FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Audra Dahlgren
CRYSTAL D CELEBRATES GRAND OPENING AND GIVES BACK TO LOCAL COMMUNITY
St. Paul, Minn. – September 7, 2005 – Crystal D, a leading supplier of awards and recognition products, last week celebrated a grand opening of its new facility located at 505 Atwater Circle in St. Paul’s North End business center and donated 53 trays of food to Catholic Charities’ Dorothy Day Center.
“Especially with the recent events of Hurricane Katrina, we feel very fortunate to be safe and healthy. We wanted to take this opportunity to give back to the people in our own community and make sure that they are taken care of as well,” said President Chuck Dahlgren.
Designed to house the various production processes developed by Crystal D, the new 30,000 square foot facility will be home to all production and business departments including order processing, accounting, marketing, sales, production, and warehouse.
The new facility offers 6,000 square feet of office space, 8,000 square feet of production space and 16,000 square feet of warehouse space.
"Crystal D is a great company,” said Mike Dokken, National Sales Executive for Business Impact Group. “We appreciated the hospitality and hands on training session at the grand opening. We have a lot of confidence in Crystal D and its team members."
About Catholic Charities’ Dorothy Day Center
Catholic Charities’ Dorothy Day Center, located in downtown St. Paul, provide meals, food shelf and medical care for homeless and near homeless persons in the Metro area. Catholic Charities is one of the Twin Cities' largest private providers of social services, working to strengthen families, reduce poverty, and build communities in the Minneapolis and St. Paul metropolitan area. The organization serves individuals and families regardless of faith, operating more than 46 programs in 12 counties. Catholic Charities is a member of Catholic Charities USA, one of the largest private networks of social services providers in the country.
About Crystal D
Crystal D has been a leading supplier of awards and recognition products to the promotional product industry for over 15 years. The company has been under the ownership of Chuck Dahlgren for 11 years. Available awards include lobby pieces, awards, desktop items, and business gifts. Crystal D maximizes technology to communicate with its distributor sales people via website e-commerce and online order tracking system. For more information visit www.crystal-d.com.
