Mid South Sign Association
The best Value in the sign industry
  2009 Achievements

• Fifty-eight scholarships given for a total of $89,500
• An additional $82,728 raised for future scholarships
• Live and Silent auctions + raffle for funding scholarships
• MSSA Flagship Programs:  SignCareers.com, Scholarship and Convention/Tradeshow
• Nine educations seminars presented throughout the year:
• Welding for the Sign Industry:  Increase Your Visual Welding Knowledge
• Not an ordinary Sign Company Tour, Headrick Sign Company
• Sign Essentials - Exchanging of Ideas
• CNC Steel Shape Cutting Machines          
• When Every Dollar Counts: NEW Ways to Increase Sales & Profits in Trying Times
• “What’s wrong with everyone Else?”
• Need to BOOST Your Advertising Dollars?
• Tired of being Confused about Health Care Reform?
• UL 48 – Preparation for Remaining a Subscriber
• Three blow out parties:
• The Reserve in Laurel, MS with music by “The Electrodes”
• Along 5 Rivers, Mobile, AL with music by “The Hurricanes and The Electrodes”
• Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville, TN
• Eastern Shore of Mobile Bay Tour
• Forty-eight table top exhibits, summer convention
• Sign Design Contest
• Toured two MSSA members’ facilities – Headrick Sign Company, Laurel, MS and Joslin and Son Signs in Nashville, TN
• Summer Poker  Tournament  - 42 poker players
• Summer Golf Tournament – 56 golfers
• Fall Golf Tournament  - 29 golfersHal McCarter, Tubelite, awarded Agnew / Condray AwarPast President, David Watson honored
• Two members awarded as Honorary Members:  Steve Metheny and Larry Mann
• Two companies awarded “25” year awards:  Williams Sign Company and Gemini

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