Perham High School is a shining example of incorporating new technology in the classroom and shared spaces. Recently CPC partnered vendor Tierney Brothers installed a variety of products, including digital signage and wall panels. You can see more pictures below on the CPC Facebook page. You can also learn more about the contracts and available products at https://purchasingconnection.org/contract/tierney-brothers/26/
CPC is pleased to inform our participants they have a new lease financing option. Kinetic Leasing is a general equipment financing company specializing in providing flexible, creative leasing solutions to schools, cities and counties for both new and used equipment. This type of financing is perfect for large tech projects, road equipment, building additions and improvements and much more! Get more information by going to the Kinetic Leasing vendor profile page.
A nonprofit in Minnesota saves thousands of dollars using CPC’s Express online marketplace – Minnesota’s preferred purchasing platform.
The Tri-Valley Opportunity Council saved $4,337.60 on 60 products in just 4 months!
A $4,337.60 saving!
Alicia Berhow, Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc.
Alicia Berhow says “When we are able to save thousands of dollars on orders, we are able to put that money back into our programs.”
Results may vary based on items purchased.
If you would like to learn more about Express contact us at info@purchasingconnection.org or 888-739-3289.
Rapids Wholesale Equipment is CPC’s newest vendor. Rapids Wholesale Equipment offers smallwares and large equipment for your agency’s kitchen.
Rapids Wholesale Equipment Company provides foodservice equipment and supplies, along with comprehensive design and consultation services, at discounted pricing. The professionals at Rapids can deliver solutions for every situation and budget. So, whether you’re looking for a Spoodle or a Cambro or a Bun Pan Rack, Rapids Wholesale Equipment is the vendor for you!
Click on the globe beneath the Rapids Wholesale Equipment logo to see all of the products available and additional information to make your purchasing process efficient.
Cooperative Purchasing Connection is dedicated to providing public procurement solutions that meet your needs. You can log in or register for Express at www.purchasingconnection.org – look on the right hand side of the page. You’ll also find all of the CPC suppliers by clicking on Meet Our Vendors.
Contact us at info@purchasingconnection.org or 888-739-3289.
CPConnectSummer ordering can go beyond the teacher wish lists and include bigger ticket items. The Cooperative Purchasing Connection has competitively solicited contracts that include the items you may be looking for – we’ve already done the work for you!
• Kilns. Continental Clay offers 20% off on kilns. Call Mary Swartout at 800-432-2529. Contract #15.3 – Clay. Ask for your Coop discount.
• Lockers. H & B Specialized Products offers 45-62% discount on Olympus Lockers and Storage Products. Call Tom Schneider at 952-698-5780. Contract #17.4-ALT
• Stage lighting, draperies and rigging systems. Norcostco offers a 10% discount. Call Becky Bechel at 763-544-0601. Contract #17.13-TES
Thank you for supporting CPC. As always, contact us with any questions you have. You can see all of the contracts at www.purchasingconnection.org
If you would like to learn more about Cooperative Purchasing Connection or the Express, online marketplace, contact us at info@purchasingconnection.org or 888-739-3289
You asked for more options on Express, your online purchasing platform through the Cooperative Purchasing Connection, and we’ve responded with two new stores for you!
Schutt Sports
Offers a wide variety of sporting equipment including: helmets, shoulder pads and other protective gear.
National Business Furniture
Offers desks, chairs, tables, partitions and so much more for your office, reception area and boardroom.
Click on the globe beneath the company logo to see all of the products available and additional information to make your purchasing process efficient.
For SMART Finance integrated agencies, the vendor codes are:
Beth Sletta is a winner. She teaches at Jefferson Elementary in New Ulm, Minnesota and, after just a few minutes in her classroom, you will become immersed in her winning ways.
Her young students look up to her with such enthusiasm! Enthusiasm that grew after she won a Dremel 3D Printer and MyStemKits curriculum from Konica Minolta. The company is a participant in the Cooperative Purchasing Connection program. CPC helped promote the contest Sletta won.
“I didn’t think it was really true,” she said after learning she’d won the printer and curriculum. “I tried to write a creative essay to increase my chances.”
Sletta wrote in part, “I teach over 650 students in the STEM lab and schoolyard garden. My mind is spinning as I imagine all the ways students could use the 3D printer to enhance and extend their learning in both of these environments.
For example, first grade students currently build different bird beaks with paper cups, pipe cleaners, and other general materials. It would be amazing to extend this lesson by having students plan and print more sophisticated bird beaks with a 3D printer. These realistic renderings would help students understand the concepts related to this unit more clearly.
As I look through the ideas on the Dremel Dreams lesson plan website and MySTEMKits I understand how tangible models printed by a 3D printer can help bring math to life. Geometric shapes, measurement tools, and models of place value are just a few of the items that could be printed to help my students gain a better understanding of math concepts.”
The New Ulm school district is a member of the South Central Service Cooperative. Cindy Ehlers, SCSC Purchasing Director, visited Sletta to personally congratulate her. Two of Sletta’s students, Zach and Carson, eagerly showed Ehlers how much they love the new printer. Sletta says the fourth graders know more about how the printer works than she does!
That will change as Sletta gets the printer ready for action. She says she loves innovative, new things and is confident she will make great use of it. She offered to show other CPC members what they create so stay tuned.
For more information on how your school can get a discount on a Dremel 3D printer through the Konica contract, call 888-739-3289. For more information on all contracts available through Cooperative Purchasing Connection go to www.purchasingconnection.org
Great News! School Specialty is waiving shipping charges on parcel delivered items! If you shop School Specialty on Express, or use the service cooperative contract (#AEPA 015-B) to email or fax in your orders, you’ll receive free shipping on parcel delivered items.
If your large products come by truck, there will still be a charge for orders under $250.00 list price.
If you have any questions please contact your School Specialty sales representative or call the Cooperative Purchasing Connection team at 888-739-3289.
Whether you are looking to dress your athletic field or the players on it, CPC has just increased your purchasing options by thousands of products! Schutt Sports and Partac Peat are now part of the portfolio. Schutt Sports offers a 30% discount on helmets, face masks, shoulder pads, baseball bases, training aids, and reconditioning. Partac Peat has BEAM CLAY material for your golf courses and baseball fields along with foul poles, rain covers, water removal equipment, windscreens, distance banners, fence guards and so much more. Always remember to ask for your discount by referencing the Contrac # on the vendor profile page.
The Cooperative Purchasing Connection (CPC), a multi-region purchasing program of eight service cooperatives, has partnered with NJPA’s national purchasing program to offer a large selection of NJPA contracts to our members. CPC and NJPA worked together to select contracts that complement and expand the CPC solicited contracts. NJPA chose CPC contracts to add to their offerings in Region 5.
The service cooperatives are excited to be combining our national and regional expertise to provide members with more buying power and more choice when purchasing. Plus, all of the contracts have been awarded through the required competitive process. Call us at 888-739-3289 for more information.