This loan has been FULLY FUNDED by 200 lenders!

Erik
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Status: Paying Back

$7,500
Loan Request
Pre-Disbursed : Mar 27, 2009
Listed: Jun 10, 2009
Funded: Jun 11, 2009
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16% repaid

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About the Loan

(For privacy reasons, the Field Partner has requested that last name be undisclosed)
Location: San Francisco, Ca, United States   Repayment Term: 39 months
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Activity: Retail   Repayment Schedule: Irregularly
Loan Use: Inventory, furnishings, and advertising   Currency Exchange Loss: N/A
      Default Protection: Covered
Erik and Shane seem an unlikely pair to run a board game shop. Shane works as a behavioral specialist for people with disabilities at a local non-profit while Erik is a veteran of the Iraq War with a background in sales. But they share a love of board games, and opened Just Awesome to provide the community with a family-friendly game store. While serving in the Air Force, Erik learned a game from a young Iraqi which he developed into Just Awesome! He donates all of the proceeds from this game to Operation Iraqi Children. Just Awesome! will also pay to ship any board games to American troops serving overseas.

With a thoughtful business plan and a passion for their product, Shane and Erik are new entrepreneurs poised for success. They will use their $7,500 loan for advertising and inventory.

Visit www.justawesomethewebsite.com



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Country:United States
Avg Annual Income:$47,000
Currency:United States Dollars (USD)
200 Lenders to this Entrepreneur

Wolfgang
KivaFriends.org, Berlin
Germany

Sam
San Francisco, CA
United States

Zack
San Francisco, CA
United States

Sandra
Marina del Rey, CA
United States

Maddie
carmichael, CA
United States

Emily
Holloway, London
United Kingdom

Charmaine
Bergen, kivafriends.org
Norway

CherylS
kivafriends.org, Littleton, NC
United States

Sarah & Ben, KivaFriends
Waltham, MA
United States

Atticus
Maycomb County, Alabama
United States

Glenda
Berkeley Heights, NJ
United States

Maria
Marietta, GA
United States

Breianne
Long Beach, CA
United States

Lee

Anonymous
Bronxville, NY
United States

Judith
Trails End, Minnesota
United States

Jackie, Samantha & Matt
Burlington NJ, www.kivafriends.org
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KivaFriends.org, Evansville, IN
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Moreno Valley, CA
United States

Kimm
Albuquerque, NM
United States

Norman
Riverview, MI
United States

Danae
Green Bay, WI
United States

Jodi
Winston Salem, NC
United States

Margaret
Worthington, MN
United States

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Honolulu, HI
United States

Renee
Richland, MI
United States

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KivaFriends.org, Santa Clara, CA
United States

Sue
Pleasant Hills, PA
United States

Jessica
Chevy Chase, MD
United States

Kerry
kivafriends.org, SF Bay Area, CA
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Cherry Hill, NJ
United States

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Ooltewah, TN
United States

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San Francisco, CA
United States

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Cortlandt Manor, NY
United States

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Atlanta, GA
United States

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Jordan, MN
United States

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Austin, TX
United States

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San Francisco, Ca
United States

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Hamburg,
Germany

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San Francisco, CA
United States

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Issaquah, WA
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Seattle, WA
United States

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herne bay, Kent
United Kingdom

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Brooklyn, NY
United States

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San Francisco, CA
United States

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San Francisco, CA
United States

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KivaFriends.org, Pasadena, CA
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Atlanta, GA
United States

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Berlin, KivaFriends.org
Germany

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Brooklyn, NY
United States

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PITTSBURGH, PA
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San Diego, CA
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Denver, CO
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San Francisco, CA
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Mountain View, CA
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Portland, OR
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Burlingame, CA
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Henrietta, NY
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Modesto, CA
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United Kingdom

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San Francisco, CA
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Los Angeles, CA
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Nanuet, NY
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KivaFriends.org , St. Louis, MO
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Socorro, NM
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Berkeley, CA
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Brussels,
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Kivafriends.org, Anchorage, Alaska
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Puyallup, WA
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Huntington, WV
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Oakland, CA
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San Francisco, CA
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Rio Rancho, NM
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San Francisco, CA
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San Francisco, CA
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San Diego, CA
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Bangkok, BKK
Thailand

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San Francisco, CA
United States

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Leaf River, IL
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Stanford, CA
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New Windsor, NY
United States

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San Francisco, CA
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All over, the
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LONG BEACH, CA
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Colorado Springs, CO
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San Francisco, CA
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Washington, DC
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Rome, GA
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Palatka, FL
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Glenview, IL
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Mountain View, CA
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San Francisco, CA
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Seattle, WA
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Burbank, CA
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Sacramento, CA
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San Francisco, CA
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austin, TX
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Exeter, Devon
United Kingdom

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Deephaven, MN
United States

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Valencia, España
Spain

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PURCELLVILLE, VA
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Winter Park, FL
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Gonzales, LA
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San Francisco, CA
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DIJON,
France

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Mokelumne Hill, CA
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Mount Vernon, IA
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Monrovia, CA
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Toronto, Ontario
Canada

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Sunnyvale, CA
United States

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Norwalk, CT
United States

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Pottstown, PA
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Houston, TX
United States

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Austin, TX
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Sewell, NJ
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San Francisco, CA
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Doylestown, PA
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Toronto, Ontario
Canada

