Summary

WELCOME WAGON HAS GONE HIGH TECH BUT MISSION TO HELP NEWCOMERS GET TO KNOW LOCAL BUSINESSES AND SERVICES REMAINS THE SAME.

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 192437
Story Slug Welcome - Wagon - Dot - Com
Location Ridgewood, New Jersey
Format PKG
Date 09/21/2000
Archive Time 46:12
TRT 2:06
Supers Ridgewood, New Jersey Kathryn Judisch, Reporting Mark and Fran Carver, New Homeowners Pamela Javins, Welcome Wagon
Video Description LOCAL BUSINESS REPS, SIGNS, TABLES IN FAMILY'S FRONT YARD, NAT SOTS OF GREETINGS, FAMILY SOT, B & W PHOTOS FROM WELCOME WAGON ARCHIVES, WELCOME WAGON SOT
Description WELCOME WAGON HAS GONE HIGH TECH BUT MISSION TO HELP NEWCOMERS GET TO KNOW LOCAL BUSINESSES AND SERVICES REMAINS THE SAME.
Script FOR MORE THAN 70 YEARS, THE WELCOME WAGON HAS BEEN A GOOD NEIGHBOR. WELCOME WAGON IS A GREETING SERVICE WHICH INTRODUCES NEWCOMERS TO LOCAL MERCHANTS. TIMES HAVE CHANGED AND SO HAS THE WAY THE COMPANY DOES BUSINESS. BUT AS KATHRYN JUDISCH REPORTS, WELCOME WAGON'S MISSION REMAINS THE SAME. (TAKE PKG) THE WELCOME WAGON NETWORK INCLUDES MORE THAN 35-THOUSAND LOCAL BUSINESSES AND SERVICES. VISITORS TO MOVE DOT COM CAN SEARCH FOR MERCHANTS BY ZIP CODE. STARTING THIS MONTH, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO PRINT COUPONS FROM WELCOME WAGON MEMBERS. WHEN THE CARVER FAMILY, NEW RESIDENTS OF RIDGEWOOD, NEW JERSEY DROVE DOWN THE STREET AND PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY OF THEIR NEW HOME, THEY WERE WARMLY GREETED BY AN ENDURING AMERICAN TRADITION.. THE WELCOME WAGON. (NAT SOT - "Welcome, we are so glad to have you here not only as your mayor but also as your neighbor. :04 AT WELCOME WAGON'S INVITATION, CITY OFFICIALS AND LOCAL BUSINESS PEOPLE GATHERED IN THE CARVER'S FRONT YARD TO HELP THE FAMILY SETTLE IN TO THEIR NEW SURROUNDINGS. (NAT SOT - "Latte, cappucino, light lunches.. it's a nice gathering place. :04 (SOT - "This is the 3rd state we've lived in, 3rd house and this is the warmest reception we've had. Absolutely. :06 WELCOME WAGON HAS BEEN EXTENDING IT'S WARM WISHES SINCE 1928, GREETING IN ITS 70 PLUS YEARS 70 MILLION FAMILIES, INCLUDING THE KENNEDY'S AND THE NIXON'S TO THE WHITE HOUSE. IN THE EARLY YEARS, REPRESENTATIVES KNOCKED ON DOORS TO BRING NEWCOMERS A BASKET FULL OF GOODIES FROM LOCAL BUSINESSES AND SERVICES. BUT AS TIMES CHANGED SO DID ITS MODE OF DELIVERY. LATER, GIFTS AND COUPONS WERE MAILED. NOW, WELCOME WAGON IS ON THE INTERNET, SPONSORED BY THE ONLINE REAL ESTATE PORTAL, MOVE DOT COM. (SOT -"Over the 70 years, the American family has changed so dramatically. People work. They are not at home very often and so it became difficult to actually reach people at home. :09 BUT WELCOME WAGON IS STILL INTENT ON REACHING PEOPLE. AND THAT MEANS GOING ONLINE IN THESE FASTER-PACED, HIGHER-TECH TIMES. (NATS OF PARTY - :02) THIS PARTY ON THE CARVER FRONT LAWN IS NOT ONLY A WELCOMING PARTY, BUT ALSO A CELEBRATION AS WELCOME WAGON EMBRACES THE DOT COM WORLD. THOUGH IT IS NO LONGER A GRASSROOTS DOOR-TO-DOOR CAMPAIGN, THE COMPANY SAYS ITS MISSION IS THE SAME... TO WELCOME FOLKS TO THEIR NEW HOMES BY HELPING THEM CONNECT WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY. (NATSOT - "Nice to meet you Helga. Welcome, thank you very much. :03 AND, FOR ONE DAY AT LEAST IN RIDEGWOOD, NEW JERSEY, THAT WAS DONE THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY.. FACE-TO-FACE WITH A HANDSHAKE. KATHRYN JUDISCH ALL NEWS CHANNEL, REPORTING, FIRST BUSINESS. 0000
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