CEA Packaging at EastPack Trade Show, NYC

CEA Packaging, a division of the Center for Educational Advancement, is an FDA registered, Small Business Enterprise, specializing in superior Quality Control standards. CEA Packaging employs individuals with various disabilities and allows them to be a contributing member to society. These job opportunities provide them with a sense of accomplishment and a daily purpose.
The work performed at CEA Packaging includes assembly, inspection, bundling and shrink-wrapping along with many other services. CEA Packaging provides these services to numerous companies from near and far. The profits from CEA Packaging help compensate the challenged employees, while the remaining balance helps to support evaluation, training, and educational programs offered by CEA.
Trends in the manufacturing industry have made it difficult for CEA Packaging to provide sufficient work for its clients. In trying to overcome this obstacle, several Board of Trustee Members as well as CEA employees will be attending the EastPack Tradeshow to promote CEA Packaging and network with potential customers who are looking to outsource projects.
The booth for the tradeshow was generously donated to CEA Packaging by Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products. This will be the first time that CEA Packaging is using it! As a valued customer, Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products donated the set-up in hopes that it would support the marketing efforts of CEA Packaging. Such a significant donation will have a great impact on helping to improve public awareness of CEA Packaging and we greatly appreciate this donation!
EastPack allocated a 10x10 area to CEA Packaging. Being that the donated booth was designed for a 20x20 space, modifications had to be made to accommodate for the size difference. To overcome this obstacle, a creative team consisting of Jim Cavanagh, Jack Aniboli, Nancy Vargas, Dawn Hartfelder, and Board Member, Robbie Lombardi, worked together to create a new 10x10 configuration for the booth. They also designed new posters replacing the original Johnson & Johnson posters incorporating key words such as “Quality”, “Innovation”, “Equipment” and “Assembly”. Additionally, a full-length poster, measuring almost 8 feet tall, was created featuring the new CEA Packaging logo as well as words that define CEA Packaging, such as “Quality, Customization and Innovation”. It also states, in bold blue, “The Right Choice…The Right People…The Right Equipment” paired with a pictorial.
The CEA Packaging booth was presented at the Family Advocacy and Support Team meeting on April 27, 2010. This presentation was used as a dry-run for the actual tradeshow. Overall, the response was positive. Approximately 45 family members and guardians of CEA clients attended the meeting. Most attendees learned a lot about CEA, specifically, how detailed and labor intensive the work at CEA Packaging can be. The main goal of this presentation was to spread awareness of CEA Packaging and to solicit help in gaining new and additional work for the employees at CEA Packaging.
Anyone wishing a tour of our facility or a quote request, please contact Jim Cavanagh, Sales Director, 908.310.1296 or e-mail Jim at jcavanagh@ceapackaging.com.
Please visit CEA Packaging at BOOTH 3356 in Hall 3A at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, NY during the EastPack trade show on June 8th, 9th and 10th! For more details, visit our website www.ceaemployment.com and look for the EastPack button at the bottom of our Home page.
PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD OF CEA PACKAGING! THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT!