On Friday, February 3, 2012, PIASC hosted a special Twenty-Five, Fifty, and Seventy-Five Year Membership Awards Breakfast for the pillars of the association! 

This special event was held at Tamayo Restaurant in Los Angeles. The room setting was beautiful: tables with white linen, colorful tulip center pieces and fruit plates that looked like a piece of art. 

As guests arrived, they were greeted with a Mimosa and relaxing classical guitar in the background. During this time, they enjoyed networking with their peers and exchanging stories about their companies as well as visiting with board members and PIASC staff. Then, around 9:30 a.m. members were invited to a delicious buffet breakfast, followed by the awards program. 

Ken Bittner, Chairman of the Board, personally congratulated Silver, Gold and Platinum awardees for their success in their businesses and thanked them for supporting the Association and its programs. Thereafter, Mr. Bittner asked Bob Lindgren, PIASC President, to come forward for the presentation of awards. 

Bob Lindgren expressed his heartfelt thanks for their long standing commitment to PIASC and proceeded with the presentation of awards, with Ken Bittner's assistance. 

Those receiving Silver Anniversary Awards were:

• BAM Graphics - Allan E. Martinet 
• Beacon Litho, Inc. - Ronald Gonnella 
• Diversified Printers, Inc. - Jerry Tominaga 
• L.A. Envelope Inc. - Gary T. Earls 
• Pel Bookbinding Corporation - John Markstrum 
• Star Printing Co. - Steve Whitmer 
• Superior Lithographics, Inc. - Doug Rawson;

Gold recipients were:

• Benson Printing Co. - Glenn McClellan 
• JDSU Printing Services - Bruce Frost 
• Pel Corporation - Phyllis Pelezzare 
• V3 Corporation - David Wilson;

Platinum recipient was:

• Morrissey Bros. Printers, Inc. - Robert Morrissey

This company has been a member of PIASC since the Association's incorporation in 1937 and is the first to receive the Platinum Anniversary Award. 

Silver and Gold Award recipients not present include the following companies: 

Silver: Aljon Graphics, Inc., Aspen Design Services, C & M Printing, Citiprint, ColorCraft Printing, Copies & Ink, DSJ Printing, Inc., Elk Design, Inc., Hollinhurst Printing LLC, L.A.C.M.T.A., Minuteman Press, Pegasus Interprint, Precision Services Group, Print Media Services, Printex Printing & Graphics, Inc., and Xpedx. 

Gold: Graphic Visions, Inc., and Impress Communications, Inc.