Jake Olson had lost sight in both of his eyes by the age of 13 due to cancer (retinoblastoma). He continues to live life to the fullest by golfing and giving motivational talks.

The Travis Mathew golf brand have developed a new shirt new called ‘The Jake Polo’ that features Braille script that reads “Did I hear a splash”. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Jake’s charity Out of Sight Faith.

1. Jake Polo 

• Fabric: 60% Pima Cotton/40% Polyester
• 3 button placket
• Travis Mathew script embroidery on chest
• Custom braille dot pattern print on chest
• Travis Mathew circle icon embreoidery on back
• Proceeds donated to Jake’s charity Out of Sight Faith

2. Pepper Polo

• Fabric: 60% Prima Cotton/40% Polyester
• 4 button placket
• Stripe design print across chest
• Contrast fabric color on collar stand
• Travis Mathew icon embroidery on chest
• Travis Mathew script print at back neck

3. Portola Jacket

• Fabric: 87% Nylon / 13% Lycra Spandex
• Front zip jacket
• Contrast cut/sew detailing across chest
• Two side zipper pockets
• Travis Mathew Script embroidery across left chest
• Travis Mathew Tour Logo Print on inner back neck collar
• Travis Mathew Circle Icon embroidery on wearer’s lower right back
• 1×1 ribbing on cuffs and hem

4. Bahamas Hat

• Fabric: 100% Polyester Tricot mesh fabric for added breathability & comfort
• Fexfit in Sml/Med or Lrg/XL
• 3D Puff embroidery on the front
• Travis Mathew script logo on the back

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Parkinson Society Canada invites Canadians to show their support for more than 100,000 people living with Parkinson’s disease. World Parkinson’s Day is celebrated annually on this day, April 11th, the birthday of Dr. James Parkinson, for whom the disease is named. Celebrations across Canada include the sale of fresh tulip, parliamentary proclamations and educational events.

On April 11, 2005, the Red Tulip (the Parkinson Tulip) was launched as the Worldwide Symbol of Parkinson’s disease at the 9th World Parkinson’s disease Day Conference in Luxembourg.

The day is dedicated to advocating for people with Parkinson’s. World Parkinson’s Day increases awareness of Parkinson’s and is intended to spur new research and treatment initiatives. Parkinson Society Canada works to educate the public, particularly during the month of April, Parkinson Awareness Month, by hosting fundraising and awareness events and reaching out to Canadians with Parkinson’s and the general public.

Find out more at www.parkinson.ca.

Get active and register for Parkinson SuperWalk at www.parkinsonsuperwalk.ca.

The Original MONOPOLY® Game

• Everyone’s favorite board game
• Fun familiar game play
• A Classic; for over 75 years
• Transcends generations
• Ages 8+, 2-6 players

Corporate Customization Options

• Packaging Design
• 6 different high quality custom tokens
• Game board spaces & game board center imagery
• Money design for 7 denominations
• Platform tray design
• House/hotel color
• What’s the Same/What’s Different Rules
• Chance & Community Chest card design and content
• Deed card back imagery

 The Original Scrabble® Game

• Scrabble is the #2 selling game brand in the US behind MONOPOLY
• There is a Scrabble set in one of every three American households
• Scrabble has sold over 130 million sets worldwide
• A favorite for over 60 years
• Ages 8+, 2-4 players

Corporate Customization Options

• Packaging Design
• Custom game board
• Wood or Urea letter tiles
• Additional Options: 25 cards to enhance game play, printing on the back of letter tiles, logo on bag that holds tiles & various styles of tile racks

 Traditonal Jenga® Game

• Fun familiar game play
• Easy to learn; quick to play
• Great party game thatTranscends generations
• A classic; still going strng since 1987, with 40 million games sold
• Challenging, entertaining, edge of your seat fun
• Ages 6+, 1 or more players

Corporate Customization Options

• Unique packaging design
• Wood block customization: Color combinations of wood blocks, various application of 1-color logo/imagery & custom rules for a one-of-a-kind game play
• Custom die option

Other available games include Yatzee, Memory Challenge, Clue & Candy Land

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Genumark client Central 1 asked us to source swimming floaties. Although this may seem like a strange and unusual promotional product to find, this is not the first time we have had to do this. What was unique about this project, however, was the way that Central 1 intended to use them!

Central 1 was creating marketing materials for an event called the MACU (Marketing Association for Credit Unions) Strategic Marketing Conference & Aime Awards Gala which is being held in Niagara Falls in June. To tie in with the event location and the iconic waterfall, they wanted to customize a floatie with the event’s logo and slogan of ‘Take the Plunge’. Now the genius part of this is that the floatie along with a custom printed insert are going to be used as the invitation to the event. Cleverly tying together the location of Niagara Falls , the floatie and a slogan of ‘Take the Plunge’ – we think this is an amazing demonstration of what the conference is: strategic marketing!

www.central1marketing.com | www.macu.ca

This month the Genumark Blog turns one! It has been a great year full of exciting new products, client events, charity work and Genumark achievements.

The most recent is Genumark being named in Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies program for 2011, sponsored by Deloitte, CIBC, National Post and Queen’s School of Business.

