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SanMar Wins 2008 PPAI Supplier Star Award

Seattle, WA; January 30, 2008�SanMar Corporation, a leading supplier of imprintable apparel and accessories, has been acknowledged for excellence in customer service and product offerings with the 2008 PPAI Supplier Star Award for suppliers in the highest tier sales category.

�We are so pleased and honored by this outstanding recognition from our distributors,� says Marty Lott, president of SanMar. �Since its beginning, SanMar has been committed to the success of our customers, and we are thankful when we are able to satisfy that commitment. Everyone at SanMar truly shares in this honor. Our achievement is not possible without each contributing member of our company.�

Steve Slagle, CAE, PPAI president and CEO, was on-hand to deliver the award. �Receiving this award is a great achievement,� he later stated. �It�s a reflection of a supplier�s performance as seen by its customers, as well as a statement about their commitment to overall customer satisfaction.

Winners of the Supplier Star Awards, which are presented in ten different sales volume categories, are recognized for their overall excellence in customer service, top-quality products and sales aids, as well as on-time delivery. Award recipients are determined by the votes of PPAI distributors. The award was presented at the 52nd annual PPAI Awards Presentation & Dinner at The PPAI Expo 2008.

About PPAI
PPAI�the promotional products industry�s only international not-for-profit trade association�offers education, tradeshows, business products and services, mentoring, technology and legislative support to its more than 7,500 global members. The PPAI Supplier Star Awards have recognized outstanding supplier companies since 1984.

About SanMar
SanMar Corporation is a leading supplier of wholesale apparel and accessories including Nike Golf, Tiger Woods Collection, PING� Collection, OGIO�, Red House�, Port Authority�, Port & Company�, District Threads�, CornerStone� and Sport-Tek�. A family owned business since 1971, SanMar is based in Seattle, WA with six national distribution centers.

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