EVENT CALENDAR
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Lunch n' Learn
Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013
Mark Jenkins, Pioneer Balloon
Dave & Busters
Holiday Party Thursday, November 21st Tropical Acres Restaurant SAVE THE DATES ASI Orlando January 5-7, 2014 Visit the GCPPA/PPAF Lounge PPAI Expo January 13-17, 2014 Visit the PPAI Lounge! GCPPA Winter Trade Show Wednesday, March 5, 2014
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GCPPA is pleased to announce the 2013 Board of Directors:
President
President Elect
Michael Legel
Continental Plastic Card
Phone: 800-543-0670
[email protected]
Secretary
Randy Eubanks
Suncoast Marketing, Inc
954-583-4351 ext. 205
Treasurer
Barry Shnider
Baron Marketing
Phone: 954-492-2766
[email protected]
Immediate Past President
Ofelia Minagorri
TSF Sportswear
954-599-7008
Directors
Lawrence Giles
Bullet Line
888-831-9164
[email protected]
Sue Hand
Sports & Promotional Specialties
954-346-6999
sujon8980@aol.com
Jean Kalinsky
PromoAE
954-929-4949
Jared Opper ClothPromotions Plus 561-910-7626 [email protected] Estrella Tinch Coqui Marketing Group 407-803-2375 [email protected] Tracy Zobel Aquasheen 800-327-5134 [email protected] |
Not Enjoying the Benefits of GCPPA Membership yet? Here is what you are missing: -Two trade shows per year with free parking -Online Coupon Book -Legislative Advocacy -Free Education Seminars -Discounted FLIPP Events -Opportunity to Build Relationships with Member Suppliers/Distributors |
VOLUNTEERS 2013
A huge thank you to our wonderful Tabletop Show Volunteers!
You were awesome as usual!
We could not have done the show without you!!
Thank you to Marsha Miller, Volunteer Coordinator and Show Co-Chair, Randy Eubanks, Trade Show Co-Chair, the entire Board of Directors and the following Volunteers:
Kimberly Knox, Doug Walcoff, Chris Lovell, Shelley Bednarski, Eleanor & Stuart Glovinsky, Joe Miller, Marcus Cohen, Sue Kissinger, Lynn Glover, John Doncaster, Beth Tobin, Robert Nolan, Mark Tomback, David Hyman, Marlene Williams, Dan Gough & Steven Lazarus
*Volunteers, to say
"Thank You" please take $15 off the single ticket price for the Holiday Party. We hope to see you there!
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Questions? Corrections?
Please contact:
Kelly Wilson,
GCPPA Executive Director
561-367-7836, ext. 201 or
[email protected]
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November 6, 2013
Dave & Buster's
11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Presented by:
Mark Jenkins, MAS
Pioneer Balloon Company
Topic:
"How to Get the Most out of Attending an Industry Trade Show" & PPAI "Up to the Minute" Update.
Earn 2.0 CAS points
Mark will be conducting his "How to Get the Most out of Attending an Industry Trade Show" session. An industry veteran of 26 years, Jenkins has been conducting a similar session at PPAI's Expo for the past several years. This presentation is designed to help distributor personnel have more productive trade show experiences. He will cover different strategies to make your industry trade show experiences, (whether they be national or regional), more effective and worthwhile.
Jenkins is also the Incoming Board Chair of PPAI. He will give us an "Up to the Minute" update on PPAI's activity and present PPAI's new ADvocate materials.
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You Are Invited! GCPPA Holiday Party & Board Installation Thursday, November 21, 2013 Tropical Acres Restaurant Ft. Lauderdale, FL
6:30-7:30 Cocktails 7:30-8:30 Dinner 8:30-9:00 Installation 9:00-10:00 Entertainment
Start the holiday season off with bells & whistles and join us for amazing food, conversation, music and dancing, raffles and fun! Meet your 2014 Board of Directors at this popular end of the year party! *See note for volunteer pricing! |
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Fall Tabletop Show Wrap Up
Thanks to everyone who "Got in the Game" at the Fall Show!
The GCPPA Fall Tabletop Gift Show was held on Thursday, October 3rd at the Broward County Convention Center and has been deemed a success! With 125 Supplier tables and an impressive amount of Distributors many deals were made and ideas were shared!
Suppliers had catalogs, samples and giveaways! The show floor was crowded and our event theme was everywhere...from the Referee shirts, to the mini footballs, to the whistles! We left everything on the floor!
GCPPA had the newest Digital Watermarking technology thanks to BAG MAKERS and awarded 11 lucky winners who scanned their welcome bags as they entered the show.
BIG WINNERS
Winners of various Supplier donated items were: Jerry Gelman, Karen & David Wasserman, Alison Harrison, Roger & June Nichols, Karl LeBoyer, Dan Gough, Melissa Diamond, Nicole Campbell, Regina Ziff and
Ivan Rose...Congratulations to everyone!
WHAT TIME IS IT?
Winners of the Bulova Watches at the Education Session (featuring Mark Graham, MAS of Rightsleeve) were
David Bloom and Victor Greene.
A very big thank you to the following suppliers for their sponsorship and donations of good and services: 3M Post-its, Aakron Line, Ad-A-Day, All In One, Atlas Embroidery & Screenprinting, BAG MAKERS, Brightline, Bulova, Cloth Promotions, Dard, Dunbrooke, Norwood, Numo, Paradise Custom Apparel, Pearson Mktg., Prime Line, Spector & Co., Tica Sport Leather,Virginia T's, Ward/Kraft, Warwick Publishing, Whispering Pines
Save the Date for the Winter Trade Show on Wednesday, March 5, 2014
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Save the Date & Register Today!
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Suppliers, Spring into Savings for the annual GCPPA Winter Trade Show and Fall into Profits at the Fall Tabletop Gift Show with our 2014 show special!
Buy a Booth at the Winter Trade Show and take 1/2 off your 1st Table at the Fall Show...a savings of $147.50!
And hey, the earlier your reserve your booth the better your location!
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Visit the GCPPA/PPAF Lounge on
January 6-7th at the ASI Orlando Show
and enjoy complimentary beverages and
a comfortable place to relax those weary feet.
Even play some games and win a prize or two!
We hope to see you there!
More information to come....stay tuned!
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