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June Special Offers added TODAY
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New Option to Pickup Special Offers at NAEIR

GREAT NEWS!! You can now PICKUP ANY QUANTITY of Special Offers at NAEIR's warehouse in Galesburg, IL

Save on shipping costs and pick up multiple special offers at the same time. Request online, by fax or phone and we will have them ready for you to pickup. You will receive a notice when the offers are available to pick up and all you have to do is call your Membership Advocate to schedule an appointment. If possible we would like to have these special offers picked up within 2 weeks.

Watch for the New Special Offers that will be in the mail tomorrow, May 27th. Beat the crowd and request the new offers online starting tomorrow and also view all of the other offers available. Click here to go directly to the Special Offers website.

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TOY COMPANY PERFECT MATCH WITH NATIONAL NOT-FOR-PROFIT

For toy companies, diversification has meant selling a variety of popular products--some for girls, some for boys; some for tots, some for older children; some in the lower price range, some in the higher price range.

One of the ways a company diversifies, is by completing an acquisition of another company. JAKKS Pacific, located in Malibu, California, is a company that uses this strategy.

“Following acquisitions, we work to ensure maximum profitability and often consolidate operations and liquidate excess inventory,” explained Genna Goldberg, JAKKS Pacific’s Director of Corporate Communications. “We may have excess inventory in a warehouse that we want to consolidate, which could include closeouts, discontinued product and current merchandise, all of which we need to clear out.”

JAKKS learned about NAEIR, the National Association for the Exchange of Industrial Resources, located in Galesburg, Illinois. NAEIR accepts donations of overstock, slow selling, and discontinued product from U.S. businesses and redistributes it to schools, churches, and nonprofit organizations nationwide. The companies that donate, earn an above cost federal income tax deduction that can be up to twice the cost of the goods.

“Often the Communications Department identifies charities and other groups in need, while Operations, Licensing, Sales and Finance work together to allocate and account for product donations,” adds Goldberg.

NAEIR has been a perfect fit for JAKKS because of the nature of the items donated. Since 2001 they have donated items like, toys, writing instruments, stationery products, and back-to-school supplies. Items like these are very appropriate for schools and nonprofits.

“NAEIR also provided a great opportunity to clear out the product, while offering our company a wonderful tax benefit in return,” Goldberg added. “JAKKS Pacific will certainly continue to work with NAEIR in the years to come.”

FEARS CALMED BY PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT RESOURCE

Since 1930, the University of Chicago’s Department of Pediatrics has been responsible for the long range planning and development of all pediatric programs at the University of Chicago. Their physicians and scientists provide comprehensive, innovative medical care to over 150,000 children of all socio-economic backgrounds. However, state-of-the art healthcare is not the only things they strive for. These doctors want to provide programs to keep children’s minds off of being sick and to keep their minds and bodies active.

The University offers such programs to children of various age groups. However, since 97 percent of the children treated are on public assistance, funding can be limited. Spirit-lifting items such as toys, stuffed animals, party supplies, gift items, and clean clothes can be very hard to come by.

"Programs that provide a variety of things for children to see, hear and learn help to lift the children’s spirits,” says Arlene Timosciek, project assistant for the University of Chicago Department of Pediatrics.”The goal of our programs is to keep children’s minds off their woes.”

Resource To The Rescue

For the University of Chicago Department of Pediatrics to provide these programs and comforting items for the children, they had to look to a cost effective resource. Luckily, they found NAEIR, the National Association for the Exchange of Industrial Resources, a not-for-profit organization located in Galesburg, Illinois.

Since 1977, NAEIR has helped nonprofit organizations loosen their tight budgets through their membership program. NAEIR accepts donations of valuable, new, overstock inventory from U.S. businesses and redistributes those goods to its members, which include hospitals, schools, churches, municipalities, and other nonprofit organizations. Many of the over 9,500 members of NAEIR are in need of toys, games, and other activities for children, as well as office supplies, maintenance items, decorations and other necessities that will help improve the facilities as well as lives of those served.

