Trophy Recycling Program Goes Nationwide

Madison Business Gives Old Trophies New Life

Total Awards Donating Trophies To Nonprofits

Watch the video on NEWS 3, Channel3000.com. Featuring our Trophy Recycling Campaign going nationwide.

http://www.channel3000.com/news/20990759/detail.html

Wisconsin Family Business Awards

Wisconsin Family Business of the Year Award Winners

Awards created by Total Awards & Promotions, Madison.

Grand Awards
Bassett Mechanical, Kaukauna Large Company
Breuer Metal Craftsman, Inc., Beaver Dam Medium Company
The Gialamas Company, Madison Small Company

Special Awards
The Konop Companies, Green Bay “Staying Power”
Vogel Bros. Building Co., Madison “More Than a Family Business”
Sherman Plaza, Inc., Madison “Anchoring the Neighborhood”

Six family businesses were honored in the sixth annual
Wisconsin Family Business of the Year Award banquet held Thursday evening in Madison.

Three grand awards were presented along with three special awards.
According to the Family Firm Institute, over 80 percent of all business enterprises in North America are family-owned. Nearly 35 percent of Fortune 500 Companies are family firms.

Family businesses account for 78 percent of all new job creation, 60 percent of the nation’s employment, and 50 percent of the GDP. “Family businesses are a major force in our economy”, stated Jeanie Farmer, Partner at Smith & Gesteland and Chair of the firm’s Family Business Practice.

“This award honors family businesses, some of whom are into their third, fourth, and fifth generations. They anchor their communities, provide jobs, support charities, and lead by example. We wanted to acknowledge those contributions with these awards”.

Winners were selected by an independent panel of judges from nominations submitted by the companies. The award program is sponsored by Smith & Gesteland, a Madison-based CPA and consulting firm, Associated Bank, and the Madison-based law firm of DeWitt Ross & Stevens.

Grand awards were presented in three size categories: Large (100+ employees), Medium (50-99), and Small (under 50). Special awards were given by the judges to companies excelling in a particular area.

Further information about the award winners can be found at www.familybusinessaward.com.

Green Business Awards

On May 2nd and 3rd, we attended the Going Green Wisconsin Expo and created the first Green Business Awards for the Madison Area by partering with PosiPair.com.

PosiPair stands for ‘Positive Pairing’ and is an online retail and networking platform serving green businesses, consumers, and nonprofits in the rapidly expanding green products and services market.

Recycled Sunflower Hulls and Newsprint Plaques

The winners are:

• The 100% Award, given to the greenest overall business.

Winner: Willy Street Co-op (willystreet.coop)

• The Transformation Award, given to the business that’s made the biggest industry-changing breakthrough.

Winner: Second Rain (second-rain.com)

• The Community Award is for the Green Business that gives back the most to their community.

Winner: Habitat Restore (restoredane.org)

Sustainable Lyptus Wood Plaque

View the Green Expo coverage on Channel 3000

Trophy Recycling Program

The Trophy Recycling Program

Twenty years ago, Total Awards & Promotions created a Trophy Recycling Program to benefit non-profit charities in need. Today people are donating trophies from across the country to Madison, Wisconsin for recycling.

We hear almost every day of folks that have dozens of trophies collecting dust and they don’t want to just throw them away; they’d rather make a useful contribution to others.

With the  Trophy Recycling Program, Total Awards & Promotions encourages the community to donate their old trophies, plaques and awards to be donated back to non-profit organizations and community groups in need. They will recycle the parts that are useful and re-use trophies that are still functional.

What: Donate your gently used Trophies, Plaques and Awards to be Recycled, Reused and Regifted by Non-Profit Charities. For items that are not reusable, they will recycle the parts.

Where to Ship or Drop off to:

Trophy Recycling Program

C/O Total Awards & Promotions

7475 Mineral Point Rd. Madison, Wi 53717.

Near Pedros in High Point Centre.

When: Drop off anytime between Monday – Friday 8:30 pm to 5:30 pm

Call 833-1716 first to arrange your donation.

~~~Pay it Forward~~~