friday, November 24th & 25th

*Please see your branch manager for your holiday

schedule*

Christmas Day – Sunday, December

25th

*Please see your branch manager for your holiday

schedule*

New Year’s Day – Sunday, January

1st

*Please see your branch manager for your holiday

schedule*

Health Moment:

FLU SEASON IS AMONG US!

Here are a few facts to keep in

mind with the approaching months:

Typical flu season peaks

From December to February

in the United States.

The CDC recommends that

people start getting the flu

vaccine soon after it become

available; most vaccines are

available by October each

year.

It takes about 2 weeks for

the vaccine to develop inside

your body and be ready to

protect you from the virus

You can get your flu vaccine

at your primary care

physician, your local

pharmacy, and some schools.

A few ways to combat the flu

coming into your workplace:

o Wash your hands and

encourage all your

coworkers to wash

their hands regularly

o Use hand sanitizer

The flu is a virus, so it

cannot be treated by

medications, your doctor

might prescribe medications

that will treat your

symptoms, but not the Flu

virus itself, your body will

have to fight through on its

own.

For more information on the

Flu and taking steps to

prevent an outbreak in your

branch, you can visit the

CDC website:

http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/s

eason/flu-season-2015-2016.htm

Baby Shower Sorbet Punch, Cucumber Finger Sandwiches, KitKat Cake, and a Cheese

Platter to celebrate the new arrival! GVH & Gage Van Horn had an awesome time

celebrating Alyssa & her new addition!

It’s a BOY!

GVH and Gage Van Horn in Lubbock had the opportunity to

attend a baby shower for a special member of our Purchasing

team, Alyssa Longoria. Alyssa is due to have her second son in

September and we are so excited for the arrival of baby

Longoria!

The shower was thrown by Susan Duran with special treats &

drinks by Bre Lewis, Stephanie McKee, and Jennifer Sisson.

“Bald, Chubby, and

Awesome” Onesie! Too Cute!!

KitKat Cake made by Susan

Duran! Yummy!!

So many cute clothes for

precious baby boy!

The month of August was absolutely INSANE for GVH Family of

Companies. Our newest branch in Seattle, Washington went

live and we all banded together as a team far and wide to

accomplish our go-live goal of august 5th.

We apologize for the newsletter absence during the month of

august, but don’t fret! We’ve got you covered!

GVH Family of Companies Newsletter | August 2016

Edgar Girdner

GVH Amarillo Warehouse

August 3rd

Lorie Hill

Blaine Industrial Supply

August 10th

Marcus Slater

GVH Alabama Warehouse

August 10th

Sydney Parker

Gage Van Horn Warehouse

August 13th

Doug Nielsen

GVH Utah Warehouse

August 17th

Heidi Mucha

GVH Utah General Manager

August 20th

Carlton Garner

GVH Chicago Warehouse

August 23rd

Abel Reyna

GVH Lubbock Warehouse

August 27th

Sean Wright

Senior Vice President

August 27th

Randie Thompson

Gage Van Horn Sales – San Angelo

August 29th

Happy BELATED Birthday, August!

We hope your birthday and your month was fantastic!

Alesha Jackson was hired in the

Blaine warehouse in April 2016 as our

Receiving Associate. In July, while out

of town, Alesha’s house caught fire

and destroyed all of hers and her

daughter’s belongings. Pictured is

Carl Epperson (Blaine Industrial GM)

presenting Alesha with a check for

$1,000 from GVH Family of Companies

to help her get back on her feet after

losing everything to the fire. Carl,

Larry, and the Blaine staff pulled

together donations of their own as

well in the amount of $645 for Alesha

and her daughter. We are so happy

that Blaine Industrial in Hobbs

embodies every aspect of our Family of

Companies by coming together and

helping Alesha in hard times.

GVH Distribution

in Utah

celebrated

National

Cheesecake Day

in July! Looks

yummy, guys!

Heidi Mucha

Doug Nielsen Zade Child

Adam

Ward

&

Heidi

Mucha

Joseph Hernandez

Happy Birthday, Alyssa!

Gage Van Horn & GVH Lubbock

celebrated Alyssa Longoria’s

21st birthday on July 20th by

having a bite of cake and a few

minutes of fellowship. Alyssa is

a member of our Corporate

Purchasing team in GVH

Lubbock.

We hope your birthday was

awesome, Alyssa!

GVH Distribution: Beyond Borders

Madison McDonald is a member of our Corporate Accounting team in

Lubbock, Texas as an Accounting Intern. Madison is a junior at Texas Tech

University majoring in Energy Commerce. In August, Madison had the

opportunity to study abroad with TTU Energy Commerce in Peru! While in

Peru, Madison helped to build solar panels to local Peruvians so that

they could have light in their houses. We are so proud that Madison was

able to go to Peru and take GVH beyond our borders!

Pictured on the left: Madison standing

next to a new solar panel for a local

Peruvian family!

Pictured above: Madison standing over

Machu Picchu, also called the “Lost City

of the Incas”