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NAPP
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
Mark Krupka, President “CRUNCH TIME”
Ecological Laboratories, Inc.
mark@microbelift.com
Mike Gilliland, Vice President
Little Giant Pump Company
MARK J. KRUPKA
mgilliland@fele.com
The Merriam-Webster dictionary de- including retailers and contractors. These
Tom Tilley, Treasurer
Tilley’s Nursery, Inc.
ﬁ nes “crunch time” (yes, it really is in seminars will feature some of the top
tom@tilleysinc.com
there) as “a critical moment or period names in the industry. There will also
Max Hammond, Past President
(as near the end of a game) when de- be seminars that will beneﬁ t anyone in
Aquatic Construction Services
max@aquatics.com;
cisive action is needed”. Well, for our the industry including manufacturers and
Matt Horn, Director upcoming National Conference and distributors. I can’t think of anyone in
Matterhorn Nursery
any business that will not beneﬁ t from
matt@matterhornnursery.com
Expo, we have arrived at “crunch time”.
Alan Koontz, Director
This is our ﬁ rst foray into the world of Tom Grandy’s presentations.
Carolina Pondscapes
conferences and we want to make
info@carolinapondscapes.com
We have 75% of the booth space com-
this successful, no, we need to
Keith Johnston mitted, which in not bad for a ﬁ rst
Horizon Distributors, Inc
make this successful for several
year event. Of course, 100% would
keith.johnston@horizononline.com
reasons.
be better, so any manufacturers or
Gary Jones, Director
Aquarium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
First, with the dissolution of the “Ponda- distributors that have not signed
gjones@aquariumpharm.com
palooza Show”, if no one took up the on, what are you waiting for?
Mark Munley, Director
torch, our industry would not have a This is an opportunity to kick the
Firestone Specialty Products Company
munleymark@ﬁ restonesp.com
conference and trade show. The indus- water gardening season off with
Eric Reinhard, Director try needs an event of this type to address a bang. A number of manufactur-
Doctors Foster & Smith
the issues that are important to the ongo- ers are using the occasion of having
ereinhard@drsfostersmith.com
Todd Simpson, Director
ing survival and growth of the industry. everyone in one place to
Outdoor, Inc.
Second, this will be an excellent source hold distributor meetings
todd@outdoor-inc.com
of revenue for the NAPP. We have done after the program is ofﬁ cially over.
Valerie Steele, Director
Savio Engineering, Inc.
a lot over the last two years with only It also offers a venue for training
valerie@savio.cc
membership fees and some generous distributors, dealers and contractors with
Randy Stewart, Director
sponsorships from leading manufactur- information they will be using before they
Unit Liner
randy@unitliner.com ers in the industry, like Firestone. With forget it.
Warren Thoma, Director
the success of this show, we would be
Thoma & Associates
Attendee registration is lighter than we
warren@thomaassociates.com
able to have more educational programs
would like, so we are hoping that there
Lucinda Vela-Wick, Director
and bemore aggressive in promoting the
is a last minute surge. Where else can
Jungle Laboratories, Inc.
beneﬁ ts of having a water garden to the
lvela-wick@yahoo.com you get a deal where the hotel and meals
buying public. Finally, it will be the only
are included with the registration? I can
real possibility for networking in the in-
guarantee that no one who attends will be
dustry for the coming year.
disappointed, so for retailers and contrac-
We have put together an excellent pro- tors who have not yet signed on, what are
VOL. 4 ISSUE 1 gram with some sessions targeting the
you waiting for?
JANUARY/FEBRUARY
various member groups within the NAPP
2010
In This
Message from the President ..............................................1-2
It Is the Voices of Many That Are Heard, Not Just One! ........ 2
Issue. . .
Going to Convention? Be Sure to Get a Good Return on Your
Investment!..........................................................................3-4
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