There are over 7,000 American companies that have donated to NAEIR, earn a federal income tax deduction for their donations. This merchandise is sent to a 10-acre warehouse with over $100 million worth of inventory, located at NAEIR’s headquarters in Galesburg, Illinois. There, it is sorted, catalogued, and shipped to members.

Ins & Outs Of Membership

NAEIR members pay dues ranging from $495 to $595 per year, plus shipping and handling, and the merchandise itself is free. Once a member, organizations can request items from 200-page catalogs, special offer fliers, or an on-line site, NAEIR e-xpress, at www.naeir.org. Members are assigned a Membership Advocate who is there to assist the member in getting all they can from the membership. Each member must send in a request for items that their organization can use.

“Any materials that our members receive must be used for the care of ill, needy, or minors, and the goods cannot be bartered, traded, or sold,” explains Robert Gilstrap, vice president and chief financial officer of NAEIR. “Most of our catalogs have between 2,500 to 3,000 items available. Each catalog is different and based on what’s being donated.”

When catalog requests come in, NAEIR’s computerized system allocates products to each member. This is not a first come, first served system, so each member has the same chance at products that other members do. Allocations are normally ready three to six weeks after they are submitted. Members can either pick up the merchandise or have the allocation shipped directly to their facility for the full cost of shipping. However, the shipping and handling is all the organization would be responsible for.

Membership Rewards

The Department of Pediatrics has been using items from NAEIR for over four years now. They have brought smiles to children who are outpatients and those who may have extended stays in the hospital. The gift items are used for playtime, organized programs, and special occasions.

Toys from NAEIR are always appreciated. Sometimes, when a child has to go through a certain procedure, the nurses like to give them a toy or sticker to take their mind off the situation. Before NAEIR came along, the nurses had to spend their own money to purchase items like these.

Teddy bears and stuffed animals are special items for Emergency Room visitors. “Children are frightened when they come to the ER,” Timosciek says. “And, a soft friend to hug is always greatly appreciated.”

In one shipment, the Department of Pediatrics received “rubber ducky” earrings. A doctor took these earrings straight to the nursing staff to wear. “Everyone tries to do whatever they can to alleviate the fears of the children,” Timosciek states. “And if wearing rubber ducky earrings will help make children smile, that is what they will do!”

The children’s playroom at the hospital is filled with craft and toy items from NAEIR. If some children can’t make it to the playroom, items are brought right to the patient’s bed to help keep them in good spirits. “Children who are hospitalized appreciate the opportunity to play and just be a child,” Timosciek says. “We are always trying to get more toys from NAEIR to add to the assortment.”

Some of the goods received from NAEIR are also used for the department’s teen pregnancy program. This program helps many underprivileged, pregnant teens by partnering them with an older woman who counsels them through their pregnancy and helps them develop good parenting skills. At Christmastime, the girls are given a bag and they can “shop” for items for themselves or members of their family. The items they are shopping for all came from NAEIR.

“Most of these teens are very poor, so products provided by NAEIR, such as clothing, toiletries, cosmetics and gifts for family members are extremely appreciated,” says Timosciek. “We also received several jewelry sets from NAEIR that we are able to give to the teens after having their babies.”

The “Next Step” program provides help to those girls after they become mothers. This program helps with their self-esteem and counsels them to wait to have more children. “Next Step” uses NAEIR products like new clothes, toiletries, and makeup to help with their confidence.

The hospital also strives to teach children the importance of eating healthy, so there are programs available for them as well as their parents. The nutritionists like to give the child and parent something to celebrate the completion of the program. The gifts, gift bags, and wrapping paper all come from NAEIR.

The special occasions and holidays at the University of Chicago Department of Pediatrics are even more special with items from NAEIR. If they are able, children in the hospital during Halloween are taken trick-or-treating at the hospital offices and nurses’ stations. Costumes are provided by NAEIR as well as small gifts to ensure a happy Halloween.

According to Timosciek, they have a variety of costumes. “This year, we’ll have two Mr. Potato Heads, a variety of monsters from Star Wars, and several people from Lost in Space,” she says.

