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PWFA - 10842 Noel Street, #107 • Los Alamitos, CA 90720 • 714-484-4747 • Fax 562-684-0695 • www.pac-west.org
PACIFIC-WEST FASTENER ASSOCIATION
PAC-WEST ANNOUNCES SECOND
MEL KIRSNER MEMORIAL GOLF OUTING
As an integral part of the fastener community during
his life, Mel Kirsner earned the respect and admiration
of everyone involved in the fastener industry. Mel started
in the industry in 1958 and founded Pell Mell Supply in
1963. During his career he was also a partner in
Fresno Bolt, Nevada Bolt & Nut, Non Ferrous
Manufacturing, Bolt & Nut Export, Action
Value & Fitting and Centennial Fastener.
As a founding member of the Western
Association of Fastener Distributors, Mel
valued not only traditional education but also
the shared knowledge and experience of those
around him. Mel's love of history and respect for those
who came before lead him to an impressive collection of
artifacts and memorabilia. In 2000 the collection had
grown so vast Mel decided to share it with everyone and
opened Mel's Fastener Museum. Heartbreakingly the
2003 wild fires in Julian, CA destroyed the museum and
the collection was lost forever.
Upon his death Mel performed one more act of
generosity for everyone in the fastener industry. In his
will he left a generous endowment to what is now the
Pacific-West Fastener Association scholarship program.
The association now holds an annual golf outing in Mel's
name to benefit this program.
On Friday, May 6, 2011 the Pacific-West
Fastener Association will hold the second Mel
Kirsner Memorial Golf Outing at Westridge Golf
Club in La Habra CA.
To register or become a golf
sponsor visit the association's web site,
www.pac-west.org. Keep the Kirsner
name alive in the fastener industry!
For more information about Pac-West and its
activities, contact Vickie Lester, CAE, executive director,
10842 Noel Street, Los Alamitos CA 90720, phone
877-606-5232, fax 877-607-5232, email info@pacwest.org
or visit www.pac-west.org.
NAW - 1325 G. Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005 • Tel: 202.872.0885 • Fax: 202.785.0586 • www.naw.org
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHOLESALER-DISTRIBUTORS
N.A.W. ELECTS 2011 OFFICERS Dennis Hatchell of Alex Lee Inc.Takes Helm as NAW Chairman
Members of the National Association of Wholesaler-
Distributors (NAW), during the association’s Executive
Summit in Washington, DC, this week, elected as
Chairman of the NAW Board of Directors Dennis Hatchell of
Alex Lee Inc., headquartered in Winston-Salem, NC.
Mr. Hatchell succeeds Robert Taylor of Do it Best
Corp., headquartered in Ft. Wayne, IN. Mr. Taylor will remain
active on the NAW Board as Immediate Past Chairman.
Says Mr. Hatchell of his new post, “Alex Lee has
been an NAW member for several years and we’ve
benefited greatly from the many products and services
that NAW offers. It is my honor to be elected to serve
NAW as its new Chairman. I look forward to working with
NAW in 2011 and contributing to its ongoing vital work
for our industry.” Alex Lee Inc. is also a member of the
Food Marketing Institute, the International Foodservice
Distributors Association, and the Global Market
Development Center.
The following wholesale distribution industry leaders
also were elected as NAW Officers for 2011:
Chairman-Elect Mark Kramer
Laird Plastics, Boca Raton, FL
Laird Plastics is also a member of the International Association of Plastics Distribution.
First Vice Chairman, Roy Vallee
Avnet Inc., Phoenix, AZ
Second Vice Chairman, Patrick Larmon
Bunzl Distribution USA Inc., St. Louis, MO
Bunzl Distribution USA Inc. is also a member of the International Sanitary Supply
Association and the NPTA Alliance.
Secretary, Dan Blaylock
Adams-Burch Inc., Landover, MD
Adams-Burch Inc. is also a member of the Foodservice Equipment Distributors
Association, the International Sanitary Supply Association, and the NPTA Alliance.
Dirk Van Dongen
National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors,
Washington, DC
Completing the 2011 NAW Board of Directors are
Chairman of the NAW Association Executives Council
(AEC), David Cotter of the Textile Care Allied Trades
Association; Chairman-Elect of the AEC, Mark Allen of
the International Foodservice Distributors Association;
and Past Chairman of the AEC, Joseph Thompson, Jr. of
Thompson Management Associates, LLC, an association
management company that manages The Association for
Hose & Accessories Distribution, the International
Sealing Distribution Association, the Security Hardware
Distributors Association, The FPDA Motion & Control
Network, and the Wholesale Florist & Florist Supplier
Association.