Flood Relief

The flooding in Iowa has significantly affected at least one NetPlus distributor, whose office was under 8 – 10’ of water. Countless other homes and businesses have been affected by this disaster.

Warren Weschler of Iowa Tool, Fairfield, IA, whose company has been spared this devastation, offered this advice for people who want to provide assistance:

As far as what you can do, the best bet is to support your local Red Cross or send checks to our Fairfield, IA Rotary Club. Cash is desperately needed. The Red Cross is out of money and is borrowing money to support the Iowa relief efforts. Our local Rotary Club (I have been a Rotarian for 24 years) pledged $2500 to the relief efforts. This amount is matched by our district ($2500) and then again by Rotary International ($5000). So every dollar actually becomes four dollars. And EVERY dollar goes to relief. There are no administrative expenses. You can send checks, made out to the Fairfield, IA Rotary Club, and any amount is appreciated. Mail the checks to me at Iowa Tool. Thanks.

Warren's address:

Warren Wechsler
Iowa Tool
2805 W. Burlington
Fairfield, IA 52556

warren@iowatool.com

For photographs and more information, please go to http://www.andrealynnphoto.com/galleries.html and follow the link to "Cedar Rapids Flood of 2008 Photos."

Thank you all for your kindness during this time of need.

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Our two-fold mission is to help suppliers of industrial and contractor supplies grow their market share among our distributor network across North America, while simultaneously helping distributors grow their net profit margin. Membership is open to all industrial supplies distributors and contractor supplies distributors. We are supported by a very broad range of manufacturers and wholesalers offering a tremendous variety of products at competitive price for our members.

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We have realized remarkable growth since our founding in September, 2002. We attribute this success to the general appeal of our "pure and simple" buying group model. Our focus on our primary mission enables us to bring the benefits of a buying group to our distributors and suppliers without interfering in their businesses. NetPlus distributors work directly with our suppliers, purchase superior products from leading manufacturers at a competitive price and earn rebates for their purchases that go directly to their bottom line - all without losing control of any aspect of their business.

Best of all, joining our distributor alliance is simple and risk-free. A low, one-time application fee is all any distributor ever pays to be a member of our distributor network. There are no annual dues or hidden fees. There are no minimum purchasing requirements to maintain good standing as a NetPlus member. All member purchases from NetPlus suppliers earn rebates, regardless of the level at which a member is prepared to grow their business. So the more product they buy through NetPlus Alliance, the more rebate they earn.

NetPlus Alliance also helps industrial and contractor supplies distributors network together for their common good. Through our Inventory Exchange program, members help each other to fill orders for non-stocked products. We hold a low cost meeting each year within the Industrial Supply Association's convention, to allow our distributors and manufacturers to meet with each other, to network with other industry contacts, and to participate in the ISA's educational programs. And we provide the tools and assistance participants need to locate and contact those distributors and manufacturers best equipped to help them meet the needs of their customers.

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