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Shared by John and Marlene Miller

One thing we have learned is that you really need to pay attention to what people are sharing with you in terms of their health. We have observed over the years that many other companies just want to sell people some products without really listening to what kind of help those people actually need. What we have found with The AIM Companies™ is that they have a genuine concern for people and a desire to help them improve the quality of their lives: physically, mentally, spiritually and also financially.

We really appreciate that the AIM owners, staff and the AIM Members truly care. When you attend AIM events or conferences, it is like a family reunion because of the relationships you have built over the years. You get inspired just sitting at the table and hearing folks share their stories about overcoming health challenges and their success at helping others do the same.

We personally use many of the AIM products: BarleyLife®, BarleyLife® Xtra, Herbal Fiberblend®, CalciAIM®, Peak Endurance®, ReAssure® SP, Renewed Balance®, AIMega®, FloraFood®, Frame Essentials®, Composure®, GingkoSense™, CellSparc 360®, Bear Paw Garlic®, CranVerry+®, PrepZymes®, Proancynol 2000®, GlucoChrom™, Mag-nificence™ lotion and spray, ProPeas®, fit ‘n fiber® and Red Rush™ which has lowered Marlene’s blood pressure and is a pick-me-upper for John.

On our property, we have built what we call The M & M Healthy Sales Cabin. People are able to come by and purchase the AIM products that they need, and we have an honor system when we are not available. I am so thankful for our children, family and friends that have given us so much love and support. We have four generations of our family who take the AIM products. Most of the adults are AIM Members. We are so thankful and blessed!

In Partnership for Life, John and Marlene Miller, AIM Royal Emerald Directors Dundee, Ohio

The mission of The AIM Companies™ is to improve the quality and productivity

of people’s lives by promoting the Healthy Cell Concept™ and the

highest principles of free enterprise.

Partners for Life MessageAIM Has a Genuine Concern for Others

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WellLiving The purpose of AIM Living Well is to communicate vital information to our Members

and to build a strong relationship with them through education, motivation, and recognition. AIM products cannot be sold and advertised as cures and treatments for any disease. Our products are intended to improve the nutritional profile of the individuals who use them. Federal regulations in many countries prohibit making any claims that products are used in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, and prevention of disease.AIM Living Well is written in compliance with U.S. requirements, which may not be suitable for marketing AIM products outside of the United States. We ask that you be aware of and respect the requirements of your country in marketing AIM products.Articles are for information only. Consult a health care practitioner for advice.©2015 AIM International Inc.AIM Members are hereby granted per mission to reproduce any article that appears in Living Well, provided the article is reprinted in its entirety and the reprint bears the following notice: “Reprinted with permission of AIM International Inc., Nampa, Idaho.”Printed in the USA. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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4 School Years, Healthy Years 5 O’Ferrall Pauly & Michelle Long —

Seven Million Dollar Club Inductees 6 People & Places: AIM 2015 Conference 8 Arrival of NEW LeafGreens 9 Chrysalis: Learn to Build an AIM Business

from an AIM Business Builder10 AIM Testimonials, They’re Only Natural!12 Why Branson in 2016?13 Fall AIMing Higher Training 14 Lance Pekus: The Red-Rush-Fueled Cowboy Ninja

Business Builder Bonus (BBB) Earners!

Congratulations to Tiki McIntyre, AIM Director from New Orleans, Lousiana and Petra Stevenson, AIM Director from Ashton, Ontario, Canada.

The BBB program ended August 31, 2015.

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It’s that time of year again: back-to-school. Whether you have children in elementary or high school or in college, AIM supplemental nutrition can help maintain their health and boost brain power for scholastic success.

As much as educational institutions are a source of knowledge and a means of advancement in life, schools are also a breeding ground for colds, flus, infections, etc. Whatever you can do to support a child’s immune system will go a long way in making school years healthy years.

For younger children, AIM BarleyLife® Xtra and AIM CoCoa LeafGreens™ Sample Packs are convenient ways for parents to give them a nutritional edge for body and mind.

BarleyLife® Xtra delivers the super nutritional, immune-boosting benefits of barley grass juice concentrate along with the sweet “Xtra” taste and nutrition from eighteen fruit and vegetable powders. Even young children can use the AIM Blender Bottle by adding water and a packet of powder and shaking up a nutritious green drink.

