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Name: Marcos Benetti

Greetings, everyone! Welcome to my on-line journal. With as much as I travel, I thought this would be a good way for me to keep in touch with my friends across the world. I was born in Boston to a very unique couple. My father is Italian and my mother is Costa Rican. They actually met in Costa Rica and moved to the United States looking to start an import/export business to serve the ethnic communities along the east coast. They were wonderful role models, and I guess their entrepreneurial spirit rubbed off on me. In the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, I had some success marketing a product overseas. Now, I do some consulting and some light investing. I have recently started a new adventure with some friends in Raytown, Missouri. It’s a forthcoming coffeehouse named Benetti’s Coffee Experience, and I’m just stoked to be a part of it.

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Off to the Salty Lake

Greetings,

Those of you who have registered for Benetti’s Bulletin know that I was recently in Bangladesh. I was there a little longer than I expected as I mistakenly negotiated my way into a chicken by offering to watch a man’s children while he played in a Cricket tournament.

Right now, I’m at my Boston apartment preparing to leave for Salt Lake City, Utah, to attend Rotary International’s Annual Convention. My mother’s father was a coffee farmer who was an active leader in the local community. Part of his service was being involved in the Rotary Club. Several years ago, I was admitted as an honorary member in the same club as my grandfather.

Many service organizations like Rotary, Kiwanis, Optimists and others are working to modify their organizations to attract young people. From what I have seen, the next generation holds a lot of potential and promise, and I’m excited to see what the leaders have in store.

Meanwhile, Ben and the crew at the coffeeshop are keeping things hopping and meeting lots of interesting people in Raytown – both newcomers and lifelong residents.

I’ll be in touch!

Marcos