The Department of Pediatrics also needs party supplies and decorations for their holiday celebrations. The University of Chicago’s Early Development Disabilities program relies on NAEIR for those items. Any small victory for these developmentally delayed children deserves a party.

Many of the patients at the University of Chicago Children’s Hospital are at or below-poverty level so basic items are needed. Some of the children that come into the ER are dirty or have old, worn clothing. Nurses clean them up with clean clothes provided by NAEIR before they are released.

Programs such as an HIV educational program include young children all the way up to teen-agers. These children have very little of even everyday items. “They are grateful for a toothbrush, toothpaste, shampoo or anything that we can offer them,” Timosciek says. “We use NAEIR products to give these children as much as we can.”

Member Results

To get products for all of the programs, Timosciek passes the catalogs along to the heads of the many different children’s programs. Each department requests what they need, but Timosciek usually adds items to those long lists of requests. “We have such wide-ranging programs, that we can find a use for anything,” Timosciek states.

NAEIR has done so well for us. It is a wonderful thing!” exclaims Timosciek. “I truly appreciate how helpful my NAEIR Membership Advocate has been to us. She is always truly accommodating in every way.”

Because of their experiences with NAEIR, staff of the Department of Pediatrics often recommend NAEIR to other nonprofit organizations. Timosciek and other staff members recommend NAEIR to other programs they are a part of such as schools and churches. “We know that they could use the same items that we benefit from!”

According to Gary Smith, president and chief executive officer of NAEIR, “We have collected and redistributed over $2 billion worth of donated goods over the past 26 years, and many nonprofit organizations such as the University of Chicago Department of Pediatrics rely on NAEIR for supplementing reduced budgets. Our members receive an average of $18,000 worth of new supplies each year. which is roughly a 30-1 return on their dues investment.”

Smaller items may be overflowing, but NAEIR has had many items in great demand and short supply. Items such as fax machines, refrigerators, freezers, furnaces, matching office furniture sets, and vinyl flooring do make their way to NAEIR’s warehouse every now and again.

Norbert C. Smith, an airplane parts manufacturer and consultant, started NAEIR in 1977 after noticing how much excess inventory companies have. The tax laws had also just changed, letting corporations deduct twice the cost of unsold goods by donating them to a school or other nonprofit organization.

For more information on how your organization can become a member of the National Association for the Exchange of Industrial Resources, call 1-800-562-0955 or go to www.naeir.org.

14 Tips on Membership Success & Requesting Free Products

What our data tells us about members who have a successful experience with NAEIR where the member recoups the cost of membership by obtaining $3,600 on average per catalog. For yearly members there are five catalogs and for ten month members there are four catalogs. That is $18,000 and $14,400 per year of free products per member, respectively. Members who get this kind of value from the membership are far more likely to renew and these type of members have followed the below tips.

Factors of a Successful Membership with NAEIR:

1. Route the NAEIR catalog to all the departments in your organization as soon as you receive it.
2. Get everyone involved right away. MS Word File: Routing Request Form for Personnel
3. You get one request per catalog so make it count.
4. For first year members don’t feel like you’re being greedy. Each member has the same right to the products whether or not you’ve been a member for 20 years (yes we have many of these) or it’s your first year. It’s just that the 20 year member has honed their requesting practices.
5. The value in the catalog is NOT the price but the actual savings you will garner per the quantity. For example if an item cost $20 and you request one and receive it you’ll save $20, if you request 5 and get four out of the allocation your saved value will have been $80. So open that catalog back up and begin requesting it.
6. Request as many items as possible and make sure to take advantage of your 60 Preferred Items.
7. Stock up and think ahead, are there any items you will need in the future.
8. Think Outside of the box, be creative. There are so many uses for these free products.
9. Get your request back to NAEIR as soon as possible for a faster turnaround time.
10. All items are free you just pay the handling charges plus shipping if not picked up at the Galesburg, Il warehouse.
• Pay $49 for handling when total product value ranges from $0 - $1000
• Pay $99 for handling when total product value ranges from $1001 - $5000
• Pay $149 for handling when total product value is greater than $5000
11. Think of the items that will be able to help you cut cost on routine items as well to help you expand and do more. By saving on routine items you can refine your budget for more unique purposes.
12. Ensure you are marking your preferred items. You get up to 60 options.
13. Take advantage of each catalog and don’t wait until the last minute. Most email systems in today’s world have the ability to schedule reminders. Use those reminders to reinforce the deadline of the catalog. Try creating a reminder at the intervals of two weeks, 1 week, 2 days, 1 day and same day. This way when you get to busy you are constantly aware of the catalog expiration and you can make time to follow up with the rest of the personnel to submit the final request. That said return it as soon as possible.
14. Encourage organizations in your non-profit network to become a member and receive $99 off handling for each referral known as our “Member Get a Member” program. This has unlimited potential when considering your savings as a member.

