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2015 PPAI EXPO REVIEW
MARCH 2015 •
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FIFTY-THREE EXHIBITING SUPPLIERS at The PPAI Expo
2015 helped underprivileged schools in the Las Vegas area
by donating their extra samples to the Kids In Need
Foundation after the show. The retail value of the donated
products this year is estimated at more than $31,000.
The Kids In Need Foundation supports a national net-
work of 29 resource centers that benefit needy schoolchild-
ren by allowing teachers from low-income schools to “shop”
for school supplies free of charge. PPAI has been supporting
the efforts of the organization since 2007.
Staff and volunteers from the organization’s local part-
ner, Teacher EXCHANGE®, worked for several hours after
the show closed to collect all the donated products, which
included calendars, notebooks, bikes, bags, books, lanyards,
toys, cookies and other assorted items.
PPAI sincerely thanks the following exhibitors for donating
products to the Kids In Need Foundation at this year’s show:
Big-Hearted Exhibitors Donate
To Las Vegas School Kids
Ad-A-Day
Alexa Springs
Arch
Badash
Big Game International
Bike USA
California Tatoos
Canon USA
DK Publishing/
Penguin Random House
Erell Mfg. Co.
Erkie, Inc.
Fatboy USA
Filexec Products
Flash Furniture
Games People Play
Gary Plastics/GaryLine
Gibson
HSG Safety Supplies Inc.
Iris LTD, Inc.
Jornik
Kent International
Lion Circle
LokSak
Melissa & Doug LLC
Micro Clair International
Mrs. Prindibles
National Geographic
OutboundEngine
OXO
Plastic Graphics
Permium Bag, LLC
Private Label Cleaners
Royal Crest Promotions
Sabina
Shepenco
Shirts.io
Shop-Vac
Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Skinner & Kennedy
Sofia’s Cookies
Solar Advertising, Inc.
Tattoo Factory, Inc.
Terra Coasters
The Positive Line
The Stadium Chair Co., LLC
The United States
Playing Card Co.
TJ Promotions
Wagner/Chaffee &
Associates
Wall Street Greetings
Weber-Stephen
Products LLC
Wendell’s Inc.
Wilton Armetale
Zane’s Cycles
Mary Banghart (left), store manager for Teacher
EXCHANGE
®
, the local Kids In Need partner, and her
crew of volunteers handled the organization’s product
harvesting efforts on-site at The PPAI Expo.