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Scandex Announces New Podiatry Division

Scandex, LLC, one of the largest providers of Swedish ergonomic chairs and stools in the U.S. and Canada, has recently launched a new Podiatry Division to cater to the unique seating requirements of podiatrists and their office staff.

 

Scandex is the top of the mind choice for podiatrists the world over, Podiatrists who require a chair (for themselves as well as their staff) with superb back/lumbar support to help minimize lower back problems and reduce the potential for musculoskeletal disorders turn to Scandex.

Scandex Swedish ergonomic chairs and stools are designed for proper seating so the lumbar area is supported and the spine maintains the proper “S” position. The most popular seating for podiatrists are the Bruno Ergonomic Office Chair, Series 300 and the Björn Ergonomic Saddle Stool, Series 400/600. Both automatically seat a podiatrist in a correct posture. The Bjorn Saddle Stool also positions a podiatrist nearer to the patient which reduces overall strain on the back, shoulders and neck muscles. The Björn Ergonomic Saddle Stool, Series 400/600 is recommended if space is tight. Arm supports are available options of each of these models.


“A poor body position is largely responsible for the ill effects of prolonged sitting. Poor body positions can also originate from job design that requires employees to sit uninterrupted for longer than one hour. The duration of sitting, along with the shape of the body in a sitting position is the most critical risk factor,” explained Sven Emilsson, Director of Sales at Scandex.


He continued, “Podiatrists understand this very well and the demand for our Swedish ergonomic seating has increased significantly so much so that we have developed a new division to cater to their specific needs.”


Podiatrists Can “Build” their own Ergonomic Chair

Scandex recently launched the second generation of their website, http://www.scandex.us which provides podiatrists and their office staff with a Selection Guide that provides guidelines for utilization of Scandex’s Swedish ergonomic chairs and stools in various settings. Individual sections on the website for types of arm supports, upholstery, cleaning and care allow podiatrist to “build” their own chair to preference. Podiatrists may also take advantage of Scandex special “Rent-A-Chair” option.


To speak with a Chiropractic Division sales representative contact 1-888-245-1367 or visit www.Scandex.us.

 

Scandex – A Uniquely Different Way of Sitting

Scandex, LLC is one of the nation’s largest providers of Swedish ergonomic chairs and stools. Renowned for their Bruno Swedish Ergonomic Office Chair and Björn Swedish Ergonomic Saddle Stool, the company provides equestrian style seating that is designed to eliminate positions of poor posture. For more than a decade, Scandex has been improving the seated posture of dentists, assistants, hygienists, doctors, podiatrists, veterinary professionals, business professionals, seniors and others.


Scandex is headquartered in Newton, MA. For more information, contact 1-888-245-1367 or visit their website at www.Scandex.us.

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Nourishing a paralympic dream. Commonwealth Tank announces its support of the American Amputee Hockey Association.

WAKEFIELD, MA…

Commonwealth Tank of Wakefield, MA is proud to announce its support of the American Amputee Hockey Association, helping the Association progress toward their goal of reaching the 2010 World Amputee Hockey Championships in Montreal from April 27 – May 2, where they will go for the gold.

Project Manager Dan Hoag of Commonwealth Tank, a longtime supporter of the AAHA, convinced Commonwealth Tank to become a corporate donor to AAHA this year. “It’s truly inspiring to watch these guys play hockey at the level they do,” said Hoag. “In particular, it offers many disabled veterans an opportunity to compete in a way they never thought they could.”

Amputee Hockey is played the same way as amateur ice hockey, except the athletes are missing one or more of their upper or lower extremities. Competing with other amputees helps to increase self-esteem through participation in a fast-paced, exciting sport on a “level playing field”, the hockey rink. The AAHA’s motto is “put your disability on ice,” encouraging amputees and other athletes to look beyond impairment and disability toward participation performance in a competitive team sport.

