REAL DEAL EXPO 2008 Day 3

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Morning Session 1

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Washington insider Ron Christie addressed the upcoming Presidential election.

Morning Session 2

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AWMA’s EXPO always includes valuable briefing sessions.

Morning Session 3

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Guest speaker – and former aide to President Bush and Vice President Cheney – Ron Christie.

Morning Session 4

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Guest speaker Ron Christie.

Morning Session 5

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The Silent Auction, which benefits AWMA’s government affairs program, always draws interested bidders.

Morning Session 6

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With a deadline looming, business at the Silent Auction tables picks up.

EXPO Show Floor 2008-1

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Bambu Sales’ Ashley Shaughnessy (left) and Sarah Saiger greet a Las Vegas legend.

EXPO Show Floor 2008-2

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Commonwealth Brands’ Bobby Reese (left) and Wayne Barnes.

EXPO Show Floor 2008-3

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MyDad’s Charlie Casper (left) and Kenny Richardson with Las Vegas Showgirl, Yvonne.

EXPO Show Floor 2008-4

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Curt Easter, The Morrison Group, with AWMA favorite Las Vegas Showgirl, Yvonne.

EXPO Show Floor 2008-5

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Natural Emphasis’ Brodie Craig with Las Vegas Showgirl Yvonne.

EXPO Show Floor 2008-6

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From left, Nordic-American Smokeless’s Bill Eder and Todd Milligan with Las Vegas showgirl.

EXPO Show Floor 2008-7

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National Honey Almond’s Joseph Kang (left) and Andrew Lee with Las Vegas Showgirl Yvonne.

EXPO Show Floor 2008-8

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The Meyercord/United Silicone team with AWMA’s favorite Las Vegas Showgirl, Yvonne. From left: Lisa Presutti, Tom Letizia, Kim Jackson, Eric Sim, and Joe Fisher.

EXPO Show Floor 2008-9

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Carter Adair, Jack Link’s Beef Jerky, with AWMA’s favorite Las Vegas Showgirl Yvonne.

EXPO Show Floor 2008-10

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The Hershey Company’s Tom Joyce (left) and Eby-Brown’s John Scardina with Las Vegas Showgirl.

EXPO Show Floor 2008-11

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Las Vegas Showgirl with Nick Zaden, City Wholesale Grocery Company.

EXPO Show Floor 2008-12

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Jed Ventura, Atkinson Candy Company, presents Las Vegas Showgirl Yvonne with “The World’s Largest Christmas Stick!”

EXPO Show Floor 2008-13

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Candy Alliance’s Blythe Sanders (left) and Hilary Jenson with Las Vegas Showgirl Yvonne.

EXPO Show Floor 2008-14

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United Distributing’s Bill Allen (left) and Bill Bantu with Las Vegas Showgirl.

EXPO Show Floor 2008-15

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AWMA President Scott Ramminger and Larry Glass, U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company

EXPO Show Floor 2008-16

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Meyercord's Kim Jackson (right) presents a $5,000 donation to AWMA Chairman Scott Ramminger for the AWMA Distributors Education Fund (DEF)

EXPO Show Floor 2008-17

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From left, Paula Glidewell, Glidewell Distributing Company; Carter Adair, Jack Link’s Beef Jerky; and Sandy Ruble, Oklahoma Wholesale Marketers Association.

EXPO Show Floor 2008-18

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The UPS Logistics Technologies team from Baltimore, Maryland, included (from left) Ken Currie, Ken Krucenski, and Steve Marsh.

EXPO Show Floor 2008-19

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Atlantic Dominion Distributors' Richard Nye (left) and Siria Smith (center) enjoy the AWMA reception and its networking opportunities.

EXPO Show Floor 2008-20

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The Mainstream Ventures Inc. DBA ZIZZAZZ team included (from left) Lindsey Pinapfel, Josh Dannan, Ryan Alarid and Larry Pettis

EXPO Show Floor 2008-21

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The Meyercord/United Silicone Team

State Representatives Meeting 2008-1

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Greg Martin, Southern Association of Wholesale Distributors, addresses a meeting of state association representatives at the EXPO.

State Representatives Meeting 2008-2

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State Representatives Meeting at the EXPO.

Silent Auction 2008-1

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Autographed sports memorabilia always draws interest at the AWMA Silent Auction.

Silent Auction 2008-2

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As the Silent Auction draws to a close, Christa Rhodes and Bill Goodwin place their bids.

Silent Auction 2008-3

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The annual Silent Auction, which benefits AWMA’s government affairs program, always draws a crowd.

Prize Drawings 2008-1

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Terry Loeffler, Henry’s Foods, was the lucky winner of an Xbox 360!

Prize Drawings 2008-2

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Michael Wagnon, Caldwell Wholesale Company, won an iPhone!

Prize Drawings 2008-3

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Peggy Simmonds, Michael A. Simmonds Company, was another lucky winner!

Prize Drawings 2008-4

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AWMA's Bob Pignato (right) presents a $2,500 check to happy winner Charles Worthy, Bahama Bo's, Eclectic, Alabama, shown here with Las Vegas Showgirl Yvonne.

Prize Drawings 2008-5

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Grand Prize winner Greg Martin (right), Southern Association of Wholesale Distributors, receives his $5,000 check from AWMA's Scott Ramminger.

Prize Drawings 2008-6

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Cash prize winner Matt Moskwa (left), National Tobacco Company, walked away with $2,500!

Highlights include the Morning Session, EXPO Show Floor, State Representatives Meeting, Silent Auction and Prize Drawings.

Important Dates


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Feb 22	Hotel Cut-off Date
Mar 09	AWMA Buyers Program

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