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KERR'S WAY COOL TEAM 2009 SCORING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS Our 6th Annual SCORING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS fundraiser was another great success. The event was held September 26, 2009 at the Bensalem Community Park, Richlieu & Galloway Rds., Bensalem, PA 19020. Reigning champs, Ryan Kerr's Much Cooler Kids made a phenomenal 5 run comeback in the last inning to tie the score, starting off with a double by Ryan Kerr. Unfortunately, Bugs Bernie's Old Tyme All-Stars got a lucky break and scored the winning run in the bottom of the 9th with 2 outs! Everyone had a great time and we would like to extend our thanks to those who came out to participate and support our foundation. Caricaturist Patrick Harrington and face & tattoo painter/balloon artist Celie McVaugh were both huge hits with the kids and players alike. We hope they will be back to join us again next year! A great big thank you to all of our sponsors, all of the people and businesses that donated goods & services, and to all of our friends who come out to help us run the event. We couldn't do any of it without you guys! 5TH ANNUAL SCORING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS EVENT: AFTER 2 RAIN DELAYS, THE 5th ANNUAL SCORING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS EVENT WAS FINALLY HELD IN OCTOBER Everyone was once again pumped up for the fun at this years Scoring for Scholarships softball game. This year, Bugs Bernie's All-Stars, and 4 time 2008 softball champions, once again competed against a group of young athletes that excel at a variety of sports, including baseball, softball, soccer, hockey, basketball, etc. This year we added a new twist. Bugs' team also played a softball game against a team of 30-something "athletes." What Bugs' All Stars failed to realize was that the kids they began playing 5 years ago at 9 years old, are now 14. And bigger than them. And better than them. They are good. Very good. So good, in fact, that the 14 year old underdogs beat Bugs Bernie's All Stars 5-4! And trust me, this year no concessions were made for the "kids!" They did a phenomenal job standing up against a team who has been playing softball since dinosaurs roamed the earth. A great big thank you to all the kids who came out to play for our foundation. However, the 30-something group of athletes didn't fare as well. They lost to Bugs Bernie's team. Big. I won't mention the score to avoid further embarrassment to the great group of guys who came out to support our cause. Thanks again, and better luck next year! THE 4th ANNUAL SCORING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS EVENT WAS HELD SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2007 AT THE BENSALEM COMMUNITY PARK. Our sincere thanks to everyone who attended this years event, whether you were a newcomer or a "regular." Everyone had a great time playing ball, meeting the Phillies Ball Girls, and winning prizes! Once again, we would like to thank the Brockett Family for their continued help with this event in every imaginable way. A sincere thank you to all of the generous vendors who either donated refreshments, gifts to raffle or a donation to help us make this event a success once again. We would never be able to make this event such a success if it weren't for everyone who volunteered in some way. THE 3rd ANNUAL "SCORING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS" SOFTBALL GAME WAS HELD SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2006 AT THE BENSALEM COMMUNITY PARK, RICHLIEU & GALLOWAY RDS. It was a fun-filled day for both the players and the fans, especially when the players got to feast on the after-game smorgasboard! The kids didn't seem to mind losing the game once we fed them! Although we ran into a few unforeseen problems this year, everyone had a great time and our organization thanks all of those who participated. Unfortunately, due to prior commitments, members of the police and fire fighters were unable to attend this year. However, we did receive a visit from Gene DiGirolomo and a television crew which will air on the cable channel. Everyone who came out to play softball to benefit The Judi Spivack Memorial Foundation are our heroes. We couldn't have done it without you. Thank you all for participating in an event that benefits your community. The now U-13 2004 Cal Ripken District 3 Champions were unable to defend their two-year winning streak against Bugs Bernie's All-Stars (ages withheld). Who's keeping score anyway? And don't forget about the feast afterwards for the players! The event was held at the Bensalem Community Park on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2006. We were blessed once again with a beautiful day. Congratulations to all of the winners of our raffles and 50/50 drawing. All proceeds from "Scoring for Scholarships" will benefit the Judi Spivack Memorial Foundation.