Although Standing (Amputee) Hockey is not yet a Winter Paralympic Sport the AAHA is leading an international effort to change that for future paralympic games. This year’s 2010 Paralympic Games will be played in Vancouver, following the Winter Olympic Games. Currently Sledge Hockey is a designated Paralympic sport

The American Amputee Hockey Association (AAHA) is a non-profit sports organization founded in 2000 to develop opportunities for amputee and other disabled athletes to learn and play competitive hockey. The AAHA is a member of the Disabled Hockey Section of USA Hockey and is working to promote a fun and safe environment for the growth of hockey in the United States. The AAHA provides numerous activities throughout the year for athletes of all ages and disabilities.

About Commonwealth Tank

Commonwealth Tank, founded in 1994 and located at 84 New Salem Street in Wakefield, MA, specializes in the removal and installation of above and underground storage tanks and site remediation, including. emergency spill response, site assessment, laboratory analysis, excavation, and site closure.

Commonwealth Tank’s services are available Monday through Saturday, with emergency service available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Commonwealth Tank’s service area includes most areas of Massachusetts, southern New Hampshire, and Maine. For further information please visit www.commtank.com or call 1-800-628-8260.

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Van Syckle top business coach franchise owner for Winfree Business Growth Advisors

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY AND HAMPTON ROADS, VIRGINIA…

Winfree Business Growth Advisors, a business coaching franchise, recently named Owen Van Syckle, owner of its Hampton Roads, Virginia business coaching franchise, as “Franchisee of the Year”.

Located across the United States, Winfree Business Growth Advisors coaching franchises help sales professionals and small business owners maximize growth potential and take their respective businesses to a higher level through cutting-edge sales coaching, business coaching, sales training and seminars. Van Syckle, a business coaching franchise owner since 2007, received this honor based on a number of variables, including growth of his territory in Hampton Roads, Virginia.

“Owen epitomizes what we seek in owners of our business coaching franchises,” said Dr. Keith Winfree, founder of Winfree Business Growth Advisors. “He brings a combination of energy and know-how to the table that draws new clients and inspires existing ones. The bottom line is he and his clients get results.”

A resident of Norfolk, Virginia, Van Syckle received a bachelor of arts degree in history and political science from Trevecca Nazarene University. Prior to becoming a Winfree Business Growth Advisor, he worked as a sales manager for Headgear LLC before running his own consulting business, Prominent Business Development.

“Winfree’s different than any other sales training programs out there,” said Van Syckle. “It’s not only what we teach, but how we teach it and then stand behind it by guaranteeing results for a fixed fee. That made me want to be a franchise owner. Frankly, it’s why our clients are successful because we literally put our money where our mouth is.”

If you would like to work with Mr. Van Syckle you can contact him at http://www.hamptonroads.winfree.org or 757-237-5222.

About Winfree Business Growth Advisors

Located across the United States, Winfree Business Growth Advisors coaching franchises help sales professionals and small business owners maximize growth potential and take their respective businesses to a higher level through cutting-edge sales coaching, business coaching, sales training, and seminars featuring Winfree’s signature Black Belt System™–a Five Phases and 12 elements covering everything from initial marketing efforts to customer retention.

Winfree Business Growth Advisors currently runs coaching franchises in California (San Francisco and Los Angeles), Illinois, Kentucky (Louisville), Massachusetts (Boston), New York (Manhattan), Texas (Dallas-Fort Worth) and Virginia (Hampton Roads) as well as in Canada (Winnipeg, Manitoba).

For more information on Winfree’s programs or franchise opportunities and available an Area Development territories, please go to www.winfree.org or contact Dr. Keith Winfree at (800) 616-9260.

If you would like to work with Mr. Van Syckle you can contact him at http://www.hamptonroads.winfree.org or 757-237-5222.

