BIC Graphic North America (asi/40480) has built a new resource page at bicgraphic.com to help distributors during the current COVID-19 public health crisis. The “Resources for Continued Success” page includes timely fliers, relevant shareable content and weekly updates on BIC Graphic business operations from CEO David Klatt. “While our top priority is the health and well-being of our employees, customers and partners, we also understand the financial strain some distributors are feeling right now,” said Melissa Ralston, BIC Graphic’s chief marketing officer. “We are hopeful the tools we’ve created on the ‘Resources for Continued Success’ page will help inspire distributors and support their clients working in critically important industries throughout this challenging time.”

Gorilla Marketing (asi/212051) has launched the Practice Safe 6’ campaign, making T-shirts available to hospitals, medical clinics and others doing crucial work in Southern California. For the exclusive use of Gorilla Marketing’s intellectual property, Hit Promotional Products (asi/61125) will donate $1 from each garment produced to Catholic Charities USA, which is committed to responding to and serving the needs of the most vulnerable, including those living in poverty throughout the U.S.

Polyconcept North America (asi/78897) is waiving drop-ship fees on qualifying orders in the United States and Canada. The waiver applies, until further notice, on Leed’s (asi/66887), Bullet (asi/42424), Trimark (asi/92121) and JournalBooks (asi/91340) orders of $2,500 or more, up to 100 locations. The new promotion, which makes it easier for end-users to get products to people in remote areas, is being offered as a solution to distributors navigating a market that’s been drastically altered by the COVID-19 crisis, PCNA said. Furthermore, PCNA noted that it has also created a special online hub, accessible at pcna.com, with sales tools to help distributors amid disruption from the coronavirus.

Fey Promo (asi/54040) was recently featured on local news affiliate KELOLAND for how quickly the Minnesota business pivoted to producing PPE for healthcare providers. Watch here: https://www.keloland.com/news/local-news/minnesota-business-pivots-to-producing-ppe-for-health-care-providers/

iClick (asi/62124) announced free ground shipping to one location, free drop-shipping for up to five locations and a $1 drop-ship fee for every location after.

Crystal D (asi/47759) has promoted three employees and hired two additional employees. Evan Lodin has been promoted from production team lead to production manager, Linda Chang has been promoted from mask maker to production team lead and Matt Boyles has been promoted from order entry specialist to purchasing coordinator. Crystal D welcomes Justin Heizer as customer service manager and Devin Martin as national and key accounts manager. “I’m excited that our team is continuing to grow,” said Chuck Dahlgren, president of Crystal D. “It’s some good news in the midst of the coronavirus.”

BIC Graphic North America (asi/40480) is now offering more than 20 new products and stock backgrounds that support the fight against COVID-19 for workers in essential industries. These products include antimicrobial items, safety gear, pre-selected kits and a variety of COVID-19-related print materials, including mandatory posters that must be on display for businesses still in operation.

Penn Emblem (asi/77120) has collected gently used towels, sheets and other garments to be donated to local crafters to aid the remaining young wildlife following Australia’s bush fires. With the leftover donated items, local partner crafters started using the material to create face masks for healthcare workers amidst the coronavirus. So far, 20 masks have been created and donated to local Capital Health workers in Pennsylvania.

BIC Graphic North America (asi/40480) has donated $10,000 worth of promotional products to Marjorie’s Hope Back to School program in support of Pasco County, FL-based teachers.

Pop! Promos (asi/45657) has announced an expansion of its product line to include personal protective equipment (PPE) to provide to American businesses and workers through their promotional product distributors. Pop! Promos has been an FDA-registered medical device importer since 2012 and is working with FDA-registered manufacturers to import commercial-grade disposable 3-ply masks to its Philadelphia headquarters.

Vistaprint, a global e-commerce seller of promotional products and printed marketing materials owned by Top 40 distributor Cimpress (asi/162149), has teamed up with the Boston Celtics to launch “Food for Heroes,” an eight-week community initiative aimed at supporting local restaurants while also providing meals to a wide range of front-line workers throughout New England.

Aakron Line (asi/30270) has donated over 5,000 face mask ear savers to front-line workers in western New York, Chattanooga, TN, and San Francisco, CA. The company recently introduced an exclusive design of an ear saver that allows elastic bands of the face mask to be comfortably hooked together to prevent rubbing behind the ears.

commonsku will host skucon at home, a virtual version of its popular skucon event, on Thursday, May 21, from 1:45-5 p.m. EST. Attendees will hear from industry leaders and participate in breakouts and one-on-one networking events. All proceeds will go to United Way Worldwide. “Given the current climate and the demand for creative solutions, we wanted to create an experience that would reflect the genuine heart of the community at this time,” said President and Chief Brand Officer Mark Graham. Keynoters include David Nicholson, president of Top 40 supplier Polyconcept North America (PCNA, asi/78897), Jamie Mair and Barry Deutsch from Top 40 distributor BDA (asi/137616) and business expert April Dunford. Register at commonsku.com/skuconathome.

DiscountMugs (asi/181120) has donated 11,000 reusable surgical masks to low-income seniors in Miami-Dade and Broward counties.

Grossman Marketing Group (asi/215205) has partnered with students from Harvard Business School in an effort to provide donated personal protective equipment to healthcare organizations. Grossman is providing free warehouse space and distribution services for the student group, which is called “PPEople First Procurement Team.” Full story here.