BIC Supports Wounded Warriors
BIC Graphic has announced a partnership with Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) that guarantees the organization a minimum donation of $100,000 in 2015 to support of their mission of honoring and empowering wounded service members.
alphabroder Debuts Team 365 Collection
The release of its highly-anticipated Team 365™ collection. Drafted with an impressive roster of brand partners (Alo Sport, Champion®, Dyenomite® Apparel*, Headsweats®, and Flexfit®), the new proprietary team-concept brand from alphabroder is committed to the singular vision of providing teams and those who coach, cheer and support them with the best gear in the industry, in 16 team-approved colors, for the ultimate in team outfitting and branding.
“We are extremely excited to bring Team 365™ to market - not only is it a proprietary premier brand from alphabroder, but it’s an entire concept, revolving around the importance of authentic apparel and gear in the right team colors across our brand and our brand partners,” said Andrea L. Routzahn, VP of Portfolio and Supplier Management, alphabroder. “Color is a team’s identity. It’s their brand. Team 365™ gives athletes, coaches and supporters the opportunity to select from an extensive gear assortment, all in matching team colors, to achieve that cohesive team image.”
Rooted in the tradition of classic team sports, the collection includes multiple product categories across all price points and targets end-use categories such as competition and training, coach and staff, warm-up and travel, sideline, team and championship jackets, fan and supporter gear, and hats and bags. With new styles in the Team 365™ & Team 365™ brand partners collections, there are many options and ways to service a team’s outfitting needs.
HanesBrands Helps Fund Adoptions
For HanesBrands employee Travis Lazenby, the four year process of adopting his daughter, Zoey Sofia, from foster care in Bulgaria seemed long and arduous, but knowing his employer would soon provide financial relief eased the process.
Travis and his wife, Kristy are preparing to celebrate their second Christmas season with four-year-old Zoey. The couple brought Zoey home to Winston-Salem in June 2013.
"Being four years in the making, the great thing about the Hanes benefit was knowing that the money we spent would be coming back to us," Travis said. "From a financial standpoint, it may have affected our decision had we not been able to count on that benefit from Hanes. With this benefit, we were able to save a portion of it to use toward Zoey's college education."
Hanes offers a $15,000 reimbursement benefit to an employee adopting a child, and a $5,000 additional reimbursement benefit for the adoption of a special-needs child. The company also provides a two-week adoption paid leave for employees who have completed two years of continuous employment.
Hanes was recently recognized by The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. The company appears on the foundations' 2014 Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces List. Hanes ranks No. 4 overall and No. 1 among consumer products companies in the United States. This is the fourth consecutive year Hanes has been included in the foundation's top 10.
Travis, who has been with the company nearly 12 years, said the benefit provided his family with an array of choices. It allowed him and Kristy to cast a wider net while researching adoption agencies.
"The benefit provided a buffet of choices," Travis said. "Without it, it would have been more financially difficult to go through domestic or foreign adoption agencies."
After researching various countries, he happened upon a Greensboro adoption agency working with Bulgaria. Soon thereafter the process of adopting Zoey began even before she was born. More than three years later and many bumps in the road, Zoey was on her way to being the newest addition to their family.
"I can't imagine life without a child," Travis said.
Vision USA Celebrates 25th Anniversary
VisionUSA is proud to be celebrating our 25th year of providing award winning innovative products. To celebrate the milestone, its website will feature two items at bargain prices each month.
"At VisionUSA we remain dedicated to providing quality products that are safe, compliant and crafted for long term use," the company said. "All products are tested for compliancy...all are BPA free, lead free and meet stringent USA safety standards." Visit our website at www.vision1usa.com for detailed test data on every VisionUSA item.