AND THE WINNER IS....

If you have been keeping up with us and the Non-Profit Office Furniture Giveaway, you are probably aware of our major computer glitch which resulted in a great learning lesson for all of us at Kershaw's. It seems that our voting system was not as technologically advanced as we had hoped and passionate supporters of some of these wonderful non-profit organizations quickly figured out how to vote 1,000's of times making it difficult to get a true sampling of the community vote. We are very grateful for those of you that were able to participate in the voting process and we will be much more prepared with far more sophisticated polling software next time around. 

To make things as fair as possible we invited representatives from all five organizations to lunch yesterday afternoon and did a drawing to select the winner. And the winner is........ 

PARTNERS WITH FAMILIES AND CHILDREN 

Their mission is to prevent, interrupt and repair cycles of abuse and neglect within families. They provide a full range of services for children who have suffered abuse and/or neglect, as well as, provide mental health and chemical dependency treatment for parenting individuals and their family members, 

The gift of $7000 worth of new office furniture has come at a great time for Partners because they are just a month out from an expansion into the lower level of their building. $7000.00 will provide them with a large conference table, seating for eighteen people and a few desks for offices in this space. 

The other organizations did not leave empty handed. Center for Justice, New Horizon Care Centers, Life Services of Spokane and World Relief Spokane were given $500 gift certificates help purchase some Lorell furniture items. 

We feel so lucky to be apart of such a wonderful community 

Thanks for continued support of these organizations, Kershaw's and local business 

From the Desk of Shelly

From Post-it notes to stethoscopes, wheel weights to Scotch tape, chances are you’ve probably used a 3M product today without even knowing it. 3M’s slogan, “Science Applied to Life,” captures perfectly the essence of their company— providing useful and well-thought products with an emphasis on practicality. Their website reads, “Science… is just science. Until you make it improve the world.” 

Literally millions of people use these products in their day to day lives.

In this article, I’ll be looking specifically at 3M’s office products—their history, application, and some creative ways they’re being used today. It’s worth noting that 3M prides themselves on using minimal resources and, “enabling more to help the world thrive. “

3M was founded by five businessmen in 1902. Initially a mining venture, the company had new ownership as early as 1905 when they started manufacturing sandpaper. The following twenty-five years saw many innovations and new products, including scotch and masking tape, which are still available today. By 1950, they were named, “one of the five best-managed companies in the United States.” The 70s saw a technological advance in a wide variety of fields and the post-it note was introduced in 1980. Today they boast over $30 billion in sales and employ over 88,000 people world-wide.

3M has come a long way in just over one-hundred years, today it doesn’t take a very thorough search to find examples of their office products used in large-format installation art or even used as clothing. What began as a meager operation is now one of the most recognized brands in the modern world. Check out the 3M products in our catalogue and see what they can do for you!

An example of post-it art at the offices of Quicken Loans.

Duct Tape art by Max Zorn.

A statue constructed entirely from scotch tape by Mark Jenkins of Savannah, Ga.

Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino wearing post-it note dresses to the cast reunion of Romy & Michelle’s High School Reunion

Art & Office: Staples

ART & OFFICE

In this edition of Art & Office the inspiration stems from staples!

The first work of art comes from Peter Root

Ephemicropolis 2010

100,000 Staples

Approx floor area 600x300cm


Stacks of staples were broken into varying sizes from full stacks about 12cm high down to single staples. These stacks were then stood up and arranged over a period of 40 hours.

 

For more information about this specific piece of work or to view more of Peter Root's work please visit his website at www.peterroot.com 

The second piece of staple art comes from Baptiste Debombourg 

Aggravure

35,00 to 450,000 Staples 

Each piece is created on a wood panel hanged on the wall 

To see more of the artwork created with the use of staples and other work done by Baptiste Debombourg visit his website at www.baptistedebombourg.com/ 

What can you create with one of the worlds most common fasteners, the simple metal staple? 

Chair Bracket Challenge

Join the Kershaw's March Madness Bracket Group and you could be the winner of a Safco Ball Chair! 

               To join our group clock on or type the                 following link into your address bar

http://kershaws.mayhem.cbssports.com/e?ttag=BPM15_em_cbsinv

Enter our group password: kershaws

Fill out your bracket and let the Madness Begin!

Don't wait, fill out your bracket before first round games begin on March 17th!

Any questions please contact us at 509-456-6500

To be eligible to win contestant must live/work in the Spokane area within the counties of Spokane, Stevens, Pend Oreille, Kootenai or Lincoln.

-No Purchase necessary

-One winner will be awarded a Black Safco Ball Chair, not redeemable for cash value.

Ya We've Got That: Custom Stamps

Did you know that Kershaw's can get you that custom stamp you have been dreaming of? 

-Maybe it is time to replace your notary Stamp

-Maybe you have a lot of letters to mail and you are in need of a signature stamp

-Maybe you make Jam and you want to stamp the jars with a cute little "Made with Love" stamp 

Whatever you are hoping to stamp, we can make it possible for you! 

~Examples of the Business Side of Stamps~

And now for some examples of the FUN side of custom stamps

These stamps make great gifts for Birthdays and Holidays! 

Call us today to get your free custom stamp quote! 

Saving the Planet: One B2P Pen at a time

For this edition of Saving the Planet we are featuring the wonderful B2P Pen from Pilot!

What does B2P mean? And what is a B2P?

B2P Definition:

It is the World's first pen made from a recycled bottle.
The ball point pen was originally 86% total recycled content
Today the Ball Point Pen is 94% recycled content and the Gel Ink Roller (pictured here) is 89% recycled content.

Since 2008 more than 6,000,000 plastic bottles have become B2P Pens!
Now available in six great colors; Black, Blue, Red, Green and Purple!

Check out this quick advertisement for the B2P!

If you are interested in testing one of these out call us today at 509-456-6500 or read more about the Bottle to Pen Process and other Products here

Thanks for reading this edition of Saving the Planet! 

Art & Office: Packing Tape

ART & OFFICE

This edition of Art & Office is inspired by Packing Tape

Check out these amazing tape sculptures by Mark Jenkins

The first piece is apart of Jenkins' Nature Collection 

The Second Piece is apart of Jenkins' Storker Project 
We suggest checking out more of the photos in this project they are quite entertaining!

Feeling inspired by Mark Jenkins' work?
Here are instructions on how to make your very own Packing Tape Sculptures

http://www.wikihow.com/Create-a-Packing-Tape-Sculpture

Here is an example of an after school art club's work found on Pinterest

For our final example of Packing Tape Art Work we have 

Tape Installation by For Use/Numen 

The designers wove a web of adhesive tape around scaffolding creating a beautiful spider web that viewers can climb in and experience from every angle

To view all of the Tape Installations created by Numen/For Use visit the website HERE