News - MFDA

October 2015
Message From the President
Kellie Nirmaier/Kanebridge
First and Foremost, I’d like to say, it
is an honor and privilege to have
been elected!
I Thank You for believing in me to
continue in serving the Board and its
Membership, as your new MFDA
President.
MFDA 2015-2016 Officers
PRESIDENT
Kellie Nirmaier
Kanebridge Corp.
1st VICE
PRESIDENT
Andrew Licht
Fastbolt Corp.
SECRETARY
Ken Schneeloch
McCormick Assoc.
TREASURER
Jay Minichino
BMB Fasteners, Inc.
2015-2016 DIRECTORS
Rob Rundle RW Rundle Assoc.
Bill Lang ND Industries
Barbara Traum Brighton Best Int’l
JASON VANDERHEE Star Stainless
Brian Eakins ND Industries
Mike White Brighton Best Int’l.
Nick Penney Vogelsang Fastener Solutions
Robin Lieberman MF Supply
Administrative:
Nancy Rich,P. O. Box 72, Lake Zurich, IL 60047
E-Mail: MFDABoard@gmail.com 201-254-7784 Fax 847-516-6728
P.O. Box 72, Lake Zurich, IL 60047
201-254-7784 • Fax 847-516-6728
MFDABoard@gmail.com • www.mfda.us
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For those of you that may not know
me, I am currently employed with
Kanebridge Corporation, and have
been in the industry for 19 yrs now,
serving as a Board of Directors
Member for the MFDA for the last
10 yrs.
I look forward to continued success
on the building of relationships
between our Membership helping to
promote Manufacturers, Distributors,
Manufacturers’ Reps and Service
Companies working together. Our
industry is a continuously changing
industry; therefore, our association
works to inform and update our
membership.
Please contact me
(knirmaier@kanebridge.com) or
Nancy Rich (mfdaboard@gmail.com)
with your ideas for dinner meetings,
educational events, the Table Top
Show etc. This is your association
and we want to make it the best we
can for YOU!
Please be sure to plan on coming to
our Toys for Tots Holiday Party on
December 3rd. Details in this
newsletter, as well as on our website
(home page) www.mfda.us
I, along with my Board of Directors
team behind me, will continue on my
term full steam ahead!
whats inside ....
Toys for Tots Holiday Party ........2
2015-2016 Calendar of Events......2
Welcome New Members ............2
20th Golf Outing ....................3 - 4
Industry Training through FTI ....6
Corner News ................................7
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For more information contact Nancy Rich 201-254-7784 or MFDABoard@gmail.com
MFDA 2015/2018 Officers ............8
Toys for Tots/Holiday Party
MFDA Threads Corner News
Congratulation to Joe
McGrath & Bobby Williams
on Kanebridge’s 40th
Anniversary 1975-2015
It’s not too early to plan for the holidays! MFDA has, over the years,
collected a large number of toys for the Toys for Tots program. This is a great
way of helping the many children not fortunate enough to have the Holiday
Celebration most of us have experienced. You can help in making the
Holidays better for these less fortunate children in various ways, contact us
(MFDABoard@gmail.com) for a Toys for Tots collection box and/or poster
(while supply lasts) for your company.
Bring an unwrapped toy to the Holiday Party (Dec. 3rd) or make a cash
donation (bring a check to the Holiday Party made out to Toys for Tots), or
send to Rob Rundle at R. W. Rundle Associates, 233 Rock Road #219,
Glen Rock, NJ 07452).
We thank Rob for heading up the Toys for Tots for the MFDA again this year.
See Holiday Party invitation in this newsletter.
Welcome to New MFDA Members
MFDA Advertising Options
Utilize Economic
Advertising Options
through the MFDA!!
For details visit
http://mfda.us/webadvertising/
American Pride Fasteners LLC of Bay Shore, NY
MF Supply of Lodi, NJ
2015-2016 MFDA Calendar
Date
December 3, 2015
Feb. 18th
April 21st
Event
17th Annual Toys For Tots
Holiday Party
Webinar
ITR Economic Update
June 16th
Scholarship Awards Dinner
Sept. 19th
17th Table Top Show
Sept. 18th
Oct. 20th
Dec. 8th
21st Annual Golf Outing
Social Outing
Location
Al Di La Ristorante
East Rutherford, NJ
MFDA
CALENDAR
Holiday Party
For information on any event, call or email us:
Executive Director: Nancy Rich 201-254-7784;
President: Kellie Nirmaier 201-337-3200 ext. 2230;
email: MFDABoard@gmail.com
email: knirmaier@kanebridge.com
To be sure your company news gets into the next MFDA newsletter.
