• CEU Seminars throughout year ­ all reasonably priced or at No Charge to members
• CEU National Keynote Speaker at Tradeshows
• Handling and payment of all CEU paperwork and processing fees

Other events are offered that may include, but are not limited to, local interest topics, i.e., area growth or economy; networking gatherings at spots of interest, i.e.; newly opened clubs, museums and entertainment centers and opportunities for discount rates at area sporting events.



We offer a member, or a member employee, the chance to win the "Bill Kleiman Memorial Scholarship" each year. The scholarship has a monetary benefit of up to $1500 and interested parties may be nominated by their peers or submit their own request. An independent panel of industry professionals makes the final selection, from entries sent anonymously. Stipulations are that the nominee must be active in the promotional products industry for a period of at least two years, their firm must be a member of TSPPA and, they must be committed to further education by utilizing the scholarship toward CAS/MAS accreditation.

Other things TSPPA has implemented include:

• Member poll/questionnaire twice yearly on our web site
• Distributor raffle drawing for $900+ value ASI Show package, usually offered at the Membership-at-Large meeting
• One tradeshow booth upgrade drawing open to any supplier attending Membership-at-Large meeting.
• Distribution of marketing brochures highlighting CEU education and events for coming year for advance planning
• One full booth trade Expo with CEU education
• Fall tabletops and CEU case history presentations
• Distributor Forum Luncheon
• Entertainment-networking events throughout the year

TSPPA offers six issues of their newsletter which includes:

• both local and national industry information
• informative articles related to sales/marketing/communication/ personnel/financial and all business aspects
• a forum for member supplier firms to advertise and for all members to voice their opinions and concerns
• TSPPA calendar of events and a bit of oft-needed humor. Any member or member employee can submit an article for publication.

TSPPA, in conjunction with PPAI, offers an extensive Federal Express discount program:

• Priority and Standard Overnight-up to 35%
• 2-day and 3-day Service - up to 30%
• Ground Service - up to 20%

to download a FedEx discount application form.



TSPPA board members strongly believe that our organization is only as strong as our membership involvement. We have a long history, we cover primary states of Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky, we have an excellent mix of suppliers, distributors and multi-line reps and we continue to be financially solvent. We are committed to involving those new to our industry by offering membership discounts, mentoring programs, quality education and the opportunity to just have fun with your peers. Recently we have established a minimum goal of 10 new INVOLVED volunteers per year to expedite these commitments. Please plan to join us!