Congratulations to George and Amy Malachin who welcomed Marley Brynn Malachin to their family on Saturday May 12th @ 1:48pm.

The Board of Trustees received an application from Olympic Awards, 5176 Darrow Rd., Hudson, OH 44236 to fill the classification of “Awards & Engraving.”

The next 2013 IEA Conference Committee Meeting will be Thursday, May 17th at 10:30 am at St. George’s.

Having a graduation party? Please call Beach Boyz at 330-668-9611 for all your entertainment needs.

SPEAKER RECAPS

Rentwear-Dan Simmons

Rentwear is a locally owned and operated full service textile rental company founded in 1972. Currently, they are doing direct sales with Kenan Advantage. The Rentwear team works hard to provide customer satisfaction, which is evidenced by their 98% customer retention rate. Their rental services include industrial and food service uniforms, linen, mats, towels, mops, and hygiene products. Rentwear will pick up, deliver, launder, mend and replace as necessary on a scheduled cycle that you select and you can depend on. To place an order, call Dan at 330-494-5776.

MyOfficeProducts-Bill Barber & Pete Tucker

In 1964, Norma Summerville started selling office products out of her basement. In 2004, MyOfficeProducts purchased the office product division of Summerville’s. Currently, MyOfficeProducts is a $500 million dollar company. Pete and Bill are the Akron area representatives. What makes their paper special? It’s 100% white paper. It’s made from the finest Brazilian eucalyptus trees. Anyone needing office supplies, whether new or slightly used, could benefit from building a relationship with Bill and Pete. Their catalog has 35,000 products, which can be delivered next day. To place an order, please call Bill and Pete at 1-877-696-1266.

WEEKLY STATISTICS

For the week of May 3rd…

At this week’s luncheon, there were 57 members and 1 guest in attendance, which is 84% of the AEA membership.

There were 9 third party leads given by 6 members to 7 members. In all, the members gave 316 direct business transactions.

Last week…

At this week’s luncheon, there were 62 members and 2 guests in attendance, which is 88% of the AEA membership.

There were 18 third party leads given by 7 members to 11 members. In all, the members gave 277 direct business transactions.

For the week of 5/17/2012

Greeters: Dan Simmons/Rentwear and Bill Barber & Pete Tucker/MyOffice Products

Speakers: Nick & Adam Gerring/Gerring & Sons Construction with sponsor, Gary Mumma/Air Comfort

For the week of 5/24/2012

Greeters: Nick & Adam Gerring/Gerring & Sons Construction and Gary Mumma/Air Comfort

Speakers: Tim Bullock/Union National Mortgage with sponsor, Steve Tirrell/Cartridge World

MAY BIRTHDAYS  

17TH   Tom Evans/EVANS LANDSCAPING

24TH   Don Mantel/DONAMARC WATER SYSTEMS

              Paul Wilson/WILSON PLUMBING

              Linda Hahn, WILSON PLUMBING

              Patrick O’Neill, THE O’NEILL GROUP

28th    Dara McKnight, COMMAND COURIER

MIAs (Missing In Action)

• City Cleaners 

QUOTE OF THE WEEK…

“When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” ~Henry Ford

The Akron Beacon Journal wrote a wonderful article on Rick Parson. To read the article, “Rick Parson always made life better for others,” please click on the link below:

http://www.ohio.com/news/local/rick-parson-always-made-life-better-for-others-1.304521

 ANNOUNCEMENTS  

The Board of Trustees received an application from Olympic Awards, 5176 Darrow Rd., Hudson, OH 44236 to fill the classification of “Awards & Engraving.”

  MEET “THE WEDDING GROUP”

South Akron Awning- 100 years in business. Will take care of tables, tents, chairs, linens – anything you need to pull off a wedding that isn’t in a hall.

Thomas Limousine- Large fleet of vehicles. They will take care of anything from whole wedding parties, just families or only the bride and groom. They can do airport drop off and pick up for honeymoon and can do airport shuttles for out of town guests.

Reeves Cake Top Shop- Have Wednesday cake tastings and a showroom of around 50 cakes for you to see. Can do filled cupcakes, shower cakes and very creative, one-of-a-kind groom’s cakes.

Amedeo’s Florist- A full-service florist. They are able to handle boutonnieres, bouquets, center pieces, shower flowers, cake flowers, and church flowers. They will also help custom design your wedding flowers with colors of your wedding and budget.

Sydmor’s Jewelry- Stores located in Ravenna and Barberton. Full service jewelry and can custom make pieces. Don’t forget the wedding day gift for your bride – a special memento for the day.

Beach Boyz Entertainment- Does around 600 weddings a year. They have become a full service entertainment company, which can take care of DJ, photo booth and event lighting.

TLC Catering, Inc.- 20 years as St George’s caterer. Old hall fits 380 and new hall fits 450. Do caterer custom off-site weddings. They can do rehearsal picnics with either drop off service or full service drop off.

AJF Photography- Can handle from engagement photos all the way up to the wedding.

Pic-Tur-This Video- Can do just ceremony or reception or bundle them together where the whole day is filmed. Can also do photo collections to music on video.

The biggest thing that makes the wedding group work is referrals. A great example is TLC offers a wedding package that includes a DJ from Beach Boyz. Each member always asks the bride and groom, “What haven’t you picked, yet?” To which they reply, “Perhaps I can help”…. and then that opens up the opportunity to refer an AEA member.

Another huge advantage is that when we give them 1 referral, they will be exposed to other people getting married, while they interact with the bridal party. It gives this group a way to shine and an opportunity to win great business. They all said that weddings are a good portion of business, but all of them do any kind of special occasions, from birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, etc. So, please think of them if you hear someone mention that they need a vendor for any special event.

