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JULY 2016 • PPB • 91
SNAPSHOTS
At a blood drive on May 9, employees of supplier Crystal D donated
16 units of blood. Each unit will help save three lives in the community.
Chuck Dahlgren, president of the St. Paul, Minnesota, company, says,
“Every year we look forward to participating in this event. Our staff rec-
ognizes the importance of this cause and enjoys getting involved to
help the community.”
Crystal D Employees Turn Out
For Blood Drive
The SAGE Seminar Series is
back in 2016 and is bringing a
free day of SAGE product train-
ing to distributors in nine cities
across the U.S. Along with train-
ing on SAGE Online, order man-
agement, SAGE’s website devel-
opment tools and other products,
the program includes a 30-
minute PPAI overview to help
attendees learn how to maximize
their membership in the indus-
try’s trade association. Tina
Berres Filipski, director of publi-
cations/editor, traveled to
Baltimore for the May 3 program,
arriving a day early to meet with
industry companies in the area.
SAGE Seminar Series
Returns With A PPAI
Education Component
HALO Branded Solutions’ Susan Heneson Kornblatt (far left) gath-
ered her Baltimore teammates to meet PPAI’s Director of
Publications/Editor Tina Berres Filipski (third from left) who was in
for a visit in advance of the SAGE Seminar Series.
Crystal D’s 10th annual blood drive took place on-site at its
headquarters through the American Red Cross Bloodmobile.
Filipski (left) was treated to a factory tour and a quick lesson in
towel decorating from Lisa Shaffer, eastern regional sales director
at Baltimore-based supplier Towel Specialties.
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