NAPW Charitable FoundationTogether, we can make a difference!
Chartable Donations Updates NAPW Charitable Foundation The NAPW Charitable Foundation has awarded over $18,000 in scholarships to students majoring in Pulp & Paper Science programs! We are continuing to support and educate our future work force of the paper recycling industry by our on-going fundraising. The funding for these scholarships comes directly from your contributions and support! We hope you will consider making a donation to our scholarship fund. A donation of any amount is greatly appreciated. Remember that if you or your company are US based, your donation is fully tax deductible under our 501©3 status. We would like to thank the following that sent in donations in the month of June! * Bev Timmins personal donation * The Newark Group company donation * Canusa Hershman Recycling company donation The NAPW Charitable Foundation raised $1375 during Paper Recycling Conference & Trade Show in Chicago! We raised this amount simply by selling raffle tickets at our booth in the exhibit area of the Trade Show. This is an amazing amount and we thank all that contributed! So what were the raffle items that were being given away? They were amazing items and we thank our generous sponsors for their donations of these items in helping us raise this astounding amount of money! * Nike Golf Bag donated by Weyerhaeuser * Golf Putter donated by Waste Management / Recycle America * Duffle Bag with golf items donated by Solvay Paperboard * Winner of the above bundle of 3 prizes = Marty Rusk of Corrugated Services of Texas * Golf Shirts donated by Canusa Hershman * Winners = Normand Handfield of Kruger, Inc. & Tim Vanatta of Recycled Fibers We also asked the members that stopped by our booth to drop in their business card to win a $25 gift certificate to the Olive Garden. Diane Thifault of Kruger, Inc. was the lucky winner! A special thanks goes out to member Bev Timmins of Weyerhaeuser for being the top sales person of raffle ticket! Every time we turned around Bev was making another sale. Thanks for your hard work Bev! Happy Birthday to our Members with summer birthdays! July * Carrie Farley America Chung Nam, Inc. * Melanie Walrath Solvay Paperboard LLC * Toni Warren Harmon Associates August * Mike Davies Paper Link * Jennifer Smith Allied Waste * Linda DiMartino-Pollard The Newark Group * Susan Harrison Huronia Transportation Sales * Linda Leone Solvay Paperboard LLC * Tom Pilsbury ET Transportation * Amy Ross Canusa Hershman Recycling Company * Lynn Watkins - Canusa Hershman Recycling Company * Marianne Whipple - Canusa Hershman Recycling Company If you are interested in making a tax-deductible donation to the NAPW- Charitable Foundation please send your checks made payable to NAPW Charitable Foundation to the address listed below: The NAPW and NAPW Charitable Foundation has a new Address please send all correspondence to NAPW / NAPW-CF P.O. BOX 826 WILLIAMSVILLE, NY 14221 General Announcements The NAPW would like to welcome our new newsletter manager! Tricia Kandler of Canusa Hershman, will be formatting and sending out the membership newsletters. Thanks for all your hard work Tricia! If you have any announcements, events or articles that you would like to see in future newsletters please send those to Jennifer Smith at jenniferj.smith@awin.com The NAPW would like to hold a West Coast event to he held in conjunction with the PSI Conference in Huntington Beach, CA, November 8 10. If you would like to help in the planning or execution of this event please contact Linda Leone at Linda.leone@solvaypaperboard.com 2006 2008 Board of Directors Notes The board of Directors is looking to fill the recently opened position of Vice President. If you would like to make a difference within our group and the industry, please contact Linda Leone for further information about this position. Linda can be reached at Linda.leone@solvaypaperboard.com The 2006 2006 Board of Directors are: Linda Leone, President Marianne Whipple, Treasurer Cheryl Sloan, Secretary Jennifer Smith, Immediate Past President Board of Directors Meeting Our 2006 2008 Board of Directors will be holding the annual Planning and Meeting on September 21-22, 2006. We will be meeting at the Millennium airport Hotel in Buffalo, NY. The plan is to arrive in Buffalo on Thursday, 9/21/06, late in the day and be our guest for a NAPW dinner. On Friday, we will meet from 8:00am, - 4:00pm. Lunch will be provided. The hotel rate will be $85.00 per night, which includes a breakfast pass, as well a cocktail and hors doeuvre pass. All members are welcome to attend this event to provide feedback and ideas. The annual Planning Meeting is held for the board and committee heads to plan the events for the NAPW and NAPW Charitable Foundation for the coming business year. Please let us know if you have events or ideas that would be of interest or benefit our membership. If you would like to be on a committee or just attend as a member, please contact Linda Leone (Linda.leone@solvaypaperboard.com) as soon as possible so that we can reserve the correct number of rooms and meeting space. Hope to see you there! Golf Outing for the Paper Industry Sponsor NAPW Charitable Foundation The New York Association of Dealers and the New Jersey Paper Recycling Association is holding a golf outing on August 10th at 1pm at the Westchester Hills Golf Club in White Planes, NY. They have been kind enough to allow the NAPW to participate in the event AND hold a fund raising event in the form of a 50/50 CASH raffle. We will be selling tickets at the registration table at this event. We are really excited about having another industry event to raise money for our Charitable Foundation and also provide our members and non-members a fun way to network! Please let Linda Leone know if you are interested in attending the outing as soon as possible. The NAPW has committed to having at least one foursome attend and play in the outing. If you are not a golfer, but would like to spend the day networking there are day passes available to enjoy the clubs pool and tennis courts or to come for a wonderful dinner. Contact Linda for registration and prices at Linda.leone@solvaypaperboard.com Fun Fact The Power of Water 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is often mistaken for hunger. Even mild dehydration will slow down ones metabolism as much as 3%. Lack of water is the #1 trigger for daytime fatigue. Research indicates 8-10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers. A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or on a printed page. Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decrease the risk of colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79%, and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer. Lets reach for the water and make sure you take your cell phone to the bathroom, because thats where we are all going to be spending our day! Directory The 2006 Membership Directory was mailed to all members in mid-June. If you have not received your copy please contact Linda Leone at Linda.leone@solvaypaperboard.com |