The same can be said for blending packets of CoCoa LeafGreens, which provide three types of calming, brain-boosting cocoa. A calm, focused mind is what every student needs for academic growth. In 2013, the American Botanical Council published a study that determined cocoa contains polyphenolic com -pounds that not only enhance calmness, but also increase blood flow to the brain, improving cognition. And CoCoa LeafGreens also delivers nourishing greens, so students can enjoy a cocoa-licious drink that’s good for them.

For older students, initial forays into inde-pendence usually include a nutritional drop-off. Fast foods, incomplete meals and soft drinks can eventually take a toll even on the healthiest young people. Getting their three Daily Essentials is a priority to avoid sliding down the slippery slope into poor health. Greens, fiber and essential fatty acids (EFAs) are daily necessities, and the Daily Essentials Starter Pack provides all three in convenient capsule form.• AIM BarleyLife® for greens that ensure a

quality source of natural nutrients• AIM Herbal Fiberblend® for fiber and herbs

that cleanse and keep a body regular• AIMega® for EFAs that the body requires for

healthy cell replication and performance

Packing a weekly supply in supplement cases ensures that busy students always have Nutrition that Works! on hand for healthy learning.

School Years, Healthy Years

Janet, described her as a comedian, a great speaker and very relaxed. “I feel her spirit is here among all of you, and she’d be so proud to see you here.”

O’Ferrall Pauly and Michelle Long gave their acceptance speeches: “I’ve shed tears of joy,” O’Ferrall said. “Thirty years ago, this year, Janet and I attended our first AIM conference. It was held in Lake Tahoe. We drove all the way from Texas. AIM announced their first car contest. Janet and I looked at each other because we needed

a new car, and we tried to figure out how to achieve that goal. It lit a fire under us. The next year, we won the car, and were able to win a couple more cars over the years. It was a lot of fun. We met a lot of wonderful people. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your words to me and about my family.”

“On behalf of my mother,” Michelle said, “I would like to thank her upline, downline, Dennis, Kay, Opal and Ron. For those of you who knew my mother, you would know that she was not about the money. Tonight would make her very uncomfortable. Just to show you just how much AIM is in my blood, my son was born twenty years ago next month, the first day of the AIM San Francisco Conference. Mom was supposed to be the keynote speaker, but she kept postponing her flight so she could have more time with her grandson. She then flew to the Conference, didn’t even change her clothes, just walked up on stage and said ‘I’m a grandma.’ Thank you for all your love. I’m very proud to be a second-generation AIM Member. We will continue to drive the line.”

At the 2015 Scottsdale Conference, Chairman’s Club Directors O’Ferrall Pauly and Michelle Long were inducted into the Seven Million Dollar Club in a ceremony that also honored the life of the late Janet Pauly. AIM Senior Vice President and co-owner Ron Wright led with a moving speech about Janet Pauly and how she helped grow the The AIM Companies™ during its early days. “Janet was dear to all of you,” he said. He recounted how Janet once went to Idaho to speak at a restaurant during a blizzard. Unable to attend the meeting due to the storm, Ron asked AIM President and co-owner Dennis Itami to film the presentation. He did, and the video became a pre-Internet viral sensation, passed from person to person on video tape. “Janet Pauly was friends to us all and loved by all of us,” Ron said. “She was the real beginning of The AIM Companies.”

Instead of using a wheelchair ramp to get on stage, O’Ferrall quaffed a Red Rush™, rose from his motorized wheelchair, proclaimed that he “didn’t need the scooter,” climbed the ramp and walked the length of the stage unaided. The audience laughed and cheered.

Royal Emerald Director Jann Abrams, a hospice nurse and a close friend of Janet Pauly, described Janet’s lifetime battle with various illnesses, their friendship and how BarleyLife® helped strengthen Janet’s immune system. “AIM’s a better company because Janet was a part of it, and the world is a better place. She was compassionate, unselfish and always looking to help people,” Jann said.

Royal Emerald Director Opal Wright (wife of co-owner Ron Wright), also close to

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Conference Highlights

2015 AIM Conference

June17-21,2015•Scottsdale, ArizonaThe 2015 AIM Conference

in Scottsdale, Arizona was an event to remember. The new, im-proved Healthy Cell Concept was unveiled by a panel of Member-experts. Legendary Iron Man tri-ath lete Lew Hollander gave us the skinny on which AIM supplements he uses to power his performance. Gene Blasingame revealed the power of nitric oxide and Joan van Rensburg unveiled the Chrysalis program, a real boost for anyone’s network marketing business. At the Gala Dinner we celebrated the promotions of Ron and Lendy Murray, Ralph Peterson and Nikola Wilkie, and we inducted Mark and Mary-Ann Shearer into the Million Dollar Club and Michelle Long and her father O’Ferrall Pauly into the Seven Million Dollar Club. Finally, we ended the night with the AIM’s Got Talent Show and were graced by the musical stylings of “The Garden Trio.”