 

 

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An “A” for their efforts… DirectBuy of Tinley Park earns an “A” grade from the Better Business Bureau

CHICAGO, GURNEE, HOFFMAN ESTATES, NAPERVILLE, TINLEY PARK, IL …

DirectBuy Clubs across North America have a well-earned reputation for saving members thousands of dollars in creating the homes of their dreams. Their reputation for providing service to members is quickly catching up. Case in point, DirectBuy of Tinley Park receiving an “A” grade from the Better Business Bureau.

Accredited by the Better Business Bureau since 2004, DirectBuy of Tinley Park, located at 18400 South 76th Avenue in Tinley Park, Illinois, earned their “A” grade based on 19 criteria, ranging from years in business to complaints received and resolved, to other service-oriented factors. Each criterion has a certain number of points associated with it, with a perfect score being 90 out of a possible 90 points. DirectBuy of Tinley Park’s “A” grade represents 85 out of a possible 90 points.

“We talk a lot about how much money members can save with DirectBuy Club and that is true, you can save a lot, but that can only take you so far,” said I.J. Sell, owner of DirectBuy of Tinley Park. “What helps us retain and attract members more than anything is that they save money and are treated well. That’s the real draw to DirectBuy Club. The ‘A’grade from the BBB is gratifying because it means on the whole, we are doing right by our members.”

For more than 38 years, DirectBuy Clubs have offered members the opportunity to enjoy enormous savings on home furnishings, home improvement items, entertainment and outdoor products, flooring, and accessories by purchasing from more than 700 brand-name manufacturers or their authorized suppliers. In addition to DirectBuy of Tinley Park, located at 1864 High Grove Lane, Suite 124 in Naperville, Illinois, DirectBuy has several convenient locations in greater Chicago (Chicago, Gurnee, Hoffman Estates, and Naperville).

For more information on a DirectBuy Club membership, you can visit http://www.directbuycares.com.

About DirectBuy Club

Since 1971, DirectBuy Club has helped hundreds of thousands of families enjoy a better quality of life, enabling them to buy directly from more than 700 manufacturers or their authorized suppliers. Buying direct makes members’ hard-earned money go much further, while having the selection and choice not available at any retail store. Access to confidential prices, local suppliers, and unparalleled selection helps make members’ dream projects a reality. The DirectBuy Clubs serving the greater Chicago area are part of more than 160 locations throughout North America.

Consumers interested in becoming members may obtain a Visitor’s Pass to attend an Open House by visiting http://www.directbuycares.com. 

Locations of the DirectBuy clubs serving greater Chicago area: DirectBuy of Hoffman Estates, 2200 Stonington Ave Ste. 150, Hoffman Estates, IL; DirectBuy of Chicago North, 6325 North Avondale Ste. 110, Chicago, IL; DirectBuy of DuPage County, 1864 High Grove Lane Ste. 124, Naperville, IL; DirectBuy of Lake County, 3900 Washington Street, Gurnee, IL; and DirectBuy of Tinley Park, 18400 S. 76th Avenue Ste. B, Tinley Park, IL.

To learn more about the superior value and benefits of a DirectBuy Club membership, visit www.directbuycares.com.

 

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Cause-Related Marketing – Doing the Right Thing and Taking a Bow for It

(Reprinted from the Massachusetts CPA Society newsletter “SumNews”.)

By Steve Dubin, PR Works

eting

Last year, Americans generously donated

over $150 billion to charities. Eighty percent

of that total came from individuals, the

rest from companies and foundations.

While the total reflects an increase of 7.3 percent

over the prior year, the number of individual

donors is in fact shrinking, as is government

funding for many programs. This double

whammy is forcing charities to “sell” themselves.

Welcome to the increasingly popular

world of cause-related marketing.

Once you’ve been in business for a while, it’s

a good bet that at some point you may have

considered using cause-related marketing, or

that some local, regional or national organization

has approached you. Cause-related marketing

is an alliance between a company and

a selected charity through which the business

gives a few cents of the purchase price or

a share of the profits to a specified charity.

Among the better-known national companies

that have used cause-related marketing are

American Express, Coca-Cola and Ben &

Jerry’s.

