It’s that time of year. The REGGIE Awards are BACK and better than ever. This year, Erich will be sitting in for Terry and he and Aaron will open up the nominations by walking the listeners through the categories, discussing them, and sharing some memories from REGGIE winners past. Tune in to hear the categories, be part of the discussion, and begin circulating the names that need to be recognized. In our 9th year of the awards, we continue to listen to #regulators feedback and make minor adjustments to continue to be the best awards show in the industry. Let’s kick off the season with the REGGIE awards as a celebration of the decorator's community and all the loyal #Regulators.

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News * Lyndsie Salcido, founder of Applique Getaway, has announced the virtual Applique Getaway will be November 12–14. The classes and vendor information will be available online starting November 12 and will continue to be available through January 21, 2022. Virtual Applique Getaway offers a slate of classes on different topics from some of the top instructors in the industry. Instructors at Virtual Applique Getaway this year will include Alexis Galloway of Sew Sweet Monogramming, Jeff Fuller of Fuller Embroidery Works and the Embroidery Nerd Group, Lisa Shaw of Sew Bubbles and Embrilliance and Sheila Ryan of Designs by Babymoon and once more our own Aaron Montgomery. To register to attend visit http://www.appliquegetaway.com/. * Nominations are open for the fourth annual Screen Printing Rising Stars Awards! Designed to recognize the emerging next generation of industry leaders, Screen Printing’s Rising Stars Awards will honor six young people whose accomplishments in specialty printing have made an indelible impression. The award is open to individuals aged 35 or younger who are employed in specialty printing businesses. The deadline to submit a nominee is November 10, 2021. https://form.jotform.com/82312991874970Dad Joke: What do you call some who doesn't believe in chickens?  An eggnostic.

2021 REGGIE Categories Aaron: New for 2021 - The awards are being sponsored this year by Our Success Group. So on top of the mugs and plaques each winner gets, they will also get a free copy of the 5 Keys of Growing and Launching Online Training program that they can use themselves or gift it to a customer or community member. Those online training programs have a $497 value.Here are some ground rules for nominating:You must nominate a company or individual in at least seven of the 10 categories. Nomination forms that have less than 7 categories filled in will be tossed out and not counted.To encourage a wider range of participation from around the industry, we are limiting nominations to a maximum of two categories per company or individual. In the case a company or individual receives nominations in more than two categories,