Every year on August 7th the United States celebrates recipients of the Purple Heart. The Armed Forces give this award to members of the military who have been wounded, killed, or died from wounds caused by an enemy attack. Let us all honor those recipients and be grateful for the freedoms and liberties for which they fight.
How can we celebrate today:
This weekend will be one of celebration, regardless of the restrictions we currently face in regards to COVID-19. Saturday is the 4th of July, a day where Americans unite by means of parades, picnics, and fireworks displays.
How will you improvise this year?
-space your picnic blankets apart by 6’
-have a faux-fireworks display with your American flag Maglite Flashlight
-watch a fireworks display via Zoom
Happy Independence Day!
Every June there is a special day where Americans come together and celebrate our fathers (or father-figures)- and here it is, today is Father’s Day!
How are you going to show your gratitude to him today?
-send him a handwritten letter
-Even a simple phone call will brighten his day
-make him a homemade meal/take him out for dinner
-how about showing your love and appreciation with one of these Maglite flashlights?
Thank you to our fathers!
Today, on Memorial Day, a Maglite Flashlight with the American flag motif is a perfect way to memorialize our members of the military who have died in service.
QUIZ TIME!
Do you know the difference between all 3 military holidays?
A: Veterans Day
B: Memorial Day
C: Armed Forces Day
Answers:
A: celebrating our living veterans
B: commemorating members who have died in service
C: celebrating current active members in the military
Seventy years ago, in 1950, Armed Forces Day became a national holiday here in the United States. It is a day to recognize all active duty military, near and far.
Fact Check:
Q: What are the 5 branches of the U.S. military?
A: Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, & Air Force
Q: How can you celebrate this special holiday during the pandemic?
A: Display your flag at home; wear red, white & blue; send engraved flashlights (in appropriate American flag or camouflage designs) to your favorite members of the military.
In just a few short weeks, the 46th annual National EMS Week will be upon us. During the week of May 17-23, communities nationwide will be finding new ways to show their love and support for their local EMS workers.
Even though we can’t celebrate with a large awards ceremony or rambunctious picnic this year, there are still ways to show that your community appreciates the dedication and bravery of its EMS workers.
Your company can show its thanks and appreciation by sending engraved Maglite Flashlights to local EMS workers:
Anthony Maglica is probably the best example of an American success story. He was born in NYC during the great depression (1930). His mother was Croatian, and decided to take him to her home country of Croatia and raise him there. At the time, no one would have expected him to become the most successful businessman in the USA. In 1950, he got married, became a father, and moved his family to the United States, and out of the Communist control of Croatia. Neither Anthony or his wife could speak English, making it rough to survive here.
The rest of this “rags to riches” story continues with his opening in 1955 of a small machine shop in Los Angeles, named “Mag Instrument”. He made machine parts for the military and started to make a few dollars.
Fast forward to 1979, which is the first year that Anthony made the amazing flashlight, called the “Mag-lite”. It was a big hit with the policemen, because it was aluminum, rugged, and dependable. That basic design hasn’t changed much to this day. But he developed other Maglite Flashlights in the next several years, in the 1980’s.
The rocky part of the history involves lawsuits. A major one was filed by his former live-in girlfriend, Claire, of over 20 years, in 1994. The jury awarded her $84 million, which was a big chunk of the value of the company. That was a rough time for both of them.
Other lawsuits have been filed, and won, over the years, by Maglite Flashlights over copyright infringement. Maglite® does have a full-time legal department on site, to take care of these matters.
After this rocky history, Maglite® has become a standard for all flashlights. It has been called “the Cadillac of flashlights” by the Wall Street Journal in 1996. Indeed it is.
So here we are… working from home, doing schoolwork from home, and patiently waiting for this coronavirus pandemic to subside. By now most people have created their stockpile lists, and are trying their best to fulfill them. But have you added one important thing to your list? Maglite flashlights are always a necessary item to add to any emergency stockpile list. You never know when you’ll need extra light- whether the power goes out, or if you need to find something in the night.
Here are the best long-lasting LED Maglite flashlights to add to your stockpile list this week (don’t forget to add batteries to you list too!):
What on earth would we do if we didn’t have batteries? Your smartphone wouldn’t work, your car wouldn’t work, your TV controllers wouldn’t work, and your kids’ noisy toys wouldn’t work (wait, maybe that would be a good thing..)
And above all, your engraved Maglite wouldn’t work! Do your customers prefer the mini engraved Maglites that use AA or AAA batteries? Or do they prefer the larger models that use a C or D battery?
Either way, you can’t go wrong with whichever model you give to your customers this year.
So today, on #NationalBatteryDay, which engraved Maglite will you choose?
Oh, did you find this blog post after searching for promotional Maglights? Or did you mean to type Maglites? Don’t worry, you’re not at school, so we won’t grade you on your spelling.
(The correct spelling is actually Maglites.)
However you want to spell it, promotional Maglights or Maglites are functional gifts for your customers. They’ll use them frequently, and see your company’s name just as frequently. Men and women alike will breathe a sigh of relief if they’re talking on the phone, but realize they can’t use their phone’s flashlight at the same time.
Here are the best features of promotional Maglights:
