Meet Tiffany Viduya After six years of working for the Boy Scouts of America, Tiffany Viduya is joining our team and we’re thrilled! Tiffany became our receptionist in August and has
SHE CONNECTS OUR TEAM WITH YOURS
a staggered schedule. “I’m so excited to come to work every day because it means I get to work with incredible people every day,” she says. “It was so clear from day one that every single person here is about building supportive relationships with each other and with clients. It’s what I love most about Retirement Planning Strategies.” Outside of work, as though giving her job her all isn’t enough, Tiffany is also working toward a business degree from Red Rocks Community College. “I feel like I’ll be able to bring so much more to my work when I have the knowledge that comes with a business degree,” she says. “We can always be better at anything we do, right?” When she’s not working or studying, Tiffany loves spending time with family and getting out of doors. As a Colorado native, hiking with friends is one of her favorite activities, but a recent trip that she can’t wait to take again was to Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. “It’s a beautiful place for stargazing, particularly incredible views of the Milky Way. It was an experience unlike anything I’ve ever done before, and I’d recommend it to anyone.” We’re already eager to take Tiffany’s recommendations and can’t wait for our clients to do the same.
already brought so much to the role. “I played several roles with the Boy Scouts, but the one outstanding thing my work there helped me realize is that I love being a support system for people,” Tiffany says.
We knew Tiffany’s background would make her an asset to our team and our clients as well. “I love being that connecting bridge between our clients and our talented team,” she says. “Having the opportunity to assist our advisors with preparing for their client meetings and getting everyone on the same page about important tasks means we can still provide the same great services we always have, even during a time when that’s still hard for some businesses.”
Tiffany is one of a handful of team members here who comes into our office every single day to work in-person rather than on
THE SPOOKY ‘STAR WARS’ SHORTAGE OF 1977
A long time ago … in October of 1977 to be exact, Halloween was fast approaching and many parents faced a major dilemma. That year, kids didn’t want to go trick-or-treating dressed as vampires,
more “Star Wars” costumes than pumpkins. Kids who got their hands on an authentic Han Solo or C-3PO costume were considered lucky. But kids who arrived at the store to find the costume shelves empty didn’t throw in the towel. Instead, they went and found some brown towels to make their own Chewbacca costumes. In the current age of cosplay, homemade costumes based on movie characters are commonplace, but in 1977, this was uncharted territory. Kids searched for white dresses to be Princess Leia and bathrobes they could cut short to mimic Luke Skywalker. Moms everywhere broke out their sewing machines and created costumes using only action figures for reference. It was grueling work, but it showed just how much kids
witches, or ghosts. The classic costumes simply wouldn’t do. That Halloween, almost every child in the United States wanted to dress as their favorite character from the new hit movie, “Star Wars.” Today, you can walk into a Halloween City on Oct. 30 and easily pick up a costume for Rey, Darth Vader, or Princess Leia. But in 1977, less than five months after the release of the first movie in the popular franchise, getting your hands on any “Star Wars” merchandise was a bit more difficult. Ben Cooper, a costume company in Brooklyn,
had the foresight to license “Star Wars” for costume rights after the movie came out. Unfortunately, they didn’t foresee how great the demand for these costumes would be.
wanted to spend Halloween in a galaxy far, far away.
The “Star Wars” costume shortage marked a new era for Halloween — one where making your own costume was just as cool, if not better, than buying it.
Retailers across the country were selling out of “Star Wars” costumes as fast as they came in. Some stores reported selling
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