Editorial Contact:
Kate Achelpohl
PMMI Director, Member Communications
Tel: (703) 516-0671
E-mail: kachelpohl@pmmi.org

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

GOLFERS SCORE $50,000 FOR EDUCATION & TRAINING

Arlington, VA, November 6, 2007 – The PMMI Education & Training Foundation Golf Tournament, held October 14 in conjunction with PACK EXPO Las Vegas, raised $50,000. Golfers played at Paiute Golf Resort in Las Vegas.

“We’re very grateful to the tournament sponsors and players for their support of the PMMI Education & Training Foundation,” says PMMI President/CEO Charles D. Yuska. “It’s evidence of just how important training and education are to the packaging community.”

More than 40 companies sponsored the tournament. ELAU Inc. was its Gold Sponsor, and Rockwell Automation sponsored a post-game luncheon and prize ceremony.

“Proceeds from the tournament, which attracted 272 players, will support education and training programs,” said Bruce Larson, Goodman Packaging Equipment, who chairs PMMI’s Education and Workforce Development Committee.

Larson noted the important role training plays in PMMI member company success:

“With the proper training and education, industry professionals have what it takes to troubleshoot and innovate. That knowledge empowers them, just as it empowers the students who receive scholarships from this fund. The real winner of the golf tournament is our industry.”

PMMI thanks the following organizations for their contributions to the day’s success:

Gold Sponsor:

ELAU Inc.

Luncheon:

Rockwell Automation

Hole-in-One:

Packaging Digest

Breakfast:

Food Processing Suppliers Association

19th Hole:

Sealstrip Corp.

Scorecards:

Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Bureau

Hole Sponsors:

ABI; BD Metrics Inc; Bosch Rexroth Corp.; Experient; Expovision; Freeman Companies; Industrial Research Associates; Morrison Container Handling Solutions; Packexpo.com; PACK EXPO Services; Packaging Technologies; Packaging World; Pepperl + Fuchs Inc.; PMT Magazine; Pro Mach Inc.; TechRiver; The Expo Group

Beverage Carts:

Goodman Packaging Equipment; NuTec Systems Inc.; Packworld.com; Tri-Tronics

Driving Range:

Triangle Package Machinery Co.

Golf Cart:

Nordson Corp.

Snack Bar:

American Packaging Capital Inc.

Beverage Tents:

American Packaging Capital Inc.; Garvey Corp; Harpak Inc.; K&R Industries Inc.

Putting Green:

Packaging Machines International

Transportation:

Slack Barshinger & Partners Inc.

Chipping Green:

Marlen Research Corp.

Raffle:

Econocorp Inc.; PAC Machinery Group

Bag Drop:

PIAB Inc.

Apparel:

Slack Barshinger & Partners

Giveaways:

Automated Graphic Systems; Robatech USA Inc. West

 

 

PMMI is a trade association whose more than 500 general members manufacture packaging and packaging-related converting machinery in the United States and Canada. PMMI’s thirty-two supplier members manufacture commercially available packaging machinery components. PMMI's vision is to be the leading global resource for packaging. Its mission is to improve and promote members' abilities to meet the needs of their customers. Visit www.pmmi.org for more information.

PACK EXPO Las Vegas was held October 15-17, 2007 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV. The show was co-located with the PROCESS EXPO, the Converting & Package Printing EXPO and the International Bottled Water Association’s 2007 Convention and Tabletop Trade Show. PACK EXPO International will be held November 9-13, 2008 at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL.  PMMI also produces EXPO PACK México, the premier packaging show in Mexico serving the Latin American region. This show will be held June 24-27, 2008 at Centro Banamex, Mexico City, Mexico.

Visit www.packexpo.com for more information. 

 

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