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Broken Arrow, OK
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Onalaska, WI
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Danville, PA
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Los Angeles, CA
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Neptune, NJ
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Denver, CO
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Tempe, AZ
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Milford, PA
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Bow, NH
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Maybrook, NY
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Loveland, OH
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newport, nc
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Brighton, MI
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Rego Park, NY
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Imperial, MO
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Saratoga, CA
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Las Vegas, Nevada
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San Rafael, CA
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San Ramon, CA
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Richland, MI
United States

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Atlanta, GA
United States

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San Francisco, CA
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MA
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Oakland, CA
United States

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Branford, CT
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Highland Park, IL
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Hempstead, NY
United States

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Hicksville, NY
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Waltham, MA
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san antonio, TX
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Tullahoma, TN
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Bedford, NH
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ZIONSVILLE, IN
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Nashville, TN
Bahamas

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Indian harbour beach, FL
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Maryville, TN
United States

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Clemmons, NC
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St.Peter/Au,
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Long Beach, NY
United States

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Willington, CT
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Attleboro, MA
United States

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San Jose, CA
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Chandler, AZ
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Allen, TX
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Escondido, California
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chicago, IL
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Branchburg, NJ
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Orinda, CA
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Kanata, Ontario
Canada

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Sugarloaf, PA
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westport, connecticut
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Upland, CA
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Yorba Linda, CA
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Marina Del Rey, CA
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Crestwood, KY
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Long Beach, CA
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Durham, NC
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College Station, TX
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Toronto, Ontario
Canada

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Nashville, TN
United States

Jonathan
Calgary, Alberta
Canada

Lynn
Round Rock, TX
United States

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San Antonio, TX
United States

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Austin, TX
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Journal entries for Erik


Subject: Loan has been disbursed
Location: San Francisco, Ca, United States

Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to Erik by Opportunity Fund in United States. We are excited to watch this business grow. Over the 36 months of this loan, Opportunity Fund will be collecting repayments from this entrepreneur and posting progress updates on the Kiva website.


Posted by from San Francisco, Ca, United States
Jun 12, 2009
Comments (9)

Subject: A "Just Awesome" update
Location: San Francisco, Ca, United States

Just Awesome The Board Game Store celebrated their one year anniversary in December. It's been a busy first year in business that included a move to a bigger location, accolades in the local paper and magazine, a collaboration with a local art gallery and more. Shane and Erik love board games from all over the world. They believe customers should have the opportunity to play any of these games before they buy. Whenever I have been in the store, neighborhood families have been taking advantage of this policy.

The guys at Just Awesome want to thank their lenders for the loan. It has been incredibly important in this first year of business to help with getting the store stocked and business booming. They have one more request of their lenders. Could you take a minute and vote for them in the Intuit "love a local business" campaign? They've been nominated for the month of February 2010 and would love your support.

http://lovealocalbusiness.intuit.com/?b_id=3471

New picture of Erik and Shane at the store to follow...


Posted by Megan McTiernan from San Francisco, Ca, United States
Feb 16, 2010
Comments (2)

Subject: Love a Local Business!
Location: San Francisco, Ca, United States

Just Awesome! The Board Game Store celebrated their one year anniversary in December. It's been a busy first year in business that included a move to a bigger location, accolades in the local paper and magazine, a collaboration with a local art gallery and more. Shane and Erik love board games from all over the world. They believe customers should have the opportunity to play any of these games before they buy. Whenever I have been in the store, neighborhood families have been taking advantage of this policy.

The guys at Just Awesome want to thank their lenders for the loan. It has been incredibly important in this first year of business to help with getting the store stocked and business booming. They have one more request of their lenders. Could you take a minute and vote for them in the Intuit "love a local business" campaign? They've been nominated for the month of February 2010 and would love your support.

http://lovealocalbusiness.intuit.com/?b_id=3471


Posted by Casey Strong from San Francisco, Ca, United States
Feb 17, 2010
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Kiva Help Repayment Schedule for Erik

  Expected Repayments Actual Repayments Comments
October 2009 $202.22 $202.22 Repayment Received
November 2009 $203.64 $203.89 Repayment Received
December 2009 $206.69 $206.85 Repayment Received
January 2010 $206.53 $206.12 Repayment Received
February 2010 $209.50 $209.50 Repayment Received
March 2010 $209.45 $209.45 Repayment Received
April 2010 $210.92 Available Apr 1  
May 2010 $216.54 Available May 1  
June 2010 $213.93 Available Jun 1  
July 2010 $216.71 Available Jul 1  
August 2010 $216.96 Available Aug 1  
September 2010 $219.66 Available Sep 1  
October 2010 $220.03 Available Oct 1  
November 2010 $221.57 Available Nov 1  
December 2010 $224.16 Available Dec 1  
January 2011 $224.71 Available Jan 1  
February 2011 $227.22 Available Feb 1  
March 2011 $227.89 Available Mar 1  
April 2011 $229.49 Available Apr 1  
May 2011 $233.42 Available May 1  
June 2011 $232.74 Available Jun 1  
July 2011 $235.04 Available Jul 1  
August 2011 $236.03 Available Aug 1  
September 2011 $238.25 Available Sep 1  
October 2011 $239.37 Available Oct 1  
November 2011 $241.05 Available Nov 1  
December 2011 $243.14 Available Dec 1  
January 2012 $244.45 Available Jan 1  
February 2012 $246.46 Available Feb 1  
March 2012 $247.90 Available Mar 1  
April 2012 $249.65 Available Apr 1  
May 2012 $251.63 Available May 1  
June 2012 $253.05 Available Jun 1