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Company Name: Bismarck State College,
Bismarck, ND
Product Item # and Name: OSW-1905 Vida Non-Woven Messenger Bag
FGT-46 “Keep Calm & Color On: Creative Designs for Relaxation and Fun” Adult Coloring Book
OS-8518 Happy Face Color Changing Stress Ball
PKM-10 “101 Ways to Manage Stress” Bookmark
Challenge: Organizers of a health fair
at Bismarck State College (BSC) wanted to attract attendees and encourage
them to visit a variety of vendors. To do so, they needed to appeal to
college students and give them an incentive to be there.
Solution: The organizing committee purchased
175 of Positive Promotions’ Messenger Bags imprinted with the committee
name, “A Healthy BSC Community.” The bags were transformed
into “comfort kits” that included stress-relieving items
like the “Keep Calm & Color On: Creative Designs for Relaxation
and Fun” Adult Coloring Book, Happy Face Color Changing Stress Ball,
and “101 Ways to Manage Stress” Bookmark. The Messenger Bags
were given to attendees who visited five vendor booths and completed a
health fair Bingo card. “We received many wonderful comments on
the overall look and presentation of the Messenger Bag,” said a
member of the organizing committee. “It was appealing to our college
population and did provide the draw we were looking for.”
Market: Education
3RD PLACE WINNER (TIE) – 2017 Summer Customer Success Story Contest
Company Name: Bismarck State College,
Bismarck, ND
Product Item # and Name: TBP-223 “Caring Is Always In Season” Full Color Laminated Eco Tote
WB-888 “One Person Can Make A Difference” Fruit Infuser Water Bottle
WB-857 “Whooooo Makes A Difference? Yooooou Do!” Green Fruit Infuser Water Bottle
DB-200 “TEAM: Together Everyone Achieves More” Northport Duffel Bag
DB-190 “One Team, One Goal, Making A Difference” Northport Duffel Bag
Challenge: Organizers of a health fair
at Bismarck State College (BSC) wanted to attract attendees and encourage
them to visit a variety of vendors. To do so, they needed to appeal to
college students and give them an incentive to be there.
Solution: The organizing committee purchased
175 of Positive Promotions’ Messenger Bags imprinted with the committee
name, “A Healthy BSC Community.” The bags were transformed
into “comfort kits” that included stress-relieving items
like the “Keep Calm & Color On: Creative Designs for Relaxation
and Fun” Adult Coloring Book, Happy Face Color Changing Stress Ball,
and “101 Ways to Manage Stress” Bookmark. The Messenger Bags
were given to attendees who visited five vendor booths and completed a
health fair Bingo card. “We received many wonderful comments on
the overall look and presentation of the Messenger Bag,” said a
member of the organizing committee. “It was appealing to our college
population and did provide the draw we were looking for.”
Market: Education
3RD PLACE WINNER (TIE) – 2017 Summer Customer Success Story Contest
Company Name: Central Union High School
District
Product Item # and Name: #FGT-8 2017-2018 Academic Monthly Desk Planner
Challenge: Every year, new teachers
at Central Union High School go through "New Teacher Orientation"
to welcome them to the school district. As a token of appreciation, they're
given a bag full of goodies. When Jessi Preciado, human resources secretary,
ran out of the bags she normally used, she needed to find replacements
that were appropriate for new teachers.
Solution: Preciado found Access Messenger
Bags from Positive Promotions. She filled them with Positive Promotions'
2017-2018 Academic Monthly Desk Planners, as well as other classroom supplies,
and then passed them out to new teachers.
Result: The Bags, Planners, and other
items helped the new teachers get ready for the school year and served
as a warm welcome from the school district. "It is so good to see
how our employees appreciate the gifts they get," Preciado said.
Market: Education
Company Name: School Administration
Unit 49
Product Item # and Name: #OSA5142 Soup & Entree Lunch To Go
Challenge: After a more than three-year
construction project, Sandra Moulton, custodial/maintenance supervisor
at School Administrative Unit 49, wanted to thank her employees for their
hard work. The construction project required them to move all of the furniture
and classroom materials from one school building to another, while keeping
the buildings clean and safe.
Solution: Moulton visited Positive Promotions'
website looking for a unique, useful item in which to put her thank-you
note to employees. She decided on Soup & Entrée Lunch To Go Packs.
They helped her give something tangible to her workers to go along with
her heartfelt thanks.
Result: Moulton said she received wonderful
feedback about Positive Promotions' Soup & Entrée Lunch To
Go Packs, and she loved the opportunity to let her employees know what
valuable assets they are.
Market: Education
Company Name: Rocky Point Middle School
Product Item # and Name: #OS-5293/Non-Breakaway Lanyard
#AWSP-1b Blue Award Plaque
Challenge: Denice Shaughnessy, administrative
assistant at Rocky Point Middle School, needed to purchase items to recognize
students who were chosen as Student of the Month. She also needed items
for the school's PRIDE (Participation, Respect, Integrity, Diversity
& Excellence) program.
Solution: Each month, 12 students were
chosen by a team of teachers to be Student of the Month. They received
Positive Promotions' Blue Award Plaques and a certificate. Positive
Promotions' Non-Breakaway Lanyards and other gifts were given to students
as rewards for positive behavior, as part of the PRIDE program.
Result: The Students of the Month had
their pictures taken when they were presented their Blue Award Plaques.
Receiving this recognition means a great deal to the students, Shaughnessy
said. In fact, now if Students of the Month don't see their photos
on the bulletin board, or if they don't receive their Plaques, they
are quick to remind school staff that those things need to be done.
Market: Education
Company Name: Maple Grove Elementary,
Metropolis, IL
Product Item # and Name: #BP-276 Readers
are Leaders
#GN-799V Star Reader Silicone Bracelets
Challenge: Each year, reading teacher
Jennifer Abate-Barrett builds her first- through sixth-grade students'
enthusiasm for reading. To help do this, she needs to recognize students
who have reached specific reading milestones throughout the school year.
Solution: Abate-Barrett used Positive
Promotions' products, including "Readers Are Leaders" String
Backpacks and "Star Reader" Silicone Bracelets, to reward students
for reading improvement and accomplishment.
Result: Including Positive Promotions'
products as incentives provided Abate-Barrett with exciting ways to celebrate
students' reading achievements. The recognition made a difference
to students, Abate-Barrett said. "While ultimately our goal is for
students to learn to value and enjoy reading for its own sake…I
feel that (using incentives) builds a positive attitude toward our goal
of creating lifelong learners," she said.
Market: Education
Company Name: Fairfield Country Day
School, Fairfield, CT
Product Item # and Name: #GN-6967 "Science
Is Cool" Silicone Bracelets
#PL-1188 "I Love Science" Glow-In-The-Dark Pencils
Challenge: Math teacher Kristina Barnaby
wanted to reach out to the sisters of students at the all-boys independent
school where she teaches. She volunteered to run a STEaM (science, technology,
engineering, art, and math) Camp where girls could collaborate, discover,
and have fun without the distraction of boys. Barnaby needed to reward
the girls for their participation in the camp with small souvenirs and
awards to make their camp experience even more memorable.
Solution: Barnaby gave each camp attendee
a Positive Promotions "Science Is Cool" Silicone Bracelet to
wear throughout the week. Some girls also received "I Love Science"
Glow-In-The-Dark Pencils for excelling in different categories, such as
being the greatest risk-taker or the most creative inventor.
Result: PBarnaby isn't sure if
the 10- and 11-year-old girls will become engineers and scientists, but
she does know that the camp experience helped them make a connection between
science and fun that they'll take with them throughout middle and
high school. "All I can hope is that when they learn about Newton's
Third Law ('For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction'),
they smile and fondly remember the experiments they created during the
summer STEaM camp in 2014," Barnaby said.
Market: Education
Company Name: Rio Grande City CISD
Product Item # and Name: #FGT-8S Behind Every Great School Is A Great Staff 2017-2018 Academic Monthly Desk Planner
Challenge: For the upcoming year, Rio
Grande City School District wanted to help its staff be better organized
and stay on task.
Solution: Teachers were given an "Education
a Team Effort" 2016-2017 Academic Monthly Desk Planner along with
a pen from Positive Promotions to keep track of parent meetings, appointments
and special events.
