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Dates to Remember
Grapevine, TX
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Plan NOW to Attend LDW!
Training and Networking for Regional Leaders
LDW delivers best practices and other tools that benefit regional association staff and leaders. This year will offer more opportunities to connect as a team as well as with the regional volunteer community at large. S
tart planning now for the 2018 Leadership Development Workshop in Grapevine to get the most out of this annual event designed to reinforce Board collaboration.
Who will represent your association this year?
Schedules are crazy. To maximize this event, start the conversation early so that Board leaders who want to attend have LDW on their calendars. PPAI covers the cost of the conference and lodging for up to five people from each association. Some associations bring more than five attendees (a few, their whole Boards); we encourage this! Your five comped attendees should include:
- Executive Director
- Incoming President
- 2019 RAC Delegate
- Two Board members, or Committee Chairs
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Help Rebuild PPDRF!
A Regional Association Challenge
The PPDRF fund is down to a few thousand dollars and the RAC Board is asking for your help to rebuild.
They know how much you love a challenge, so the Board has come up with the Regional Association Challenge. Details and a toolkit with materials for regional associations to use to promote the challenge are coming soon!
- Online donations can be made to the PPDRF HERE.
- Checks (made out to PPDRF) can be sent to:
PPDRF
c/o PPAI Regional Relations
3125 Skyway Circle N
Irving, TX 75038-3526
- To learn more about the PPDRF, click HERE.
- To request assistance, go HERE.
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GCPPA
Names New Management Team
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Regional Spotlight
MiPPA Wild Wednesday Webinars
 The Michigan Promotional Professionals Association's Wild Wednesday Webinars are now shared by 17 regional associations; this milestone was reached last month when PPAF began participating in the Wednesday series. Other regional partners are AzPPA, GCPPA, HPPA, NWPMA, OPPA, PAPPA, PMANC, PPAChicago, PPAM, PPAS, PPAW, RMRPPA, TRASA, TSPPA and UMAPP.
MiPPA started offering its monthly webinar series in January 2013 and has consistently offered top content from the industry's most
popular speakers. Recent webinars have had 100+ registrants. Edwards Garment Company is sponsoring the 2018 webinars. For upcoming webinars, click
HERE
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Regional Spotlight
GCPPA Uses Unique Venue!
GCPPA
kicked off 2018 with its Annual Meeting/Board Installation/Holiday Party. Although this is an annual event, they changed it up by using a very unique venue--the amazing Mai-Kai Restaurant in Ft. Lauderdale. Read
MORE
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Promo Connect
The Industry Community
Promo Connect
is an
online community provided by PPAI.
Promotional products professionals communicate with each other via this platform to get industry-specific information, ideas and solutions.
Whether you want to share your expertise, get your questions answered, help others with their challenges, or collaborate with peers on industry initiatives, Promo Connect is for you! Join today!
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Still Time to Enter
Pyramid Competition!
Submit Your Entry by July 13
Regional associations are known for their creative use of promotional products to promote their events and services. Show off your association's skills and talents; enter the PPAI Pyramid Competition today.
Click
HERE
for more information
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ADvocate for Your Industry
Meet with Legislators during August Recess
August Recess, also known as District Work Month, is a month-long official break in the congressional calendar that offers an excellent opportunity to meet with your elected officials and their staff to discuss
the economic impact of promotional products as well as the effects that pending policies could have on the industry.
It's easy to contact your elected officials and schedule local meetings with them during the August recess; just visit PPAI's August Recess Advocacy page for
all the tools necessary to schedule and prepare for a meeting with your congressional representatives. PPAI Public Affairs Manager Maurice Norris can help with scheduling meetings.
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