February 2, 2016
 
  • GFIA Busy at State Capitol
  • 10% NGA Registration Discount
  • Reserve Your Convention Hotel Rooms Now
  • Legislator Food for the Ante Room
  • Apply for Scholarships!
  • New Coupon Fraud Alerts
  • 21st Annual Swinging for Scholarships
  • We Love Our Members!
  • Prior GFIA Checkout and Legislative Update Emails
  • Calendar of Events
GFIA Busy at State Capitol

Thanks to the 250 industry representatives that attended last week's legislative reception. 

Keep up with GFIA legislative activity by reading GFIA's updates. 

GA Legislative Status: Today is the 14th legislative day out of a 40 day session.
10% NGA Registration Discount 

GFIA members are eligible for a 10% discount for those who have not yet registered for the 2016 NGA Show! The event will be held at The Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas from February 28th through March 2nd. This discount offer applies to prevailing registration prices. Join the GFIA team as we show our support for GFIA's best bagger, Jason Farmer of Quality Foods.

Use discount code: GEORGIA16    

Reserve Your Convention Hotel Rooms Now

We know it's early, but it's time to start thinking about convention. Some rooms sell out early. Click Here for a hotel registration form. 

Click Here for more convention information.
Legislator Food for the Ante-Room

The GFIA Legislative team is in need of the following: fruit, individual bags of chips, dips, salsa, pretzels, tortilla chips, cashews, almonds, granola and breakfast bars, cookies, candy, cereal, oatmeal, danish, snack crackers and popcorn. Major grocery gift cards are also welcome! 

We appreciate all of the companies who have provided product donations for the Senate hospitality room, where GFIA provides breakfast and snacks to our state senators throughout each legislative session. A big thanks to Amy Williams, PepsiCo - North American Nutrition, for product donations last week. The senators will have lots of delicious items to eat this year!
 
Member product donations help to keep our costs low, and are valuable advertising for your company. Contact Kim Peterson at (770) 438-7744 or [email protected] if you would like to donate any items from your company.
Apply for Scholarships!

Make sure to tell your employees and coworkers about the 100+ scholarships available for more than $140,000!! The application website is aim.applyists.net/gfia. Application deadline is March 3rd. Please contact Carrie Pepper with any questions. 
New Coupon Fraud Alerts

Click Here for this week's coupon fraud alerts.
21st Annual Swinging for Scholarships

Date: Wednesday, April 20th, 2016
Location: White Oak Golf Club, Newnan, GA
Registration: 7:30am / Shotgun Start 9:00am
Registration Form: Click Here
Hotel Room Booking: Click Here
Early Bird Deadline: Friday, March 11th, 2016

Sponsorships Available!! Please email Michelle Boyer or call at (770) 438-7744. 
We Love Our Members!

February is the month of love, so put a sweet thought in a potential new member's ear, who could use a little GFIA in their life. Receive a $50.00 credit towards any GFIA event registration for each new member you recruit! Should you have any membership questions, please contact Carrie Pepper.
Prior GFIA Checkout and Legislative Update Emails

Your GFIA legislative team is hard at work at the state capitol. If you missed yesterday's Legislative Update and pictures of last weeks Legislative Reception Click Here
Calendar of Events

GFIEF Golf Tournament
Wednesday, April 20th
White Oak Golf Club - Newnan, GA

GFIA Annual Convention
Wednesday-Sunday, July 13-17
OMNI Orlando ChampionsGate
Orlando, FL

Fall Golf
Wednesday, October 19
TBD
Georgia Food Industry Association | P: (770) 438-7744 | F: (770) 438-7761 | www.gfia.org