A more cynical reader might ask the businessperson

involved in cause-related marketing:

Are you trying to sell products or services, or

are you trying to support a worthwhile cause?

The answer should be both.

Why, of all professions, would accounting

firms care? One is that community work

energizes your staff and allows them to connect

on a different level. Two, outreach

helps build and enhance your firm’s “brand.”

Three, nonprofit efforts can allow you to rub

elbows with potential clients. Most nonprofits

have well-connected board members who

could be your next star client. Four, all things

being equal, clients would prefer to work

with the good guys.

Consumers like these types of arrangements

between companies and charities because they

can help others while shopping for things

they would have purchased anyway. After all,

it makes you feel good to know you are helping

to save baby seals just by buying a certain

brand of toothpaste.

Some marketing experts argue that the product

and the cause should have some connection.

For example, for several years the

makers of Arthritis Pain Formula donated a

percentage of their profits to The Arthritis

Foundation. The charity even got to put its

name and logo on millions of bottles of the

over-the-counter painkiller. The charity got

lots of “free” publicity while the manufacturer

sold more medicine.

Last year, Ben & Jerry’s Homemade joined

forces with Yahoo! Inc. in “Lids for Kids,”

pledging ten cents for every yogurt lid mailed

in to linking schools to the Internet. As with

most such promotions, the sponsors set a

cap. With this campaign the cap was set at

$100,000.

Some promotions have little connection between

the cause and sponsoring company’s

product or service. It was American Express,

you may recall, that popularized the idea of

cause-related marketing with its 1983 project

to help restore the Statue of Liberty. Maybe

you even used your American Express card a

few extra times, so you could proudly boast

that you helped preserve the famed lady.

American Express also reaped immeasurable

positive publicity during its “Charge Against

Hunger” campaign, which ran the last three

holiday seasons with a $5 million annual cap

(Well, even for mega-companies, you have

to draw the line on charity somewhere!)

Some promotions border on good taste.

The Society for the Preservation of History

promises to pay “a portion of the proceeds”

from the sale of each $199 “Queen of Hearts”

Princess Diana Doll to the Princess of Wales

Memorial Fund. How many would you like?

If there’s a charity you’d like to support

through cause-related marketing — which

might help boost sales or polish your company’s

image at the same time, contact the organization’s

marketing or development director

and explore the possibilities. If done correctly,

the campaign can be a major win-win proposition

for both parties.

Well, gotta go. I think I’ll get my tires

changed at the place that supports the Olympic

Team and have a cup of coffee at the

place that buys books for inner city schools.

Steve Dubin is president of PR Works, which is

based in Kingston, MA, and serves clients nationally.

The firm offers a wide expanse of public

relations services including strategic PR planning,

news releases, feature story development,

media placement, media coaching, newsletters,

case studies, grand opening management,

product and service launch management, press

tours, and press conference management.

For more information, please visit

PRWorkZone.com.

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Braintree – Home Buyers’ Workshops to be held on March 4 and March 6 at the Thayer Public Library

The cost of admission is one can of food or a box of dry goods.  This small donation to local South Shore food pantries gains you entrance to a Home Buyers’ Workshops to be held on March 4 and March 6 at the Thayer Public Library, 798 Washington Street, Braintree.

All participants will receive a free credit report and personalized credit analysis.

The free workshops are set for Thursday, March 4, 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. or Saturday, March 6, 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. Reservations are recommended and can be made by contacting Jason Gravelle, Advanced Mortgage Services, 617.620.9440 , JGravelle@ams-loan.com.

Presenters will include Jason Gravelle, Senior Licensed Loan Officer at Advanced Mortgage Services, a local real estate attorney, and Tiger Home Inspection.

The objective, informational workshop will cover how credit scores and monthly debt impact the program you may qualify for, the pre-approval and home buying process, how the current federal home purchase tax credit works, and what down payment requirements are for the different homebuyer programs.