The "VALUE" you see in the catalog would be the saved value were this item to be purchased from a store

Ideas that may help in assessing your needs and that of your community.

• Gift bags – use for baby showers, to give gifts for new members/visitors or volunteers
• Clothing – to support needy in the community, women’s shelter
• Paper plates, cups, napkins/party supplies – events, meals, kids snacks
• Hardware –  upkeep on building, community service projects (helping low income or elderly make repairs to their homes)
• Personal Care items/make up – donations to support women’s shelter, spa day for women’s group, self esteem/hygiene training for girls.
• Labels – General office supply use
• Painting supplies, upkeep of building, community service projects
• Picture Paper, projects for kids
• Pencils/novelty pens – office, supplies for kids, giveaways, school supply giveaway
• Plumbing supplies – upkeep for building, community service projects
• Tools – upkeep of building, giveaway items for men’s groups
• Christmas Cards – Sent to sick and shut in’s, troops, kids activity
• Inspirational Books – Stock library, giveaway items
• Kids Costumes – play items for kids
• Craft paint and stamps – activity for kids
• Journals – giveaway items
• Scrapbook items – activity for kids, women’s group
• Christian CD’s – giveaway item, stock library
• Flash drives – office use, giveaway item for teens who get good grades
• Stickers – activity for kids
• Markers/Notepads – office use, giveaway items, door prizes
• Pens/ring binders  - office use, school supply giveaway
• Push pins – supplies for bulletin board
• Rulers – school supply giveaway
• Tape – office use
• Flashlights – door prizes for men’s group, giveaway items, emergency kits
• Artificial flowers – women’s group activity, kids craft project
• Backpacks/Tote bags – school supply giveaways, rewards for kids who get good grades, support women’s shelter
• Barbie Cameras, doll sets, footballs, Frisbees, children’s games party favors, kaleidospopes  – prizes for kids
• Mailing envelopes – general office use

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SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY HELPS STIMULATE CHILD DEVELOPMENT WITH A HAND FROM NAEIR

Children begin developing their social and cognitive skills at a very early age. It is necessary for them to interact with other children as well as adults to develop coordination, motor skills and social behaviors. Programs like Head Start offer great opportunities for less fortunate families with children from birth to five years old to help children to process these skills.

Head Start, founded in 1965, creates a stable environment for children, pregnant women, and families to participate in activities for increasing school readiness, and an environment that stimulates social and cognitive development. However, Head Start is not immune from the effects of tight budgets, which means that there are few resources for such items as crafts, toys, or party items.

Hocking-Athens-Perry Community Action Agency, a social service agency in Ohio, oversees 10 Head Start sites in 3 counties. Federal and state funding helps to provide most of their services, but other resources are always necessary for all items needed for day to day operations.

701 children, between the ages of 3 and 5 years old, are currently served by the HAPCAA Head Start programs. “Providing items that stimulate and excite children, as well as their parents, is crucial to the developmental success of a child,” says Chris DeLamatre, Child Development Director of the Hocking-Athens-Perry Community Action Agency.

Resource Round-up

Since some of the items needed were too much for the budget, HAPCAA had to look for an outside source that would allow them to acquire those items cost effectively. HAPCAA happened upon NAEIR, the National Association for the Exchange of Industrial Resources, located in Galesburg, Illinois.

