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Custom gifts are a creative way for students and athletes of all stages in their career to celebrate Coaches Day. It’s important to recognize the leaders that improve and support their teams, from training to epic victories. PlaqueMaker offers a variety of custom drinkware, awards, and other fun ideas that can fit any sport!

Another season for summer adventures is here, the perfect opportunity to redecorate with fresh decor and design custom gifts! There’s often ample time for new activities, from summer sports and weddings to stylish new gardens. Browse our selection of unique decor for your home or office, and personal gifts to celebrate vacations and more!

Teacher Appreciation Week presents an accessible opportunity for employers, students, and parents to support local educators. In the United States, the annual occasion extends throughout the first week of May. It’s important to recognize educators’ academic guidance, notable work ethic, and personal friendship. Our custom gifts are excellent tokens for teachers of every campus, from elementary school to university.

Pie is a classic comfort food worth celebrating on National Pie Day, and we have custom kitchenware for baking and more. Since pies can be sweet or savory, they’re flexible enough for any time of day, and a variety of drinks. The unofficial holiday arrives on January 23rd, so you can indulge a New Year’s resolution to take up cooking. Or, you can revisit family recipes for a taste of home. We offer products for all your sweet memories and new hobbies.

Volunteer Day is an international holiday, and broad enough for you to raise awareness for many different causes. So, it’s more accessible for new volunteers and an excellent opportunity for longtime organizers. It can be difficult to genuinely engage the community and earn their interest. Established volunteers also deserve recognition, this time of year. We offer all the awards, prize incentives, and event products you’ll need to celebrate on December 5th.

You’re likely to build a healthier, more productive workplace if you reward employees for Labor Day. It arrives on the first Monday of September, presenting an opportunity to recognize work that often goes under-appreciated. And with major strikes in the entertainment industry, Labor Day’s meaning is likely on everyone’s mind. Our customized gifts are professional and affordable enough to acknowledge any great work, including business owners.

International Women in Engineering Day arrives on June 23rd, a crucial time to support women in the field and encourage newcomers. It’s also an opportunity to acknowledge their accomplishments. The day addresses the need for more women in engineering, and has evolved over time, becoming international. Our products will help you recognize both academic and professional success for yourself, family, and friends.

Administrative Professionals Day is celebrated on the last Wednesday of April, rewarding assistants and other office workers. These employees provide the backbone support of any workplace, keeping up with all pacing and standards.

Few things give your neighborhood more personality and ease than mom and pop business owners. They have the opportunity to provide more attention and personalized service. But they often struggle compared to their larger competitors.

National Girl Scout Day is observed on March 12th, so families of past and present Girl Scouts should be prepared to celebrate! Girl Scouting has been a positive force for kids, promoting activism and expanding its programs for generations. Our products can help you reward members’ hard work and support their events in creative ways.

The warmest season of the year is finally here, so it’s time to find some creative ways to make summer camp fun and safe for kids of all ages. There are plenty of activities to entertain and educate kids during any camp adventure. However, they also need careful guidance and supervision. As such, it’s also important to plan ahead for basic safety measures.

Across the country, folks are dedicating July to celebrate independent retailers in their area – highlighting the positive economic and social impact mom and pop shops make locally, nationally and globally. Independent retailers are the backbone of our communities, and family-owned businesses add diversity along the main streets and places where we come together to live, work and play – like PlaqueMaker! We’re celebrating 15 years this year as a family-owned and operated company, and we’re proud to call Fortville, Indiana our home.

The unofficial start to the summer season is here and that could only mean two things: cheering on your favorite little league team and trips to the cabin at the lake for fishing.

It’s all part of the wildly popular fantasy role-playing game, Dungeons & Dragons –D&D for short- a storytelling adventure with at least 20 million enthusiasts worldwide, and counting.

From the school yearbook to military deployment and professional sports championships, whether it’s professionally taken or taken with a cell phone, team photos document “the thrill of victory” that likely lasts a lifetime for every team member pictured. When that competitive spirit shines brightly in each person’s eyes, the meaning of teamwork – the ability to work collaboratively as a group to achieve a goal- gets a high-five. A high tweetable moment, for sure.

Whether your goal is to hold a fundraising event, host clients or stage an employee outing, a golf tournament could be just the event to delight your guests. If you’ve never planned a golf tournament before, you’ll not only need to work closely with the golf course, you’ll want to enlist the help of your own staff and the media to help ensure that the golf tournament runs successfully. By properly outfitting your golf tournament, you could take advantage of free publicity on other golf courses, get name recognition in the tournament and connect your charity or business with a memorable experience.

Established in 1999, the Secretary of State’s Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE) helps define America as a positive force in the world. It highlights our increasing outreach to the business community, our public-private partnerships, and our public diplomacy efforts to further corporate social responsibility, innovation, exemplary practices and democratic values worldwide.

Benjamin Franklin understood the importance of giving back to your community. Known as the founding father of American volunteerism, he organizes the first volunteer fire department in colonial times. Today, 62.8 million Americans continue his tradition, volunteering an estimated 20 million hours a year giving back to their communities by serving meals to the homeless, walking shelter dogs, cleaning up national parks and then some. Their service generates the equivalent of $482 million in assistance to organizations and causes near and dear to their hearts.