As part of our holiday gift for 2011, we made the commitment to sponsor Arbor Day 2012 in Grand Junction and its marketing efforts for their yearly tree poster contest. Over 1,700 trees, in a variety of species, were donated as well as 600 drawing pads for the poster contest. It was the first time that participating schools were provided material, thus increasing the number of overall entries.
A few of our staff were in attendance to hand out “Treemendous Trivia” stickers to the children and take part in the festivities (the link above will take you to the questions and answers). Thanks for the positive feedback, from many of our clients, regarding this program. Our intention is to make it a yearly tradition.
Go plant a tree!
Every so often we feature a member from our team because we feel it is important for you to know who is doing the real work. While Mike is not quite as old as lead, he was certainly using it at the start of his career, so the image above has fond memories.
In the days of yore, individual letters were assembled in reverse order into words and lines of text with the aid of a composing stick, and the whole assembly was then tightly bound together to make up a page. Mike entered the profession during the transition to linotype, which was still lead, but processed in a different way. Allow us to introduce Michael Amos, Plant Manager.
Nickname and battle cry: Super A - Faster than a sheet of paper; more powerful than a
Year started at CPC Solutions: April 2nd, 1975, for a nickel more an hour and thought life could not get better.
First job: His first printing job was in 1972 where he learned to be a Chief 15 press operator for the Delta Newspaper, back when running black ink was really cool.
Current position: Handles all matters of production and makes it happen every single day.
What Mike likes most about what he does: The fact that printing is constantly changing, which gives him the opportunity to always learn something new.
Favorite hobbies: Fishing, when he makes the time, and glasses of red wine.
Thanks Mike for your expertise and many years of service!
CPC Solutions, in partnership with the CPC Peeps Museum, wants you to help choose the 2012 winners. For a few years now, we have had an internal contest focused around how creative we can be with Peeps. Look for an email on April 10th to cast your vote. Some of the categories are Best Peeps Parody, Most Edible and Funniest, to name a few. It is through your generous patronage of CPC Solutions that allows us to hold this contest each year, so we thank you! For last year’s photos and results click the Peeps.
CPC Solutions has made a commitment to give back to the community and the environment. Below is a recap of a recent project. Upcoming events include the Southwest Arbor Fest being held in April and additional revegetation efforts.
Think spring!
We all have much to be grateful for this holiday season, so please have a wonderful Thanksgiving. We’ll have limited hours on Friday, November 25th, and back on Monday all fattened up to get us through the winter.
In the right-hand column, under Weblinks, is a little holiday entertainment brought to you by Sappi Papers. Click to see Off Register’s Thanksgiving adventure.
Join us on Tuesday, April 26th, for food and drinks as we host the Grand Junction Chamber Business After Hours networking event. The much talked about CPC Peeps Museum will be open to all and participants will get to vote on their favorites.
The categories are:
- Best Peeps Parody
- Most Creative
- Most Edible
- Most Detailed
- Funniest
- Best of Show
The CPC Peeps Museum is a great example of the fun and creativity that weaves through all of us here at CPC Solutions. More Photos can be found at facebook.com/useCPCsolutions.