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A video highlighting the Revitalize Your AIM 2015 Conference is now showing on YouTube at: http://youtu.be/PxR9S0_yMlI Conference attendees received this DVD along with with hundreds of photos to share with others.

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The recent transition to the new AIM LeafGreens™ formulation makes this supplemental nutrition greener and healthier than ever. The added leaf powders of Swiss chard, kale and arugula replace those from faba bean and field pea, rich sources of quercetin and kaempferol and even more phytonutrients in the LeafGreens blend. More green leaves mean more nutritional benefits.

First introduced in 2008, LeafGreens was a one-of-a-kind supplement. Today its uniqueness remains. This leafy combination of barley, spinach, kale, arugula, Swiss chard and broccoli sprout powders is a potent source of:

• Chlorophyll for cleansing, controlling body odor and healing wounds

• Kaempferol for inhibiting the oxidation of LDL cholesterol and improving kidney function and blood sugar regulation

• Quercetin for reducing joint inflammation and inhibiting the production and release of histamine

• Sulforaphane for improving cardiovascular and kidney health

• Syringic acid for stabilizing blood sugar levels

• Vitamin K for overall wellness, including health support for arteries, the brain, blood sugar, bones and the heart

There is now so much more in LeafGreens’ wealth of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, flavonoids and other phytonutrients. The natural anti-inflammatory and alkalizing properties of this green richness will go a long way in maintaining good health.

Arrival of New LeafGreens

arugula

barley grass

kaleSwiss chard

broccoli sprout

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their businesses. For those new to network marketing, Chrysalis offers a step-by-step understanding of what network marketing is and how it works. For those who have been doing the business on the side maybe as a hobby or as a way to help friends get healthy, the program explains how to transform that hobby or passion into a substantial source of income. And for those who are starting to see significant monetary gains by spreading the news of nutrition and health, it can help you transform into an AIM community business leader.

The Chrysalis training pack provides liter-ature, worksheets and DVDs. Each work book and DVD contains easy-to-under stand, easy-to-apply and easy-to-share materials and information to help remove the uncertainty of how to build or expand your own network marketing business. If you’re at all interested in making money in the growing, exciting field of network marketing, Chrysalis is your surefire guide to success. There are no better teachers than AIM Members like Joan van Rensburg who have been working in the field, spreading the AIM message and achieving prosperity through the highest principles of free enterprise.

The Chrysalis training pack is available for $55.00 (US) plus shipping costs and you can purchase it at www.chrysalisnetworx.com.

The AIM Companies™ has long prided itself as a company that puts helping people above all else. We provide nutritional sup-ple ments of superior quality and integrity. And like all businesses we need to make a profit in order to stay in business. We try to ensure that our top priority is helping people achieve higher quality lives through nutrition.

As a network marketing company, high-quality whole food products and nutritional supple-ments are only one half of what we have to offer. We also provide a very competitive and generous compensation plan for anyone who would like to start their own AIM business. Although AIM’s head office provides a bevy of useful tips, tools and services for prospective entrepreneurs, the best teachers are those Members who have already built their own successful businesses and can share their experiences.

AIM endorses the Chrysalis multimedia training program that Joan van Rensburg has put together with the support of her husband Chris. Joan and Chris are AIM Chairman’s Club Directors and top business builders. There are a lot of MLM training programs on the market, but this one is tailored specifically to the AIM business plan and its products, developed by an AIM business builder with nearly twenty years of experience in the field. Chrysalis can help any Member at any stage of their network marketing career, no matter their genealogy.

Like its name implies, Chrysalis was designed to help aspiring entrepreneurs affect change in

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Testimonials

Whether by mail, email, phone, fax or Facebook, The AIM Companies™ appreciates receiving testimonials from people who use AIM products. Personal success stories about health improvements through AIM product use further validate their many health benefits. We encourage one and all to continue sending testimonials our way by whatever means.

The following testimonials, including one about the AIM Academy, came to us via mail and email.