NAEIR’s membership program helps loosen tight budgets for nonprofit organizations. NAEIR accepts donations of new, excess inventory from U.S. businesses and redistributes those products to nonprofit organizations needing office supplies, maintenance items, decorations, and other items for children and parents.

To become a recipient, nonprofit organizations pay annual membership dues ranging from $495 to $595, plus shipping and handling, and the merchandise itself is free. Members choose what they need from 200-page catalogs, special offer fliers, and an on-lin site, NAEIR e-xpress, at www.naeir.org.

Hocking-Athens-Perry has been a member of NAEIR for the last 8 years and DeLamatre believes that NAEIR provides her with excellent product variety. Variety in what she requests and variety in how they use the products.

Rewards of Membership

HAPCAA’s allocations have covered a wide range of products over the past 8 years. They have received craft items such as stencils, paint, rubber bands and stickers; toys for Head Start student birthdays and Christmas presents; and also items to use as door prizes for special events or incentives for volunteers.

“We are looking mainly for ‘get and go’ items from NAEIR, things that we can get, that will go out of our facilities fast,” says DeLamatre. ‘Get and go’ items include stickers, small toys or incentive items, sports collectibles, stuffed animals, and NFL travel mugs.

Part of the variety HAPCAA looks for includes ‘get and hold’ items like seasonal paper plates, cups, napkins, tablecovers, decorations, latex gloves, and school supplies.

“We know those parties are coming up, so we make space in our central storage area and hold them until they’re needed,” DeLamatre explains. “We had enough Valentines this year that every one of our children took Valentine cards home.”

DeLamatre also states that children’s items are the most popular, but Christmas wrapping paper and bows are huge with parents who may not be able to afford those items during the holiday season.

“We used to buy things for door prizes, for crafting, and for parents,” DeLamatre explains. “We would purchase incentives and disposable dinnerware, but getting those items through NAEIR saves us a lot of money."

According to Gary Smith, president and chief executive officer of NAEIR, “We have collected and redistributed over $2 billion worth of donated goods over the past 26 years, and many nonprofit organizations such as Head Start rely on NAEIR for supplementing reduced budgets. Our members receive an average of $18,000 worth of new supplies each year, which is roughly a 30-1 return on their dues investment.”

Since 1977, the American businesses that made donations of their excess inventory to NAEIR, have done so to clear out warehouse space, avoid liquidators, and to realize an above cost income tax deduction.

NAEIR, the National Association for the Exchange of Industrial Resources, is a not-for-profit distributor of supplies to churches and other nonprofit organizations. NAEIR operates a 10-acre warehouse full of $100 million worth of inventory from its headquarters in Galesburg, Illinois.

PARKS AND RECREATION KEEP PROGRAMS GOING WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM NAEIR

Lee County Parks & Recreation Department provides a wide range of programs and activities for the community, their guests, and visitors. Fort Myers and Cape Coral are the two largest cities making up Lee County, Florida. They record a year round population of 440,000 residents, adding another 200,000 tourists September through April.

As one of the fastest-growing areas in the country, Lee County Parks & Recreation provides a variety of programs and activities such as summer camps, holiday parties, community centers for children, and they support other wonderful programs such as the Special Olympics.

With many events on their plate throughout the year, the Parks & Recreation Department can’t rely on government and outside funding for the service they want to offer. To supplement their budget for such items as sporting equipment, craft supplies, party decorations and gift items, the department had to seek out a more cost effective way to secure the items they needed.

Who Was That Resource?

Being a not-for-profit department, Lee County Parks & Recreation is eligible to receive free products and supplies from NAEIR, the National Association for the Exchange of Industrial Resources, located in Galesburg, Illinois. Since 1992, the Parks & Recreation Department has been a member of NAEIR.

NAEIR’s program helps organizations with tight budgets get items they need. NAEIR accepts donations of new, excess inventory from U.S. businesses and redistributes those goods to nonprofit organizations in need of toys, games and other children’s items, office supplies, maintenance materials, decorations, and other amenities for children and adults.

