TWO Affordable Advertising Opportunities

The first one is for the WIN Big Savings Book to benefit Rainbow Connection.  Rainbow Connection is a nonprofit organization that grants wishes to Michigan children with life threatening or terminal illnesses.  Ads start at just $25!  All proceeds from the sale of the book, which will be $10/book will go to Rainbow Connection.  For more info and the application please go to www.winofmacomb.com.

 

The second opportunity is for the WINning Edge News, which is going to be a bi-weekly woman’s newspaper.  This will not be your typical long paper.  It will be 11×17 page folded in half and double sided.  Just enough for us busy women with kids, job, house duties, etc.  It will have articles on home/family life, business, general topics, games, community events and more.  Our advertising rates will be 25% off through the month of August so act NOW!  For more info you can email winofmacomb@gmail.com for rates or go to www.winofmacomb.com for additional info.

 

Save on Gas!

It’s not easy to break bad driving habits, but if you don’t, the

money you lose on gas could wind up breaking your bank!

Her are six ways drivers typically waste gas on every trip.

 

1. Racing away from green lights

When the light turns green, you don’t have to take off as quickly as possible. That pedal

under your right foot is called the “gas pedal” for a good reason. The more you press

down on it, the more gas you’re pumping into the engine.

Press lightly on the gas pedal, and you’ll still accelerate and still get where you’re going.

You might be surprised at how little pressure it takes to get your car up to speed in

a reasonable time.

 

2. Racing up to Red Lights

When you’re driving down the street, and you see a red light or stop sign up ahead, you

should lay off the gas sooner rather than later. There’s no pint in keeping your foot on

the gas until just before you reach the intersection. Let off the pedal sooner and give

your engine a rest as you coast to the stop while breaking gently. As an added benefit,

your brake pads will last longer, too.

By themselves, these first two tips can improve your fuel economy around town by as

much as 35 percent, according to tests conducted by automotive information Web site

Edmunds.com.

 

3. Confusing the Highway with a Speedway

Even if it doesn’t involve hard acceleration, speeding wastes gas. The faster you go, the

more air your vehicle has to push out of the way. It’s like moving your hand through

water. The faster you try to move your hand, the harder the water pushes back.

In tests by Consumer Reports, driving at 75 mile per hour instead of 65 miles per hour

reduced fuel economy by between 3 and 5 miles per gallon, depending on the vehicle.

 

4. Bumper-buzzing

Tailgating is a bad move for many reasons. First of all, it’s unsafe. You reduce your

ability to react if the car in front of you slows or stops. It also means you have to pay

ultra-close attention to that car which reduces your ability to scam for other hazards

ahead of you and to the sides. Tailgating waste gas. Every time the driver ahead taps his

brakes, you have to slow down even more than he did. Then you accelerate again to get

back up to speed and resume your bumper-buzzing routine.

Hang back and you’ll be safer – plus you’ll be able to drive more smoothly and use less

fuel. A good rule of thumb is to allow two seconds of space between your car and the

one ahead. You can figure that out by counting off two seconds after the car in front of

you passes an obvious landmark like an overpass.

 

5. Driving standing still

You’ve probably heard that it takes more gas to restart a car than to let it run. Maybe

that used to be true, but it isn’t anymore. With modern fuel-injection engines, it takes

very little extra gas to restart a car once it’s warmed up. Idling, meanwhile, burns about

a half-mile worth of gas every minute, according to the California Energy Commission.

That’s why hybrid cars shut down their gasoline engines whenever the stop, even for a

moment. Now you don’t want to shut your engine down for every little stop in your regular, nonhybrid car – it’s not designed for that – but if you’re waiting for someone to run in and

out of a convenience store, turn off the engine. And try not to go through the drivethrough

at fast food restaurants. You’re already paying enough for the oil in those

chicken nuggets.

 

6. Short hops

For really short trips, take advantage of the opportunity to get some exercise. Try walking

to the store instead of driving. You can save gas and burn a few calories instead. If

you can’t hoof it, save up your errands. A lot of short hops that let the engine cool down

at home between trips can use twice as much gas as starting the car once and making a

big sweep to all your stops, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.

Go to your farthest destination first so your engine has a chance to reach its optimal

operating temperature. Then make you other stops on the way back. With the engine

warmed up, the car will restart easily and run efficiently all the way home

 

 

This article re-printed with permission from the Metro East Chamber of Commerce

Prime Vendor Spots Available

Women In Networking is looking for 10 Prime Vendors for our Woman’s Expo to be held, Sunday, September 21st at the Best Western Concord Inn located in Clinton Township.  Prime vendor fee includes our Early Bird special of $125 PLUS your choice of table location.  Tables are 8ft long and include linen table covering and two chairs.  This special offer is only available until June 15th or when we get our 10, which ever comes first.  Spots are reserved on a first come first serve basis.  We are only allowing ONE vendor per business.  Please go to www.winofmacomb.com for more info and the registration form.