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Category Archives: Recognition
Uncle Sam Wants YOU
Revolutionary war heroes, pirates, smuggling, and the birth of our country… what do all of these have in common? They are the reason and the inspiration for America’s first officially recognized branch of the military: The Coast Guard! Dreamed up by … Continue reading
Posted in Military, Military Pins, Patriotic, Recognition
Tagged Alexander Hamilton, coast guard, Coast Guard pins, lapel pins, military, military service, pins, veteran
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Employee Appreciation Day
Some businesses are better at it than others. Sometimes it involves delicious treats like cupcakes. It always falls on the first Friday in March. What is it? EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION DAY!!! And if your company isn’t actively celebrating it already, you … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Recognition
Tagged award pins, employee appreciation day, employee recognition, lapel pins, pins, recognition pins, service pins
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Have you Thanked A Teacher Today?
It’s one of the most common security questions when you’ve forgotten your password and need to prove you’re you. Right up there with “Who was your first pet?” is “Name your favorite teacher”. This is chosen because all of us … Continue reading
Posted in Holiday Pins, Recognition
Tagged Instagram, lapel pin, lapel pins, pins, PTA, school pins, Starfish pin, teacher appreciation pins, Teacher Appreciation Week, Thank A Teacher
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In Memoriam with Memorial Pins
I had a really bittersweet but genuinely wonderful opportunity recently. I was contacted by someone who helped put together the public memorial for actors Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher. He wanted to create a limited run of memorial pins to … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Recognition
Tagged actors, awareness, Carrie Fisher, charity, Debbie Reynolds, lapel pins, Memorial, memorial pins, pins, Star Wars, the thalians
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What are your core values?
I wanted to share a really cool recognition program that PinMart initiated recently. It’s called the Core Values Program and it centers around our company’s code of ethics. Our mission statement, broken down into categories that help us work with … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Recognition
Tagged coins, company values, PinMart, recognition pins, recognition program, reward program, values
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One less thing on my bucket list
Everything from my waist down was in agony. And for the past three hours the sun had been shining down on me unforgivingly. So much for the rain that was forecast. As I reached the finish line I could see … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Recognition
Tagged emblems, goal, gold wing shoe, Hawaii, lapel pins, marathon, medals, pins, running, talisman
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Thankful for Military Familes
Happy November! Welcome to the season of goodwill, of thanks-giving and appreciation for all we have and all we’ve accomplished throughout the year. And with this upswell of gratitude it bears remembering that it isn’t just our own individual families … Continue reading
Posted in Holiday Pins, Military Pins, Patriotic, Recognition, Uncategorized
Tagged holidays, lapel pins, military lapel pins, military pins, November, pins, Thanksgiving, veterans, veterans day
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What’s Your Fall List?
Seriously. If you blinked, you missed summer. I looked at my calendar this morning and nearly did a spit take with my coffee… Labor Day is this coming Monday. The unofficial end to summer. And the return to school for … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Holiday Pins, Recognition
Tagged academic lapel pins, fall, labor day, lapel pins, pins, school
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Safety is big business
There’s one thing I know is true-well, two if you count always listening to your mother-and that’s that safety matters. Safety first. Safety is job one. There are a thousand slogans about safety and its importance at home, at school, … Continue reading
Posted in Recognition
Tagged lapel pins, National Safety Month, pins, safety, safety lapel pins, safety pins, Safety programs
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National Doctor’s Day is Near
Next Wednesday is National Doctor’s Day. I admit I wouldn’t have known this except for the fact that our stethoscope lapel pins have been backordered since way early in the month and that seemed odd, so I did some digging. … Continue reading
Posted in Medical Pins, Recognition
Tagged appreciation, lapel pins, medical doctors, medical lapel pins, National Doctor's Day, pins, thanks
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