Becky Blair

Promotional Products Association of the Midwest (PPAM) held its 2nd Annual President’s Charity Golf Tournament in July, raising $3,473 for the Touch A Life charity. PPAM president, Becky Blair of Dunbrooke, Independence, Mo., selected the charity. Touch A Life is a Christian organization that raises money to help feed children around the world. According to Blair, proceeds specifically went to the construction of a feeding center in Honduras that will provide children with free meals twice a day. The facility will also serve as a school and community center. “I was pleased with the outcome of our tournaments and with the amount of money

St. Louis-based Promotional Products Association of the Midwest (PPAM), recently held its Passing of The Gavel ceremony to install its 2007 president. Becky Blair, marketing coordinator at Dunbrooke, was handed the “gavel” from current PPAM president, Wendy Franklin, president of Franklin Promotional Group, signifying her installation as the organization’s 2007 president. This is the second time in PPAM history that the president has been from the Kansas City area. Historically, the leadership has come from St. Louis. When asked what goals she has for PPAM in 2007, Blair said, “My first goal is to continue to provide benefits to our members, such as great