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FOREST HILL, MARYLAND …. SEPTEMBER 2010 ……Patty’s Gifts and Baskets, LLC was bestowed with the honor of being named one of the Top 100 Minority Business Enterprises (MBE’s). Patricia Desiderio, President and owner, will attend the October 21^st annual awards program which honors outstanding minority business owners and women entrepreneurs in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia.

The Top 100 MBE Awards program was established by the Center for Business Inclusion and Diversity (CBID), a nonprofit organization dedicating to helping women and minority owned businesses succeed, “to recognize enterprising women and minority entrepreneurs that fuel this nation’s economy through their innovation, sacrifices and dedication”.

To be eligible for nomination, MBE’s must be successfully operational for a minimum of three years, have introduced a new product or process and demonstrate a history of significant and worthwhile contribution to their profession, client satisfaction and mentor others. Maintain active involvement and leadership (and significant time) to the community through volunteer activities.

Patty’s Gifts and Baskets LLC (Trading As: Patty’s Promotions) is a promotional products distributor and gift company. The company ships internationally through their gift division. The company employs a staff of five and is a WBE certified company. The business was founded in May 2002.

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FOREST HILL, MARYLAND ….. Patricia Desiderio and her Forest Hill based promotional products and gift company (Patty’s Promotions, div. of Patty’s Gifts and Baskets LLC-a WBE certified company) announces the following staff additions, certifications, and board appointees.

Amie J. Chapman, has joined the firm as a sales consultant. Amie has extensive sales experience in banking and securities. Amie will be responsible for expanding our client base in Harford and Cecil County. Amie is a graduate of University of Kentucky with a Bachelors of Business Admin in Finance degree. Amie is an active member of Southern Harford County Rotary, Chesapeake Professional Women's Network and G.A.I.N. She is also a member of Mid-Atlantic Networking.

Karen Pellegino has earned her CB (Certified Bookkeeper) certification. To earn your CB you need the proven skills and knowledge to carry out all key accounting functions to include adjusting entries, bank reconciliations, book and tax depreciation, payroll to include withholding, reporting taxes basic forms, recording and costing out merchandise inventory and internal controls and fraud prevention. Four separate tests are taken to complete certification. Karen joined the firm in early 2009 to set up business accounting systems and collections.

Susie Barnd, has been appointed President of Harford County Friends of Child Advocacy Center Board in Bel Air. The Harford County Child Advocacy Center (CAC) investigates allegations of child molestation and/or exploitation, assesses and protects the child and provides services and resources for the abused child and his/her family, minimizing the trauma experienced by children. Susie joined the firm in May 2009 as a sales consultant. Susie’s responsibilities include expansion of WBE contacts.

Patty’s Gifts and Baskets LLC is a WBE (Women’s Business Enterprise) company. WBENC’s national standard of certification implemented by the Women Presidents’ Educational Organization is a meticulous process including an in-depth review of the business and site inspection. The certification process is designed to confirm the business is at least 51% owned, operated and controlled by a woman or women.

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Emmalyn, who interned this summer for Patty’s Promotions and Patty’s Gifts and Baskets LLC is leaving to return to Brigham Young University to continue her studies in chemistry. She is starting her sophomore year. Emma will continue working as a virtual assistant for Patty’s Promotions while at college and return next summer.

Buddy, our new intern, will start in September and will be responsible for assisting clients with their marketing needs. He will work with our clients budgets and search for products that fit the criteria. He will follow up on orders, and keep in contact with clients during the production phase, to delivery.

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Patricia Desiderio, Founder and President of Patty’s Promotions, (a Maryland based WBE company) announced the expansion in the northeast market with sales support in Connecticut. The firm currently has clients in the metro New York market. The expansion into this market will focus on servicing our current clients and providing support to future clients.

Patty’s Promotions (div. of Patty’s Gifts and Baskets LLC) is a full service promotional distributor. The company also has a separate gift basket division.

The company’s focus is B to B, assisting clients in helping them grow their business with marketing advice and products.
Kelly Doppke has joined the firm in Connecticut as a sales consultant to head the northeast expansion. Kelly has previous experience as a General Manager for a heating and air conditioning company. She was responsible for human resources and day to day operations. She has experience with inside and outside sales.

The company has two e commerce sites. The promotional products site has over 800,000 products at: www.pattyspromotions.com and the gift basket site has over 400 products (and ships international to over 40 countries) at: www.pattysgiftsandbasketsrus.com. The company also has a blog where clients can access articles on networking, marketing, and press release about the company at: http://pattyspromotions.blogspot.com.
Contact info:
Corporate office E Mail: pattyspromotions@comcast.net
Connecticut office E Mail: kdoppke@yahoo.com

Press Release - New Hires

FOREST HILL, MARYLAND ….. Patricia Desiderio and her Forest Hill based promotional products and gift company (Patty’s Promotions, div. of Patty’s Gifts and Baskets LLC-a WBE certified company) announces the following staff additions.

Emmalyn, has been hired as a part time summer intern. She has just completed her first year at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah studying chemistry. Emma is a graduate of Aberdeen Science and Math Academy in Aberdeen. She will handle all office administrative functions to include assisting sales staff with order processing and follow-up. She will assist in organizing administrative systems.

Karen, has been hired as full charge bookkeeper and will be responsible for setting up our business accounting systems and collections. She has over 20 years experience working with small and medium sized companies in collections and aging reports, AP, financial statements, payroll and cash application. She is familiar with Quicken, Quick Books and Peachtree knowledge.

Susie, recently joined the firm as sales consultant covering Harford and Baltimore counties. Susie has experience in print sales and for the past seven years has worked tirelessly in the community volunteering for various non-profits and as committee organizer for conferences and fundraising.

Kelly, has joined the firm in Connecticut as a sales consultant to open up the northeast market. Kelly has previous experience as a General Manager for a heating and air conditioning company. She was responsible for human resources and day to day operations. She also has inside and outside sales experience.

Press Release- International

Patty Desiderio, President of Patty’s Gifts and Baskets LLC announced that the company has international sales capability. We offer gift-fruit-wine- baskets, flowers, gourmet foods, teddy bears and more to meet the discriminating consumer’s requirements. All products are shipped from Belgium to many European countries, the Orient, Australia, South Africa and Canada. Prices range from $13.00 to $500.00++ USD plus shipping and handling.

We have updated our domestic product offerings with 200+ new gift items for the 4^th Quarter. Holiday designs are being updated to provide our customer’s with new and innovative product designs in addition to new product offerings such as cookie bouquets, gingerbread houses and gourmet foods (Cajun fried turkey, cheesecakes, Italian ice cream truffles, filet mignon and lobster). Wine baskets are now available for delivery in the District of Columbia On line ordering is provided for convenience at www.pattysgiftsandbasketsrus.com.

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