Historically low mortgage rates and low listing prices are acting as a major stimulus to the real estate market.  Future workshops will outline strategies for improving credit scores, renovation financing programs for purchase and refinance, maneuvering the short sale and bank owned property markets, new requirements for purchasing investment properties.

Advanced Mortgage Services LLC

Advanced Mortgage Services LLC was founded as a mortgage lending company in

2005 by Brian Thomas Comer, a financial services professional with more than

13 years experience in the South Shore real estate market. Advanced Mortgage Services is a full service mortgage company that values and nurtures long-term customer relationships, providing options and solutions with maximum benefit and genuine concern for their customer’s interests.

Advanced Mortgage Services team of loan officers maintains rigorous licensing requirements set by the Massachusetts Division of Banks and is committed to upholding the highest standards in the mortgage industry while offering customers the best possible solution for any mortgage-related needs.

Advanced Mortgage Services, which is an active participant in many community events and organizations throughout the South Shore, is located at 335 Washington Street in Norwell, MA 02061 and has an additional office at 25 Main Street in Plymouth, MA 02360.

For additional information on services offered by Advanced Mortgage Services please visit www.ams-loan.com. A Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Lender, Advanced Mortgage Services is a fully insured and licensed Massachusetts Mortgage Lender and Mortgage Broker (license #MC3702.)

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Salon Owner & Internationally Recognized Designer Edward Blum Leads Color & Design Team for Donna Karan During Fashion Week

Donna Karan & Edward Blum
Donna Karan & Edward Blum

Massachusetts salon owner and internationally recognized industry expert in hair color, design and styling, Edward Blum, just returned from New York this week after working with the color and design team for fashion designer Donna Karan as she introduced her Fall 2010 collection during Fashion Week (February 11-18th).

 

Blum, who was a team colorist with the “dynamic duo” Christopher and Sonya Dove, was brought to New York’s Fashion Week by Wella Professionals as a colorist/stylist for Donna Karan’s models. Blum is co-owner of the prestigious Makeovers Salon & Spa, a state-of-the-art facility located in Easton with a staff of 80.  Known for his artistry and technical knowledge, Blum has been a hair stylist for 31 years and a salon owner for more than 21 years.  Makeovers Salon & Spa is his fourth salon and one of the largest salons and spas in Massachusetts.

 

“Donna Karan’s Fall collection has an emphasis on curves with gathered suiting, body hugging wraps and scarves.  Hair style and color is all about looking very natural and approachable yet at the same time, ultra chic and refined.  Any hint of brassiness in hair color is out.  To get the gorgeous, shiny, natural looking hair that the models are sporting is definitely an investment,” noted Blum.

 

Blum shared some of the fashion trends that will be seen this fall:

 

•       Hair color will be natural looking with glosses and glazes leading the way.  Hair styles will be sporty and slightly edgy.

•       Nails will be natural looking.  Gel nails and gel polishes will be all the rage.

•       Trends in body care will be bio-organic and very moisturizing.

 

According to Blum, “We’re really going to see a turn towards the natural and organic this fall and it will be reflected in hair style and make-up, even in spa treatments.”

 

Blum has worked alongside a number of greats over the years including Vidal Sassoon, Jon Louis David and Jaque Dessange. He trained with Alexandre de Paris and also served as the International Spokesperson and Market Leader for Wella Corporation for 15 years, providing hair design and styling for major hair shows in the U.S. and Europe.

 

He is a contributing writer to many professional beauty publications including Modern Salon Magazine, American Salon Magazine and Salon Today Magazine.  No stranger to the stars, Blum has been the stylist for “One Life to Live” soap opera’s Christian Alfonso and Judge Maria Lopez of the “Maria Lopez Show” as well as for Buena Vista Studios-Disney, New England Today, Boston Channel 5 and Channel 4.   He has won numerous awards and worked on many other stage, hair and fashion award shows over the last three decades. 

