NewslineVolume IV, Issue 13 - May 16, 2003
CRI Visits Capitol Hill with Dalton-Whitfield Chamber of CommerceLast week, members of the Dalton-Whitfield Chamber of Commerce traveled to Washington, DC in order to meet with their representatives in the House and Senate. Several CRI staff members were able to attend. Charlott Coker and Joan Seelaus from the Dalton office of CRI, and Jennifer Mendez from CRI’s Washington, DC area office helped to form a group of folks from area businesses. On Wednesday, May 7, the group met with Congressman Nathan Deal, and on Thursday, the group met with Senator Zell Miller and Senator Saxby Chambliss. At the briefings, Jennifer Mendez shared industry success, including increased membership, the impact the carpet industry has on Georgia’s economy, the success of the CARE program, as well as CRI’s work in the states. Contact Jennifer Mendez at 703.875.0634. CRI Brochure Titled “Carpet Comes Clean” Details CRI Marketing PlanA schedule of the CRI marketing plan outlining our efforts in multi-media, advertising, and trade show participation has been sent to member companies. The eight page blue covered brochure is titled “Carpet Comes Clean.” Copies of this brochure were sent to select individuals at member companies to be distributed to key marketing and management contacts in your companies. To find out who they were sent to in your company, contact: Steve Phillips at 706.428.2115. From the Pages of www.schoolfacilities.com Upcoming School Projects…Columbia County Schools Get $3 Million in Upgrades Allergist/Asthma Physician’s Video (CD) Now in Stock…The video on CD, “Carpet: How it affects indoor air quality”, is now in stock at CRI. The CD contains two parts. Part 1 is a 3-minute video that reviews the research pointing to carpet’s benefits from a physician’s perspective. Part 2 is a collection of research that is discussed in Part 1. Thus, a physician who is interested can read for himself the study discussed in the video. To order copies of this CD, call CRI Publications at 706.428.2114. CRI Marketing Plan is Reaching our Target AudiencesApril issues of the magazines listed below featured ads from the CRI Marketing
Plan for 2003: New MembersCRI is pleased to announce that former member Beaulieu of America has rejoined
CRI. Beaulieu’s participation helps strengthen CRI’s role as an
advocate for the entire carpet industry. We look forward to Beaulieu’s
participation as a valued member as CRI works to lower barriers to members’
profitability and growth. CRI Attends the Republican Governor’s Association (RGA) ForumJennifer Mendez of CRI traveled to Columbus, Ohio last week to attend the RGA Forum. The sitting governors in attendance were: Governor Taft, Ohio; Governor Rowland, Connecticut; and Governor Martz, Montana. In the past, the carpet industry has experienced some de-selection issues as a result of the position of the Ohio Department of Health with regard to use of carpets in schools. CRI is currently still working on a resolution of this issue. While at the Forum, Jennifer had the opportunity to share with Governor Taft CRI’s experiences regarding her work with the Ohio Department of Housing. Ohio is presently spending one to two million dollars a day on new school construction. Contact Jennifer Mendez at 703.875.0634. CRI Participation at IICRC Mold Remediation Standard S520CRI microbiologist, Dr. Steve Phillips, attended the recent (May 4-6) Las Vegas meeting of the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) committee that is writing the IICRC Mold Remediation Standard S520. This is to be a guide to mold remediation that will be accurate and balanced. CRI is participating to ensure that the document is balanced and scientifically accurate and that carpet is not misrepresented. When finished, our goal is that the document will be accepted by The American Congress of Government Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) at their annual meeting. Contact Steve Phillips at 706.428.2115. CalendarThe following CRI Meetings are scheduled:
CRI participation in upcoming events:
If you are aware of other events that present significant opportunities to deliver our messages to our critical audiences, please contact Louise Dobbs at 706.428.2104 Check our website calendar for other industry related events |
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