Mail, fax or email your news release to:
MFDA, PO Box 72
Lake Zurich, IL 60047
Fax: 847-516-6728 Email: MFDABoard@gmail.com
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The deadline for the next newsletter is December 20th.
Meet The Board
Kellie Nirmaier – Customer
Service & Sales Rep. for Kanebridge
Corp. and has served on the MFDA
Board for the last 10 years, with a
total of 19 years in the fastener
industry itself. Most would refer to
her as having an outgoing bubbly
personality, who loves listening and
talking to people, and is always up
for a challenge. Enjoys the beach,
spending time with her family,
friends, and her dog. In her spare
time loves to write poetry, draw,
and read.
Michael White – Regional Sales
at BBI. Born and raised in Memphis,
Ioves BBQ, golf and Starbucks.
Married to his best friend and has
two amazing daughters. When I am
not on the road, I enjoy mentoring,
life coaching and motivational
speaking.
Jay Minichino, Vice President of
Sales and Operations at BMB
Fasteners, Inc. for the past 18 years.
Past President of the MFDA from
2010-2015 and now the current
Treasurer. When he isn’t busy at his
desk working, he enjoys spending
time with his wife Cat, and their four
boys relaxing at the beach or
vacationing at Disney World.
Jason Vanderhee has been at
Star Stainless for 14 years now and
loves it here. People who know him
know that he loves to joke around
but takes his job very serious and is
a very reliable person.
Andrew Licht is second
generation @ Fastbolt Corp. He
started out in the layout department
for three years, then became the
VMI Specialist for two years. For the
past year +, he has been a
Customer Service Rep.
Barbara Traum has been with
Brighton Best for 18 years and is the
NE Regional Operations Manager.
She has been married to her
husband Mike for 31 years. They
have a daughter, a son and a really
wacky dog. Barbara is the
chairperson for the Scholarship
Committee because both of our
children had received scholarships
from the MFDA and she knows,
from personal experience, how
much those scholarships help.
Bill Lang has been in the fastener
industry since starting at the original
Bell Fasteners Corporation in 1972.
He has held various positions such
as Inside Sales, Quality Control
Manager, Government Sales
Manager and Assistant General
Manager. Bill has been the General
Manager of ND Industries Eastern
Division since 1990.
Rob Rundle is a graduate of
Gettysburg College, Rob began
working for his father as a
manufacture's representative at
R.W. Rundle Associates, Inc. in
1992. Rob is currently in his third
year on the MFDA board and chairs
the Toys for Tots Committee.
Robin Lieberman has been the
President and Owner, since 2008, of
MF Supply, a WBE Certified Supply
chain partner to American
manufacturers, located Bergen
County, NJ. While not working,
Robin spends time with friends and
family, traveling, playing tennis,
skiing the bumps and watching
sports. An avid reader and arts
junkie, she can be found in the
audience of the latest off-Broadway
show, at the movies or reading the
latest Lee Child novel.
Brian Eakins works for ND
Industries and is very active with the
Golf Outing Committee.
Nick Penney comes with over
25 years in the fastener industry.
This is his fourth year since moving
to NJ from the Chicago area and
joining the Vogelsang team. He is
active with the association because
of the value it brings to our industry.
Ken Schneeloch – Manufacturers
Rep/ President/Owner – McCormick
Associates for 29 yrs. On MFDA
board as Golf Chairman 20 yrs.
Secretary for the last 10 years. Ken
started with McCormick associates
in 1979. McCormick Associates is a
three person agency covering New
York, New Jersey and Eastern PA.
Ken lives in Wayne, New Jersey
with his wife Nancy, daughter
Marissa, and son Kevin.
MFDA Dues invoices will
be mailed out in February.
Our 2016 Scholarship Fund
Raising will begin at that
time. Please consider
adding a scholarship
donation to your dues.
Our appreciation to all the
2015 Scholarship Donors.
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Industry Training Available
Through FTI
11-02-2015
MFDA Celebrates its 20th Golf Outing
The MFDA held its 20th Annual golf outing September 20th at Northern
New Jersey’s Crystal Springs Golf & Resort Club. Nearly 90 golfers came
out on a spectacular fall day to play at Wild Turkey Golf Course.