 

On the local level, Blum holds the Northeast Cutting and Styling Championship title and his salon has been honored 15 times with First Place Reader’s Choice Award in all beauty categories.  Additionally, he frequently serves as a consultant to many cosmetology schools in New England.

 

About Makeovers Salon & Spa

Makeovers Salon & Spa is owned by the internationally recognized, award-winning designers  Edward and Norah Blum.  As one of the largest salon and spa in Massachusetts, Makeovers Salon & Spa is a 13,200 square foot “paradise” with 26 styling stations, nine large treatment rooms and a staff of more than 80 providing hair styling and coloring; nail and spa services.  Makeovers Salon & Spa has been honored 15 times with “First Place Reader’s Choice Award” in all beauty categories. 

 

Every member of Makeovers Salon & Spa hair design team undergoes an intensive two years of training at the salon.  The majority of the salon’s design professionals have been with the company for at least 15 years.  Makeovers Salon & Spa designers travel to New York for training in the latest color and cutting techniques each Spring and the salon frequently hosts renowned international guest trainers.  Services offered at the Day Spa include facials, laser treatments, massage, manicures/pedicures, wraps, body treatments, waxing, reflexology and aromatherapy.  Makeovers offers a range of Day Spa packages including special Day of Beauty, Bridal, Groom’s, Couples and Men’s packages, as well as the ability to host private parties from 4 to 40. Their line of high quality products include G.M. Collin and Glymed Spa products and Wella, Sebastian, Rene Furtier, Alterna and Icon hair care products.

 

Salon owner Ed Blum has been the stylist for “One Life to Live” soap opera’s Christian Alfonso and Judge Maria Lopez of the “Maria Lopez Show”, Susan Wornick and Natalie Jacobson of Channel 5 Boston and numerous others.  Most recently, Makeovers Salon & Spa was the set for the Disney pilot, “Postcards from Heaven” with medium Maureen Hancock and casting calls with ‘The Rock’.

 

Makeovers Salon & Spa is located at 574 Washington Street in Easton, MA.  For  more information, visit the website at www.makeoverssalon.com or contact (508) 238-1211.

 

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Boys and Girls Club to Host Caricature Artists Mat Brown & Sue Petersen at Gala on March 6th

The Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield will host caricature artists Mat Brown of Scituate and Sue Petersen of Rockland at their annual Gala on March 6th.

 

Brown, who is best known as the cartoonist who creates Building #19’s prize winning advertising, and Petersen, a professional graphic designer, commercial illustrator and Mass College of Art graduate who has been drawing since childhood, will star at the Boys and Girls Club’s gala drawing caricatures for attendees.


Last year, the duo turned out 40 caricatures over the course of the evening. Those who sat for the artists were excited to pose with their spouses, groups of friends or by themselves and take home a ready-to-frame piece of art that captured their unique physical attributes.


“Many people came up to me during last year’s gala to show me their caricature and said they were just thrilled with the humorous portrayal of themselves. My husband David and I were drawn and it’s now framed and hanging in our Marshfield office,” noted Pam Snell of American Computer Technologies who is a member of the Boys and Girls Club Board of Directors and gala co-chair.


According to Petersen, “I have done portrait work as well, but people really get more joy out of the caricatures and can laugh at what they perceive as their ‘flaws’ instead of obsessing over them.”


The Boys and Girls Club Gala will be held from 6 to 11 p.m., on Saturday, March 6th at the Indian Pond Country Club in Kingston. For tickets, contact Shawn Costa, Director of Development at the club (781) 834-1300 (ext. 277). Tickets are $100 each or $1,000 for a corporate table for 10. For more information visit marshfieldboysandgirlsclub.com.


The Annual Gala

The Boys and Girls Club Gala is a major fundraiser for the privately funded, non-profit club and this year more than 350 people are expected to attend. Marshfield Selectman and Town Moderator Jim Robinson and his wife Maureen will be honored for their support of and dedication to the Boys and Girls Club and families in the area and the “Youth of the Year” will be presented with a scholarship.


