That’s why we’re proud to share our experience with Operation Ward 57. Our founder and president Doug Cox is the treasurer of this organization, which has been crucial in fighting for better care and conditions for our wounded veterans.

Doug recently went to Washington, D.C. to check in on the opening of the new and improved facility, throw a holiday party and let our soldiers know how much their selfless dedication means to all of us.

It was an amazing experience, and one that Doug won’t soon forget. Our wounded warriors – who literally risked life and limb, and often lost the latter – repeatedly proclaimed that they would do it all over again in a heartbeat. We are humbled to know these men and women, be a part of this organization and are committed to continuing to make a difference in how our brave soldiers are treated.

A bit of Doug’s experience in his own words:

It was heavy but it gave me a great sense of pride to be there and to see the appreciation everyone had for us including the staff. We fed about 250 people, gave out gift bags to all the wounded warriors, and gave gift-wrapped presents to all of their children.

If you would like to join us in supporting Operation Ward 57 and our amazing veterans, please visit their website at www.operationward57.org, their Facebook Page or connect with them on Twitter @operationward57.

OFF THE HOOK!

Get ready for an off the hook event!  PosterGIANT is proud to promote and sponsor the Off Ramp Reunion Show featuring Christdriver, Rorschach Test, Suction, The Braindead and Pinch on Saturday, August 27^th at Studio 7!. 

For more about the event, go to www.studioseven.us and check out this sweet poster designed by our very own Amy Taggart!  Proceeds from this event will support the Layne Staley Memorial fund.

Welcome Tim!

We recently welcomed an intern here at posterGIANT and he is psyched to be a part of the PG Team.  Here are some Tim trivia facts!  You may be quizzed about these later so pay attention!  Tim recently received his associates degree in graphic design from Seattle Central Creative Academy.  He lives in Tacoma with wife Lindsay and his little boy, an 11 month old golden retriever Bodhi.

Tim has done everything from managing Lids, GAP  and Mens Wearhouse stores, to a 2nd shift janitor.  He has been  an acting coach, a lighting consultant and even a nanny.  He was the lead singer/songwriter of the Milwaukee band The Critics from 1991 – 2004, and has dabbled in writing a “solo album” but misses the band scene.

We are excited to have Tim’s help around posterGIANT especially during these crazy summer months.  If you are in the hood, stop by and introduce yourself!

Lottery Action!

PosterGIANT hit the pavement, literally, for the Lottery. It doesn’t take winning the Lottery to get your unique marketing message out, but when the Washington State Lottery wanted help getting a message out, they looked to posterGIANT to make it happen!

Murals are one unique way to send a message or catch your customer’s eye whether on a wall or on the ground, posterGIANT makes it happen.

Another Look at a Fresh Start!

We told you recently about the pole posting clean up campaign posterGIANT has been a part of here in Seattle, WA.  Here is a better look at how much work takes to get these poles clean, but worth it to give Seattle a fresh slate.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=F51YeRZf0Ws

“On behalf of both of us, we would like to thank you again for your help with this event. Your generosity is going to seriously impact a lot of people’s lives in Haiti. Through ticket sales, the auction, bar, donations and merchandise sales, we were able to cut a check to the American Red Cross for $27,669.51.

Now that we have had time to catch up on sleep and let this sink in a bit, we have been completely taken aback by the generosity and willingness of the Seattle community with our efforts to help Haiti. Without the help of everyone involved, this would have never been able to happen.”

Cool.

Seattle Helping Haiti at the Moore Theatre

SEATTLE, WA – The goal is straightforward at least for posterGIANT owner Doug Cox; encourage community members to take it upon themselves to help reduce the city’s “visual blight” through some good ‘ole community pole cleaning on Sunday June 3, 2007. Everyone who participates in the clean up challenge is encouraged to take before and after photos of their efforts and submit them to: info@postergiant.net where they will be posted for all to see.

Seattle businesses and community members, particularly those in the music scene, are invited to select two or more utility, lamp or road sign poles in their neighborhood to de-poster, or join the crew at posterGIANT headquarters, in the basement of 1205 E. Pike Street at 10:00 AM, to clean up the Pike/Pine corridor. Volunteers should bring their own tools such as a crowbar, claw hammer and gloves. PosterGIANT will supply trash bags, waste disposal and a BYO B-B-Q afterwards.

For years it wasn’t even an issue. Seattle Municipal Code prohibited anyone from posting so much as a handbill, sign or poster to any utility pole, lamp pole, or traffic control device. Since the repeal of these policies in 2002, access and use of these free advertising venues has been, to say the least, competitive. The premium placed on the use of utility poles, lamp poles, and traffic control devices as guerrilla message boards in recent years has led to increased rivalry, finger pointing, and in one instance violence between the organizations that have made it their business to communicate via these free advertising spaces.

For those at posterGIANT the event seems to make perfect sense. As Cox puts it, “We do the most posting here on Capitol Hill so we have to be responsible to our community. We invite our competitors, our neighbors and anyone who cares about keeping this hard-won right to poster alive, to join us on June 3rd!”

Although this year’s cleaning is the first citywide effort; the crew at posterGIANT started the tradition on Nov. 19, 2005 when they volunteered their time and hit the streets with crowbars, claw hammers and gloves to take on a rather daunting task. At that point it looked as if no one had cleaned the city’s poles and traffic signs of their once informative clutter since the laws banning poster hanging were repealed in 2002. After removing posters as thick as a mattress, the posterGIANT crew tackled the task again on Dec. 10, 2005 and in April and May of 2006.

Cox remembers the public response was almost immediate, “People came out in droves. They stopped us constantly and thanked us, wanted to know who we were and what we were doing. One guy who works at the bank even brought us beer.” Cox also wants people to know the benefit of such work doesn’t lie solely in its aesthetic appeal. By stripping the poles of all outdated ad material it makes it easier for all to advertise their events.

Now in their third year of volunteer pole cleaning, posterGIANT invites all Seattle residents and businesses to join in by cleaning their part of the city and make this an annual event. For more information and photos of previous clean ups visit www.postergiant.net or contact their main office at (206) 850-0818.

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Founded in 2000, Seattle based posterGIANT is a street-level advertising company operating in 26 major markets nationwide. PosterGIANT specializes in ad creation and display using billboards, “renegade” posting, stencils, wall projections, door hangers, hand bill distribution, and in/outdoor posting. Working within the laws unique to each city, posterGIANT serves a variety of clients from the small independent band to major concert promoters, video game companies, political awareness groups and more.

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