President’s Message
TRASA Members,
It’s Show Time!
We look forward to seeing you at one or both of the shows on March 1 in Altoona and March 2 in Canonsburg.
On March 1, the Altoona Client Expo is a perfect way for distributors in the Altoona, Johnstown, State College and surrounding areas to show their clients the power of promotional products with 100s of ideas to promote their businesses.
The March 2 Expo will be a Promos in Paradise theme, in Canonsburg PA. Think warm weather and sunshine as we plan for a fun show. Kicking off the event will be ASI leading the education session at 9 a.m. before the exhibits open at 10 a.m. There will be samples, door prizes, and refreshments at both shows.
Your attendance at the shows is important. Exhibitors travel to see YOU and plan to talk to YOU about new ideas and current projects. Come out and support the TRASA Shows!
If you already registered to attend one of the shows, Thank you! If you haven’t registered yet please do so that we have your badge ready for your arrival. www.trasa.net
See you at the shows!
Jenn Edwards
TRASA President
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TRASA 2023 Show Calendar
Wednesday, March 1
Altoona Client Expo @ Blair County Convention Center
Altoona, PA
Wednesday, March 1
Pre-Event Social March 1 @ Bubba's Gourmet Burghers
Appetizers provided / cash bar
This is a Member Event - you will need to log in before registering
Thursday, March 2
TRASA Expo @ Printscape Arena
Canonsburg, PA
Wednesday, Sept 27
Fall Showcase & Client Expo @ the Chadwick, Wexford, PA (New location)
Thursday, Sept 28
Zem Zem Shrine, Erie Client Expo, Erie, PA (New location)
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TRASA Mourns the Loss of Founding Member Van Rhodes
Van Mater Rhodes, age 90, of Morgantown, WV, passed away Sunday, February 12, 2023 at Harmony Senior Care. He was born June 27, 1932 in Peru, IN son of Russell R. Rhodes and Katryna Van Mater Rhodes. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sisters Marcia Cauley and Jane Rhodes.
Van Mater was a 1950 graduate of Peru High School and a graduate of Indiana University. He worked in sales for Von Senden Specialty Advertising. Van Mater served in the United States Air Force. He was a founding member of Three Rivers Advertising Specialty Association and a member of North Star Players amateur theatre group.
Left to cherish Van Mater’s memory are his wife, Patricia McNamara Rhodes; son, Russell R Rhodes (Debra) of Uniontown; daughter Sheri Hock (Rick) of Woodbury, NJ; grandchildren, Ryne, Carene Shipley (Tyler), Katryna, Rhys, Jeff and Hamilton and great grandchild, Abram Shipley.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the ANDREW D. FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME, 80 Morgantown St., Uniontown, PA. Family and friends will be received in St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran church on Friday, February 17, 2023 from 9 until 10 a.m. followed by a service celebrating Van Mater’s life at 10:00 a.m., with Rev. Kevin Anderson and Rev. Barbara Love co-officiating. Interment will be at 2:30 p.m. at National Cemetery of the Alleghenies in Bridgeville, PA.
Donations in memory of Van Mater can be made to the Tunnel to Towers and Samaritan’s Purse.
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Promos in Paradise Distributor Expo
Thursday, March 2, 2023
Wednesday, March 1
Pre-Event Social March 1 @ Bubba's Gourmet Burghers @ South Pointe
Appetizers provided / cash bar
March 2
Education Session from 9 to 10 a.m. - click here to register
"State of the Promo Industry and Looking Ahead"
Presented by Frank Serrao, Director of Business Development at ASI
During this session, attendees will learn important statistics and other findings from the most recent State of the Industry study prepared by ASI Research. We will also discuss notable trends appearing in the promotional products industry and the hottest markets to target.
Is this session eligible for credits? ASI no longer uses a credits or points system for its BASI/MASI education program. Instead, industry professionals take the BASI and MASI exams when they feel they’re ready and have hit certain markers.
Exhibits Open: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Printscape Arena, Canonsburg, PA
Admission: TRASA members FREE
Non-member distributors $25 per person
Prize Drawings at 11 a.m., 12 p.m., and 1 p.m. - must be present to win
Spring Clean Your Offices -- Clean Your Office and bring your unwanted product samples to the show to help children in need for the Education Partnership.
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SPECIAL OFFER FOR DISTRIBUTORS WHO HAVEN'T ATTENDED THE TRASA ALTOONA CLIENT EXPO BEFORE
ONE-TIME FREE ADMISSION TO THE SHOW ON MARCH 1.
USE THE QR CODE BELOW TO REGISTER.
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NEW TRASA MEMBER BENEFIT!
Wild Wednesday Webinars
Top Tips for Growth in 2023 with Charity from Peerless Umbrella!
Wednesday, February 22, 2023 @ 12:30 p.m. EST
Back by popular demand is Ms. Charity Gibson with valuable industry advice on how to level up your sales efforts thereby increasing your sales. Practical industry advice that works and can work for you! Tune in as Charity shares her special brand of knowledge delivered as only, she can deliver!
Learning Outcomes:
- What you can do for your business in 2023
- Best ways to us these tips to position your business for success.
- Practical advice on how to grow your sales and manage your business.
About Charity: Charity Gibson is the National Account Coordinator for Peerless, a Chef with the industry non-profit organization PromoKitchen.org, and the owner of Green Banana Social - a social media services provider for promotional products industry suppliers. Prior to life on the supplier side of the industry she spent 16 years as a very successful distributor working with several well-known end buyer corporations. She moved to the supplier side five years ago and today uses her decades of experience to assist Peerless in reaching their sales goals and helping to educate and mentor professionals throughout the industry.
Another TOM Experience from TSPPA, OPPA, MiPPA, PPAChicago, PPAW, UMAPP, CAAMP, PPAMidwest, AzPPA RMRPPA, NWPMA, HPPA, PPAS, GCPPA, PPAF, PMANC, GAPPP, SAAC, SPPA, PPAMS, PPPC, CPPA, PAPPA and TRASA
Your Regional Associations — Where Professionals Go to Grow!
Free for TRASA Members: $20 for non-members
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TRASA SUPPLIER MEMBER UPDATE
WRISTBANDS AMERICA effected by train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio on February 3, 2023
A note from Maggie Guglielmo:
"Wristbands America’s shop is located in the 1 mile radius for a mandatory evacuation. Although the evacuation order has been lifted, our shop is uninhabitable - and will be for the foreseeable future. No orders will be accepted at this time.
An air quality test by an independent (of the railroad) firm was done on 2-12-2023, but it will be a few days to get the results. An insurance claim has been filed. If you want more information call me.
Thank you for your past business. I was looking forward to seeing you at the March 2 Expo. We really hope to get back in operation soon. We are looking to put in Glow-In-The-Dark wristbands - AND Glow-In-The-Dark ink."
Maggie Guglielmo, MAS
330-426-3372
100% Made in USA
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Contact Ben Haynes, Corporate Program Manager, at [email protected] or call 214.560.4551
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