 WEEKLY STATISTICS

Will be in next week’s bulletin.

For the week of 5/10/2012

Greeters: Renee Amedeo/Amedeo’s Florist and Tom Treiber/Sydmor’s Jewelry

Speakers: Dan Simmons/Rentwear and Bill Barber & Pete Tucker/MyOffice Products

For the week of 5/17/2012

Greeters: Dan Simmons/Rentwear and Bill Barber & Pete Tucker/MyOffice Products

Speakers: Nick & Adam Gerring/Gerring & Sons Construction with sponsor, Gary Mumma/Air Comfort

MAY BIRTHDAYS  

5TH     Mike Kozlowski/KOZLOWSKI CO.

7TH     Fred Bord/COTTER MOVING & STORAGE

17TH   Tom Evans/EVANS LANDSCAPING

24TH   Don Mantel/DONAMARC WATER SYSTEMS

              Paul Wilson/WILSON PLUMBING

              Linda Hahn, WILSON PLUMBING

              Patrick O’Neill, THE O’NEILL GROUP

28th    Dara McKnight, COMMAND COURIER

MIAs (Missing In Action)

Will be in next week’s bulletin.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK…

“Some people come into our lives and leave footprints on our hearts and we are never ever the same.” – Flavia Weedn

 

Over the weekend, Rick Parson went home to be with the Lord. Keep his family in your thoughts and prayers. Joyce thanks you for all your love and support during this difficult time. We will miss him deeply!

The Board of Trustees received an application from Olympic Awards, 5176 Darrow Rd., Hudson, OH 44236 to fill the classification of “Awards & Engraving.”

The Board of Trustees received an application from Hazel Tree Interiors, 143 W. Market St., Akron, OH 44303 to fill the classification of “Interior Design.”

EVENT RECAP

A special thank you to the Social Committee and Luncheon Committee. They put together a wonderful Administrative/Professional Day Luncheon.

WEEKLY STATISTICS

At this week’s luncheon, there were 60 members and 31 guests in attendance, which is 82% of the AEA membership.

There were 18 third party leads given by 8 members to 12 members. In all, the members gave 232 direct business transactions.

For the week of 5/3/2012

Greeters: Rich Siebert/Beach Boyz Entertainment and Joe Catalano/TLC Catering, Inc.

Speakers: The Wedding Group

For the week of 5/10/2012

Greeters: Renee Amedeo/Amedeo’s Florist and Tom Treiber/Sydmor’s Jewelry

Speakers: Dan Simmons/Rentwear and Bill Barber & Pete Tucker/MyOffice Products

APRIL BIRTHDAYS 

27th Cynthia McFall/COOKIE EXPRESS

29th Leslee Salhany/PRUDENTIAL/KARAM & SIMON

29th Jeff Sheeks/S GROUP INC

MIAs (Missing In Action)

• Pickard Commercial Group

QUOTE OF THE WEEK…

“Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties.” ~Doug Larson

 

The Board of Trustees received an application from Hazel Tree Interiors, 143 W. Market St., Akron, OH 44303 to fill the classification of “Interior Design.”

A special thank you to the Technology Committee for putting together the first “technology training” session. It was a great success!

Cookie Express has new hours of operation. The store is open 9 am to 7 pm Monday(s) – Friday(s), 10 am to 5 pm on Saturday(s) and 12 pm to 5 pm on Sunday(s). Still open 7 days a week for your convenience!

TLC Catering, Inc. does graduation parties; drop off or full service available.

On Thursday, April 26th, AEA will celebrate Administrative/Professionals Day with a special luncheon. Entertainment will be a comedian.

Harris Trophy has retired their membership. Therefore, “Trophy and Plaques” is an open classification. If you know someone who would like to join the Association under this classification, please contact the Executive Director.

SPEAKER RECAPS

Jerry Leipply, Leipply & Armstrong

Jerry has been practicing law for many years.  His law firm partner, James Armstrong, is a juvenile magistrate. Lately, Jerry has noticed a change in behavior with people being served with papers. They simply don’t care. Regardless of the issue of why you’re being sued, you should always take the matter seriously and seek legal representation immediately.

Dick Sutherland, Pic-Tur-This Video

Pic-Tur-This Video has been producing videos since 1985. Dick Sutherland and his wife, Bev, work together as a team. While she tends to the bride’s needs, Dick captures all the special moments on video. AEA has played and will continue to play a crucial part in the success of Dick’s business, since he has never done any marketing. 80 to 90% of Dick’s business has come through referrals. Throughout the year, he attends a few bridal shows. Most importantly, is the bridal event at Reeve’s Cake Shop where he receives numerous leads.

WEEKLY STATISTICS

At this week’s luncheon, there were 62 members and 3 guests in attendance, which is 91% of the AEA membership.

There were 20 third party leads given by 10 members to 14 members. In all, the members gave 290 direct business transactions.

For the week of 4/26/2012

Greeters: The Social Committee

Event: Administrative/Professionals Day

For the week of 5/3/2012

Greeters: Rich Siebert/Beach Boyz Entertainment and Joe Catalano/TLC Catering, Inc.

Speakers: The Wedding Group

April BIRTHDAYS 

27^th    Cynthia McFall/COOKIE EXPRESS

29^th    Leslee Salhany/PRUDENTIAL/KARAM & SIMON

29^th    Jeff Sheeks/S GROUP INC

MIAs (Missing In Action)

• Sydmor’s Jewelry

QUOTE OF THE WEEK…

“The golden rule for every business is to put yourself in your customer’s place.” ~Orison Swett Marden