x-sender: governor.haley@sc.lmhostediq.com x-receiver: governor.haley@sc.lmhostediq.com Received: from mail pickup service by sc.lmhostediq.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 28 Jun 2016 11:26:16 -0400 thread-index: AdHRUWlWR0bbSd6YTIy+TN+QAjcbMQ== Thread-Topic: Request to Speak at PPI Annual Meeting in Charleston, Oct 20, 2016 From: To: Subject: Request to Speak at PPI Annual Meeting in Charleston, Oct 20, 2016 Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2016 11:26:16 -0400 Message-ID: <601FD1E131C044498B23C67E552C0B92@IQ12> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft CDO for Windows 2000 Content-Class: urn:content-classes:message Importance: normal Priority: normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.1.7601.17609 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 28 Jun 2016 15:26:16.0168 (UTC) FILETIME=[696BBE80:01D1D151] CUSTOM Mr. Brian L. Bursiek Executive Vice President Pickle Packers International, Inc. 1101 17th Street NW Suite 700 Washington DC 20036 bbursiek@ilovepickles.org 202-331-2465 FEDE Request to Speak at PPI Annual Meeting in Charleston, Oct 20, 2016 38.104.237.218 PPI will hold its 2016 Annual Meeting at the Francis Marion in Charleston on October 18-20. We invite the Governor or a member of staff to speak about the upcoming Presidential election and national issues important to our country, including homeland security, immigration, international trade, and American agriculture. This meeting will draw approx 250 attendees nationwide and some from abroad. National and regional pickle brand manufacturers will be present. PPI's presence is world-wide, representing 16 countries. PPI is a Washington DC trade association whose members also include ingredient and equipment manufacturers, and those providing goods and services to the pickled vegetable industry. PPI has represented the pickled vegetable industry since 1893. Today, membership represents 87 percent of the cucumber tonnage grown for pickle-use in North America, valued at more than $1.5 billion. PPI membership has grown to represent pickles, peppers, sauerkraut and other pickled vegetables.