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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New Age Electronics to Host
Dealer Welcome Event
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
23, 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 the
Weehawken Chart House Dealer Welcome Event in
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 an autograph signing
session with former New York Knicks’ guard John Starks, and a silent sports memorabilia
auction with proceeds benefiting OHEL Children’s Home and Family Services
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.
As part of its recent
expansion, New Age began distributing the complete line of Panasonic consumer
electronic products throughout the tri-state region. As such, 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
OHEL Children’s
Home and Family Services was established in 1969 to provide homes and families
for abandoned, neglected, abused and disabled Jewish children. OHEL’s seven
core services, which encompass all of its nearly 30 programs, are administered
by more than 1,000 full and part-time volunteers and include housing, foster
care, outpatient counseling, at-home services, school-based programs, camps and
sexual abuse services. OHEL cares for more than 3,000 at-risk individuals
through its programs.
“We are pleased
that New Age has selected OHEL as the beneficiary of this exciting event,” said
Norman B. Gildin, chief development officer, OHEL Children’s Home and Family
Services. “Similar to New Age, OHEL is dedicated to providing unparalleled
service that extends well above and beyond the norm. Our shared guiding
principles are based on nurturing relationships, providing opportunities and
treating our constituents with the utmost respect, which make this new relationship
a truly excellent match.”
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
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