Result: The planner serves as an excellent
organization tool while providing inspiring quotes and phrases of praise
teachers can use.
Market: Education
Company Name: South Shore Educational
Collaborative
Product Item # and Name: #VP-4980 "Work
Together Succeed Together" Pen
Challenge: South Shore wanted an item
to give to employees as a token of appreciation for what they have done
and all the help they've given throughout the year.
Solution: The "Work Together Succeed
Together" pen was chosen because the theme reflects the values of
the organization. The pen was given to employees recognized for their hard
work at a year-end meeting.
Result: The South Shore staff enjoys
this event and appreciates the recognition given by their peers and supervisors.
The pen complemented the event perfectly.
Market: Education
Company Name: Royalston Community School
Product Item # and Name: #VP-3043 "One Person Can Make a Difference" Insulated Tumbler
Distribution: During a Field Day celebration,
tumblers were given to parents and teachers that have dedicated time for
the sake of children at the school.
Challenge: Royalston has a very dedicated
parent and teacher group that are always finding ways to raise money for
school equipment. They also have staff working with little or no compensation
that play an important role in the children's school day. The school
wanted to recognize them and show how much they were appreciated.
Solution: Positive Promotions'
"One Person Can Make a Difference" themed tumblers were given
out during a Field Day celebration.
Result: Volunteers were very surprised,
appreciative and grateful.
Market: Education
Company Name: Usborne Books & More
Product Item # and Name: #MVP-152 Star Reader Gold Academic Medallion with Personalization
#NT2509B Star Reader Award Tag
Challenge: Incentives were needed for
a Reading Program, "Reach for the Stars. "
Solution: Students reaching a goal
of 300 minutes a week received a Star Reader Award Necklace. For 500 minutes,
they received a Star Reader Gold Academic Medallion hung on a ribbon in
their school's color.
Result: he students loved them as it
was like winning the Olympics. One first grader didn't take off his
medal for an entire week!
Market: Education
Company Name: Credit Union of Texas
Product Item # and Name: #GN-7766 Teamwork Clipboard
Challenge: Credit Union of Texas focuses
on teamwork and wanted to share the importance of teamwork with its branch
managers who work at different locations.
Solution: Positive Promotions'
Teamwork Clipboards with a list of "10 Reasons Teamwork Matters "
were given to branch managers.
Result: Motivated managers as well
as reinforced the importance of teamwork.
Market: Financial Institutions
Company Name: The Pines Nursing and
Rehabilitation Center, Hot Springs, AR
Product Item # and Name: TBP-223 “Caring Is Always In Season” Full Color Laminated Eco Tote
WB-888 “One Person Can Make A Difference” Fruit Infuser Water Bottle
WB-857 “Whooooo Makes A Difference? Yooooou Do!” Green Fruit Infuser Water Bottle
DB-200 “TEAM: Together Everyone Achieves More” Northport Duffel Bag
DB-190 “One Team, One Goal, Making A Difference” Northport Duffel Bag
Challenge: People who are bedridden
for long periods, like many of the residents of The Pines Nursing and Rehabilitation
Center, are in danger of developing pressure ulcers and urinary tract infections
(UTIs). A treatment nurse at The Pines wanted to promote better hydration
and skin care and decrease the rate of UTIs among residents. Incentives
were needed to recognize the hard work of Certified Nursing Assistants
and motivate them to increase their efforts in preventing these conditions.
Solution: A number of products from
Positive Promotions were used to thank and reward staff for keeping skin
issues amongst residents at bay. Prizes like the “One Person Can
Make A Difference” Fruit Infuser Water Bottle were awarded weekly,
and a big drawing was held at the end of each month. Staff who reported
areas of redness and new pressure spots on residents before they developed
into wounds were given tokens of appreciation like “Caring Is Always
In Season” Full Color Laminated Eco Totes.
Recognizing and rewarding excellent care paid off. The Pines was nationally
recognized by a UTI research program for going eight months without newly
acquired pressure ulcers. The number of UTIs also decreased during that
time.
