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Distributor Accolades, Inc.

was presented with the Jackie

Robinson Most Valuable Diverse Business Partner Award from the

Atlanta Braves and Major League Baseball during a pre-game ceremo-

ny on April 15, Jackie Robinson Day, at Atlanta’s Turner Field. Daryll

Griffin, MAS, founder and CEO of the Norcross, Georgia, company

accepted the award on behalf of her team. Accolades, Inc. is the only

promotional products marketing firm ever to receive this award, which

annually recognizes diversity partners for the Atlanta Braves and Major

League Baseball organizations

Capturing events & people in the

promotional world.

By James Khattak

Accolades CEO and Founder

Daryll Griffin, MAS

(right), poses for

a photo with former President

Jimmy Carter

and his wife,

Rosalynn

, who were attending the Jackie Robinson Day festivities.

Accolades, Inc. Receives Jackie

Robinson Award

Proforma

inducted 32 owners into the distributor’s Million and Multi-

Million Dollar Clubs at its annual Million Dollar Club celebration trip,

held at the PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida on March 31.

More than 300 Proforma owners, industry suppliers and Proforma

Support Center team members gathered to network, build relation-

ships and celebrate the sales year.

Proforma’s Million Dollar Club includes more than 150 members.

At its annual trip, the distributor welcomed nine first-time Million

Dollar Club members, 18 first-time Multi-Million Dollar Club mem-

bers, two Five Million Dollar Club members and three 10 Million

Dollar Club members to the group.

Proforma Inducts 32 Members

Into Its Million And Multi-

Million Dollar Clubs

In April, distributor

Bankers

Advertising Company

brought

its sales partners and supplier rep-

resentatives together for the Iowa

City, Iowa, company’s 2016

Gathering of the Stars National

Sales Meeting at Pheasant Run

Resort in St. Charles, Illinois. The

themed event, “Pathway to

Success,” featured a reception

and dinner recognizing sales part-

ners for their sales and career

achievements, education sessions,

a trade show with more than 30

exhibiting suppliers and a factory

tour hosted by BAG MAKERS, Inc.

Bankers Advertising Company

Hosts National Sales Meeting

David Bywater, MAS

, CEO of Bankers Advertising (left) and

Erica

Kelley-Gogel, CAS

, the distributor’s vice president of sales, pres-

ent

Tim Chamberlain

with the Sales Person of the Year award at a

reception and dinner at the National Sales Meeting.