From a start up in February we have grown in five short months to a cumulative total of 500 orders with a number of customers who order several times a month. This is a vote of confidence in the service and an endorsement that Vmeals does simplify your life.

Again, we couldn't be successful without you!

Mama's served up some great food, we had a DJ, and lets of great networking and socializing.

Of course, we also handed out over 15 gift certificates as VCAP rewards and had drawings for other gifts as well.

Here is what one of our attendees, Trotter Collier had to say: "The Vmeals Customer Appreciation Happy Hour held at Mama's Italian Restaurant was exquisite. The room was posh, the table decor immaculately arranged and the host and hostesses couldn't have been more cordial. The Italian cuisine 'was to die for'"...

*For more information on our VCAP program see article below.

Look for the survey soon and remember that we are awarding 100 VCAP* points for returning it!

*VCAP (Vmeals Customer Appreciation Points) is our program to reward customers for using our service. See separate article below for more details.

VCAP is our Vmeals Customer Appreciation Program and is designed to reward you, our customers, for your continued use of our service. It is our way of saying: "Thank you!"

You earn points toward six categories of rewards every quarter.

It works like this: For every dollar you spend on food ordered through the Vmeals service in a calendar qauarter, you will receive 1 point and will be eligible to receive a gift certificate of your choice from the following: Barnes & Noble, Pottery Barn, Hecht's, Macy's, Nordstron and American Express.

Here are other ways you can earn points:

- Refer a friend from another company and receive 500 points when they place
their first order.
- Refer your favorite provider and get 500 points when they sign up.
- First time customers receive 100 points for registering to use the Vmeals service.
- Receive 100 points for completing the customer survey.


POINTS/AWARD SCHEDULE

At the suggestion of one of our Vmeals customers we have joined forces with several in our community to found and support the Furnari Foundation. We are excited about the opportunity to develop this group and we think it will have a signficant impact on the lives of many in our area.

The Furnari Foundation for Breast Cancer Prostheses is a non-profit organization that subsidizes the costs associated with acquiring and maintaining breast prostheses used by women who have undergone a mastectomy. It turns out that after undergoing a mastectomy which is often followed by radiation and chemotherapy many women are not a candidate for breast reconstruction and turn to the purchase of prostheses. The costs of these prostheses, which range in price from $250 to $500 are often not covered by insurance and, of course, many cancer survivors do not have insurance.

The Foundation will work with local providers of prostheses to make grants to help acquire the prosthesis which could range from covering the insurance deductible to paying for the entire cost.

The Foundation is run entirely by volunteers and will have no overhead costs so that all contributions can be used to make grants.

Sources of funds for these grants will come from cash contributions, company contribution matching programs and donations of VCAP points. This will allow the Washington Area Vmeals team and our customers to embrace a worthwhile cause that will have a measureable impact on many lives.

We have already received pledges for $1500 in cash to get us started. Evelyn Peters of Symantec is the first to donate her VCAP points to the Foundation.

We are finalizing the details of the Foundation and will be ready to formally launch it after Labor Day. Stay tuned for more details!

Vmeals has food available for all price ranges. Here are a few suggestions for the budget-minded. Remember! All prices include tax, tip and delivery and are per guest. To order go to www.vmeals.com.