Market: Healthcare
3RD PLACE WINNER (TIE) – 2017 Summer Customer Success Story Contest
Company Name: BCFS HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES
Product Item # and Name: #RP-238 Parents Make A Difference 5-Piece Raffle Pack
Challenge: BCFS Health and Human Services,
a nonprofit organization, provides services through Texas Families Together
and Safe. This program offers classes for low-income parents and caregivers
to educate them about quality family time and appropriate parent-child
communication. Marissa Cano, program director, was looking for materials
to help support what is learned in the classes.
Solution: Cano purchased a number of
products from Positive Promotions, including "Smart Parenting "
Journals in English and Spanish, "Parents ' Guide to Student
Success" Booklets, and "10 Tips For Positive Discipline"
Glancers. They were given to parents and caregivers who attended the classes,
and used as incentives to attend them.
Result: Positive Promotions' products
helped educate parents and promoted child abuse awareness and prevention,
Cano said.
Market: Healthcare
Company Name: Madera County Public Health
Department
Product Item # and Name: #HFD-75 Watching Baby Grow First Year Keepsake Calendar With Pocket
Challenge: Madera County Public Health
wanted to educate new mothers and promote breastfeeding. It also wanted
to encourage mothers to give toddlers water as a healthy alternative to
sugary drinks.
Solution: Alma Rutherford, administrative
analyst for Madera County Public Health, purchased Positive Promotions'
"Watching Baby Grow" First Year Keepsake Calendars in English
and Spanish. The calendars were given to moms who planned to breastfeed.
Moms who continued to breastfeed past six weeks received White Ceramic
Coffee Mugs. Mothers who participated in the WIC program were given 2-Handled
Sippy Cups to remind them to give their children water to drink.
Result: While promoting breastfeeding
and healthy habits, Madera County Public Health was able to educate new
moms. Important information was included with each item that was distributed,
Rutherford said.
Market: Healthcare
Company Name: NSF International, Ann
Arbor, MI
Product Item # and Name: #OSA-5473 Simple Step Pedometers
Challenge: NSF International needed
to boost communication and camaraderie amongst members of its Canadian
team.
Solution: The company launched a Team
Walking Challenge in which coworkers were grouped into teams of four. Each
team had the goal of logging the most steps over a two-month period. NSF
Internationals' Corporate Social Committee purchased Positive Promotions'
Simple Step Pedometers, had them imprinted with the company logo, and handed
them out to participants so they could keep track of their steps.
Result: The Team Walking Challenge garnered
more participation amongst NSF employees than any other social activity
program in the company's history. "Everyone is really excited,"
said Robin Foster, business coordinator and social committee chair, "We've
had suggestions to make this an annual event and extend an invitation to
the international offices to compete against us next year."
Market: Healthcare
Company Name: Nutrition First Child
and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), Salem, OR
Product Item # and Name: #MRS-157 Breakfast
Stickers On A Roll
Challenge: Laura Daberkow, a support
specialist for Nutrition First CACFP, wanted to enhance her program's
nutrition trainings, one of which focuses on eating healthy breakfasts.
Her program partially reimburses childcare providers for serving nutritious
meals to children in their care. Approximately 5,000 children ages 12 and
under participate in the program.
Solution: Daberkow gave Positive Promotions'
Breakfast Stickers On A Roll to program representatives to take along on
childcare provider site visits. The Stickers feature breakfast-related
slogans, such as "Breakfast Builds Brainpower!" and "Start
Each Day the Right Way." Children at the sites received the Stickers
and took them home to show their families. The Stickers opened the door
for additional nutritional training in the children's homes.
Result: The Breakfast Stickers On A
Roll helped promote the importance of eating healthy breakfasts, and Daberkow
was pleased that they played an important role in enhancing her program's
nutrition training. Not only were the Stickers a hit with the adults involved
in the program, the children appreciated them, too. "The children
love the bright colors and playful graphics," Daberkow said.
Market: Healthcare
Company Name: PDC Healthcare
Product Item # and Name: #OSA4701 Earbuds In Travel Wallet
Challenge: Normally at trade shows,
companies hand out boring promotional items. We wanted an item that wouldn't
get thrown away.
