ADVANCE Healthcare Shop and ADVANCE Custom Promotions expands their affiliation with NADONA-LTC

May 19, 2010 - PRLog -- Collaborating since 2001, ADVANCE and NADONA-LTC expanded their partnership to provide NADONA-LTC members a new benefit, and to fund an important scholarship. Through the newly enhanced partnership, NADONA will be offering members an opportunity to shop for healthcare merchandise at a discount, while contributing to NADONA’s Stephanie Carroll scholarships.

“We have taken a very good existing partnership with NADONA and made it even better,” said David Gorgonzola, ADVANCE Sales Director. “Through joint cooperative efforts, NADONA-LTC, its members and ADVANCE all benefit.”

Now NADONA members get a special discount on anything purchased from ADVANCE Healthcare Shop and ADVANCE Custom Promotions, while ADVANCE also donates a portion of each sale to the NADONA-LTC Stephanie Carroll scholarships. ADVANCE helps NADONA by administering the program and providing marketing materials, support and customer service.

“The partnership between ADVANCE and NADONA/LTC has been enhanced to provide members with an opportunity to purchase quality products and assist with the Stephanie Carroll Scholarships at the same time.  We at NADONA see this as an advantageous collaboration for all of our members." said Regina Kaurich, RN, MBA, NADONA Executive Director.

When NADONA members visit the customized ADVANCE Healthcare Shop/ADVANCE Custom Promotions Web page they will find:
•   Exclusive products made especially for NADONA members
•   Name-brand scrubs, shoes, lab coats and apparel
•   Professional equipment and accessories
•   Original logowear, tote bags, mugs, artwork, greeting cards, gift packs and more
•   More than 4,500 products for over 75 medical and healthcare specialties
•   Promotional gifts and giveaways
•   Customized promotional gifts/giveaways with NADONA logos or original ADVANCE artwork

NADONA-LTC members will also be offered free subscriptions to the ADVANCE for Long-Term Management magazine – available in both digital and print formats, and NADONA will author a special column in the magazine. ADVANCE is also creating a “Directors of Nursing” web site as a resource for NADONA-LTC members.

The ADVANCE Healthcare Shop serves millions of healthcare professionals in more than 75 different medical and allied health specialties and subspecialties, from doctors and nurses to technologists and therapists. ADVANCE Healthcare Shop is a division of Merion Matters, a company founded in 1985 that serves millions of healthcare professionals and others with information, career guidance, continuing education, job fairs, merchandise and custom promotions. Visit http://shop.advanceweb.com.

ADVANCE Custom Promotions is a leading provider of custom gifts, giveaways and promotional products. Only at ADVANCE will you find an experienced team of award-winning artists, creative copywriters and knowledgeable product developers dedicated to building the perfect promotional product to fit your needs. Visit http://promotions.advanceweb.com.

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Merion Publications Inc. is the company behind the popular ADVANCE Newsmagazines, publisher of 35 magazines, Web sites and host of regional job fairs.