Burns and Cell Wellness RestorerI continue to be amazed over the years at how immediately applying AIM Cell Wellness Restorer™ (CWR) full strength to a burn can totally eliminate it. Last night I was in a rush preparing dinner for my husband, Wayne. Without thinking, I grabbed a metal pan from the 350-degree oven with my bare hand. Of course, I let go of my grip on the pan instantly.   But, I still had a flat, white, cooked spot on my hand.  I grabbed the CWR bottle that I always keep in my kitchen for such emergencies.   I poured the CWR full strength over the burn, making sure that the area was totally covered with the liquid. I usually apply a second covering of the CWR about ten minutes after a burn, but this time I forgot to do that as I rushed out the door to get to a Bible study. While there, I realized that the white area on my hand had returned to a normal appearance, and there was no pain or indication that I had ever been burned. This CWR is amazing.  

Sandy Combs, Chairman’s Club DirectorDebary, Florida

AIM TestimonialsThey’re Only Natural!

AIM Academy GraduateI really enjoyed the AIM Academy course. It gave me a greater insight into how our bodies function as a whole, but also taught me, when I think in terms of health, to appreciate that every single cell in our body plays a crucial role. Without proper nutrition, it is simply impossible to say one has good health, as every cell in our body is impacted by what we eat and absorb. I really look forward to using many of the products in the AIM line and recommending them to friends, family and acquaintances.

Robert Little, AIM Preferred MemberMarkham, Ontario

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CoCoa LeafGreens Teen at HeartAs a teen, I loved chocolate, but I had a severe case of acne as a result. I not only had to stop eating chocolate, I had to start using a gritty, cleansing facial soap daily as recommend by my doctor. Neither “had to” was fun.

When I discovered AIM CoCoa LeafGreens™, I was able to once again have my chocolate fix! I now use CoCoa Leaf Greens to make delicious “healthy truffles,” which I find are so chocolaty without the side effects of chocolate. Thank you, AIM, for these cocoa-licious, chocolaty greens!

Jan Baxter, AIM DirectorWaterloo, Ontario

It’s AIM PrepZymes Appreciation Day!Twice in the past, I got food poisoning at a restaurant and was sick as a dog, living in the bathroom for two days. Last night, from an innocent-looking salad, I got hit again. Thankfully, as usual when eating restaurant food, I had taken my PrepZymes® first, which helped to catch it. When the dizziness and gut churning began a half hour later, I immediately recognized what was happening and took a handful of them. Blessed relief in only an

hour! Slept great and am fine this morning. Hooray for PrepZymes! AIM’s digestive enzymes broke down those bad guys before they could multiply out of control.

Carmela Jones, AIM DirectorSouth Holland, Illinois

Mag-nificence MiracleOne of our church friends has a four-year-old daughter who has Down’s syndrome and has never been able to walk on her own. Her doctor said that she probably never will walk as her muscles are too weak, making her unable to keep her balance. One day I offered her Mag-nificence™ lotion to rub on her legs, and her mother was willing to give it a try.

Within two weeks, her parents could tell a difference in her balance. Even her teachers noticed that the girl was stronger, wondering what had changed. After two months of using the lotion, she is walking on her own. Oh, what a happy little girl and parents.

Floyd and Rosa Stutzman, AIM DirectorsEtna Green, Indiana

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Why Branson in 2016?AIM International Conference • May 18-22, 2016

A Wonderful HotelThe Chateau on the Lake Resort Spa

and Convention Center offers world-class accommodations and amenities. Imagine, if you will, watching the sun sinking low over the pristine waters of Table Rock Lake from the balcony of your suite or sitting in the atrium, enjoying a cold, refreshing beverage beneath the leafy canopy, listening to the relaxing trickle of a nearby waterfall and birdsongs floating in the air. You can experience fine dining at any of the hotel’s five restaurants and even order food poolside.

The hotel also offers access to Southwest Missouri’s largest sand beach as well as a variety of nature trails for your walking enjoyment. There’s also a full-service marina where you can rent or charter watercraft of all shapes and sizes. Kids will enjoy a movie theater that shows cartoons and other family entertainment. There is also a tennis court and a spa with a hair salon!

An Exciting Location

Don’t let Branson’s modest size fool you. It boasts gigantic entertainment. Big-time stars from all the arenas of showbiz have set up theaters or make regular visits to the “Live Entertainment Capital of the World.” Performers like Dolly Parton, Bill Engvall, the Osmonds, Ray Stevens, Illusionist Rick Thomas, the Acrobats of China, Andy Williams and many others have established legacies in Branson or regularly perform there.

Branson is nestled between two excellent lakes that provide ample opportunity for sport and relaxation, and Marvel Cave displays the area’s geographical uniqueness. Additionally, you can peruse lakeside stores and at Branson Landing, an outdoor shopping mall experience with few rivals.