Solution: The ear bud headphones we
ordered from Positive Promotions were a huge success at the trade show
our company attended. We know our customers will be using our promotional
item when they are at the gym, waiting in a crowded line, or someplace
where music helps to lighten the mood. What I really love about this product
is that the carrying case is versatile and can be used as a coin purse
as well. The custom imprint looks fantastic and matches our branding guidelines
perfectly.
Result: Our customers were very excited
when they saw them and were eager to take one home. This drew a lot of
attention to our booth, giving us the opportunity to talk to prospective
customers about our healthcare products and services.
Market: Healthcare
Company Name: Score for a Cure, Inc.
Product Item # and Name: #OS6870 Lip Balm with Personalization
#OSA4135 16oz. Stainless Steel Bottle with Carabiner
#GNP3834 Personalized Ribbon Die-Cut Eco Notebook & Pen
#OS-9126 7 Day Med-Minder Pill Box
Challenge: In addition to its donation
and support programs, Score for a Cure donates Chemo Care bags to local
hospitals and cancer treatment centers for breast cancer patients undergoing
chemotherapy. They donate Chemo Care bags to help chemotherapy patients
as they go through the trials of breast cancer treatment.
Solution: Positive Promotions has provided
many of the items within the bags and in doing so, has helped Score for
a Cure help breast cancer patients.
Market: Healthcare
Company Name: Samuel U. Rodgers Health
Center
Product Item # and Name: #HFD-68 Steps to Living Healthy 2018 Wall Calendar
Challenge: Samuel U. Rodgers Health
Center serves a big population of patients who don't speak English.
They've tried to come up with friendly user tools to remind patients
if and when they took their medication.
Solution: Calendars from Positive Promotions
were handed out to patients for tracking meds as well as exercise. By using
the Steps to Living Healthy 2017 Wall Calendar, patients were taught to
put a sticker on the correct day for each time they tested their sugar,
took meds in the morning (sun sticker) or took afternoon/evening meds (with
a moon sticker). They also applied corresponding stickers on their medications
to differentiate morning ones from evening.
Result: The tracking and use of calendar
has built a lot of self-esteem in patients when they can see their progress.
Patients commented how colorful and informative the calendars were and
appreciated that they showed multi-ethnic photos. They appreciate the monthly
health tips too.
Market: Healthcare
Company Name: Willows Assisted Living
Product Item # and Name: #VP-5138 Pink
Bling Lanyard with Retractable Badge Holder
#GN6789 Tough Guys Wear Pink Silicone Bracelet
#LP211PP Rebel with a Cause Lapel Pin and Card
Challenge: Willows Assisted Living wanted
to alert residents and the public about the importance of early breast
cancer detection.
Solution: A variety of breast-cancer
awareness themed products, including lanyards, bracelets and pins were
purchased for their staff. Even the men were able to show their support
by wearing "Tough Guys Wear Pink" silicon bracelets.
Market: Healthcare
Company Name: Brown County Hospital
Product Item # and Name: #GN-7383 Women's Cushioned Socks
Challenge: We wanted a product that
was unique, had a breast cancer awareness theme, and could be included
in a bag along with toiletries and information to help patients feel comfortable
about mammograms.
Solution: Socks with a woven pink ribbon
design were the perfect item to complete gift bags given to mammogram patients.
Result: Our patients appreciate that
we understand how a mammogram can make them feel uncomfortable and therefore
are more likely to come back to us for their following visits.
Market: Healthcare
Company Name: The Parenting Center,
Forth Worth, TX
Product Item # and Name: #VP-5057 MyPlate Preschool Portion Meal Plate With English Educational Card
#VP-5030 MyPlate Preschool Portion Meal Plate With Card (Spanish)
Challenge: The U.S. is facing a widespread
obesity epidemic that predominantly affects lower income families. The
Parenting Center works to educate these families in the Fort Worth area
about good nutrition. But because food is a central part of everyone’s
heritage and culture, it can be hard to talk to people about changing their
diets. A home-visiting parent educator with The Parenting Center needed
an effective and thoughtful way to introduce low-income parents to healthy
eating.