The Gala promises to be dazzling with lively entertainment, caricature artists, hors d’oeuvres and dinner.  Silent and live auctions will be held featuring items such as a weekend on Martha’s Vineyard with golf for four; a Dell Notebook and printer; an African Safari for two; a one-week stay at a condo in Treasure Island, FL; a wine pairing dinner for eight; architectural services for an addition or renovation; a four-hour pontoon boat trip for four; a BBQ for 30 and Red Sox tickets.


Major sponsors for the event include Rockland Federal Credit Union and Tiny and Sons Glass.


The Boys and Girls Club

The Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield provides a safe haven for recreation and fun, which includes a variety of supervised activities for the 1,100 current members and is available to youth (between the ages of 6 to 18 years old) within the town and surrounding communities. The Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield has five Core Areas: Character and Leadership; Education and Career; Health, Sport Fitness Recreation and Life Skills; The Arts; and Technology. These Core Areas serve as the foundation for all programming.


As a privately-funded, non-profit organization, the Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield relies tremendously on the generous philanthropic support of individuals. Financial gifts assist in providing the financial strength necessary to continue the club’s mission “to enable and inspire all young people to realize their full potential as productive and responsible citizens, as well as become tomorrow’s capable leaders.”


For more information about the Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield, please contact (781) 834-CLUB (2582) or visit the club in Library Plaza or the website at MarshfieldBoysAndGirlsClub.com. The club’s mailing address is P.O. Box 311, Marshfield, MA 02050.


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DirectBuy of Winnipeg a welcome sight for Welcome Wagon for 10 years

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA…

The Manitoba Welcome Wagon Association recently honoured DirectBuy of Winnipeg for its support during the past 10 years. DirectBuy of Winnipeg’s Membership Director Beverley Ebertz and Service Supervisor Helen Wiebe received the plaque from the Manitoba Welcome Wagon Association at the Association’s Bridal & Baby Trade show held on February 7, 2010.

“As a company that helps people to create the homes of their dreams, it’s always seemed quite natural to support an organization like Welcome Wagon, which has a similar purpose in making people new to the community feel at home,” said Lynn Till, owner of DirectBuy of Winnipeg. “We’re quite touched by this recognition and look forward to continuing to support Welcome Wagon in the years to come.”

Founded in 1930, Welcome Wagon is a Canadian-owned, free greeting service renowned for their “welcome baskets” and friendly visits paid to families undergoing a change in lifestyle – including moving to a new neighborhood, planning a wedding, expecting a baby, a new executive, manager or professional, 50 plus, or new parents/grandparents. In its 10 years as a supporter, DirectBuy of Winnipeg has contributed gift items to the welcome baskets given to families in the Winnipeg area.

“As Area Manager of Manitoba, it is my pleasure to acknowledge and honour DirectBuy of Winnipeg and to express appreciation for their more than 10 years of sponsorship in our Welcome Wagon service to the community and special event programs,” said Sandra Ross, of the Manitoba Welcome Wagon Association. “It is our hope that our relationship will continue to be mutually beneficial for many more years to come.”

For more information on the Welcome Wagon, please visit www.welcomewagon.ca.

About DirectBuy Club

As the leading members-only home improvement and home furnishings club, DirectBuy of Winnipeg offers direct insider pricing on products ranging from light fixtures to televisions to kitchen cabinets, all from more than 500 manufacturers or their authorized suppliers. DirectBuy Club also offers design, delivery and installation services. Conveniently located at the Prudential Business Plaza at 180-117 King Edward Street in Winnipeg, DirectBuy of Winnipeg has been serving the greater Winnipeg area since 1999.

To request a “Free Insider’s Guide to Buying Direct” and a Visitor’s Pass to learn more about the superior value and benefits of a DirectBuy Club membership, visit www.DirectBuy.com or www.DirectBuyCares.com.

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