An International Contest

Celtic Ladies & Dublin’s Irish Tenors

2016 AIM Conference

Branson BucksIt’s Your Show!

AIM International Contest

Our AIM family stretches worldwide. From the foggy shores of Nova Scotia to the sands of Bondi Beach in Australia to the Central Plateau of South Africa to the green cornfields of the central United States, each AIM membership can earn up to two full conference packages (a $1,380 value) to the 2016 Conference through the Branson Bucks contest. Travel not included.

The rules are simple: When you personally sponsor new Members during the contest, you’ll receive 10% of the BVP in Branson Bucks on all orders placed by your new Members within the contest period. If your newly sponsored downline Members place initial orders of 80 BVP or more, you will earn an additional 10% of the orders’ BVP in Branson Bucks. When your 1st-level existing or new personally sponsored Members sponsor new Members during the contest, you will receive 5% of the BVP on all orders placed by the new 2nd-level Members within the contest period. If the 2nd-level Members place initial orders of 80 BVP or more, you will earn an additional 5% of the orders’ BVP in Branson Bucks.

Earn a maximum of $60 Branson Bucks per order. Branson Bucks have NO cash value, except when being redeemed toward conference packages and events that are a part of the 2016 AIM Conference in Branson.

Dr. John

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AIMing Higher Training

For many years, AIMing Higher seminars were held at Nampa headquarters, attended by a limited number of Members due to limited space. When this seminar went online in 2011, the shared knowledge became available to all Members with access to the Internet.

Please take note that this fall’s AIMing Higher at Home has been rescheduled to Saturday, October 24, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. to noon MDT, so re-mark your calendar for the new date and time.

This year’s presen ta-tions on the components of the revised Healthy Cell Concept® are not to be missed. Some of the speakers who enthralled attendees of the AIM Conference in Scotts dale are also the presenters for this online event:

Tiki Nikola RalphJanetLeré

Dr. John Shewfelt, Chairman’s Club Director and Chiropractor – introduction

Leré Robinson, Star Sapphire Director – food

Tiki McIntyre, Director – exercise

Nikola Wilkie, Star Sapphire Director – protection

Janet Breitkreutz, Director – environment

Ralph Peterson, Blue Diamond Director – attitude

To register for AIMing Higher at Home, login to www.theaimcompanies.com and go to AIMing Higher under the Events tab

Enjoy this unique learning experience from the comfort of your own home.

If you’re a fan of the television show American Ninja Warrior, you may have seen AIM Member Lance Pekus aka the Cowboy Ninja in his iconic black cowboy hat and blue jeans, swinging from chains, leaping over water-filled pits or suspended in mid-air climbing an inverted ladder hand-over-hand.

Although Lance often com-petes in front of a worldwide audience, at heart he’s a downhome husband and father from Salmon, Idaho who works for the forest service and on his father-in-law’s cattle ranch. He literally is a cowboy. He even trains in a modified calving shed where he’s built small versions

of the obstacles from the show. This was mostly out of necessity because when he started, the only obstacle course training facilities were in California or on the East Coast. His father-in-law told him that if he was serious about pursuing this dream, he should use the calving shed as it’s only really in use a few months out of the year.

Lance has been an athlete all his life. He wrestled in college and had always been active, but he was looking for something new and fun. He tried running a triathlon, but decided triathlons weren’t for him. He was at a friend’s house when he saw American Ninja Warrior and decided to give that a try. He qualified, and it’s grown from there.

Lance is best at the obstacles that require upper-body strength like the salmon ladder, which has one rung that competitors hang from and manipulate upward. In order to complete the obstacle, the competitors must use their upper body strength to force that rung—the same one they are suspended from--upward into the notch above until the bar rests in the highest notch possible. As you can imagine, this takes incredible strength and coordination. It also takes a whole lot of focus.

“A lot of the obstacles are mental. I know a lot of really strong competitors who can do the obstacles individually, but when you put them all together

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and you’re on TV, it can be tough. It’s best to focus on what’s right in front of you and not what’s coming up.

“The best thing about doing the American Ninja Warrior competition is that it’s about pushing your body. You see an obstacle and you think, ‘that’s impossible’ at first. But then you train and you adapt, and then you can achieve it, and then you go on and attempt harder ones,” he said.

He first heard about Red Rush and AIM when he joined his brother-in-law for the WOD for Warriors competition at AIM Member-owned Snake River CrossFit. Lance won the competition and the prize was a box of Red Rush.

