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Industry Leaders Call For More Donations

Leaders of three juvenile product companies met in New York on August 6th to discuss strategies for increasing donations of new merchandise to alleviate conditions of poverty among children in the United States. The company leaders, Jason Rabin, President of Kids Headquarters, Richard Sutton, President of LTBrands, and Sam Haddad, President of Haddad Brands, also urged their peers to donate excess inventory to Kids in Distressed Situations, Inc. (K.I.D.S.) to help impoverished families.

Current donation needs include apparel and other new items for low-income families, children of the poor and the working poor, especially as the economy remains sluggish. Last year, K.I.D.S. distributed $62 million worth of newmerchandise to more than 4.5 million individuals.

From left, Richard Sutton, Jason Rabin and Sam Haddad urged peers to donate merchandise.

ChatterChix Launches New Trading Cards

The ChatterChix brand has introduced new trading cards featuring its line of characters hailing from each state. The glossy cards are available in packs of six mystery character cards with one rare card available in each. So far, 25 characters have been introduced.

In addition to providing information about each girl’s home state, the trading cards are complemented with a website where the characters blog and girls can gather online in a safe environment. The company will also introduce 10 ChatterPet cards.

ChatterChix trading cards have an online component offering girls a glimpse inside the lives of the brand’s characters.

Scandinavian Child Hires National Sales Manager

Juvenile products distributor Scandinavian Child has hired Ron Frederiks as its National Sales Manager. Frederiks joins Scandinavian Child with yearsof experience in the juvenile products. His responsibilities include day-to-day management of the Scandinavian Child sales team and managing most of the company’s East Coast accounts.

Delta Partners With Baby Buggy

Delta Children’s Products, a juvenile and toddler furniture designer, has donated more than $100,000 worth of products to Baby Buggy, a non-profit organization providing equipment, clothing and product for infants and young children to New York City families in need. Delta’s donation included thousands of feeding spoons, no-spill cups, burp cloths, bibs and bowls. The donation is part of Delta’s corporate commitment to support families and infants in need.

JPMA Sponsors Baby Safety Month

The Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association (JPMA) will celebrate the 25^th anniversary of Baby Safety Month this September with a month-long education campaign to increase consumer awareness of safety issues surrounding the safe use and selection of juvenile products. The year’s campaign includes a focus on selecting and using safe car seats and child restraints.

JPMA will also support Child Passenger Safety Week (September 21-27) to remind parents to use a child safety seat in the back of their vehicles and restrain their child properly and in accordance with their size and age. Additionally, National Seat Check Saturday takes place on September 20^th to educate parents and ensure that all child seats are installed properly. The organization has created a special website, www.jpma.org/bsm/2008/, devoted to Baby Safety Month.