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The Leader in Recycled Plastic Playground Equipment
2012 Events:
(See 2011 Events)
2011 Events:
- Professional Housing Management Association (PHMA) Trade Expo 2011
January 17-18, 2011
Hilton Riverside, New Orleans, LA
(Booth 716)
- National Facilities Management and Technologies Conference & Expo (NFMT)
March 15-17, 2011
Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD
(Booth 1774)
National Head Start Association Conference & Expo
April 4-8, 2011
Kansas City Convention Center, Kansas City, MO
(Booth 603)
Goverment Services Administration (GSA) Expo
May 10-12, 2011
San Diego Convention Center - San Diego, CA
(Booth 2129)
NAEYC Professional Development Institute
June 12-14, 2011
R
hode Island Convention Center -Providence, RI
(Booth 220)
Design-Build Conference & Expo
October 19-21, 2011
Orlando World Center Marriott Resort - Orlando, FL
(Booth 205-207)
ASLA Annual Meeting & Expo
October 31- November 1, 2011
San Diego Convention Center - San Diego, CA
(Booth 1317)
NRPA Congress & Exposition
November 1-4, 2011
Georgia World Conference Center - Atlanta, Georgia
(Booth 2023)
NAEYC Annual Conference Trade Show
November 2-5, 2011
Orange County Convention Center - Orlando, FL
(Booth 552)
(See 2010 Events)
Professional Housing Management Association (PHMA) Trade Expo 2010
February 1-2, 2010
Westin Peachtree Hotel, Atlanta, GA
(Booth 528)
Goverment Services Administration (GSA) Expo
May 5-6, 2010
Orange County Convention Center - Orlando, FL
(Booth 446)
ASLA Annual Meeting & Expo
Sept 11-12, 2010
Walter E. Washington Convention Center - Washington, D.C.
(Booth 2401)
Design-Build Conference & Expo
October 18-20, 2010
Caesar's Palace - Las Vegas, NV
(Booth 701)
NRPA Congress & Exposition
October 25-29, 2010
Minneapolis Convention Center - Minneapolis, MN
(Booth 1517)
NAEYC Annual Conference Trade Show
November 3-6, 2010
Anaheim Convention Center - Anaheim, CA
(Booth 960)
Greenbuild International Conference & Expo
November 16-18, 2010
McCormick Place West - Chicago, IL
(Booth 2177)
(See 2009 Events)
Year of Service (In recognition of Obama's National Day of Service on January 19th, 2009)
We have come up with a list of suggested service projects for our friends, customers and Play Mart family to consider this year, rather than during just one day. Visit our blog  for more information! Post your success stories on our facebook  page!
National Head Start Association Annual Training Conference
April 30 - May1, 2009
Orlando, FL
(Booth 323)
Government Services Administration (GSA) Expo
June 9-11, 2009
San Antonio, TX
(Booth 2347)
First Annual "United We Serve" National Day of Service and Remembrance, declared by President Obama and the First Lady. We encourage you to find a service project in your community to give back to those who serve us faithfully every day.
September 11, 2009
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Expo
September 18-21, 2009
Chicago, IL
(Booth 818)
National Recreation and Parks Association (NRPA) Expo
October 14-16, 2009
Salt Lake City, UT
(Booth 2637)
Check out photos of our booth. We loved meeting so many of you!
Design Build Institute of America Expo (DBIA)
November 5-7, 2009
Washington, DC
(Booth 339)
Greenbuild International Conference & Expo 2009
November 10-12, 2009
Phoenix, AZ
(Booth #4941 - "300 Level")
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
November 18-21, 2009
Washington, D.C.
(Booth #1145)
See the calendar below for more events: plant tours, recycling committee meetings, and details on tradeshow exhibits.
Press:
- June 2011: "Natural, Nature-full Play" in Canadian Health & Lifestyle magazine. (Reprinted with permission from Canadian Health & Lifestyle, Issue 28, Summer 2011). Read the article online here.
- May 2011: "GSA Recognizes Evergreen Companies" in Defense Communities Magazine.
 GSA Presents Play Mart with 2010 Evergreen Award
GSA honors Innovative Environmentally Friendly Businesses for commitment to the environment.
Somerset, KY (March 17, 2011) –
Play Mart, Inc was one of four businesses recently presented with the Evergreen Award by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA).
Read full press release.
- Summer 2010 "Position Statement: Plastic Slides" from IPEMA. Plastic slides preferable to metal - safer!
- April 2010: "Extreme Makeover, Park Edition" article in Recreation Management magazine by Rebecca Beach
 April 2010: Head Start Body Start has chosen Play Mart as one of their 2010 Preferred Providers (Press Release). HSBS's purpose is to support physically active and healthy lifestyles among Head Start programs nationwide. View Play Mart's Head Start Body Story Playground Equipment Value Packages here.
- November 2009: Play Mart named Top 5 Building Products for Schools by ecomii.com. Of the 1,800 exhibitors at the GreenBuild Expo in Phoenix, AZ this fall, ecomii.com selects the Top 5.
- November 2009: "'God provides' a playground for children's home in Mexico" published in The Christian Chronicle - Play Mart increased the size of playset being donated to the "City of Children" in Ensenada, Mexico in July 2009 expedited the shipment to meet a volunteer group traveling to install it. See more on our Contribution page.
- November 2009 - Play Mart's "Nature At Play" Product Line will be introduced in a fully interactive Children's Garden at the NAEYC Annual Conference and Expo including musical instrument play-components, gardening beds and bowls, vine-covered arch hideaway, and more nature-play integrative products. Nov 18-21.
- Vote for us before November 4th and enter for a chance to win a $25 gift card! We entered a contest through ED+C magazine to be chosen as one of the best "green" products available. Vote for us here. Click on "Exterior Products / Design" and then select the checkbox by "Recycled Plastic Playgrounds - Mini Systems" - that's us! Winners will be announced at the Greenbuild Expo in Phoenix in November. We'd love to be one of them!
 August 2009: "The Community Recovery Garden Concept" published in Landscape Architect and Specifier News magazine. By Steven Kelly based on an article outlining the Recovery Garden Concept by Rebecca Beach, CFO and Co-owner of Play Mart.
 - June 2009: Bolling Air Force Base -"Recycled Playground Opens at Youth Center" - article highlights Play Mart's "green" playground as part of the base's "campaign to teach children about environmental awareness." See article on Bolling AFB's website. View photos of the project on our SmugMug site.
 May 2009: "How Outdoor Spaces Help Heal" by Rebecca Beach, CFO of Play Mart, Inc., published in the May/Jun 2009 issue of Defense Communities (Copyright PHMA 2009). Cover and article photos by Play Mart, Inc.
- February 2009: GRF (Government Recreation & Fitness) magazine - "Program Provides Peek into the Great Outdoors - Outdoor Recreation at Cannon AFB". Play Mart's equipment was installed at Doc Stewart Park "to improve the quality of life" for Air Force families. See pages 1 and 4 of the article.
- February 2009: Playground Insider (newsletter of the NPCAI)
"Heroic Leadership, by Dawn Beach"
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