The merchandise that NAEIR members receive is FREE. The only membership costs include dues ranging from $495 to $595 per year, plus shipping and handling. Members choose what they need from 200-page catalogs, special offer fliers, and an on-line site, NAEIR e-xpress, at www.naeir.org.

Bonnie Peters, Office Support/Customer Service for Lee County, has her own system for getting the most out of the membership and the NAEIR catalogs. Her method is to send in long, diverse requests which often exceed the average allocation. She also makes requests for certain items months in advance of when they will be needed.

“I give the catalog to the different department heads to select what they need and in what quantities,” she explained. “When I get the catalog back, I simply list the items on the request form and fax it in to NAEIR.”

Rewarding Experience

10 years of smiles on the faces of families and children is the reward for the Lee county Parks & Recreation Department. Thanks to the allocations they received from NAEIR. Since joining NAEIR, the department has received sporting equipment such as softball bats and gloves, baseball caps and basketball backboards. They have received party and craft supplies such as paper plates, cups, napkins, gift bags, wrapping paper, decorations, Halloween costumes, pencils, markers, stencils and stickers. They have also obtained a variety of dolls, puppets, stuffed animals, costume jewelry, cosmetics and books.

“With all the special events we have all year long, we are really grateful for the resources we receive from NAEIR.”

Craft items and kitchen ware are on the Parks & Recreation Department wish list. They host more than 4,000 children at summer camps and they hold year-round classes at community centers. Activities with the Parks & Recreation Department are made more special with little things like face painting and small prizes.

Lee County also uses items as gifts for children in need, as the holidays can put more of a strain on the budget. “At Christmastime, we give out gifts, provide lunches, and also help with Special Olympics,” Peters said.

According to Peters, Lee County Parks & Recreation Department could not provide the programs they do without NAEIR’s help. “We save thousands of dollars a year through NAEIR,” Peters added.

According to Gary Smith, president and chief executive officer of NAEIR, “We have collected and redistributed over $2 billion worth of donated goods over the past 26 years, and many nonprofit organizations such as Lee County Parks & Recreation Department rely on NAEIR for supplementing reduced budgets. Our members receive an average of $18,000 worth of new supplies each year, which is roughly a 30-1 return on their dues investment.”

Since 1977, American businesses have donated over $2 billion worth of products to the program. Corporations that donate to NAEIR earn a federal income tax deduction for donating their overstock and discontinued inventory.

NAEIR, the National Association for the Exchange of Industrial Resources, is a not-for-profit distributor of supplies to nonprofit organizations, including county government departments, social service agencies, schools and churches. NAEIR operates a 10-acre warehouse with $100 million worth of inventory from its headquarters in Galesburg, Illinois.

FAMILIES OF NEW YORK AND CHILDREN’S CENTER PRAISE NOT-FOR-PROFIT SOURCE

Troubled children in central or western New York State have a place to go called Hillside Children’s Center. With more than 60 sites, the Hillside Family of Agencies serves over 12,000 dependent, neglected, and behaviorally or emotionally disturbed children and teens, along with their families. With a caring environment, Hillside’s goal is to turn frowns into smiles with counseling, support and by offering gifts and games to children.

Whenever possible, Hillside tries to provide services in the home and community because they believe that nothing can replace the value of a strong family. That has always been their philosophy so the Hillside Family of Agencies form a partnership with parents. All of Hillside’s services, such as youth and parent support, crisis counseling, and general “help desk” information, are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Jim Germano, purchasing agent for Hillside Children’s Center in Rochester, New York, says, “Hillside’s mission is to serve children and families. We try to bring smiles to their faces by giving items directly to children, their parents and other clients.”

Hillside is the largest nonprofit provider of child welfare in the northeast, so most of their funding comes from state resources. They do have thousands of donors which include individuals, corporations, foundations, and community organizations, but it is hard to find items such as toys, stuffed animals, games, sporting goods, dolls, baseball cards, and party items. Those things just are not in the budget.

