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Follow up to Expo and Casino Night

Wow!   Was that a great Expo or what?   For anyone who visited the annual Expedite Expo in Wilmington, Ohio July 27th and 28th, it’s safe we can agree it was the best Expo yet.   Our Expediting Community is unique in the trucking industry because so many folks already know one another so it’s a comfortable venue, but this year a number of new faces appeared who added to the fun.

The Expo itself grew from last year in both numbers of exhibitors and number of attendees, so the Friday CIS Casino Night grew as well.   Next year we’d like to expand it even more to accommodate more “gamblers” of “fun bucks” with more drawings of prizes to follow.

In order to grow the Expo and expand Casino Night…we need your help.   If you enjoyed yourself, be sure to tell others so they can join us next year.   Talk to your Motor Carriers and share what you've learned at a workshop, or describe the excitement of the two $1,000 Cash Drawings at 4:00 each day, the electric enthusiasm that’s generated at Casino Night, or the warmth of old and new friends sharing a cookout.

The camaraderie that we all feel helps to BUILD and SOLIDIFY our unique Expediting Community.

John and I believe it’s important to give back to community when one is blessed and able to do so.   Here’s the list of Casino Night Prize Donations for 2012.   When you see a Motor Carrier or Vendor who has donated, please be sure to THANK them for giving back to our Expediting Community:

Sponsor                               Prize Donated

Airtab                            Set of Airtabs $250 Value

AllState Express              2 $50 Gift Cards

Big Rig Owner                  $50 Bass Pro Gift Card

Bolt Express                    6 $50 Gift Cards

Buckeye Nissan               2 $50 Gift Cards

CIS                               Nook/$300 gift cards/GoodyBags/Golf Umbrella...

E.D.S. Expedited             4 $25 Walmart Cards

Eclipse Expediting            Large Flat Screen TV

Equinox                         3 Golf Goodie Bags

EsparParts.com               $100 American Express Card

Express-1                      $100 Gift Card AND $299 Equinox membership

ExpeditersOnline.com      43" Flat Panel TV $500

Fed Ex Custom Crit          3 Golf Goodie Bags

Freightliner of Knoxville     TomTom GPS w/ lifetime maps

Ground Flight LLC            4 $50 Gift Cards + Nice Tool Kit & Satchel

IdleAir                           6 $25 IdleAir Gift Cards

JD Products                    2 Big Skinny Wallets (AND gave BACK a gift!)

Load One                       2 Digital Photo Frames

Movin’ Out                      6 $25 Gift Cards

Nations Express               $50 Cash

Ohio Trucking Assoc         $150 TSA laptop bag & Gift cards

Panther Expedited            2 Duffel Bags stuffed with goodies

Peterbilt of Cincinnati        2 Large Gym Bags

PTL                                Big Tub stuffed with detailing supplies

Prestige Expedite              Large hot/cold cooler that plugs into lighter

Schneider National             2 Emergency Roadside Kits

Speedco                          2 $100 Gift Cards

Stoops Specialty Trucks      Large Polished Aluminum Tool Box    

Sylectus                           $100 Home Depot Gift Card

T & K Nationwide                $50 Cash

T.E. Smith Transport           Large Duffel Bag stuffed with detail supplies

Target Media Partners         2 $50 Gift Cards

Three Star Trucking            $100 Home Depot Gift Card

Tri-State Expedited Svs       5 $50 Gift Cards

Try Hours                          $100 Cash

TST Expedited Services        2 nice denim shirts with hats

Whirlwind Express                2 GPS Systems AND 4 $50 Gift Cards

Zipp Express                       $100 Gift Card

SO A BIG "THANK YOU" TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED MAKE THIS YEAR A SUCCESS!

I’ll work on asking for continued support for next year’s event, and if you can help me out by talking up the Expo and Casino Night...I'd appreciate it!

P.S....A Special Thank you from me to Panther for sponsoring Jack Hanna's baby animals each year...I LOVED the playful baby Cloud Leopard! xoxo

Shelly Benisch, CIC             Commercial Insurance Solutions (CIS)            
[email protected]      www.MyCISagent.com