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Happy Halloween from Graco!

Posted by Kelly Voelker in October 30th 2009  

When I say it’s Halloween here at Graco, I mean it’s HALLOWEEN. And boy have we had fun today. All of Newell Rubbermaid was invited to participate in a costume competition today, and our teams pulled out all the stops. Here are just a few highlights from the day:
- Three, yes, THREE live performances of Thriller - [...]

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Atlanta – you sure know how to host a PARTY

Posted by Kelly Voelker in October 27th 2009  

Here’s a post from Graco’s Kelley Maxfield, Associate Channel Marketing Manager (She’s the one with the short blond hair down in front - welcome Kelley!) Kelly was our fearless leader at the Atlanta Parent Magazine Family Block Party this year, and here she is to share the fun we had:
You see announcements at your office “help volunteer” [...]

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Car Seat Safety Tips - Week 1 Recap

Posted by Kelly Voelker in October 19th 2009  

We’ve been posting car seat safety tips on Twitter (follow us!) for the past week or so, and thought it might be helpful to capture them here on the blog each week. We know it’s not easy to know all the answers, especially when it comes to the safety of your most precious cargo, so [...]

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Blogalicious09, How do I love thee?

Posted by Karen Hartzell in October 17th 2009  

A little over a month ago when a friend on Twitter asked me if I was going to Blogalicious09, I wasn’t even sure what it was. Now I know what it is, but I had no idea the effect attending it would have on me. Being my first blog conference I was very nervous. I [...]

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Atlanta Parent Magazine Family Block Party

Posted by Kelly Voelker in October 2nd 2009  

As Graco gets settled in here in Atlanta, we’re excited to get out and get to know our local community better. As a part of Newell Rubbermaid, many of our brands (like Graco of course, Calphalon® and Goody®) are getting together next weekend to sponsor the Atlanta Parent Magazine Family Block Party! This fall festival is going [...]

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Wearing New Shoes at This Year’s ABC Kids Expo

Posted by Heidi Parker in October 1st 2009  

I have to say, it is really starting to become  a reality that our Parker Party of 2 will soon be a Party of 3.  Beyond my growing belly, I recently had the chance to familiarize myself even more with all of the great baby products out there.  Graco attended the annual ABC Kids Expo® [...]

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Goodbye Graco

Posted by Lindsay Lebresco in August 28th 2009  

Well, the time has come- I am “officially” saying goodbye today. And I will say goodbye in typical Lebresco style- from the hip and from my heart… (and a little rambly at that)
Nearly 7 years ago when I started at Graco Children’s Products, I was a twenty-something, passionate, junior marketer full of ideas and the [...]

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Graco Welcomes New Public Relations and Social Media Manager, Kelly Voelker

Posted by Lindsay Lebresco in August 25th 2009  

As many of you know, the Graco headquarters moved from Pennsylvania to Georgia last month. And as some of you have heard, I decided not to make that move. And although I won’t be saying my official goodbye until this Friday, I wanted to introduce the new lead blogger who will be guiding the Graco [...]

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Traveling Mommies

Posted by Kim Lefko in August 24th 2009  

Okay, I’m going to admit I dread long international trips for work.
As I’m looking at my travel calendar for August and September, I have a whirlwind couple of weeks ahead of me. So I decided to explore this Skype thing.
I’m actually in Japan now for the week and did my first Skype call this [...]

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Re-announcement of the Simplicity Bassinet Recall - August 21, 2009

Posted by Lindsay Lebresco in August 21st 2009  

In our continued commitment to child safety, we are helping the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”) get the word out about the re-announcement of the Simplicity Close-Sleeper/Bedside Sleeper Bassinet recall, initially announced a year ago.
The CPSC is once again urging all parents and caregivers to immediately stop using the convertible “close-sleeper/bedside sleeper” bassinets manufactured [...]

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