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PPAI Pledges $10,000 Challenge Gift To Olson Scholarship
PPAI has pledged a $10,000 challenge gift to the PPEF Named Scholarship in memory of President Emeritus H. Ted Olson, MAS. PPAI will match all funds up to $10,000 made by those wishing to honor Olson who passed away on April 28, 2010. Read more
HALO/Wayne Lee To Donate $5,000 To Holt Scholarship
In response to the $10,000 challenge donation by Geiger last week, Marc Simon, chief executive officer of Sterling, Illinois, distributor HALO/Lee Wayne (UPIC: LEEWAYNE), announced a $5,000 donation to support the named scholarship in honor of Glen R. Holt, MAS, CIP, and the foundation. Read more
PPAI Asks Volunteers To Register For Upcoming Committees/Action Groups
PPAI is recruiting volunteers for its new volunteer structure and is asking members to register their volunteer profiles at Volunteer Central. Read more
Entries Now Being Accepted For 2011 Pyramid Awards
The 2011 Distributor Pyramid Awards Program opens today, June 1. Tell PPAI about your clever, inventive and successful promotional campaigns. Visit www.ppai.org/awards for more info or contact the PPAI Awards staff at awards@ppai.org.
PPAI Awards Deadline Coming Up
The deadline for nominations for two of PPAI’s highest awards, the PPAI Hall of Fame and the Distinguished Service Award, is this week. The Suppliers Achievement Award deadline has been extended to June 11. Read more
Still Time To Reserve Exhibit Space For Expo 2011
The PPAI Expo 2011 exhibit space contract is available to download at the PPAI Exhibitor Resource Center. Everything to get signed up is at your fingertips from any location with an internet connection. Use your Show Access Code at the Exhibitor Resource Center to access your personalized exhibit space contract and send it back as soon as possible. Questions? Call PPAI at 888-426-7724.
PPAI Exhibits At National Restaurant Association Shows
PPAI exhibited at the 91st annual National Restaurant Association’s (NRA) Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show and the International Wine, Spirits and Beer Event (IWSB) in Chicago, Illinois, May 22-25. The show is considered the premier international forum for the restaurant and hospitality industry and played host to more than 58,000 attendees from 120 countries and approximately 1,700 exhibitors, covering more than 480,000 square feet. Read more
 In Memoriam: Ken Heslop, CAS, PPPC Hall Of Fame Inductee
Ken Heslop, CAS, a Promotional Products Professionals of Canada (PPPC) Hall of Fame inductee, died May 27 in Weston, Ontario. He would have been 88 on June 16.
A pioneer of industry education, Heslop was the first Canadian to achieve the Certified Advertising Specialist accreditation decades before it was available in Canada. Read more
Grants For Wellness Program Not Funded
A grant program established under the healthcare reform law will likely not be funded in 2011 as planned. The program, which was created for small businesses to obtain federal funds to create wellness programs for their employees, was supposed to start in October with the beginning of the federal government fiscal year 2011. Read more
FTC, Consumers Challenging Environmental Claims
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and individual consumers have begun challenging the "environmentally friendly" claims of various products. Read more
Anvil Knitwear Creates Apparel To Benefit Goodall Institute
New York, New York, supplier Anvil Knitwear (UPIC: ANVIL289) is launching a line of organic apparel, including tees and hoodies, to provide exposure to the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI), including its global environmental and humanitarian youth program, Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots. Read more
Advocate For Independent Contractors, Repealing 1099 Reporting
PPAI is requesting members to consider advocating with their legislators about two important legislative issues being debated now that could impact the industry. Read more
Nicole Boerner has been hired as production coordinator for Vancouver, British Columbia, distributor Fairware Promotional Products Ltd. (UPIC: fairware).
David Kang has joined Elgin, Illinois, business services Affinity Express Inc. (UPIC: AffExprs) as executive vice president, chief digital officer. He will establish an interactive business segment and expand the company’s array of digital services offered to all clients. Kang was vice president of client service for TrueAction, formerly GSI Interactive.
Sarah Page and Liz Tesreau have been recognized for their outstanding customer service and promoted at Fredericktown, Missouri, supplier Cap America (UPIC: CAPAMRCA). Page is being promoted to director of customer relations. She will be responsible for coordinating communications between the overseas and customer service divisions. Tesreau will be customer service manager.
UMAPP Leading Advocate Regional Challenge
The end of the fifth leg of the Advocate Regional Challenge is fast approaching and the standings are as follows: Upper Michigan Association of Promotional Products (UMAPP) is in the lead with 22 points, Houston Promotional Products Association (HPPA) is in second place with six points and Specialty Advertising Counselors of the Delaware Valley (SACDV) is in third place with three points. Read more
Bullpen Marketing President Honored By AMA
Colin Hageney, president of Houston, Texas, distributor Bullpen Marketing (UPIC: BULLPEN), was named 2009-2010 International Volunteer of the Year by the American Marketing Association (AMA). Read more
Newton Vice President Wins IMA Award
Jay Donlin, executive vice president of sales and marketing for Newton, Iowa, distributor Newton Manufacturing (UPIC: NEWTON) has been awarded the Shining Star-Spirit Award by the Incentive Marketing Association (IMA). Read more
Jones Company Receives Printer Gold Award
The Jones Company, a Chattanooga, Tennessee-based company owned and operated by Pompano Beach, Florida, distributor Nationwide Graphics (UPIC: NATIP037), is the recipient of the “Sappi North American Printers of the Year” Gold Award. Read more
So. Tier Ink Owner Wins Vernon’s Galaxy Award
Karen Phillips was awarded the 2009 Galaxy Award by Newton, Iowa, distributor The Vernon Company (UPIC: Vernon). This is Phillips’ third consecutive year to be recognized. She is the owner of Crestview, Florida, distributor So. Tier Ink (UPIC: 10300121), a Vernon Company dealer. A story about Phillips winning the award appeared in the Crestview News Bulletin.
Philanthropic Organization Reaches Millionth Dollar In Fund Raising
Band Together NC, a Raleigh, North Carolina, philanthropic organization co-founded by Danny Rosen, president of Morrisville, North Carolina, distributor BrandFuel Promotions (UPIC: bfuel001), has raised its millionth dollar for local charities. Read more
Crystal D Employees Donate 18 Units of Blood
Employees of St. Paul, Minnesota, supplier Crystal D (UPIC: CRYSTALD) donated 18 units of blood through the American Red Cross Bloodmobile.
“We work with a neighboring corporation to donate as much blood as possible in one day,” says Bridget Dahlgren, marketing manager and coordinator of the blood drive, “This is the fourth year we’ve donated blood. I am very proud of our employees for their generous donations. According to statistics, we have saved 54 lives through this event.”
Vernon Company Names Scholarship Winners
Newton, Iowa, distributor The Vernon Company (UPIC: Vernon) named nine high school and college students as scholarship winners in its annual William F. Vernon Scholarship program. Read more
Towel Specialties Donates Bumper Stickers With Pink Products
Baltimore, Maryland, supplier Towel Specialties (UPIC: TOWELSPEC) will donate bumper stickers promoting breast cancer awareness with any decorated orders for their products in October. Read more
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