Hello, October! Time to Update Your Calendar.

This month's theme is Pinktober! We have changed our logo to the color pink in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and we are raising money as a company by selling pink boxing glove pins for $5.00 with proceeds going to local charities in each District.

Be sure to update your calendars and don't miss out on opportunities to win fun prizes this month. Contest opportunities are highlighted in pink.

10/1: National Coffee Day. Man, the coffee industry is doing it right. How many times a year do they pop up on a calendar??

10/4: World Taco Day & National Financial Planning Day.

• World Taco Day. We want to send you and your direct supervisor out for tacos. Tell us the absolute BEST place to get tacos in your town for a chance to win. Post your favorite spot on the Team Fun group on Team GSF Connect today! <-- Don't worry, we know you received your newsletter after the 4th. We will give you tacos anyway. Post your fave taco spot to Team GSF Connect for your chance to win tacos for two.

• National Financial Planning Day: Have questions about your 401K? You can reach out to Russ Maltes at rmaltes@regencyinvests.com

• Financial planning isn't just for adults. Do you have a teenager in your life that you want to arm with information for a healthy financial future? Here is a list of books just for them.

• Did you know that Fidelity has a Women Talk Money resource center? From how-to-guides to thought starters available in their learning center, there is a wealth of information available here.

10/6: Time cards are due!

10/6: Shemini Atzeret: Shemini Atzeret is a Jewish holiday. It is celebrated on the 22nd day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei in the Land of Israel, and on the 22nd and 23rd outside the Land, usually coinciding with late September or early October. Want to learn more? Click here.

10/7: Simchat Torah: Simchat Torah or Simhat Torah is a Jewish holiday that celebrates and marks the conclusion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings, and the beginning of a new cycle.

10/9: Indigenous People’s Day & Columbus Day: Banks are closed today.

• Indigenous Peoples' Day is a holiday in the United States that celebrates and honors indigenous American peoples and commemorates their histories and cultures. Learn more by clicking here.

• Columbus Day is a federal U.S. holiday commemorating the voyage and landing of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus in the “New World” on October 12, 1492. To learn more about this holiday, visit here.

10/10: World Mental Health Day. Check out the LifeWorks shared in this month's newsletter. Get connected. Feel supported. Learn more about World Mental Health Day by clicking here.

• Want to win a massage or a drop-in yoga class in honor of World Mental Health Day? Share one of your favorite wellness practices on in the Team Fun group here.

10/12: It's PAY DAY!

10/23: Time cards are due!

10/24: Vijaya Dashami: Vijayadashami, also known as Dussehra, Dasara or Dashain, is a major Hindu festival celebrated every year at the end of Navaratri. It is observed on the tenth day of the month of Ashvin, the seventh in the Hindu Luni-Solar Calendar.

10/26: National Pumpkin Day | Pumpkin Decoration Contest due. Submit photos on the Team Fun group on Team GSF Connect by today to be entered to win!

• Do you know why pumpkins are associated with Halloween? This tradition is traced to the Irish. Click here to learn more about pumpkins and their assocation with Halloween.

10/27: It's PAY DAY!

10/31: Halloween | Office Decoration Contest Due. Did you decorate your property office for Halloween? Post your photos to the Team Fun group on Team GSF Connect for a chance to win one of our contest prizes! Remember to keep your decorations fun and not gory or too scary!

• Need some decorating inspiration? Visit this link to get your creative juices flowing!

• Here is an Amazon link to some fun decorations for this spooky contest.