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dedication
Ethelean Sorg
M2 Media Corp. team member
from day one
Many of the team members with M2 Media
Corp. are behind the scenes, and some have been here since day one. The company’s first
publication, Jackpot! started in 1994 and still has the same editor,
Lori Beth Susman. Also in the very beginning, Ethelean Sorg
joined the team to help with distribution.
Sorg was in her 50s when she began working for the company
and had previously done delivery work for the Coast’s casinos. “To
get work, my friend and I would go through brochures, find companies
and give them a call to see if they needed help,” said Sorg. “That’s how I
met Michael (Sunderman).” Michael Sunderman and his wife,
Mary Sunderman, are the publishers at M2 Media Corp. and have enjoyed
having Sorg’s help over the years. “When we started Jackpot!, one of our biggest challenges was to create a distribution
plan to cover casinos from Vicksburg and Jackson all the way to the Coast. We
were blessed when Ethelean walked into our offices and offered her expertise and service,” Michael Sunderman said. “She was already a route driver for a
few regional magazines and knew all the businesses and got our racks placed quickly.
story by Kelsey Sunderman-Foster photos by Michael Sunderman and courtesy of Ethelean Sorg
Since then, she has not missed an issue in 23 years and has been an amazing addition to our company. Mary and I just can’t thank her enough for her friendship and loyalty.”
As a small business, the office is a tight- knit place where everyone knows and cares for everyone else. Because of that, the publishers got to know Sorg well and learned of her mother, who was growing older and needed additional care.
“Jackpot! came out every two weeks and with the route I was given, I had the chance to visit my mother in Monroe, Louisiana, along the way,” Sorg said. “Getting to stop in and see her and be able to help her for all of those years was such a blessing.”
Ethelean still delivers for M2 Media
Corp. and has expanded her route along with the company. She delivers Jackpot!, South Mississippi Living and Discover South Mississippi. “South Mississippi Living is a book that everyone wants,” said Sorg. “I have the best route, and everyone is always waiting for it to come out!”
While Sorg loves her route and the
people on it, she’s just as loved in return. “Ethelean is so wonderful to us,” said Anna Curtis, office manager at the Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce. “If we’re running out of any of the publications, she will take care of us and make sure we have what we need. She’s always smiling and is a delight to have at the chamber whenever she comes by.”
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