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CIGA's March Radio Program
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Winning Store Locations Announced (below)
CIGA's March 2010 Radio Program Consumer Sweepstakes sponsored by Alvarado Street Bakery; Clover Stornetta Farms and UG's Market Centre.
Participating retail locations advertise the sponsoring vendor products in newsprint driving consumer traffic to enter to win. Retail locations are provided radio advertising for where to buy the sponsoring vendor's products on Radio stations throughout Northern California.
| | 1st Prize: 65 inch Sony Bravia: G & G Super Market, Santa Rosa
2nd Prize: Custom Sony Blu Ray Disc Home
Theater System: Mollie Stone's Market, Palo Alto
3rd Prize: 5 (Five) $2500 American Express Gift Cards: Centro Mart; Young's Market Place; Key Markets; Nugget Markets
and Mollie Stone's Markets
Call CIGA at 800/852-7606 to participate in the Fall 2010 Promotion.
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Tax Credits Possible....
| You may be eligible for a new health care tax
credit, as part of the recently enacted health care reform legislation, The
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) goes into effect for the 2010 tax year and will include a credit of up to 35
percent of premiums paid for eligible small businesses for 2010.
Eligible
businesses must provide at least 50 percent of the cost of coverage for its
workers and have less than 25 full time worker equivalents. Find out if you are eligible at www.irs.gov or consult your tax professional.
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JUNE is......
| June brings the following in-store promotion opportunities:
June is.....National Fresh Fruits and Vegetables; Turkey; Candy and Safety Month.
June Events include:
June 16, 2010 - Eat Fudge Day
June 17, 2010 - Eat Your Vegetables Day
June 21, 2010 - First Day of Summer
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Cobra Subsidy Extention
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Kim Silvers, Silvers HR, LLC
President
Obama signed H.R. 4851 the Continuing Extension Act, on April 15th. This law extends several federal unemployment compensation
provisions and the COBRA subsidy. What you'll see most immediately is the
extension of the 65% COBRA subsidy for employees who have been involuntarily
terminated. (An earlier extension allowed the subsidy through March 31,
2010.) The new law will be retroactive to March 31, 2010 and will cover all
involuntary terminations through May 31, 2010. The Act requires employers
to notify employees who were terminated since March 31, 2010 of their
eligibility.
We don't
believe this will be the last you'll hear of the COBRA subsidy extensions.
There is a bill currently before Congress to extend federal unemployment and
COBRA benefits through December 31, 2010. We'll keep you posted if this is
signed into law.
We encourage you to work with your insurance
broker or COBRA administrator on the details of the COBRA notification.
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Counterfeit Coupons Alert
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The Coupon Information
Corporation (CIC) has recently issued an alert about the following
fraudulent coupons currently in circulation. CIC is offering rewards
of up to $2,500 for information leading to the arrest and successful prosecution
of creators of several of these counterfeits. Visit
the CIC website at www.cents-off.com often to
keep updated on all counterfeit coupon activity.
· Axe Products
· OPTI-FREE Eye Solution
· Systane Ultra Eye Drops
· Minute Maid Simply Lemonade
· Smithfield Products
· Klondike Bar Products
Retailers DO NOT accept
these counterfeit coupons. CIGA lists counterfeit coupons at www.ciga.org Call CIGA if you have questions about counterfeit coupons 800/852-7606.
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GIFT CARDS
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Issues Final Rule on Gift Cards
Last month, the Federal Reserve Board issued
final rules on gift cards that will go into effect August 22, 2010. The
rules cover both open-loop and closed-loop gift cards and prohibit dormancy,
inactivity and service fees unless the card has been unused for at least one
year. The rules also mandate that cards cannot expire within five years
from the last date of use, and the terms of expiration must be clear and
conspicuous - Click Here for rule highlights provided by IRS.
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Education Conference - January 15-22, 2011
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| CIGA's 30th Annual Education Conference will be held at the Sheraton Resort, Maui, Hawaii.
Registration is located on CIGA's
website - fill it out and fax it to (916)
929-0301 or call CIGA at 800/852-7606
and we'll sign you up!
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CIGA's 51st Annual Sonoma Golf Tournament
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WHEN: Wednesday, June 2, 2010
WHERE: Oakmont Golf Course - Santa Rosa
| CIGA's 51st Annual Golf Tournament. Come enjoy a round of golf with fellow independent grocers and supporting vendors.
Sign up Today! Registration form at www.ciga.org.
Don't golf? Volunteer or join us for the Awards Dinner - Hole Sponsor or Volunteer.
Great tee prizes, raffle prizes and golf awards!
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CIGA PAC - Contribute Today! You Can Make A Difference!
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Contribute
to CIGA's PAC #990928 - get involved in
the political process that will help get business friendly officials elected.
A
contribution of $250, $500, or $1,000 (note the maximum contribution is $5,300
in a calendar year). Click here for Donation Form. The time to get involved is NOW. Thank you!
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Trade News is the offifical publication of:
California Independent Grocers Association
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