Westin-Nielsen Road Show to visit South Florida

The Westin Nielsen road show will be back in South Florida this month.  While we love to have them, I'm sure their visit has nothing to do with weather forecasted on the first day of their visit in their home town of White Bear Lake, Minnesota (a High of 31 and a low of 16) . 

If you would like Michelle and the Road Show gang to visit you, please send Michelle an e-mail at michelle@contract-specialties.com   The traveling show cures the response "I can't leave my office" because they come to you.  All you have to do is walk outside for a showroom tour and see the latest new products from Westin-Nielsen.

The team can do visits all day on Wednesday the 11^th and in the morning on Thursday the 12^th.  The show will be back in South Florida on Monday, January 23 at  2:00, so they can do more stops Monday afternoon and Tuesday, January 24th.  

As in past years, the President of Westin Nielsen, Kurt Norman will be leading the Road Show team and the new Road Show Specialist, Bruce Olson, will be traveling on both trips.  Drop Michelle an e-mail and get on the schedule.

The "Name This Chair" Chair

In June of 2011 Westin-Nielsen announced a collaborative project with the design team of Ira Keer and David Swanson, and unveiled drawings of a new seating line.  In our August CSI Newsletter. we asked for your help in selecting a name for this new chair with the "Name this Chair" contest. We received over 100 entries, and went to work selecting the best one when....

Tragedy Strikes

On September 30, Westin-Nielsen employee Sandee Heurung was killed in an automobile accident in Northern Minnesota. Sandee was the wife of the Westin-Nielsen CFO, Jeff, the mother of two fine sons and handsdown the most fun-loving person anyone ever met. Everyone at the factory was devastated and will all miss her smile and enthusiasm  There is a big hole in their lives that will be hard to fill. And then a few people at the plant suggested....

An Opportunity

In the days and weeks after Sandee's death several independent conversations led to the same question: "Can the new chair be named 'Sandee'?" After talking it over with her family, management decided to move forward with that plan. Sandee loved the concept of the "Name That Chair" contest and submitted several entries. Like her, the new chair is strong, versatile and attractive. And then, WN management had another idea.... 

The Chair That Provides More Than a Seat

One of the charities that Sandee's family designated for gifts was the Ronald McDonald House. Sandee was a long-time McDonalds manager, and had a great heart for kids. Westin Nielsen has teamed up with Ronald McDonald House Minnesota to give you an opportunity to support kids and their families that are dealing with health issues. Westin Nielsen will donate $10 for every seat sold in the new Sandee series. Your specification and order can now go further and help provide a safe and comfortable environment for families at a difficult point in their lives. You can learn more about the work of the Ronald McDonald House at their website, www.rmhc-um.org. Pricing, specifications and images are available by visiting http://www.westinnielsen.com/seating-products/namethischair. Samples will be available in mid-January and orders can be placed for shipments beginning mid-February. Feel free to contact us or the factory for more information.

And the Winner Is...

As part of the "Name This Chair" contest Westin Nielsen promised the winner two of our Azuza chairs in the color of their choice. With the above changes in mind, they thought about having a drawing from all that submitted an entry to determine a winner. In the end, they decided to donate 4 Azuza chairs and a table to the Ronald McDonald House.

15 Ways to Exercise in Under 5 Minutes

New Year's resolutions often include one about getting in shape, so we decided to include this article.  You've probably heard of interval (or circuit) training- it has to do with interspersing regular workouts with short, intense bouts of activity, and getting better results. Interval training can be helpful even for people who aren't highly athletic. Pressed for time? Hate going to the gym? That shouldn't keep you from engaging in basic interval training. You don't need to buy expensive equipment, or spend hours every day, to get fit through short workouts. In this article, is outlined several basic, equipment-free exercises that take under five minutes. You can do them at home, or even at work, to burn fat and build muscle tone and improve your balance. (See also: 10 Exercises to Do at Work That Don't Make You Look Silly)

Although the following exercises themselves are quick, you should never attempt them without first adequately warming up and stretching. Of course, a healthy adult should participate in at least 30 minutes of exercise per day, so if you want to try some of these quick exercises as your daily workout, choose three or four of them and combine them to work all of the major muscle groups.

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