Solution: The parent educator purchased
Positive Promotions' MyPlate Preschool Portion Meal Plate to use as
a conversation starter and visual aid in low-income homes. The Meal Plate’s
bright colors are attractive to children, its pictures make it easy for
parents with low literacy skills to understand and use, and it serves as
an effective tool to teach the importance of good nutrition in child development.
After the parent educator’s visit, the family gets to keep the Meal
Plate and can use it to measure appropriate portion sizes. The MyPlate
Preschool Portion Meal Plate is a fun and interactive tool for teaching
all family members relatable, applicable, and transferable skills in the
area of nutrition, the parent educator said.
Market: Government
1ST PLACE WINNER – 2017 Summer Customer Success Story Contest
Company Name: Fort Pierce Police Athletic
League, Fort Pierce, FL
Product Item # and Name: Sports Squeeze Water Bottle - 28-Oz.
Winners Don't Do Drugs Red Ribbon Mini Football
Football Stress Reliever
Challenge: With the goal of “filling
playgrounds, not prisons,” the Fort Pierce Police Athletic League
(PAL) offers many programs for low-income youth, including summer camps,
football, basketball, and other activities. Children involved in these
activities needed a clean and easy way to stay hydrated.
Solution: For the past several years,
PAL has purchased Sports Squeeze Bottles from Positive Promotions that
are given to all the children in the sports programs. The kids write their
names on the Squeeze Bottles right away and they bring them to every practice.
Kids arrive at practice with their bottles filled with ice and water so
they don’t have to wait in line for the water fountain and can easily
stay hydrated during sports activities. The Squeeze Bottles are durable
enough for use by the youth boxing program both in and out of the ring,
a representative from PAL said, and withstand heavy use during all of PAL’s
activities.
Market: Government
HONORABLE MENTION – 2017 Summer Customer Success Story Contest
Company Name: Moses Lake Police Department,
Moses Lake, WA
Product Item # and Name: #PA-33P Pop-Out Paper Police Hat
Challenge: Most contact between police
officers and children occurs when something bad or frightening has happened.
Officers in the Moses Lake Police Department were looking for opportunities
to have positive interactions with kids because they wanted children to
know that police officers are there to help and protect them.
Solution: The Moses Lake Police Department
purchased Pop-Out Paper Police Hats from Positive Promotions, which have
been distributed to hundreds of children over the past year at various
community events, including National Night Out, the Down Syndrome Buddy
Walk, school functions, and police station tours. These events give police
officers a chance to meet citizens and show children that officers are
approachable and friendly. The Paper Police Hats lead to great conversations
and kids love them, a representative from the department said.
Market: Government
HONORABLE MENTION – 2017 Summer Customer Success Story Contest
Company Name: John Knox Village of Central
Florida
Product Item # and Name: #BC-157 40 Ways To "Fit In" Fitness Every Day Pocket Pal
#GN-754V I Eat Right, Exercise & Have Fun Silicone Wristbands.
Challenge: John Knox Village of Central
Florida wanted to provide recognition and special programs to show staff
they're appreciated and valued. It planned to implement a six-week
wellness incentive program to promote the idea that a healthy staff is
happy and productive. Tools were needed to help make the program successful.
Solution: Wellness program participants
were separated into teams and asked to keep track of their weight, height,
body mass index, and blood pressure. They also underwent sit-up, push-up,
flexibility, and balance tests. Each participant received a Positive Promotions
"I Eat Right, Exercise & Have Fun" Silicone Wristband and
a "40 Ways to 'Fit In' Fitness Every Day" Pocket Pal.
Teams earned points for exercise as well as improvements in their wellness
assessments.
Result: Participants proudly wore their
Silicone Wristbands and put their Pocket Pals to use, said Wendy Highland,
resident services coordinator. "Overall we have found that staff are
excited about participating and those who signed up are making efforts
to include more exercise and healthier eating choices into their lives,"
she said. "No matter what team places first, we are all winners."
Market: Government
Company Name: Gladys Volunteer Fire
Department
Product Item # and Name: #hm-92 Junior Firefighter Hats (Red)
#osa2748 Mood Silicone Bracelet (1 Side)
Challenge: The Gladys Volunteer Fire
Department wanted to create a hands-on activity to help promote fire safety
among its junior firefighters and other youth in the Gladys community.
