Are you registered to attend the PAPPA Show?
President's Message

Hello PAPPA family, it's time for Back to School and Back to Work. I hope that all of you had some time to enjoy the summer. Those of you that attended the PAPPA Tailgate Party and the Phillies / Pirates game had a really good time. The weather was perfect as promised, the seats were outstanding and the teams provided a game with an exciting 11th inning win by the Phillies.  
 
The best part of the evening was the pregame camaraderie at the tailgate party. Getting to mingle and network with fellow PAPPA members is my favorite part of all of our activities. Thank you to Gary Cervi for putting this event together.
 
The next events on our schedule are the Pre-Show Social @ City Works, King of Prussia from 5 to 7 p.m. on September 25th and the Fall Promotions Expo on September 26th. Our supplier members have been working hard to put together an exciting selection of products for you to show your clients. Go to the PAPPA website at www.mypappa.org  to register for both events. You can also register your clients or invite them to go to the website and register themselves.  
 
Remember if you are a 2019 Premier PAPPA member the $5.00 per client fee is waived for your first 10 clients who attend. An end user show like this is a great opportunity to illustrate to your customers why it is to their advantage to work with you. What a way to boost your 4th quarter sales.
 
In October a number of your board members will be attending a Leadership Development Workshop (LDW) sponsored by PPAI and the Regional Association Committee (RAC). These workshops allow our board to meet together with the other regional boards from across the country. These meetings facilitate discussions about our industry as a whole and what the regional associations are doing to improve conditions and provide benefits for their members. This exchange of ideas and information is a very valuable tool and extremely useful for planning events for the upcoming year. I want to thank the participating board members for taking time away from their business' and families to better themselves as board members and to add value to the association.

John Davis
PAPPA President 2019

Thursday, September 26 @ Oaks
Exhibit Hours:
9 to 10 a.m. for Distributor Members  
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for Member Distributors and Invited Clients

Are you registered for the show?
The show is just about here. Now is the time to register your office and your clients for the show.

Exhibitors not registered yet? click here

Distributors click here to register for the show.

PAPPA membership required to attend the show. If you are not a member and would like to attend contact Patti Ward, PAPPA Executive Director at 610-901-1048 for details on how to join at a special rate.
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PAPPA Pre-Event Social
Wednesday, Sept 25
5 to 7 p.m.
@ City Works Eatery & Pour House, King of Prussia

Distributors and exhibitors click here to register.  
 
FREE for PAPPA members; $10 for non-members
Look who will be exhibiting at the Sept 26 show!
Make sure to support these exhibitors and stop at their booths!
Not on the list? You are welcome to register. Click here.

Aakron
Allcasion/Everson
Alphabroder/Primeline
American Ad Bag
APPI Sales
Ariel Premium Supply
Brooks & Brooks
Charles River Apparel
Chocolate Inn/Taylor & Grant/Lanco
Cotton Heritage
CPS/Keystone
Custom Engraving Studio LLC
Cutter and Buck
Dale B. Johnson Associates
GMG Pen
Goldstar
Harry Fotopoulos & Associates
Harvey Sorin Associates
Hit Promotional Products
Hub Promotional Group
Howard Miller Company
IMAGEN Brands
Jules Scheck Associates
Kenneth Cecco Associates

Mike Valentini Promos
Mineral Springs Custom Labels
Modernline
Northeast Marketing
Notes, Inc.
Partyka & Associates
  Raining Rose 
Robert Craxford
Rosica Marketing
S & S Activewear
SanMar
Showdown Display
Sock 101
Stephen Mitchell, Inc.
Sweda Company
Team Walter B
Tekweld
The Magnet Group
Tri-Mountain
Tukes, Inc.  
Vantage Apparel
Victorinox Swiss Army 
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Attention PAPPA Premier Members
Stop in the Premier Member Lounge at the Show on Sept 26 to relax, eat lunch and drop your business card into a Premier Member prize drawing box for a $50 WA WA gift card. 

T he following members have attended 3 or more events (not including shows) in 2018 and receive member perks for 2019.
 
Perks are for the individuals who earned the points,  not for associates in your company. 

Wanda Banks-Green, Zag Promotional Marketing
Ken Cecco, Kenneth Cecco & Associates
Curt DiFurio, Halo  
Lora Dunnigan, Renaissance Promotions 
Gary Cervi, PCNA
Mark Colfer, Showdown Displays 
John Davis, Geiger
Brian Deissroth, Vantage 
Eric Frank, American Advertising Company 
Jodi Frank, Frank Communication Solutions, LLC
Andrea Hemphill, EBC Printing 
Michael Kaufmann, Wear It's At
Bruce Korn, Zakback 
Greg Law, Artcraft  
Geri Lessley, Zakback 
Christian May,  Integrated Promotions 
Steve Mitchell, Steven Mitchell, Inc. 
Matt Riehl, JSA Reps  
Tim Rosica, Rosica Marketing  
Jackie Tate, Right Touch Trophies 
Mike Valentini, Sr, MVP Promos
Ted Way, Right Touch Trophies 
Peter Zales, Affordable Offset Printing

Thank you for attending the 2019
Tailgate & Phillies Game









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2019 PAPPA Calendar
 
September 25 - Pre-Event Social @ City Works from 5 to 7 pm. click here to register.
 
September 26 - PAPPA Fall Promotions Client Expo
Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, Oaks, PA
Exhibitors - click here to register.

Distributors click here to register.
 
Clients can register on the PAPPA website home page at www.mypappa.org on the client link.
 
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October 24, 2019 - District 1 Webinar from 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.- How Can YOU Tap Into the Lucrative Point of Sale Market at Retail presented by Brad Bartlett. Click here to register. 
 
October 29 - PAPPA Power Hour - Harrisburg, PA - co-sponsored by Mark Colfer, Showdown Display and Mike Valentini, Mike Valentini Promos. Registration to open soon.  
 
November 21, 2019 - District 1 Webinar from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. -  Company Stores & SAGE presented by Andy Evans. Andy will show you how to incorporate SAGE Company Stores into your offerings, how to qualify a client, and what exactly makes for a successful company store. Click here to register.
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Job Posting Board
Are you seeking to fill a position in your company?  

PAPPA will now post jobs for members who are seeking to fill positions. General recruiting posts will not be posted on this Job Board. The purpose of this Job Board is to help members fill specific positions.
 
If you have an open position in your company, and you are a PAPPA member, please contact Patti Ward, PAPPA Executive Director at patti@mypappa.org and in the subject line please put "Job Posting" 

Candidates should contact the person listed on the job post and not PAPPA.

Postings will remain on the PAPPA website for one month, unless we are informed that the position has been filled and then it will be removed from the listing. Postings will be updated the 1st of each month.


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