Resource Saves Money

Hillside Children’s Center had to look elsewhere to get the items they needed, and that resource had to be cost effective. Twenty years ago, HCC discovered NAEIR, the National Association for the Exchange of Industrial Resources, located in Galesburg, Illinois.

NAEIR’s membership program helps nonprofit organizations stretch tight budgets. NAEIR accepts donations of new, overstock inventory from U.S. businesses and redistributes those goods to nonprofit organizations in need of toys, games and other activities for children, as well as office supplies, maintenance items, decorations and other necessities for children and parents.

Organizations that become recipients or members of NAEIR, pay dues ranging from $495 to $595 per year, plus shipping and handling, and the merchandise itself is free. Members choose what they need from 200-page catalogs, special offer fliers, and an on-line site, NAEIR e-xpress, at www.naeir.org.

Membership Rewards

Since 1983, HCC’s membership has helped children that have been neglected, abused, or suffering emotionally. Gifts from NAEIR have helped lift their spirits. Party supplies help brighten the holiday season for children. “The Halloween assortment goes over well, along with Valentine’s Day and the Thanksgiving dinnerware,” says Germano. “And, the huge teddy bears and Booxies (stuffed animals with storybooks) are a major hit.”

Germano uses the NAEIR catalog to select items to use as prizes for bingo and other games the children play. With 60 sites, he requests everything he possibly can from those 200 pages. Hillside has received lawn care products, maintenance carts, tool boxes and work gloves from NAEIR to meet the agencies’ maintenance needs. Other helpful items include tape, appointment books, pens, flashlights, office and school supplies.

Germano believes that the gifts have a positive effect on the children at HCC. A former client agrees, “I am very grateful to Hillside for their wonderful help. I wouldn’t have been able to make it without them.”

According to Gary Smith, president and chief executive officer of NAEIR, “We have collected and redistributed over $2 billion worth of donated goods over the past 26 years, and many nonprofit organizations such as Hillside Children’s Center rely on NAEIR. for supplementing reduced budgets. Our members receive an average of $18,000 worth of new supplies each year, which is roughly a 30-1 return on their dues investment.”

American businesses have been donating to NAEIR since 1977. Corporations that make a contribution, earn a federal income tax deduction for donating their overstock and discontinued inventory.

NAEIR, the National Association for the Exchange of Industrial Resources, is a not-for-profit distributor of supplies to nonprofit organizations including schools, churches and other federal and state agencies. NAEIR operates a 10-acre warehouse with $100 million worth of inventory from its headquarters in Galesburg, Illinois.

Refer a new member to NAEIR and get $99 OFF HANDLING

We're betting that many organizations that come to your website are just like you and want to get FREE merchandise and supplies. If they find you on the web and you happen to be showing your support with one of the badges below they will likely be curious about your support and investigate NAEIR further thus seeing all the member benefits you currently receive. When they become a new member of NAEIR and they refer to your organization's website we will give you $99 off handling from a processed allocation request.


For EVERY referral you give us that become a full catalog member, we will give you a coupon for each referral. Each referral coupon will be good for $99 OFF HANDLING of a processed catalog allocation request. Only one coupon can be applied to one processed allocation request at a time.

The only thing the new full catalog member would need to do is refer to your company and we will take care of the rest and send you the $99 handling coupon.

Below we've provide you the HTML code for the various sized badges that you can post on your site to increase the awareness about NAEIR and to get $99 OFF handling of your allocation order.

Badge sizes:

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HTML to copy to your website:

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Medium

HTML to copy to your website:

<a href="http://www.naeir.org/memberbenefit.cfm" title="NAEIR">

<img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5223/5638941504_a6fab51c08_m.jpg" width="192" height="73" alt="We Support NAEIR, a Non-Profit Gifts in Kind Organization" border="0">

</a>

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HTML to copy to your website:

<a href="http://www.naeir.org/memberbenefit.cfm" title="NAEIR">

<img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5228/5638365579_1ce9312c6a_m.jpg" width="240" height="91" alt="We Support NAEIR, a Non-Profit Gifts in Kind Organization" border="0">

</a>