Media Contacts:                                                                       

Jeff Seedman / Julia Zamorska                                                                                                

Ruder Finn Public Relations                                                                              
310-882-4009 / 310-882-4007                                                    

seedmanj@ruderfinn.com / zamorskaj@ruderfinn.com                

 

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New Age Electronics to Host Dealer Welcome Event at Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach

 

Local Retailers Receive Up-Close and Personal Access to Latest and Hottest Consumer Technology Products as Part of Celebrity Charity Event and Sports Memorabilia Auction

 

Carson, Calif. – October 30, 2007 – New Age Electronics, Inc. (New Age), a leading solution and logistics provider delivering an unsurpassed supply chain model to consumer technology retailers and vendors, announced today it will host a dealer welcome event at Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, Calif. on November 1.

 

The event will provide local retailers of all sizes with an up-close and personal look at a variety of today’s latest and hottest CE products from several manufacturers in an energetic, fun-filled atmosphere. Festivities will include autograph signing sessions with former Dodger and Raider greats Jay Johnstone and Ben Davidson, as well as a silent sports memorabilia auction with proceeds benefiting The Friendship Circle charity. Capping the evening, attendees can try their hand at New Age’s first-ever Wii Bowling competition. Prizes include a 42-inch Panasonic Plasma TV, a Panasonic Blu-Ray Player and a Panasonic Digital Camera for the top virtual athletes.

 

The event will feature the Panasonic “Living in High Definition” mobile truck, providing retailer attendees with hands-on, unfettered access to Panasonic’s suite of High Definition products including 1080p Plasma HDTV's, Blu-ray Disc Players and Home Theater Systems, HD Camcorders and LUMIX Digital Still Cameras. Products from Hewlett-Packard, Kodak, Lexmark and other leading manufacturers will also be on display, and product experts will be on hand to conduct demonstrations and answer questions.

 

“This is a wonderful opportunity to bring together our top manufacturer partners and our valued retail customers and prospects,” said Fred Towns, senior vice president, New Age Electronics, Inc. “We look forward to giving retailers an opportunity to experience an assortment of industry-leading CE products in an enjoyable, highly personalized setting that also benefits a very good cause.”

 

The Friendship Circle is a non-profit organization that addresses the challenges facing the families of children with special needs in an innovative way. The program begins with the pairing of local teenagers with children for weekly “Friends at Home” visits, but hardly ends there. Through a full range of activities and events, the Circle creates its own special environment of friendship and love. The Friendship Circle is non-sectarian and non-denominational. Programs are offered free of charge to qualifying families. Please visit www.friendshipcirclesb.com for more information about the charity and its programs.

 

The exclusive New Age Dealer Welcome Event is reserved for consumer electronics retailers and manufactures, as well as members of the media. To RSVP, please contact Julia Zamorska, Ruder Finn Public Relations, at 310-882-4007 or zamorskaj@ruderfinn.com.

 

About New Age Electronics, Inc.
New Age Electronics is a sales and supply chain solutions innovator that provides consumer technology (CT) manufacturers with a broad offering of logistics, distribution and remanufacturing services. Extensive experience in the CT industry and a customer-centric approach has made New Age the provider of choice for manufacturers such as HP, Panasonic, Kodak and Sharp, and national and regional retailers such as Big Lots, Aaron’s Rents and Nebraska Furniture Mart. New Age distinguishes itself with extremely efficient operations and relentless focus on customer satisfaction. Founded in 1988, New Age is headquartered in Carson, Calif. For more information on New Age, call (310) 549-0000, toll-free (888) 234-0300 or visit the company’s Web site at www.newageinc.com.

 

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