We would love to feature you or your company on the Genumark Blog. We see our blog as an extension of our services by promoting you further via our social media outlets. The post could be about a unique product we have made for your business or we can help you get the word out for an up coming event.

Click here to email us with your details

Genumark is incredibly proud to be a sponsor for Team Allan. The four best friends who live in the greater Barrie area recently won the 2012 Ontario Police Curling Championship.

Three team members work for the York Regional Police and the other works with the Barrie Police Service. As a team they have won 5 Provincial Championships and have placed second at the nationals twice, including last year in Truro, Nova Scotia. In 2005 Team Allan were good enough to be the National Champions!

Team Allan consists of:

• Robert (Wyllie) Allan – Skip – Barrie Police
• Ted McIntyre – Vice – York Police
• Brian Mooring – Second – York Police
• Frank Badowich – Lead – York Police
• Honourable mention to “Big Jim” Rettinger (B.J.) – our fifth man (from Midland who unfortunately can not make the trip to Montreal this year.)

Wyllie says “We are thankful for this event and the friendships it has brought us. As a team we have seen lots. We have played in Winnipeg, Moncton, Calgary, Kamloops, Kelowna and Truro. We have played in provincial play-downs covering just about all of Southern Ontario. Most importantly whether playing with us or against us, we consider all the competitors (Nationally & Provincially) our great friends…”

The charity that both the provincial and national championships are in aid of is the Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada. The charity is extremely important to everyone involved.

Click here for details on this years National Championship in Montreal

Click here for the Ontario Police Curling Association 

Fun fact: All the guys are married with two kids each! They also say they will be the best dressed team at the Nationals courtesy of shirt sponsors Genumark!

Genumark would like to wish Team Allan the best of luck in Montreal! Bring it home!

If you ever strapped roller skates over your shoes, you’ll remember this Classic View-Master style viewer. Order an in-stock (and ready to ship) viewer in red, black, blue or white complete with your logo! Custom colours are also available!

2. 3D Mini Viewer

The 3D Mini-viewers may be small but they give you massive impact. Ideal for trade shows, sporting events, promotional handouts, contests, entertainment industry events and more. Available in red, black, blue and white complete with your logo! Custom colours are also available!

3. Custom Reels

3D viewers and 3D reels go together like rocket ships and space monkeys. The patented reels digitally composite all imagery to a single piece of high quality colour transparency film, giving you unsurpassed resolution and clarity. In addition to custom images there is also the option to imprint the reel itself in full colour!

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Genumark has been selected as a finalist in the 2012 ASI (Advertising Specialty Institute) Spirit Awards.

We are featured in the ‘Best Counselor Ads – Distributor’ section. Voting is open right now to all ASI members and ends Friday, March 30. The winners will be announced in the May issue of Counselor Magazine.

If you are an ASI member click here to vote

We are keeping our fingers crossed!

JAMBOX delivers stunning hi-fi audio in a portable wireless speaker so compact you won’t believe it when you hear it. It’s loud. With an output capacity of 85 decibels, JAMBOX fills even the largest rooms.

Unlike other portable speakers, JAMBOX is powered by a pair of proprietary, highly sophisticated acoustic drivers, unmatched in their ability to produce extreme high (tweeter) and low (woofer) frequencies from a single, ultra-small dome speaker. They work in concert with an innovative moving-wall passive bass radiator and airtight enclosure to deliver shimmering highs and thumping lows that you can literally feel.

With a powerful, built-in microphone, JAMBOX frees you to share crisp, clean-sounding conference calls anywhere – in the office, car, at home, alone or with a group. No more garbled, hard-to-hear chatter through your mobile phone or computer, no more being tied down by phone lines. Just crisp, clean wireless conference calls from your phone or computer. It’s also perfect for sharing video chats via iChat®, Skype®, Google Talk™ and more.

JAMBOX is also the only speaker in the world that gets smarter every time you plug it in. Just sync it with MyTALK, Jawbone’s industry-first online platform to download apps, software upgrades, and the latest features – including LiveAudio™, an immersive three-dimensional listening experience. Jambox’s integrated intelligence allows you to personalize it to your specific preferences. No other speaker on the planet is intelligent and updateable – but then again, nothing else is quite like JAMBOX.

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60 Minute Kids Club aims to empower families with the knowledge and skills to live a healthy and active lifestyle.

This program engages kids through an online, interactive medium with goal setting, accountability and fun incentives. This high tech initiative is designed to increase physical activity & healthy lifestyle engagement levels of youth in the age ranges of 5-12 years old. It functions by combining challenges, incentives, accountability & follow up to students engaging in a wide variety of physical activity and serves as a stage for sharing success stories whilst promoting healthy role models.

The world of proper nutrition and physical activity can be confusing and at times overwhelming.  5-2-1-0 simplifies this information into 4 easy-to-remember rules. The 60 Minute Kids’ Club helps you and your kids track these guidelines. Genumark is proud to be involved in making the fantastic shirts and we feel this is a very important project that the younger generation needs to be educated about. A special mention goes out to Telus who not only sponsored the t-shirts but also are the Premier Founding Sponsor. Truly outstanding work 60 Minute Kids Club you’re an inspiration!

More information on how your children, their school or you can get involved check out the links below

60 Minute Kids Club Official Website

Parents virtual assembly | Kids virtual assembly | How to become a member