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2009 Phoenix Challenges Competition

March 6, 2009

The Phoenix Challenge Foundation is pleased to announce the dates of 12th annual High School Phoenix Challenge. The 2009 Phoenix Challenge Competition will take place April 1 - 3 at the Harper National Flexographic Center (HNFC). The HNFC is located on the campus of Central Piedmont Community college in Charlotte, North Carolina. The College Phoenix Challenge will be held Saturday May 2nd, in conjunction with the FFTA Forum in Orlando, Florida.

The annual Phoenix Challenge Competition is an energetic two-day event designed to heighten the awareness of flexography among students and teachers across the educational system, both domestically and internationally. The contest consists of a variety of skills tests including flexo print knowledge, prepress, platemaking, critical math skills and hands-on printing techniques. Students compete in teams for the top seat in the Flexo Challenge and can walk away with thousands of dollars in scholarship funds and the prestigious “Harper Trophy Cup” to display at their school for the following year. The competition continues to grow year after year and has attracted students all across North America. This year’s competition includes twenty teams with forty students participating. Along with the students, 18 teachers will attend workshops on flexo.

“The Phoenix Challenge Flexo Skills Competition is a great forum to promote flexo to our youth, and to provide them a great career path in a fun, interactive and challenging way. The Foundation continues to make our future flexographers a priority, but not without the support and funding from the entire industry. We can’t do it without them,” said Bettylyn Krafft, Chairperson of The Phoenix Challenge Foundation.

To make this event a success and the Phoenix Challenge Foundation all a possibility, the organization depends on the generous support of industry suppliers, converters and organizations. For more detailed information, to register, or to offer support for our future flexo workforce, please contact Bettylyn Krafft at the Phoenix Challenge Foundation, 704-309-3748.

Generous Supporters

The Phoenix Challenge Foundation is an organization of industry professionals who are dedicated to encouraging today’s youth in exploring the exciting career opportunities available to them through the Flexographic printing industry. The Foundation exists solely through donations made by the flexographic industry to cover operating expenses, scholarships, and to support the Phoenix Challenge Flexo Skills Competition. Past sponsors of the Phoenix Challenge Foundation include:

• All Printing Resources, Inc.

 

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