Solution: At the 2014 Campbell County
Heritage Festival, volunteer firefighters created a "Water Challenge."
They suspended a 100-foot-long wire above the ground and placed a five-gallon
bucket on it. Children used the water stream from a fire hose to push the
bucket along the wire. Additionally, a 2,000-gallon tank was filled with
water and 100 numbered rubber ducks. Children were encouraged to pull a
duck from the tank. Those who did received a pink or red Positive Promotions
Custom "Junior Firefighter" Fire Hat. Participants also received
a "Gladys Volunteer Fire Department" embossed Mood Silicone Bracelet
for a job well done.
Result: The event was very successful
for the kids and adults, said James Booker, member of the Gladys Volunteer
Fire Department. A total of 230 individuals participated in the "Water
Challenge"and 180 children received Fire Hats. Even U.S. Senator Mark
Warner attended the event and participated in the "Water Challenge,"
Booker said.
Market: Government
Company Name: Village of Vinton
Product Item # and Name: #ITP-98 Emergency Preparedness Guide
Challenge: During the summer of 2006,
Vinton was severely affected by a series of flash floods that damaged 80%
of the homes and 40% of the businesses. Each year since 2006, the local
government administration and public works department of the Village of
Vinton try to prepare residents for the potential of flash floods or any
other natural disaster.
Solution: Positive Promotions'
Emergency Preparedness Guide was mailed out to the residents and businesses
to help them prepare a disaster kit and emergency plan in case they are
forced to evacuate their homes again. The Village of Vinton hopes its residents
will never need to use this information but if the situation arises, they
know they will be better prepared.
Market: Government
Company Name: Sekisui S-lec America
Product Item # and Name: BC-49 Blood Pressure Recorder Pocket Pal
Challenge: Michelle Stevens, human resources
manager at Sekisui S-LEC™ America, LLC, needed a tool to help promote
good health during the company's monthly wellness challenge.
Solution: The human resources department
set up a blood pressure station in the facility's break room. The
station included blood-pressure-related displays, as well as three blood
pressure monitors. Positive Promotions' Blood Pressure Recorder Pocket
Pals were given to employees and the "3-3-3 Challenge" began.
Associates were encouraged to monitor their blood pressure three times
per day, three days per week for three weeks. Those who completed the challenge
received $50 for their health savings account. Some even saved their Pocket
Pals to give to their doctors.
Result: The best thing about the "3-3-3
Challenge," Stevens said, was that several employees realized their
blood pressure was high, which prompted them to seek medical attention.
Market: Manufacturing
Company Name: Thomas & Betts
Product Item # and Name: #RP-187 "Caught
Working Safely" Scratch & Win
Challenge: At Thomas & Betts, safety
has always been driven by leadership. The company also wanted it to be
driven by its employees. In order for safety to become part of the employees'
every day activities, the company needed them to become comfortable calling
out both safe and unsafe situations.
Solution: Thomas & Betts began using
"Caught Working Safely" Scratch & Win tickets to employees
who were caught doing something safe or pointing out an unsafe situation.
They, in return, were asked to recognize fellow associates doing the same.
Result: The Scratch & Win idea was
an effective incentive as it brought about positive change in the company.
Employees identified some significant concerns that have led to changes
in policies and procedures and new engineered controls. This is the company's
first major step made towards reaching a proactive safety culture.
Market: Manufacturing
Company Name: IGLESIA DE DIOS GETSEMANI
Product Item # and Name: SH-9518 Success Begins With Believing You Can Adult T-Shirt
Challenge: Elena Ramirez, administrative
assistant for Iglesia De Dios Getsemani, needed to find a unique T-shirt.
She had to help her church group stand out from others at an event held
in a local park.
Solution: Ramirez discovered Positive
Promotions' "Success Begins With Believing You Can" T-Shirts,
and purchased one for each member of her team.
Result: The Iglesia De Dios Getsemani
group won the T-shirt contest because of the "excellent motivational
phrase" the shirts had, Ramirez said. "They were a total success."
Market: Religious