“I tried it out and used it. I definitely saw some positive gains and decided to use it for competitions. I’ve never been a fan of energy drinks because they get me too hyped up and jittery. I didn’t get that from Red Rush. I felt relaxed and focused, and I felt like I had extra breath when I was out there on the obstacle course.”

AthleteRed Rush

Testimonials should not be construed as representing results everyone can achieve.

Lance Pekus:The Red Rush-Fueled Cowboy Ninja

Lance Pekus, AIM Member, Cowboy Ninja

Register for one-hour teleclasses by calling 1-800-456-2462, Option 1.

Sept 8 The 3 Big Mistakes Women Make that Sabotage an Active, Healthy Retirement (691.091) Celeste Davis, AIM Director and Living Well Coach Tuesday, Sept 8, 11:00 a.m. MDT

Sept 22 Who Will Be Taking Over Your AIM Business? (391.091) Yoli Huron, AIM Star Sapphire Director Tuesday, Sept 22, 11:00 a.m. MDT

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News & Meetings

Save the Date for Ohio ConferenceThe Ohio conference is Nov. 6-7, 2015 at

the Amish Door Banquet Center in Wilmot, OH. Additional information coming soon.

Save the Date for Indiana ConferenceThe Indiana conference is Nov. 13-14, 2015.

Additional information coming soon.

Nutrition SeminarLifelong Health with theFuel for Living WellWhen: Wednesday, Sept. 9, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.Where: Knox Presbyterian Church, 120 Taylor Rd. Bracebridge, OntarioSpeaker: Dr. John Shewfelt, D.C., Barrie, Ontario– Prizes, Info, Testimonials, Early-bird Drawing –Registration: $10.00 at the doorContact: June Poswiata N.C., 705-645-1105

Auto-Pay Registration Offer Ends September 30

Take advantage of AIM’s Auto-Pay Registration for the conference in Branson, Missouri, May 18-22, 2016. If you register by September 30 you can make six monthly installments from October 2015 through March 2016, plus save $20.00.

A conference package includes four nights lodging based on double-room occupancy, the Welcome Dinner, four breakfasts, two lunches and the Gala Dinner. Travel is not included with a conference package. Thursday and Friday’s general sessions are complimentary.

If you win a conference package in the Branson Bucks International Contest, you will be reimbursed for any money gathered with the Auto-Pay registration.

To register email AIMWeb inar@aim-intl.com or login to AIM’s website, www.theaim-companies.com click on Webinars under the Events tab . *Different day and/or time.Sept 2 The 40/40 Era Is Over*

Ramiah Selwood, Blue Diamond Dir. Wednesday, Sept 2, 4:00 p.m. MDT/ Thurs, Sept 3, 8:00 a.m. AU

Sept. 9 Depression, the Hidden Link Raema Salmon, AIM Director Wednesday, Sept 9, 1:00 p.m. MDT

Sept 16 Guess Who’s Eating Your Dinner Cathy McCrea, Royal Emerald Director Wednesday, Sept 16, 1:00 p.m. MDT

Sept 23 My Past, Present & Future with AIM Tiki McIntyre, Director Wednesday, Sept 23, 1:00 p.m. MDT

Sept 30 Sick & Tired of Being Sick & Tired* Debra Pugh, AIM Director Wednesday, Sept 30, 3:00 p.m. MDT

Thursday, Sept 3 & 17, at 11:00 a.m. MDT/ 7:00 p.m. SAT, Joan van Rensburg,

Chairman’s Club Director, will teach a series of Chrysalis business training webinars.

Thursday, Sept 10, at 11:00 a.m. MDT/ 7:00 p.m. SAT, Mary-Ann Shearer,

Chairman’s Club Director, will teach on AIM’s nutritional products.

Webinar Wednesdays

Holistic Nutrition Seminar: Healing Miracles Within Your ReachWhen: Saturday, September 26, 10:30 a.m. through 2:00 p.m.Where: Stony Brook Educational and Cultural Center (ECC of WMHO), Main Street, Stony Brook, NY Speaker: Yu-Shiaw Chen, Ph.D., Author of Healthy Eating Wholesome Living, Bio chemist, Certified Nutritionist, AIM Chairman’s Club Director and Living Well CoachAdmission: $35.00 per person, includes a healthy lunch. Contact: Dr. Yu-Shiaw Chen, 631-751-4267 or Miriam McDade, 631-698-8831Registration: www.linutrition.com

Webinars*

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