Shari & Dina Thank You! A GREAT BIG THANK YOU There really are no words to describe the support we receive in making the Scoring For Scholarships event a success. I would like to thank everyone for their participation and overwhelming support of our sixth annual fundraising activity. Special thanks to all players who came out to participate; some kids coming straight from a soccer game and others forgoing previous commitments. These young athletes will always be champions in my heart for their participation and dedication to this event. Thank you to Bernie's friends and teammates for contributing their time and support as well; the Bensalem Township Department of Parks & Recreation for the use of their facilities once again; Stacy Kutner, President of the BHS Home & School Association for helping me spread the word through her email updates; the Valley Athletic Association for their annual donation and for teaching these kids sportsmanship from the time they were 5 years old; my wonderful children, Scott, Ryan & Devon for their spirit, patience, and understanding throughout each step of creating this event; my sister Shari and her children, Jared, Joshua & Justin for being there every step of the way as usual; all of the vendors who donated food and drinks for the occasion, especially Mike Gabbett from Philly Soft Pretzels in Bensalem for putting up with me another year and hardly complaining at all; Lauren Bezek, our 2008 scholarship winner who rushed over right from work to get to the event before it ended, Debbie Brockett for once again taking over & virtually running every aspect of the event for me from start to finish (she's a life saver), as well as her husband Scott and children Michael & Kyle, my friends Barbara & Erich Hizer, Holly & Steve Dannin, Kevin Donlon, Jeff Konefal, Bill & Carla Drabik, Zoli Kopetsky, Brett Cohen, Adam Reiver, Joy & Vince DeCaro, Lisa & Dave Millar, Vicki & Dan Devlin, Steve Dodaro, Christine Jacobs Stone, Greg & Tina Young, Joe Codagnone, Jeffrey Biberman, Jill Gallo, Kim Leedom, Gwynne Frishman, Heather Williams, Mrs. Leonore Hope from Bensalem High School, and everyone else who volunteered their help and donated toward this years event. I would also be remiss in not thanking all of my Facebook friends for helping me spread the word about the event and for showing their support by becoming members of our foundation. I couldn't have done any of this without each and every one of you. Your love and support is what truly makes this a success.

PCT Magazine June 2004 ARTICLES OF INTEREST June 2004 PCT MAGAZINE Dan Moreland, Editor www.pctonline.com IN APPRECIATION OF THE INDUSTRY'S SILENT PARTNERS, BERNIE AND JUDI SPIVACK Like so many companies in the pest management industry, Bernie Spivack may have been the “face” of Bugs Bernie Pest Control, but wife Judi was the “heart and soul” of the organization, quietly working behind the scenes to make sure everything ran smoothly at the “one-man” operation based in Bensalem, Pa. Together they were quite a team, as Bernie chronicled in the inaugural edition of our “Five Questions” column, which debuted in the March issue of PCT Magazine. “Although I’m the one who performs all the pest management services for the company, my wife Judi handles most of the internal office duties such as scheduling, bookkeeping, filing and paying the bills,” he wrote. “We realized long ago that no money is generated if I’m in the office rather than out performing pest control services. Trust me, Judi has shared the aggravation and rewards of being a sole proprietor.” It’s a story repeated again and again in the pest management industry, husbands and wives working together in pursuit of the American dream, celebrating shared victories, struggling through business setbacks, supporting one another in both good times and bad. Bud and Lillian Snyder, founders of Palmetto Exterminators, Charleston, S.C., understand that special bond, a bond forged by putting one’s future — and marriage — at risk to launch a family pest control business. So does Andy and Patsye Mannino of Amco Ranger Pest Control, St. Charles, Mo., and hundreds of others in the industry. For these couples, marriage represented an extraordinary personal and business commitment, a leap of faith that whatever the future would bring — success or failure — they would make the journey together. That’s why, when such a partnership ends, as it did on February 28th for Bernie and Judi Spivack, it’s a tragedy. In notifying PCT of his wife’s passing shortly after the March issue went to press, Bernie wrote, “Judi deserves a lot of credit for representing our industry so well.” That she does, as do all the women who have contributed so much to the fabric of the pest control industry in the past century, an industry founded on family values and personified by the life of Judi Spivack, the mother of two daughters, and co-founder of Bugs Bernie Pest Control, one of the country’s great “one-man” operations. Judi will be missed, but the memory of the Spivack’s personal and professional relationship will endure, a marriage that didn’t produce a multi-million-dollar pest control business, but a partnership that generated an even more valuable currency — the good will of their customers, the respect of their peers, and the love of their children and grandchildren. It’s a story worth celebrating. So, here’s to the life of Judi Spivack, a woman who touched the lives of many, none more profoundly than husband Bernie. “While we didn’t have the best of everything, we certainly didn’t want for anything,” he said. The author is publisher of PCT magazine. DAN MORELAND In appreciation of the industry’s silent partners Bernie and Judi Spivack. Reprinted with permission. ***************************** BUCKS COUNTY COURIER TIMES March 9, 2004 JUDI J. SPIVACK, 58, 'SUPER, LOVING LADY' MILT KRUGMAN COURIER TIMES "My wife was a super, loving lady," Bernie Spivack said. "She's half of me. I feel empty without her. I'm so fortunate I have my two girls." Judi J. (nee Cohen) Spivack, co-owner with her husband of Bugs Bernie Pest Control in Bensalem, died Feb. 28 of pneumonia at her home in Bensalem. She was 58 and originally was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. The couple would have been married 39 years on May 27. Besides her husband, Mrs. Spivack is survived by her daughters, Dina Kerr of Bensalem and Shari Meltzer of Warminster. "She was more like my best friend than my mother," Kerr said. "She was the one I confided in. If I had a problem, I know I could talk to her. She taught me to approach life with a no-nonsense view. She was honest and, hopefully, I will be able to do as good in raising my kids as she did with me." Mrs. Spivack's husband said she was an "outstanding wife in many ways.'' "She was loyal, dedicated, tolerant, and the joke used to be that I would thank her for having the courage to put up with me for all these years. We were inseparable and rarely went anywhere without each other." A good cook, Mrs. Spivack would take care of all the holiday dinners, her daughter said, and liked to try new recipes on the family. She was not known for a special dish, but Kerr's son, Scott, liked her potato latkes, and Kerr's sister liked Mrs. Spivack's banana chocolate chip cake. Mrs. Spivack was born in Philadelphia, and her husband said they first met on a date with a friend of his. She was the friend's date, and she was supposed to bring a date for Bernie. "That didn't happen," he said. "My friend, Barry Arno, and I went to see her, and the other girl, my date, wasn't there. I felt like the odd man out. "Another friend of mine asked me if I could take him up to Reedman's to pick up his car, and I figured it would be easier if we all went to get his car, and I would give Barry my car so he could go on his date with Judi. Fortunately, she thought she was OK with us three guys, and after we got the car we all went to Greenwood Dairies. "I was always taught to be a gentleman, so I went to open the door for her, and the door slipped out of my hand, and I squashed her in the doorway. Did I make a first impression or what? I hurt her a little bit, and she turned around and called me a klutz. "We sat down for ice cream, and I finished my six-dip ice cream sundae, and she was still eating her two dips. When we finished, I helped her on with her coat. Once I saw in a movie where the man helps a girl on with her coat by lifting her hair above the collar. I tried that move, and when she turned to say thank you, I accidentally punched her in the jaw. At this point, I don't know what she ever saw in me. "I laughed at myself and thought, 'She's lucky if I don't kill her by the time the night is over.' " His friend took them home but noticed Judi kept looking at Bernie. Two months later they double-dated - Barry with his date, and Bernie and Judi. "It was the night of the NCAA basketball tournament, and I didn't want to miss the game," he said. They went to the movies and then back to Bernie's house to watch the game along with his family. "I walk in the door, and my mother and some aunts grab Judi and keep her at the dining room table, while I go downstairs with the uncles to watch the game," he said. "I don't see Judi for about the whole first half. She comes downstairs at halftime and punches me in the arm, sits down next to me on the sofa, and says, 'Your family is OK.' Right then and there I knew I was in trouble, and we dated 14 months before we married in 1965." Mrs. Spivack was the first contact when people called Bugs Bernie for information. "I was the more technical one, and she was the people person," he said. "She was absolutely super with people. She had the sweetest voice and could size up the severity of the situation immediately. She had tremendous people skills. I just relied on her." Bernie said a scholarship would be set up in the near future at Bensalem High School in his wife's honor.