FTI/IFI Fastener Training Week –
Cleveland (CFS Classes)
IFI Training Center
Independence, OH
Golf Chairman, Ken Schneeloch (McCormick Associates.) was thrilled with
this year’s turnout.
Watch for 2016 events to be posted.
For more info visit wwww.fastenertraining.org
Contact us (MFDABoard@gmail.com) for a Toys for Tots
collection box and/or poster (while supply lasts)
for your company.
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Send your company
announcements for the
next newsletter by
December 20th to
Nancy Rich at:
MFDABoard@gmail.com
Each golfer received a 20th Anniversary MFDA golf shirt, a sleeve of balls,
courtesy of Kanebridge Corp., a golf towel, courtesy of Star Stainless, golf
tees, and bags were donated by ND Industries. The format was a scramble,
and there were several optional games to play as well. A PINK ball contest,
closest to the green, and many mulligans were sold again this year….a free
hit!!! Eco-friendly golf company, Dixon Golf came to run 2 additional
contests, one involving hula hoops. There was certainly a lot of action out on
this premier golf course. ND Industries sponsored a hole in one contest for a
cash prize of $25,000, along with 5 additional smaller prize opportunities.
There were no winners.
Congratulations to our winners:
First Place: Wolke Chiropractic
Team: Anthony Wolke, Dave Fano, &
Lou Mizraji.
Second Place: John Conte (Fall
River), Gary Coar (Aluminum
Fastener Supply Co.), Rick Yanni
(Yanni & Associates) & Rick Lubker
(Lubker Distribution).
Closest to the Pin: Dave Fano
(Wolke Chiropractic)
Long Drive Men: Pat Shea
(Cincinnati Metals Company)
Long Drive Women: Tammy Work
(Advance Components)
Pink Ball Contest Winner:
Team Kanebridge: Vic LaPoma
(Kanebridge Corp.), Mike Sutphin
(Kanebridge Corp.) & Dennis
Shanahan (Mutual Screw & Supply)
We attribute the success of this
event to the generosity of our hole
sponsors and prize/raffle
contributors. Thank you to all of you!
Hole Sponsors:
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Advance Components
Aluminum Fastener Supply Co.
BMB Fasteners
Brighton Best International
Delta Secondary
Distributor's Link Magazine
EFC International
Eurolink FSS
Fastbolt Corporation
Fall River Mfg. Co.
Ford Fasteners
Industrial Rivet & Fastener
Kanebridge Corporation
Lee S. Johnson Associates, Inc.
Lubker Distribution
Metric & Multistandard
Murty Associates
ND Industries
North East Fasteners
Parker Fasteners
Pilgrim Screw Corporation
Rotor Clip
Screws Industries
Sems & Specials
Smith Associates
Spartan Instruments
Star Stainless Screw Co.
Stelfast, Inc.
Tower Fasteners
Vogelsang Fastener Solutions
Wolke Chiropractic PC
XL Screw Corp.
Yellow Wds. & Rds. Less Traveled.
Raffle/Silent Auction Prizes
Murty Associates
Brighton Best International
Metric & Multistandard Components
Ford Fasteners
BMB Fasteners
NEFCO
Kanebridge Corporation
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Pictures courtesy of Distributor's Link Magazine
More pho
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MFDA Celebrates its 20th Golf Outing (cont.)
The Awards Luncheon was emceed by Golf Co-Chair , Brian Eakins
(ND Industries) & Dave Schuster (Leo Coar Associates). The first order of
business was to present Ken Schneeloch with a magnificent plaque in
appreciation for his 20 years of dedication and commitment as the Golf Chairman. A green
jacket - similar in style to the Masters’ was presented to Ken, adorned with a
MFDA/Masters Pin and a 20th Ribbon! Needless to say the crowd cheered!
The table of prizes/silent auction items was in abundance. Raffles were sold for the silent
auction, and the winner of the 50/50 Cash Pot: MFDA Ex-Officio,
Dennis Shanahan (Mutual Screw). Congratulations to all winners!!
This 20th Anniversary event was successful not only in creating great business
networking and social atmosphere, but it raised funds for the 2016 Scholarship
Fund. Ken wrapped up the awards luncheon, with a sincere, “Thank you to
everyone for the support you have shown for the past 20 years; We are truly grateful, see
you next year!”
Mark your calendar: 21st Annual MFDA Golf Outing: September 18, 2016.
Article submitted by Nancy Montesano
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